Wednesday, July 25, 2007
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 25 July 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, 25 July 2007
Academic Research
International
National People's Congress Standing Committee http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/intl/27/ [Note: the Chinese Version is available at the same URL as an alternative format]
Congressional Research Service (CRS) Order Code RS22676 June 11, 2007 Public Transportation Providers' Obligations Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Anna Henning, Law Clerk, American Law Division http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22676_20070611.pdf [full-text, 5 pages]
International Institute for Labour Studies (IILS) at the ILO 'MODERNIZATION' OF LABOUR LAW: A CURRENT EUROPEAN DEBATE [online July 2007] Professor Silvana Sciarra Geneva, March 2007 http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inst/download/sciarra.pdf [full-text, 14 pages]
Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT) Japan Labor Review Vol.4,No.3 Summer 2007 [20 July 2007] http://www.jil.go.jp/english/JLR.htm or http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR15_all.pdf [full-text, 172 pages]
Special Edition Recent Tendencies of Labor Legislations
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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_______________________________
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, 25 July 2007
Academic Research
- Brookings Institution
- The Effects of Broadband Deployment on Output and Employment: A Cross-sectional Analysis of U.S. Data
- by Robert W. Crandall, William Lehr, and Robert E. Litan
- June 2007
- http://www.brookings.edu/views/papers/crandall/200706litan.htm
- or
- http://www3.brookings.edu/views/papers/crandall/200706litan.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- and
- Appendix
- http://www3.brookings.edu/views/papers/crandall/200706litan_appendix.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- International Institute for Labour Studies (IILS) at the ILO
- Discussion Paper
- Using the social capital of nationals abroad as a strategy for development in the IT sector [June 2007]
- by Eric A. Charest
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inst/download/dp17207.pdf
- [full-text, 50 pages]
- WARWICK PAPERS IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
- NUMBER 85
- July 2007
- Revitalising industrial relations: making the most of the "institutional turn"
- Keith Sisson
- http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/wbs/research/irru/wpir/wpir_85.pdf
- [full-text, 76 pages]
- WARWICK PAPERS IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
- NUMBER 84
- May 2007
- Employment Relations: The heart of health and safety
- Bill Callaghan Chair, Health and Safety Commission
- http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/wbs/research/irru/wpir/wpir84.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- The Effects of Broadband Deployment on Output and Employment: A Cross-sectional Analysis of U.S. Data
International
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
- Working time developments 2006 [19 July 2007]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0705019s/index.html
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn0705019s/tn0705019s.pdf
- [full-text, 60 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
- Industrial relations in the public sector [13 July 2007]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0611028s/tn0611028s.html
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn0611028s/tn0611028s.pdf
- [full-text, 40 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
- Pay Developments 2006 [2 July 2007]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0704029s/index.html
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn0704029s/tn0704029s.pdf
- [full-text, 37 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation
- European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
- Industrial relations developments in Europe 2006 [14 June 2007]
- June 2007
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0703019s/index.html
- [At this link are found individual national reports]
- and
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0703019s/tn0703019s.html
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn0703019s/tn0703019s.pdf
- [full-text, 78 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)
- Income poverty in the European Union [10 July 2007]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/surveyreports/EU0703019D/EU0703019D.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/surveyreports/EU0703019D/EU0703019D.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- ILO Bangkok: Recent Publications No. 20007/2
- Labour and social trends in ASEAN 2007: integration, challenges and opportunities
- Bangkok : ILO, 2007
- vii, 107 p.
- ISBN 978-92-2-119838-3 (Print version)
- ISBN 978-92-2-119839-0 (Web version)
- http://www.ilo.org/asia/library/download/pub07-04.pdf
- [full-text, 110 pages]
- Asian experience on growth, employment and poverty: an overview with special reference to the findings of some recent case studies
- by UNDP Regional Centre in Colombo and ILO
- Colombo : UNDP Regional Centre in Colombo and ILO, 2007
- 45 p.
- http://www.ilo.org/asia/library/download/pub07-03.pdf
- [full-text, 52 pages]
- Equality at work: tackling the challenges: Global report under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
- Geneva : ILO, 2007
- xv, 127 p.
