Monday, March 26, 2007

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 28 March 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
________________________________________________________________________

IWS Weekly Bulletin, 28 March 2007


Academic Research

A joint study of the International Labour Office (ILO)
and the Secretariat of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
Prepared by Marion Jansen, Economic Research and Statistics Division, World Trade Organization
Eddy Lee, International Institute for Labour Studies (IILS), International Labour Office
Trade and Employment: Challenges for Policy Research [2007]
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inst/download/eddy.pdf
[full-text, 115 pages]


International Institute for Labour Studies (IILS) at the ILO
Discussion paper
DP/170/2007
Employment in the development agenda: Economic and social policies [in re INDIA] [2007]
T. S. Papola
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inst/download/dp17007.pdf
[full-text, 37 pages]


Trade and Workforce Changeover in Brazil
http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12980.pdf
[full-text, 36 pages
Marc-Andreas Muendler
NBER Working Paper No. 12980
Issued in March 2007
---- Abstract -----
http://www.nber.org/papers/w12980


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


International

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
TECHNICAL NOTE
Labor Issues in Public Enterprise Restructuring [December 2006]
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Reports/Labor-Issues-PublicEnterpriseRestructuring/Labor-Issues-PER.pdf
[full-text, 42 pages]

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
GENDER, LAW, and POLICY in ADB OPERATIONS: A TOOL KIT [December 2006]
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Manuals/Gender-Toolkit/glp-toolkit.pdf
[full-text, 126 pages]

European Commission > EU and the world > External Trade
WTO Dispute Settlement
EU files first written submission in EU WTO case against Boeing subsidies
Geneva, 22 March 2007
http://ec.europa.eu/trade/issues/respectrules/dispute/pr220307_en.htm
More:
   * Read the Memo
   * http://ec.europa.eu/trade/issues/respectrules/dispute/memo220307_en.htm

   * Boeing-Airbus WTO dispute
   * http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/cases_e/ds353_e.htm

   * EU-US 1992 Large Civil Aircraft Agreement
   * http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/html/119237.htm



European Commission > Economic and Financial Affairs > Indicators
KEY INDICATORS FOR THE EURO AREA [22 March 2007]
http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/indicators/key_euro_area/key_euro_en.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]

Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
Research Department
Working Papers
WP-591
Corporate Governance in Latin America [16 March 2007]
http://www.iadb.org/res/publications/pubfiles/pubWP-591.pdf
[full-text, 92 pages]
Author:
Chong, Alberto, Lopez-de-Silanes, F.
Published: March 2007


Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
The Informal Sector in Jamaica [December 2006, online March 2007]
http://idbdocs.iadb.org/wsdocs/getdocument.aspx?docnum=917344
[full-text, 55 pages]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
OECD Principles for Private Sector Participation in Infrastructure [26 March 2007]
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/41/33/38297823.pdf
[full-text, 27 pages]
Press Release 26 March 2007
OECD countries agree Principles for private sector role in infrastructure projects
http://www.oecd.org/document/40/0,2340,en_2649_34887_38305192_1_1_1_1,00.html


UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
Overview of Economic and Social Developments in Africa 2006 [March 2007]
http://www.uneca.org/cfm/2007/docs/Overview-Economic-Social-Dev.pdf
[full-text, 22 pages]
See additional documentation associated with the
Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic
Development, 40th Session of the Commission, 2-3 April 2007, Addis Ababa,
Ethiopa
http://www.uneca.org/cfm/2007/index.htm


Federal

Census
County Population Estimates April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 [22 March 2007]
DETAILED TABLES
http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/
State Contacts
http://www.census.gov/population/www/coop/contacts.html
Press Release 22 March 2007
Arizona's Maricopa Leads Counties in Population Growth Since Census 2000
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/009756.html


Census
Revised CPS ASEC Health Insurance Data [23 March 2007]
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/hlthins/usernote/schedule.html
USER NOTE
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/hlthins/usernote/usernote3-21rev.html


Congressional Research Service (CRS)
March 20, 2007
Who Are the "Middle Class"? [20 March 2007]
Brian W. Cashell, Specialist in Quantitative Economics, Government and Finance Division
http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22627_20070320.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
An Analysis of the President's Budgetary Proposals for Fiscal Year 2008 [21 March 2007]
March 2007
http://mirror2.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/78xx/doc7878/03-21-PresidentsBudget.pdf
[full-text, 84 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RS22619
March 13, 2007
Health Care Spending and the Aging of the Population
Jennifer Jenson, Specialist in Health Economics, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RS22619_20070313.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]

General Accountability Office (GAO)
Social Security Reform: Greater Transparency Needed about Potential General Revenue Financing.  GAO-07-213, March 22, 2007.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-213
or
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07213.pdf
[full-text, 50 pages]
and
Highlights -
http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07213high.pdf


U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)
U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement:
Potential Economy-wide and Selected Sectoral Effects [online 21 March 2007]
Investigation No. TA-2104-023
http://hotdocs.usitc.gov/docs/pubs/2104F/pub3896.pdf
[full-text, 258 pages]

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Timing and Duration of Student Participation in Special Education in the Primary Grades [21 March 2007]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2007043
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2007/2007043.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]


National Science Foundation (NSF)
Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering [5 March 2007]
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/
or
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/pdf/nsf07315.pdf
[full-text, 316 pages]


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
GLOBAL AGING INITIATIVE
THE AGING OF KOREA: Demographics and Retirement Policy in the Land of the Morning Calm [21 March 2007]
http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/070321_gai_agingkorea_eng.pdf
[full-text, 58 pages]

