Tuesday, November 20, 2007
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 21 November 2007
IWS Documented News Service
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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, 21 November 2007
Academic Research
International
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.
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
IWS Weekly Bulletin, 21 November 2007
Academic Research
- ILO/GURN (Global Union Research Network)
- Trade Union Responses to Globalization: A review by the Global Union Research Network [7 November 2007]
- Edited by Verena Schmidt
- http://www.gurn.info/papers/book_sale_en.pdf
- Executive Summary
- http://www.gurn.info/papers/book_sum_en.pdf
- Maternal Employment and Childhood Obesity: A Search for Mechanisms in Time Use Data
- http://nber15.nber.org/papers/w13600.pdf
- [full-text, 29 pages]
- John Cawley, Feng Liu
- NBER Working Paper No. 13600
- Issued in November 2007
- ---- Abstract -----
- http://papers.nber.org/papers/w13600
- Who Gets What from Employer Pay or Play Mandates?
- http://nber15.nber.org/papers/w13578.pdf
- [full-text, 36 pages]
- Richard V. Burkhauser, Kosali I. Simon
- NBER Working Paper No. 13578
- Issued in November 2007
- ---- Abstract -----
- http://papers.nber.org/papers/w13578
- CAHRS Working Paper 07 12
- The Influence of Human Resource Practices and Collective Affective Organizational Commitment on Aggregate Voluntary Turnover
- Timothy M. Gardner, Lisa M. Moynihan, Patrick M. Wright
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/depts/cahrs/downloads/PDFs/WorkingPapers/WP07-12.pdf
- [full-text, 36 pages]
International
- European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) Online
- Landmark international framework agreement signed in media sector [19 November 2007]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/2007/10/articles/eu0710039i.htm
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
- COMPARATIVE STUDY
- Industrial relations in the EU, Japan, US and other global economies, 20052006 [15 November 2007]
- November 2007
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0706028s/index.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0706028s/tn0706028s.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn0706028s/tn0706028s.pdf
- [full-text, 42 pages]
- INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE GB.300/4/1
- 300th Session
- Governing Body Geneva, November 2007
- FOR DEBATE AND GUIDANCE
- FOURTH ITEM ON THE AGENDA
- The United Nations and reform: Developments in the multilateral system
- World Bank Doing Business report: The employing workers indicator
- http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_norm/---relconf/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_085125.pdf
- [full-text, 11 pages]
- World Bank
- The Little Data Book on Africa 2007 [14 November 2007]
- http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/EXTPUBREP/EXTSTATINAFR/0,,contentMDK:21107092~menuPK:3098195~pagePK:64168445~piPK:64168309~theSitePK:824043,00.html
- or
- http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTSTATINAFR/Resources/LDB_Africa_final.pdf
- [full-text, 128 pages]
- See also
- 50 Factoids about Sub-Saharan Africa
- http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/EXTPUBREP/EXTSTATINAFR/0,,contentMDK:21106218~menuPK:3094759~pagePK:64168445~piPK:64168309~theSitePK:824043,00.html
- See Press Release
- http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:21549323~pagePK:34370~piPK:34424~theSitePK:4607,00.html
- Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
- Survey of Current Business
- Volume 87, Number 11
- November 2007
- Operations of U.S. Multinational Companies in 2005 [16 November 2007]
- http://www.bea.gov/scb/pdf/2007/11%20November/1107_mnc.pdf
- [full-text, 23 pages]
- Within this article -
- More Countries Collect Data on Multinational Companies
- http://www.bea.gov/scb/pdf/2007/11%20November/1107_mnc.pdf#page=13
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL34088
- Leave Benefits in the United States
- Updated July 27, 2007
- Linda Levine, Specialist in Labor Economics, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34088_20070727.pdf
- [full-text, 27 pages]
- Federal Reserve Board (FRB]
- Press Release Date: November 14, 2007
- [ECONOMIC PROJECTIONS now QUARTERLY covering 3 YEARS with MORE DATA]
- http://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/press/monetary/20071114a.htm
- Office pf Personnel Management (OPM)
- REPORT TO THE CONGRESS
- THE EMPLOYMENT OF VETERANS IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FISCAL YEAR 2006 [14 November 2007]
- http://www.opm.gov/employ/veterans/dvaap/2006/DVAAP-FY2006.pdf
- [full-text, 54 pages]
- Brookings Institution & PEW Charitable Trusts
- Economic Mobility Project
- Three Recent Studies
- (1) Economic Mobility of Black and White Families
- Julia B. Isaacs, Child and Family Policy Fellow, Economic Studies
- http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2007/11_blackwhite_isaacs.aspx
- or
- http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/papers/2007/11_blackwhite_isaacs/11_blackwhite_isaacs.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- November 2007
- (2) Economic Mobility of Families Across Generations
- http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2007/11_generations_isaacs.aspx
- or
- http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/papers/2007/11_generations_isaacs/11_generations_isaacs.pdf
- [full-text, 17 pages]
- November 2007 .