- ISBN 978-92-2-118130-9
- http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcomm/---webdev/documents/publication/wcms_082607.pdf
- [full-text, 141 pages]
- [Thanks to Chanitda Wiwatchanon, Regional Librarian, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific]
- Bangkok : ILO, 2007
- European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
- BLS: (New!) Union affiliation data from the Current Population Survey
- http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost?lu
- BLS: Access to Historical Data for the Tables of the Union Membership News Release [21 June 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpslutabs.htm
- BLS: Issues in Labor Statistics
- Summary 07-04 / July 2007
- Automotive industries: Concentration and change [20 July 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ils/pdf/opbils59.pdf
- [full-text, 2 pages]
- BLS: CPI Detailed Report now online
- Archived Consumer Price Index Detailed Report Information
[2 July 2007]- http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpi_dr.htm
- For example, see TABLES for JUNE 2007 at
- http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpid0706.pdf
- [full-text, 100 pages]
- http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpid0706.pdf
- BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions [27 June 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm
- National Compensation Survey: Post-Katrina Occupational Wage Data for New Orleans
- by Wayne M. Shelly
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20070612ar01p1.htm
- by Wayne M. Shelly
- BLS: Monthly Labor Review Online [13 July 2007]
- April 2007
- Vol. 130, Number 4
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm
- Establishment wage differentials
- Julia I. Lane, Laurie A. Salmon, and James R. Spletzer
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/04/art1full.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- Overemployment mismatches: the preference of income for fewer hours
- Lonnie Golden and Tesfayi Gebreselassie
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/04/art2full.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- Household-food-expenditure patterns: a cluster analysis
- Jessie X. Fan, Barbara B. Brown, Lori Kowaleski, Ken R. Smith, Cathleen D. Zick
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/04/art3full.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- Julia I. Lane, Laurie A. Salmon, and James R. Spletzer
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Study
- The All-Volunteer Military: Issues and Performance [19 July 2007]
- July 2007
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/83xx/doc8313/07-19-MilitaryVol.pdf
- (full-text, 49 pages)
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL34034
- Former Presidents: Federal Expenditures for Pensions, Office Allowances, and Protection
- June 5, 2007
- Stephanie Smith, Analyst in American National Government, Government and Finance Division
- http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34034_20070605.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- ESA News Release: [06/13/2007]
- U.S. Department of Labor announces plan to reduce delinquency in labor union reporting
- http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/esa/ESA20070858.htm
- U.S. Department of Labor
- June 2007
- A Chartbook of International Labor Comparisons: The Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe
- http://www.dol.gov/asp/media/reports/chartbook/chartbook_jun07.pdf
- [full-text, 66 pages]
- EEOC FY 2006 Annual Report on the Federal Work Force [22 June 2007]
- http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/fsp2006/report.pdf
- [full-text, 351 pages]
- Small Business Administration (SBA)
- Office of Advocacy
- The Effect of Wealth and Race on Start-up Rates [19 July 2007]
- by
- Maritza Salazar (BCT Partners, LLC), Newark, NJ 07103
- http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs307tot.pdf
- [full-text, 41 pages]
- Research Summary
- http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs307.pdf
- [full-text, 2 pages]
- Press Release [19 July 2007]
- Wealthier Nascent Entrepreneurs More Likely To Start Businesses
- http://www.sba.gov/advo/press/07-25.html
- http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs307.pdf
- http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost?lu
- California HealthCare Foundation
- snapshot
- Employer Health Insurance Costs in the United States
- July 2007
- http://www.chcf.org/documents/insurance/EmployerHICostsUS.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- European Trade Union Institute for Research, Education and Health and Safety (ETUI-REHS)
- Manifesto for a social constitution: Eight options for the European Union [7 June 2007]
- publisher
- Brussels, ETUI-REHS, 2007
- http://www.etui-rehs.org/research/activities/employment_and_social_policies/books/manifesto_for_a_social_constitution
- or
- http://www.etui-rehs.org/research/media/files/manifesto_for_a_social_constitution/manifesto_full_text_en
- [full-text, 133 pages]
- Migration Policy Institute (MPI)
- BRIDGING DIVIDES: The Role of Ethnic Community-Based Organizations in Refugee Integration [15 June 2007]
- http://www.migrationpolicy.org/pubs/Bridging_Divides.pdf
- [full-text, 74 pages]
- Prudential Relocation, Inc.