The Clearinghouse on International Developments in Child, Youth and Family Policies at COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
http://www.childpolicyintl.org/
New Country Profiles for --
Thailand
http://www.childpolicyintl.org/countries/Thailand.html
India
http://www.childpolicyintl.org/countries/india.html
China
http://www.childpolicyintl.org/countries/china.html
Indonesia
http://www.childpolicyintl.org/countries/indonesia.html
Malaysia
http://www.childpolicyintl.org/countries/Malaysia.html
Singapore
http://www.childpolicyintl.org/countries/Singapore.html
Philippines
http://www.childpolicyintl.org/countries/philippines.html
Kazakhstan
http://www.childpolicyintl.org/countries/kazakhstan.html
Colombia
http://www.childpolicyintl.org/countries/Colombia.html
Azerbaijan
http://www.childpolicyintl.org/countries/Azerbaijan.html
Georgia
http://www.childpolicyintl.org/countries/Georgia.html
Vietnam
http://www.childpolicyintl.org/countries/Vietnam.html


College & University Professional Association for Human Resources
National Faculty Salary Survey by Discipline and Rank for 2006-2007 Academic Year [8 March 2007]
Executive Summary
http://www.cupahr.org/surveys/files/salary07/NFSS07_ExecSmry_for_Website.pdf
[full-text, 38 pages]
Also
Administration Compensation Survey 2006-2007
Executive Summary
http://www.cupahr.org/surveys/files/salary07/AdComp07ExecutiveSummary.pdf
[full-text, 42 pages]
And
Mid-level Administrative and Professional Salary Survey 2006-2007
http://www.cupahr.org/surveys/files/salary07/Mid-Leve07ExecutiveSummary.pdf
[full-text, 36 pages]
PRESS RELEASE
March 8, 2006
CUPA-HR Salary Survey Finds Overall Median Base Salary for Faculty Positions in Higher Education Increases by 3.4%
http://www.cupahr.org/newsroom/news_template.asp?id=853


A report from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
Sponsored by Goldman Sachs Asset Management
It's time to talk :The urgent need for dialogue to strengthen governance of UK pension schemes [19 March 2007]
http://graphics.eiu.com/files/ad_pdfs/eiu_Pensions_wp.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]

[GLOBAL TRADE UNION CAMPAIGN]
Cancer/Zero Cancer: A union guide to prevention [ENGLISH] [23 March 2007]
http://www.imfmetal.org/main/files/07031915130979/ZeroCancer-Update.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]
Cancer Professionnel/Zéro Cancer: Un guide syndical tourné vers la prevention [FRENCH]
http://www.imfmetal.org/main/files/07032311521079/Z_roCancer.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]
Cáncer profesional/Cáncer cero: Guía sindical para la prevención [SPANISH}
http://www.imfmetal.org/main/files/07032310363279/CancerCero.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]
Related news releases
IMF news releases
Prévenir les cancers professionnels 
http://www.imfmetal.org/main/index.cfm?n=47&l=5&c=15708 
Prevención del cáncer profesional 
http://www.imfmetal.org/main/index.cfm?n=47&l=28&c=15708
Preventing occupational cancer
http://www.imfmetal.org/main/index.cfm?n=47&l=2&c=15708 
BWI news releases
Hidden cancer epidemic kills hundreds of thousands each year
http://www.bwint.org/default.asp?Index=753&Language=EN
Epidémie de cancer cachée tue des centaines de milliers chaque année
http://www.bwint.org/default.asp?Index=754&Language=FR
Occupational cancer prevention online resources
Hazards occupational cancer webpages
www.hazards.org/cancer
Hazards occupational cancer prevention kit
www.hazards.org/cancer/preventionkit 
IMF occupational cancer webpages
www.imfmetal.org/cancer
BWI occupational cancer webpages (English)
http://www.bwint.org/default.asp?Issue=cancer&Language=EN
IBB: cancer professionnel (français)
http://www.bwint.org/default.asp?Issue=cancer&Language=FR


Latinobarómetro Corporation
LATINOBARÓMETRO REPORT 2006 [February 2007]
ONLINE DATA BANK
www.latinobarometro.org
196,788 INTERVIEWS IN 18 COUNTRIES
1995 - 2006
20,234 INTERVIEWS IN 2006
http://www.latinobarometro.org/uploads/media/Latinobar_metro_Report_2006.pdf
[full-text, 97 pages]

Principal Financial Group
The Total View: 2006 Retirement Plan Trends [20 March 2007]
http://www.principal.com/about/news/totalview.htm
or
http://www.principal.com/about/news/documents/2007totalview.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]
See Press Release
Good News about Retirement Savings
http://www.principal.com/about/news/2007/ris032007.htm


RAND
Policy and practice impacts of research funded by the Economic and Social
Research Council
A case study of the Future of Work programme, supporting data [23 March 2007]
http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR438/
or
http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2007/RAND_TR438.pdf
[full-text, 159 pages]
and
Summary
http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2007/RAND_TR438.sum.pdf


The Urban Institute, Washington, DC
The Characteristics of Unauthorized Immigrants in California, Los Angeles County, and the United States
Karina Fortuny, Randy Capps, Jeffrey S. Passel*
March 2007
http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/411425_Characteristics_Immigrants.pdf
[full-text, 73 pages]