- (3) Economic Mobility of Men and Women
- http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2007/11_menwomen_isaacs.aspx
- or
- http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/papers/2007/11_menwomen_isaacs/11_menwomen_isaacs.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- November 2007
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
- Fast Facts from EBRI
- FFE #68, Nov. 15, 2007
- How Much Value Do Workers Place on Health Benefits? [15 November 2007]
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/publications/facts/fastfacts/fastfact111507.pdf
- Mercer
- New Zealand's labour market squeeze goes from bad to worse [14 November 2007]
- http://www.mercer.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1287475
- Mercer
- [Free] Business web briefing: Employee benefits environment in China [13 November 2007]
- http://www.mercer.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1287430
- Mercer
- Benefit Plans Around the World: A Guide for Multinational Employers [12 November 2007]
- http://www.mercer.com/referencecontent.jhtml?idContent=1277030
- See --
- 8 COUNTRY SAMPLE REPORT
- http://www.mercer.com/attachment.dyn?idContent=1277015&filePath=/attachments/English/8-Country_Sample_Report_US_Letter_Size.pdf
- [full-text, 25 pages]
- Press Release
- New global report eases battle in war for talent for multinational employers
- http://www.mercer.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1287405
- Towers Perrin
- Towers Perrin Reports an 8% Increase in Director Compensation in the Past Year [14 November 2007]
- Other Compensation Trends Include Fewer Stock Options and More Full Value Shares
- http://www.towersperrin.com/tp/jsp/masterbrand_webcache_html.jsp?webc=HR_Services/United_States/Press_Releases/2007/20071114/2007_11_14.htm&selected=press
- OSHA announces employer-paid personal protective equipment final rule [14 November 2007]
- http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/osha/osha20071774.htm
- Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 220 / Thursday, November 15, 2007 / Rules and Regulations
- Page 64342
- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- 29 CFR Parts 1910, 1915, 1917, 1918 and 1926
- [Dockets S042 (OSHA docket office) and OSHAS04220060667 (regulations.gov)]
- [RIN No. 1218AB77]
- Employer Payment for Personal Protective Equipment
- http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/07-5608.htm
- or
- http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/07-5608.pdf
- [full-text, 90 pages]
- Corporate Research Project of Good Jobs First
- THE STATE OF STATE DISCLOSURE: An Evaluation of Online Public Information About Economic Development Subsidies, Procurement Contracts and Lobbying Activities [15 November 2007]
- by Philip Mattera, Karla Walter, Julie Farb Blain and Michelle Lee
- A report by the Corporate Research Project of Good Jobs First
- November 2007
- http://www.goodjobsfirst.org/news/article.cfm?id=375
- See FULL-TEXT REPORT at
- http://www.goodjobsfirst.org/pdf/statedisclosure.pdf
- [full-text, 26 pages]
- Press Release 15 November 2007
- Report: Open Government Lags Far Behind Technology; States Making Limited
- Progress in Using the Web to Enhance the Public's Right to Know
- http://www.goodjobsfirst.org/pdf/disclosurerelease.pdf
- BLS: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS: FIRST QUARTER 2007 [16 November 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewbd.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cewbd.pdf
- [full-text, 21 pages]
- BLS: EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2007 [16 November 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mslo.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mslo.pdf
- [full-text, 23 pages]
- BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: OCTOBER 2007 [15 November 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- BLS: REAL EARNINGS IN OCTOBER 2007 [15 November 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/realer.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- EuroStat
- POPULATION AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS 21/2007
- Eurostat DATA in focus
- Labour Market Latest Trends 2nd quarter 2007 data [15 November 2007]
- Author: Fabrice ROMANS
- http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-QA-07-021/EN/KS-QA-07-021-EN.PDF
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- Facts for Features from the Census Bureau
- Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22, 2007
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/010763.html
- or
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/cb07ff-17.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
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.
****************************************
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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