Monday, October 08, 2007

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 10 October 2007

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016
-------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 10 October 2007


Academic Research

Armstrong DP, Moore J, and Forte GJ.
Physician Recruitment and Retention in Upstate New York: Findings from the Iroquois Healthcare Alliance Member Survey on Physician Recruitment and Retention.
Rensselaer, NY: Center for Health Workforce Studies, School of Public Health, SUNY Albany. September 2007.
http://chws.albany.edu/download.php?id=266081,328,2
[full-text, 44 pages]


CAHRS
Working Paper 07  11
Why High and Low Performers Leave and What They Find Elsewhere: Job Performance Effects on Employment Transitions [June 2007]
Charlie O. Trevor, John P. Hausknecht, Michael J. Howard
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/depts/cahrs/downloads/PDFs/WorkingPapers/WP07-11.pdf
[full-text, 42 pages]


ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)
FREEDOM IN THE WORKPLACE? [August 2007]
Gertrude Ezorsky
http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=4717


Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local


International

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
COMPARATIVE STUDY
Representativeness of the social partners: Agricultural sector [2 October 2007]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0608017s/index.html
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0608017s/tn0608017s.html
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn0608017s/tn0608017s.pdf
[full-text, 48 pages]


ILO
Achieving Equal Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities Through Legislation: Guidelines - English pdf (also available in French pdf, Khmer, Kiswahili (forthcoming), Mandarin, Mongolian, Sinhalese, Spanish pdf, Thai and Vietnamese)
ILO
ISBN: 9789221164272 (print); 9789221174721 (web pdf)
2004 (Revised 2007)
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/skills/disability/download/eeofinal.pdf
[full-text, 98 pages]


Federal

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Issues in Labor Statistics:
Current Trends in Construction Employment
October 5, 2007
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ils/pdf/opbils62.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]


BLS: Monthly Labor Review Online [5 October 2007]
September 2007
Vol. 130, Number 9
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/09/mlr200709.pdf
[full-text, 108 pages]


Business Employment Dynamics data: survival and longevity, II
Amy Knaup and Merissa C. Piazza
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/09/art1full.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]


Employer generosity in employer-matched 401(k) plans, 2002-03
Keenan Dworak-Fisher
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/09/art2full.pdf
[full-text, 9 pages]


Caring for America's aging population: a profile of the direct-care workforce
Reagan Baughman and Kristin Smith
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/09/art3full.pdf
[full-text, 7 pages]


Reports

Multiple jobholding in States, 2006
Jim Campbell
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/09/rgtrends.pdf
[full-text, 2 pages]




Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RS22712
Updated September 17, 2007
What Happens if SCHIP Is Not "Reauthorized"?
Chris L. Peterson, Specialist in Social Legislation, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22712_20070917.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]

Economic Research Service (ERS)
Rural America At A Glance, 2007 Edition [1 October 2007]
http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/eib31/
or
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB31/EIB31.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]
or
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB31/EIB31_full.pdf


USITC
Publication 3954   September 2007
The Impact of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act Eighteenth Report 2005-2006 [3 October 2007]
Investigation No. 332-227
http://hotdocs.usitc.gov/docs/pubs/332/pub3954.pdf
[full-text, 143 pages]

Women's Bureau
Quick Facts on Registered Nurses (RNs)
http://www.dol.gov/wb/factsheets/Qf-nursing-06.htm


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

Center for Health Workforce Studies
University at Albany, School of Public Health
New York Registered Nursing Graduations, 1996-2008 [October 2007]
http://chws.albany.edu/index.php?nurse_grad
or
http://chws.albany.edu/download.php?id=73311,329,2
[full-text, 18 pages]

Mercer
Mercer 2007 Total Rewards SnapShot™ Survey Report -- North America (U.S./Canada) [September 2007]
http://www.imercer.com/uploads/US/pdfs/mercer_na_trsnapshot_final.pdf
[full-text, 30 pages]
Press Release
Employers expect training investments to grow faster than investments in other HR categories
United States
New York, 2 October 2007
http://www.mercer.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml?idContent=1282915