Law

National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
State Legislation Database on Ethics Issues [14 March 2007]
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/ethics/ethicsbills.cfm


Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL33918
The Whistleblower Protection Act: An Overview
March 12, 2007
L. Paige Whitaker, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division
http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RL33918_20070312.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL33927
Selected Federal Compensation Programs for Physical Injury or Death
March 16, 2007
Sarah A. Lister, Edward Rappaport, and C. Stephen Redhead, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RL33927_20070316.pdf
[full-text, 33 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL33924
Municipal Reorganization: Chapter 9 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code
March 8, 2007
Robin Jeweler, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division
http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RL33924_20070308.pdf
[full-text 14 pages]
Note in particular page 8 -- Rejection of Executory Contracts; Labor Relations


Committee on Ways and Means
Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support
Hearing on Increasing Economic Security for American Workers
Thursday, March 15, 2007
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/hearings.asp?formmode=detail&hearing=540


Committee on Ways and Means
Subcommittee on Health
Hearing on Genetic Non-Discrimination
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/hearings.asp?formmode=detail&hearing=539


EEOC
GLC RESTAURANTS TO PAY $550,000 FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF TEEN WORKERS BY MALE BOSS [23 March 2007]
EEOC Settles Suit for Young Women Subjected to Lewd Behavior by Repeat Offender
http://www.eeoc.gov/press/3-22-07.html


ILO
NATLEX COUNTRY PROFILES DATABASE [25 March 2007]
http://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/country_profiles.home?p_lang=en
Browse Country Profiles at
http://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/country_profiles.byCountry?p_lang=en


Law Library of Congress
Guide to Law Online : NATIONS OF THE WORLD (Nations and Associated Jurisdictions)
http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/nations.html


Law Library of Congress
GLOBAL LEGAL INFORMATION NETWORK (GLIN)
http://www.glin.gov/search.action


Statistical Reports

BLS: MULTIFACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRENDS, 2005 [23 March 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod3.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod3.pdf
[full-text, 17 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/prod3.supp.toc.htm


BLS: MASS LAYOFFS IN FEBRUARY 2007 [22 March 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mmls.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mmls.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages]


BLS: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT:  JANUARY 2007 [21 March 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf
[full-text, 22 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/metro.supp.toc.htm


EuroStat: 44/2007 - 23 March 2007
24-25 March: Youth Summit in Rome
Young Europeans through statistics [23 March 2007]
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/PGP_PRD_CAT_PREREL/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2007/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2007_MONTH_03/3-23032007-EN-AP.PDF
[full-text, 6 pages]


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL33199
Data Security Breaches: Context and Incident Summaries
Updated January 29, 2007
Rita Tehan, Information Research Specialist, Knowledge Services Group
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL33199.pdf
[full-text, 71 pages]


Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL33906
Largest Mergers and Acquisitions by Corporations, 2006
March 8, 2007
John Williamson, Information Research Specialist, Knowledge Services Group
http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RL33906_20070308.pdf
[full-text, 15 pages]

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Tuesday, March 20, 2007

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 21 March 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
________________________________________________________________________

IWS Weekly Bulletin, 21 March 2007


Academic Research

The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS)
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/research/papers/
Working Paper 789 [2007]
ADVERTISING AND LABOUR SUPPLY:
WHY DO AMERICANS WORK SUCH LONG HOURS?*
Keith Cowling and Rattanasuda Poolsombat
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/research/papers/twerp_789.pdf
[full-text, 38 pages]


Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit (IZA)
Institute for the Study of Labor
March 2007
IZA DP No. 2668
The Effect of Pensions on Longevity: Evidence from Union Army Veterans [March 2007]
Martin Salm
http://ftp.iza.org/dp2668.pdf
[full-text, 35 pages]

Revisiting an older publication that is still relevant --
National Academies Press (NAC)
Rising Above The Gathering Storm:  Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future [2005]
http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11463
or
http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11463#toc
[read online FREE -- full-text, 590 pages]
Executive Summary
http://books.nap.edu/execsumm_pdf/11463.pdf
[full-text, 49 pages]
Press Release
Broad Federal Effort Urgently Needed to Create New, High-Quality Jobs for All Americans in the 21st Century
http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=11463


Cornell Higher Education Research Institute (CHERI) -- at the ILR School, Cornell University
WORKING PAPERS
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/cheri/
3.2007
CHERI WP 100
"Can't Get Here from There: The Decision to Apply to a Selective Institution "
authored by Amanda Griffith and Donna S. Rothstein
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/cheri/wp/cheri_wp100.pdf
[full-text, 34 pages]
3.2007
Survey of Changes in Faculty Retirement Policies 2007
http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/issuesed/retirement/2007retsurv/default.htm
or
http://www.aaup.org/NR/rdonlyres/36818073-DDAE-4CFC-B158-41A1524D62E3/0/AAUP2007RetirementReport.pdf
[full-text, 37 pages]
List of Tables and Figures
http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/issuesed/retirement/2007retsurv/tabfig.htm
Survey Instrument
http://www.aaup.org/NR/rdonlyres/0DFC9873-8E3A-4A37-B035-F829A1A0A69E/0/Surveyinstrument.pdf
3.2007
CHERI WP 99
"The Future of Government Financing of Higher Education"
Ronald Ehrenberg
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/cheri/wp/cheri_wp99.pdf