- Manage Relationships Effectively Across Cultures (Free Presentation of Web Seminar held earlier)
- http://www.presentationselect.com/prudential/4157_forum06/P6/start.htm
- If the above does not work, go to--
- http://cts.vresp.com/c/?PrudentialRelocation/2e25433c6e/8b1a37c3a3/4ecdc5bbca
- [Enter your e-mail address for free access]
- RAND
- Standards-Based Accountability Under No Child Left Behind: Experiences of Teachers and Administrators in Three States [May 2007]
- Laura S. Hamilton, Brian M. Stecher, Julie A. Marsh, Jennifer Sloan McCombs, Abby Eisenshtat Robyn, Jennifer Lin Russell, Scott Naftel, Heather Barney
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2007/RAND_MG589.pdf
- [Full-text, 303 pages]
- Summary
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2007/RAND_MG589.sum.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- Research brief available at
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/2007/RAND_RB9259.pdf
- [full-text, 3 pages]
- snapshot
- Labor Contract Law of the People's Republic of China - Unofficial English Translation
- Introduction
- < http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR15_intro.pdf>
- Shinya Ouchi
- English Translation of Japanese Labor Laws
- < http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR15_etjll.pdf>
- Editorial Boad
- Articles
- "Phase III" of the Japanese Equal Employment Opportunity Act
- * < http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR15_nakakubo.pdf>
- Hiroya Nakakubo
- Act on the Welfare of Workers Who Take Care of Children or Other Family Members Including Child Care and Family Care Leave
- * < http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR15_kanno.pdf>
- Toshiko Kanno
- Bill for the Partial Amendment of the Industrial Safety and Health Act and Other Related Acts
- * < http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR15_obata.pdf>
- Fumiko Obata
- Act Concerning Stabilization of Employment of Older Persons
- * < http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR15_yamashita.pdf>
- Noboru Yamashita
- Whistleblower Protection Act
- * < http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR15_mizutani.pdf>
- Hideo Mizutani
- Article Based on Research Reports
- Legal Concept of "Employee" in Labor Protective Laws of Japan --From an Analysis of Court Cases--
- * < http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR15_ikezoe.pdf>
- Hirokuni Ikezoe
- Employment Behavior and Transition Process from School to Work in Japan
- * < http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR15_hori.pdf>
- Yukie Hori
- JILPT Research Activities
- < http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR15_activities.pdf>
- < http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR15_intro.pdf>
- BLS: AMERICAN TIME USE SURVEY--2006 RESULTS [revised 19 July 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/atus.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/atus.pdf
- [full-text, 28 pages]
- BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: JUNE 2007 [18 July 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- BLS: MASS LAYOFFS IN JUNE 2007 [20 July 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mmls.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mmls.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/atus.nr0.htm
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL34083
- The Dollar's Future as the World's Reserve Currency: The Challenge of the Euro
- July 10, 2007
- Craig K. Elwell, Specialist in Macroeconomics, Government and Finance Division
- http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RL34083_20070710.pdf
- [full-text, 11 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL33536
- China-U.S. Trade Issues
- Updated July 11, 2007
- Wayne M. Morrison, Specialist in International Trade and Finance, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
- http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL33536.pdf
- [full-text, 31 pages]
- Cornell Center for Documentation on American Law dedicated in Paris on July 17
- This will be a key resource for France as well as Europe in general. Shared understanding of global legal issues is becoming increasingly important.
- The Center was dedicated at the start of the Conference of the
- NETWORK OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE SUPREME COURTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
- http://www.network-presidents.eu/ which included, for the first time, four U.S. Supreme Court Justices including Chief Justice Roberts.
- See the Story at
- http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/July07/lawParisCover.html
- More pictures at
- http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/July07/lawParisSlides.html
- See Streaming Video at
- http://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/newsrelease/Press-Kit/Paris-Center-Video.cfm
- [use Internet Explorer]
- http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/July07/lawParisCover.html
- National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
- 2008 Presidential Primary Calendar [21 June 2007]
- http://www.ncsl.org/programs/legismgt/elect/2008_Pres_Primary_Calendar.htm
- Order Code RL34083
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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