Monster Employment Index Holds Steady in September, Demonstrating Little Change in Online Recruitment Activity [4 October 2007]
http://www.monsterworldwide.com/Press_Room/MEI/Sep07/US/MEI_US_Sep07.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages]
See press release 4 October 2007]
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=131001&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1058833&highlight =

Towers Perrin
Talent Retention: Key Trends in Eastern Europe
September, 2007
http://www.towersperrin.com/tp/jsp/hrservices_webcache_html.jsp?webc=HR_Services/United_States/News/Spotlights/2007/2007_09_24_Spotlight_Eastern_Europe_Podcast.htm&language_code=global&selected=home
TRANSCRIPT
http://www.towersperrin.com/tp/getwebcachedoc?webc=HRS/USA/2007/200709/Podcast_Transcript__Key_Trends_in_Eastern_Europe.pdf
PODCAST
http://www.towersperrin.com/tp/getwebcachedoc?webc=HRS/USA/2007/200709/EEpodcast09262007.mp3


Law

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL31250
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN)
Updated September 26, 2007
Linda Levine, Specialist in Labor Economics, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RL31250_20070926.pdf
[full-text, 13 pages]


The National Labor Relations Board Issues 4 Lead Cases: Dana, BE&K, Toering, Jones Plastic
Press Releases & Cases
R-2634 Oct 3 2007 NLRB Clarifies Reinstatement Rights of Striking Employees
http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Press%20Releases/2007/R-2634.pdf
see in particular  Jones Plastic & Engineering, 351 NLRB No. 11
http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Board%20Decisions/351/v35111.pdf


R-2635 Oct 3 2007 NLRB Finds that an Employer's Voluntary Recognition of a Union does not bar a Decertification or Rival Union Petition Filed During a 45-day Period Following Recognition
http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Press%20Releases/2007/R-2635.pdf
see in particular  Dana Corp., 351 NLRB No 28 (September 29, 2007)
http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Board%20Decisions/351/v35128.pdf



R-2636 Oct 3 2007 NLRB Finds the Filling and Maintenance of a Reasonably Based Lawsuit is not Unlawful Regardless of Motive for Bringing Suit
http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Press%20Releases/2007/R-2636.pdf
see in particular  BE&K Construction Company, 351 NLRB No. 29
http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Board%20Decisions/351/v35129.pdf


R-2637 Oct 3 2007 NLRB Modifies Standard in Hiring Discrimination Cases
http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Press%20Releases/2007/R-2637.pdf
see in particular  Toering Electric Co, 351 NLRB No. 18
http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Board%20Decisions/351/v35118.pdf


Statistical Reports

BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  SEPTEMBER 2007 [5 October 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
[full-text, 29 pages]
and
Supplemental File Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

NOTE: All businesses, workers, and governments should be notified about the availability of these sources. Librarians should be doing the PR and Training.
American Bar Association (ABA)
ABA Legal Technology Resource Center
Helping Lawyers Solve the Technology Puzzle
FYI: Library Databases
http://www.abanet.org/tech/ltrc/fyidocs/library.html
Introduction
Many public libraries now offer extensive database collections free to their patrons. For most libraries these databases can be accessed from a remote computer with a library card ID number. Which means research can be conducted at home or at the office utilizing these powerful resources. Check with your local library and see if a library card combined with free database access can supplement your law practice.


Federal Citizen Information Center, General Services Administration
Gov Gab : Your U.S. Government Blog
http://blog.usa.gov/roller/govgab/
See Press Release 3 October 2007
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/press/nfcgovgab07.htm


Facts for Features from the Census Bureau
*Special Edition*
The 2008 Presidential Election
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/010725.html


Facts for Features from the Census Bureau
*Special Edition*
Launch of Sputnik I and Start of the "Space Race": 50th Anniversary (Oct. 4)
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/010731.html


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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

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Director, IWS News Bureau                
Institute for Workplace Studies 
Cornell/ILR School                        
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor             
New York, NY 10016                        
                                   
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