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


International

European Commission > Local Employment Development
Welcome to the Linking Local Actors website !
http://ec.europa.eu/local_actors
See in particular
BEST PRACTICES
http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/local_employment/lla/fo/best_practices.do?method=homeBestPractices
and
SEARCH for BEST PRACTICES
http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/local_employment/lla/fo/best_practices.do?method=searchBestPractices
Press Release
New local knowledge network for jobs and growth [14 March 2007]
http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/emplweb/news/news_en.cfm?id=218


European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)
Denmark:
Survey highlights rise in psychosocial demands at work [2 March 2007]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/surveyreports/DK0701019D/DK0701019D.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/surveyreports/DK0701019D/DK0701019D.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]


ILO
EMP/SKILLS -- Skills and Employability Department
Disability and Work
See other publications of the department at - http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/skills/disability/publ/index.htm
Strategies for skills acquisition and work for people with disabilities - A report submitted to the ILO, Geneva [2007]
by Thabo Mbeki Development Trust for Disabled People, Disabled People South Africa, and Human Sciences Research Council
ILO / TMDTDP / DPSA / HSRC
ISBN 9789221195870; 9789221195887 (web pdf)
2006
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/skills/disability/download/thmbeki.pdf
[full-text, 105 pages]


OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers (recent additions)
http://www.oecd.org/document/4/0,2340,en_2649_33729_2380420_1_1_1_1,00.html

No. 46: Minimum Wages, Minimum Labour Costs and the Tax Treatment of Low-wage Employment (2007)
Herwig Immervoll
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/30/34/37930738.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]

No. 47: The Labour Market Integration of Immigrants in Germany (2007)
Thomas Liebig
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/28/5/38163889.pdf
[full-text, 66 pages]

No. 48: The Integration of Immigrants into the Labour Market: The Case of Sweden (2007)
Georges Lemaître
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/28/8/38164205.pdf
[full-text, 51 pages]

No. 49: The Labour Market Integration of Immigrants in Australia (2007)
Thomas Liebig
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/28/12/38164878.pdf
[full-text, 62 pages]


No. 50: The Labour Market Integration of Immigrants in Denmark (2007)
Thomas Liebig
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/8/28/38195773.pdf
[full-text, 79 pages]

No. 51: What Works Best in Reducing Child Poverty: a Benefit or Work Strategy? (2007)
Peter Whiteford and Willem Adema
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/30/44/38227981.pdf
[full-text, 54 pages]


Federal

BLS
Technical information: Revisions to CES data for late sample reports, annual benchmarking, and other factors [13 March 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/ces/cesregrevtec.htm


BLS
Archived Producer Price Index Detailed Report Information [15 March 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/ppi/ppi_dr.htm


Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
A CBO Paper
Characteristics and Pay of Federal Civilian Employees [15 March 2007]
March 2007
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/78xx/doc7874/03-15-Federal_Personnel.pdf
[full-text, 37 pages]

Census
Educational Attainment in the United State: 2006 [15 March 2007]
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/educ-attn.html
DETAILED TABLES
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/education/cps2006.html
Press Release 15 March 2005
Earnings Gap Highlighted by Census Bureau Data on Educational Attainment
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/education/009749.html


Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
Fatal Alert Bulletins, Fatalgrams*  and Fatal Investigation Reports
http://www.msha.gov/fatals/fab.htm
2007
Fatalgrams and Fatal Investigation Reports
Coal Mines
http://www.msha.gov/FATALS/FABC2007.asp
and earlier reports 1995-
http://www.msha.gov/fatals/fabc.htm


National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
State Education Reforms [revised & expanded web site 12 March 2007]
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/statereform/
Source Web Sites
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/statereform/source.asp


Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
ODEP Alliance web site [16 March 2007]
http://www.dol.gov/odep/alliances/index.htm
ODEP Alliance Directive
http://www.dol.gov/odep/alliances/directive.htm
Press Release
U.S. Department of Labor Launches Alliance Initiative to Advance Employment of People with Disabilities Through Voluntary Partnerships
Initiative welcomes private and public sector organizations
http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/odep/odep20070354.htm


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

Direct from the
Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU)
No FTA Newsletter
Official News of the Korean Alliance Against the Korea-US FTA
< http://www.nofta.or.kr/>
Vol. 1, No. 4, March 12, 2007
Five-Thousand Rally against Free Trade amidst Strong Police Violence
http://nofta.or.kr/en/entry/No-FTA-Newsletter-031207


MDRC
Summary
February 2007
Implementation and First-Year Impacts of the UK Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) Demonstration [online 14 March 2007]
http://www.mdrc.org/publications/444/summary.html
Richard Dorsett, Verity Campbell-Barr, Gayle Hamilton, Lesley Hoggart, Alan Marsh, Cynthia Miller, Joan Phillips, Kathryn Ray, James A. Riccio, Sarah Rich, and Sandra Vegeris
Published by the UK Department for Work and Pensions


RAND
Workforce Planning and Development Processes: A Practical Guide [9 March 2007]
By: Georges Vernez, Albert A. Robbert, Hugh G. Massey, Kevin Driscoll
http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2007/RAND_TR408.pdf
[full-text, 70 pages]
Research Brief
Workforce Management Requires an Analysis-Based Approach
http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB215/
or
http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/2007/RAND_RB215.pdf
[full-text, 3 pages]


UnumProvident
[Employer Purchased Benefits]
The Buyers Study: The Trends that Employers are Facing and the Plans They're Buying [October 2006]
http://w3.unumprovident.com/fmtwnet/StreamPDF.aspx?strURL=/FMS_052836-1.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]
Executive Summary
http://www.unumprovident.com/buyerstudy/executivesummary.aspx
INDUSTRY SUPPLEMENT
Buyers Study Supplement: An Insiders View to Industries [January 2007]
http://w3.unumprovident.com/fmtwnet/StreamPDF.aspx?strURL=/FMS_061982-2.pdf
[full-text, 47 pages]


Law

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RS22624
March 14, 2007
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and Single-Employer Plan Terminations [14 March 2007]
Jennifer Staman and Erika Lunder, Legislative Attorneys, American Law Division
http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22624_20070314.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RS22623
March 14, 2007
Railroad Retirement Board Annuities for Widows and Widowers [14 March 2007]
Kathleen Romig, Analyst in Social Security, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22623_20070314.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]


Statistical Reports

BEA: U.S. International Transactions: Fourth Quarter and Year 2006 [14 March 2007]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/transactions/transnewsrelease.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/transactions/2007/pdf/trans406.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages]
and
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/transactions/2007/xls/trans406.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Quarterly Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/transactions/2007/pdf/trans406_fax.pdf
and
Annual Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/transactions/2007/pdf/transannual06_fax.pdf


BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  FEBRUARY 2007 [16 March 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 FEBRUARY 2007 [16 March 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/realer.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]


BLS: Producer Price Indexes -- February 2007 [15 March 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/ppi.supp.toc.htm


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

Employment & Disability Institute (ILR School, Cornell University)
ediONLINE
Your source for employment and disability-related training at Cornell University
https://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/ediONLINE/ediONLINE.cfm


Facts for Feature from the Census Bureau
CB07-FF.04
January 17, 2007
Irish-American Heritage Month (March) and St. Patrick's Day (March 17) 2007
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/009465.html
or
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2007/cb07ff-04.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                  
****************************************


Wednesday, March 14, 2007

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 14 March 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
________________________________________________________________________

IWS Weekly Bulletin, 14 March 2007


Academic Research

Worker Sorting, Compensating Differentials and Health Insurance: Evidence from Displaced Workers
http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12951.pdf
[full-text, 42 pages]
Steven F. Lehrer, Nuno Sousa Pereira
NBER Working Paper No. 12951
Issued in March 2007
---- Abstract -----
http://www.nber.org/papers/w12951


Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit
Institute for the Study of Labor
Discussion Paper Series
IZA DP No. 2664
Occupational Language Requirements and the Value of English in the U.S. Labor Market
Barry R. Chiswick, Paul W. Miller
March 2007
http://ftp.iza.org/dp2664.pdf
[full-text, 32 pages]


ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell Universtiy Press)
THE STATE OF WORKING AMERICA, 2006/2007
Lawrence Mishel; Jared Bernstein; Sylvia Allegretto
http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=4616
An Economic Policy Institute Book


CAHRS Working Paper 06-18
Are Early Investments in Computer Skills Rewarded in the Labor Market?
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/depts/cahrs/downloads/PDFs/WorkingPapers/WP06-18.pdf
[full-text, 41 pages]
John H. Bishop, Ferran Mane


CAHRS Working Paper 06-17
Adaptive Guidance: Effects On Self-Regulated Learning In Technology-Based Training
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/depts/cahrs/downloads/PDFs/WorkingPapers/WP06-17.pdf
[full-text, 34 pages]
Bradford S. Bell, Adam Kanar, Xiangmin Liu, Jane Forman, Mila Singh


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


International

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions [Dublin Foundation]
Youth and work [5 March 2007]
Author:
Biletta, Isabella; Eisner, Mike
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/thematicfeature16.html
[includes contributing articles]
and
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef06100.htm
and
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2006/100/en/1/ef06100en.pdf
[full-text, 34 pages]


ILO
GLOBAL EMPLOYMENT TRENDS for WOMEN [7 March 2007]
BRIEF, March 2007
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/strat/global.htm
or
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/strat/download/getw07.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]
Press Release at
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inf/pr/2007/6.htm


ILO
Resource Guide - Gender equality in the world of work [7 March 2007]
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/support/lib/resource/subject/gender.htm


International Labor Organisation (ILO)
Social Dialogue
Le dialogue social dans l'administration publique des pays Membres de l'Union économique et monétaire ouest-africaine (UEMOA) [January 2007]
Moussa Oumarou, 2007, ISBN 978-92-2-219689-0. French only.
http://www.ilo.org/public/french/dialogue/ifpdial/downloads/papers/uemoa.pdf
{full-text, 77 page]


Federal

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention and The Merck Company Foundation
The State of Aging and Health in America Report 2007 [8 March 2007]
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/saha/
or
http://www.cdc.gov/Aging/pdf/saha_2007.pdf
[full-text, 46 pages]
Executive Summary
http://www.cdc.gov/aging/pdf/saha_exec_summary_2007.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages]
Report Data: View by State or Region
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/saha/ReportDataViewByState.aspx
Report Data: View by Indicator
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/saha/ViewbyIndicator.aspx
Report Data: National Report Card
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/saha/ReportDataNationalReportCard.aspx
Press Release 8 March 2007
http://www.cdc.gov/aging/saha.htm


U.S. Department of Labor
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Report 998
February 2007
Consumer Expenditures in 2005 [12 March 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/cex/csxann05.pdf
[full-text, 19 pages]


BLS: Monthly Labor Review Online [9 March 2007]
January 2007
Vol. 130, Number 1
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/


State labor legislation enacted in 2006
John J. Fitzpatrick, Jr.
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/01/art1full.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]


Changes in Federal and State unemployment insurance legislation, 2006
Loryn Lancaster
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/01/art2full.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]


U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Inspector General
March 8, 2007 [entered incorrectly as 2006]
CC-2007-026
Status of Safety Requirements for Cross-Border Trucking With Mexico Under NAFTA
Statement of Calvin L. Scovel III, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Transportation
Before the Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and  Related Agencies, United States Senate
http://www.oig.dot.gov/StreamFile?file=/data/pdfdocs/FINAL_DOT_IG_CROSS_BORDER_Statement_March_6.pdf
[full-text, 13 pages]


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

European Trade Union Institute for Research, Education, and Health and Safety (ETUI-REHS)
European Economic and Employment Policy Brief
http://www.etui-rehs.org/employment_and_economic_policies/books/european_economic_and_employment_policy_brief
European minimum wage policy - a concrete project for a social Europe [12 March 2007]
by Thorsten Schulten and Andrew Watt
http://www.etui-rehs.org/media/files/eeepb/2007/2_2007
[full-text, 10 pages]

Fairness Initiative on Low-Wage Work
PODCASTS
http://www.lowwagework.org/podcasts.htm
For Release: Tuesday, March 13, 2007
PODCAST
View from Low-Wage America -Healthy Families Act
http://www.lowwagework.org/podcasts/podcast11.mp3


Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Modern slavery in the United Kingdom [February 2007]
http://www.jrf.org.uk/knowledge/findings/socialpolicy/2035.asp
or
http://www.jrf.org.uk/bookshop/eBooks/2016-contemporary-slavery-UK.pdf
[full-text, 79 pages]


Mercer (Human Resources)
List of CASE STUDIES (Database)
http://www.mercerhr.com/service/successstorylisting.jhtml


National Women's Law Center (NWLC)
Getting Organized: Unionizing Home-Based Child Care Providers [online 6 March 2007]
http://www.nwlc.org/pdf/GettingOrganized2007.pdf
[full-text, 40 pages]
by Deborah Chalfie, Helen Blank, and Joan Entmacher
February 2007

Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)
Close to Slavery: Guestworker Programs in the United States [12 March 2007]
http://www.splcenter.org/legal/guestreport/index.jsp
or
http://www.splcenter.org/pdf/static/SPLCguestworker.pdf
[full-text, 50 pages]
Press Release 12 March 2007
New Center Report: Foreign Guestworkers Routinely Exploited by U.S. Employers
http://www.splcenter.org/news/item.jsp?aid=247


Towers Perrin's survey on benefit strategy --
From Responsibility to Action: Making Benefit Change Work
http://www.towersperrin.com/tp/getwebcachedoc?webc=HRS/USA/2007/200703/Benefit_Strategy_Study_Report_22807.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]
Press Release
Towers Perrin Survey Shows Neither Employers Nor Employees Are Getting What They Need From Current Benefit Programs [7 March 2007]
Employees Are Underestimating Impact on Them and Failing to Adequately Prepare for Greater Risk and Responsibility
Employers Are Misreading Employee Reactions and Risking Damage to Employee Relations
http://www.towersperrin.com/tp/jsp/masterbrand_webcache_html.jsp?webc=HR_Services/United_States/Press_Releases/2007/20070307/2007_03_07.htm&selected=press


Law

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL33903
Genetic Discrimination: Overview of the Issue and Proposed Legislation
March 7, 2007
Erin D. Williams, Specialist in Bioethical Policy, Domestic Social Policy Division
Amanda K. Sarata, Analyst in Genetics, Domestic Social Policy Division,
C. Stephen Redhead, Specialist in Life Sciences, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33903_20070307.pdf
[full-text, 35 pages]


EEOC
WALGREENS SUED FOR JOB BIAS AGAINST BLACKS [7 March 2007]
EEOC Says Pharmacy Giant Makes Store Assignments and Denies Promotions Based on Race; Thousands of African American Managers and Professionals May Be Affected
http://www.eeoc.gov/press/3-7-07.html


ILO
Social Dialogue, Labour Law, and Labour Administration
Profiles of National Legislation covering Termination of Employment
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/info/termination/countries/index.htm


ILO
Social Dialogue, Labour Law and Labour Administration
National Labour Law Profiles
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/info/national/index.htm


ILO
National Labour Law Profile: The State of Israel
Contributed by Judge Stephen J. Adler, assisted by Adv. Ariel Avgar
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/info/national/is.htm


Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)
Japan Labor Review, Vol. 4, No. 1 (Winter 2007)
LABOR UNIONS IN JAPAN TODAY and CHALLENGES IN LABOR RELATIONS
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/JLR.htm
or
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR13_all.pdf
[full-text, 158 pages]

Introduction    
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR13_intro.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]
Hiroyuki Fujimura

Articles        
* Decline or Revival?: Japanese Labor Unions
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR13_nakamura.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]
Keisuke Nakamura


* Effects of Enterprise Labor Unions: Reviewing the Effects on Wages and Employment Adjustment
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR13_noda.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]
Tomohiko Noda


* Shift of Part-time Workers to the Mainstream Workforce and Union Organaizing Activities of Labor Unions in Japan
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR13_honda.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]
Kazunari Honda


* Current Situation of and Issues in Labor-management Communication
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR13_fujimura.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]
Hiroyuki Fujimura


* How Labor Unions Are Perceived by Members and Union Disassociation in Japan
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR13_mabuchi.pdf
[full-text, 22 pages]
Ryogo Mabuchi

Article Based on Research Reports       

* Changes in Industrial Relations and the Ideal Legal System
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR13_uemura.pdf
[full-text, 22 pages]
Yuichiro Mizumachi,
Shunichi Uemura


* Business Strategy and Human Resource Management in Japanese Companies Today
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR13_tatsumichi.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]
Shingo Tatsumichi


Statistical Reports

BEA: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES January 2007 [9 March 2007]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2007/pdf/trad0107.pdf
[full-text, 49 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2007/xls/trad0107.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2007/pdf/trad0107_fax.pd
NOTE: ANNUAL HIGHLIGHTS
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2007/pdf/trad0107annual_fax.pdf


BLS: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - FEBRUARY 2007 - [14 March 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ximpim.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ximpim.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/ximpim.supp.toc.htm


BLS: JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER:  JANUARY 2007 [13 March 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/jolts.pdf
[full-text, 29 pages]


BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: FEBRUARY 2007 [9 March 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
[full-text, 25 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

ADDICTION & WORKPLACE IMPORTANCE on HBO TV, 15 March (Thursday) 9pm (EST)
See
ADDICTION
http://www.hbo.com/addiction/
Addiction in the Workplace
http://www.hbo.com/addiction/stigma/54_addiction_in_workplace.html
Smithers Institute Materials -- Battling Addiction: The Workplace Matters
http://www.hbo.com/addiction/treatment/374_battling_addiction.html
The Smithers Institute and Samuel Bacharach work with HBO on Addiction Series
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/news/030907_SmithersInstituteSeries.html


Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Tracking Current Federal Legislation and Regulations: A Guide to Resources
February 28, 2007
Pamela Hairston, Information Research Specialist, Knowledge Services Group
http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33895_20070228.pdf
[full-text, 14 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                  
****************************************


Wednesday, March 07, 2007

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 7 March 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
________________________________________________________________________

IWS Weekly Bulletin, 7 March 2007


Academic Research

Institute for the Study of Labor
http://www.iza.org/
IZA DP No. 2636
Ioannis Cholezas, Panos Tsakloglou:
Earnings Inequality in Europe: Structure and Patterns of Inter-Temporal Changes [ February 2007]
http://ftp.iza.org/dp2636.pdf
[full-text, 38 pages]


Minimum Wages, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and Employment: Evidence from the Post-Welfare Reform Era
http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12915.pdf
[full-text, 37 pages]
David Neumark, William Wascher
NBER Working Paper No. 12915
Issued in February 2007
---- Abstract -----
http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12915


ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)
LABOR IN THE NEW URBAN BATTLEGROUNDS
Local Solidarity in a Global Economy
Lowell Turner (Editor); Daniel B. Cornfield (Editor); Peter Evans (Foreword)
Frank W. Pierce Memorial Lectureship and Conference Series
http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=4651


ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)
DISHONEST DOLLARS
The Dynamics of White-Collar Crime
Terry L. Leap
http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=4629


ILR Press ( an imprint of Cornell University Press)
FROM HIRE TO LIAR
The Role of Deception in the Workplace
David Shulman
http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=4609


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


International

European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)
COMPARATIVE STUDY
Teamwork and high performance work organisation [31 January 2007]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/reports/TN0507TR01/TN0507TR01.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/reports/TN0507TR01/TN0507TR01.pdf
[full-text, 59 pages]


New!
Welcome to the website of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)  [1 March 2007]
http://fra.europa.eu/
See
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
http://fra.europa.eu/eumc/material/pub/FRA/faq_en.pdf
and
FACT SHEET
http://fra.europa.eu/eumc/material/pub/FRA/factsheet_en.pdf
Media Release, Vienna, 1 March 2007, 01-2007-EN
EU launches independent body on fundamental rights
EUMC becomes FRA (EU Agency for Fundamental Rights)
http://www.eumc.europa.eu/eumc/index.php?fuseaction=content.dsp_cat_content&catid=9&contentid=4458a87a48a0e

World Health Organization (WHO)
Protecting Workers' Health Series No. 6
Raising awareness of stress at work in developing countries: A modern hazard in a traditional working environment
Advice to employer and worker representatives [5 March 2007]
http://www.who.int/occupational_health/publications/pwh6/en/
or
http://www.who.int/occupational_health/publications/pwh6pub.pdf
[full-text, 48 pages]


Federal

Census
2006 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Employment and Payroll ­ [5 March 2006]
http://www.census.gov/govs/www/apes.html
Description of Available Files
*Federal Government data
 < http://www.census.gov/govs/www/apesfed.html>
*State Government data
 < http://www.census.gov/govs/www/apesst.html>
*State and Local Government data
 < http://www.census.gov/govs/www/apesstl.html>
*Local Government data
 < http://www.census.gov/govs/www/apesloc.html>

U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Commercial Service
Most recent
COUNTRY COMMERCIAL GUIDES
http://www.buyusainfo.net/body2.cfm?srow1=0&id=0&dbf=ccg1&year1=2007&year2=2007&fname=entire&secondline=1&fontsize1=2&fontsize2=1&fontface=1&logic=and&loadnav=no&avar=19999
Other related reports and documents on countries around the world can be found using
The MARKET RESEARCH LIBRARY
http://www.buyusainfo.net/adsearch.cfm?search_type=int&loadnav=no

U.S. Department of Commerce
International Trade Administration
[CONTACTS/ EXPERTS]
Manufacturing and Service Analysts [SEARCH]
http://web.ita.doc.gov/td/shared/tdindus.nsf/$$Searches?Openform
or look at the following links that
organize the experts by
Industries
http://web.ita.doc.gov/td/shared/tdindus.nsf/Industries
SIC Codes
http://web.ita.doc.gov/td/shared/tdindus.nsf/SIC
Analyst's Last Name
http://web.ita.doc.gov/td/shared/tdindus.nsf/TD


General Accountability Office (GAO)
Older Workers: Some Best Practices and Strategies for Engaging and Retaining Older Workers GAO-07-433T, February 28, 2007
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07433t.pdf
[full-text, 17 pages]

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC)
Welcome to WISQARS
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars/default.htm
WISQARS (Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System) is an interactive database system that provides customized reports of injury-related data.
[The above is a reminder that this interactive tool exists and should be used].

Department of State
Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2006 [6 March 2007]
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2006/
Note: Appendix B: Reporting on Worker Rights
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2006/78911.htm
Earlier reports from 1999- can be found at -
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

AARP
Perceptions of an Aging Workforce Trend [SURVEY] [February 2007]
http://www.aarp.org/research/work/issues/aging_workforce_2007.html
and
Survey Results from ARIZONA
http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/az_aging_workforce_2007.pdf
[full-text, 22 pages]
Survey Results from IDAHO
http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/id_aging_workforce_2007.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]
Surve Results from OREGON
http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/or_aging_workforce_2007.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]


AARP Public Policy Institute
Work and Well-Being Among the Self-Employed at Older Ages [February 2007]
http://www.aarp.org/research/work/employment/2007_04_work.html
or
http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/2007_04_work.pdf
[full-text, 101 pages]


AARP Public Policy Institute
Use Of Leave By 50+ Workers For Family And Medical Reasons [February 2007]
http://www.aarp.org/research/work/issues/fmla_2007.html
or
http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/fmla_2007.pdf
[full-text, 35 pages]


AARP
AGESOURCE WORLDWIDE ® [updated February 2007]
Information Resources About Aging Around the World
http://www.aarp.org/research/agesource/
and
DATABASE SEARCH
http://star.aarp.org/cgi-bin/starfinder/0?path=agesource.txt&id=age1&pass=abcd&OK=OK


Brookings Institution
The Implications of Service Offshoring for Metropolitan Economies [February 2007]
by Robert Atkinson and Howard Wial
February 2007
http://www.brook.edu/metro/pubs/20070131_offshoring.htm
or
http://www.brook.edu/metro/pubs/20070131_offshoring.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]

The Brookings Institution, February 2007
Plain Talk About Health Care [February 2007]
Frederick W. Gluck, Former Managing Partner, McKinsey & Co., Inc.
http://www.brook.edu/views/papers/200702_gluck.htm
or
http://www.brook.edu/views/papers/20070215_Gluck.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]


Brookings Institution
The Case for Wage Insurance
Joint Economic Committee Hearing, February 28, 2007
Lael Brainard, Vice President and Director, Global Economy and Development
http://www.brook.edu/views/testimony/brainard20070228.htm


Watson Wyatt
Top European foundations: larger and meaner [5 March 2007]
http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=17125


Law

EEOC
The E-RACE Initiative [28 February 2007]
(Eradicating Racism And Colorism from Employment)
http://www.eeoc.gov/initiatives/e-race/index.html
See RESOUCES
Race/Color Discrimination
http://www.eeoc.gov/types/race.html
Compliance Manual Section on Race & Color Discrimination
http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/race-color.html
Press Release
EEOC TAKES NEW APPROACH TO FIGHTING RACISM AND COLORISM IN THE 21st CENTURY WORKPLACE [28 February 2007]
E-RACE Initiative to Highlight New and Emerging Discrimination Issues Nationwide
http://www.eeoc.gov/press/2-28-07.html


Statistical Reports

BLS: PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS Fourth Quarter and Annual Averages, 2006 Revised [6 March 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod2.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod2.pdf
[full-text, 23 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/prod2.supp.toc.htm


BLS: Characteristics of Minimum Wage Workers: 2006 [online 1 March 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/cps/minwage2006.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/cps/minwage2006.pdf
[full-text, 13 pages]


BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE UNEMPLOYMENT, 2006 ANNUAL AVERAGES [2 March 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/srgune.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/srgune.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

Cornell Global Labor Institute (GLI)
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/globallaborinstitute/
A North American Labor Assembly on Climate Crisis: Building a Global Movement for Clean Energy
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/globallaborinstitute/events/climateChangeConference/index.html
Date: May 7 and 8, 2007 --  Location:
United Federation of Teachers < http://www.uft.org/about/uft_headquarters/>
52 Broadway, New York City
BACKGROUND
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/globallaborinstitute/events/climateChangeConference/background.html
PROGRAM
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/globallaborinstitute/events/climateChangeConference/program.html
REGISTRATION
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/globallaborinstitute/events/climateChangeConference/registration.html
SPONSORS
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/globallaborinstitute/events/climateChangeConference/sponsors.html


Cornel ILR School
Limited Enrollment Conference
European Works Councils: What Companies Doing Business in Europe Need to Know
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/mgmtprog/news/EuropeanWorksCouncils.html
Save The Date!
April 12-13, 2007   | $2895
Download Registration Form (pdf)
< http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/mgmtprog/upload/EuropeanWorksCouncilsRegForm.pdf >


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