Tuesday, May 06, 2008
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 7 May 2008
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 May 2008
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, 7 May 2008
Academic Research
- International Institute for Labour Studies (IILS) at the ILO
- CROSS-BORDER SOCIAL DIALOGUE AND AGREEMENTS: An emerging global industrial relations framework? [2008]
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inst/download/cross.pdf
- [full-text, 304 pages]
- Editor: Konstantinos PAPADAKIS
- Hans Boeckler Stiftung [Foundation] (HBS)
- Trade-Unionist Labour Market Studies
- Tangian, Andranik
- Towards Consistent Principles of Flexicurity
- Reihe: WSI-Diskussionspapier, Nr. 159; April 2008.
- Düsseldorf: 2008, ISSN: 1861-0625 (Print); 1861-0633 (Internet). 36 Seiten
- http://www.boeckler.de/pdf/p_wsi_diskp_159_e.pdf
- [full-text, 36 pages]
- Tangian, Andranik
- On the European Readiness for Flexicurity: Empirical Evidence with OECD/HBS Methodologies and Reform Proposals
- WSI-Diskussionspapier, Nr. 160; April 2008.
- Düsseldorf: 2008, ISSN: 1861-0625 (Print); 1861-0633 (Internet). 32 Seiten
- http://www.boeckler.de/pdf/p_wsi_diskp_160_e.pdf
- [full-text, 32 pages]
- IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
- http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
- Recent studies include
- 3479
- 3478
- 3477
- 3476
- 3475
International
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- Working conditions of an ageing workforce [1 May 2008]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0817.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/17/en/1/ef0817en.pdf
- [full-text, 84 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
- Commission launches new consultation on revision of EWC Directive [30 April 2008]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/2008/03/articles/eu0803039i.htm
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
- EUROPEAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS LINKS
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/relatedsites.htm
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- The ILO Library celebrates May 1st [INTERNATIONAL LABOUR DAY]
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/support/lib/about/mayday.htm
- BLS: Occupational Outlook Quarterly Online [1 May 2008]
- Spring 2008
- Vol. 52, Number 1
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/ooqhome.htm
- The 200616 job outlook in brief
- Introduction
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2008/spring/art01.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- Guide to the table
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2008/spring/art02.pdf
- [full-text, 1 page]
- Table of occupations
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2008/spring/art03.pdf
- [full-text, 38 pages]
- Index to the "Brief
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2008/spring/art04.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- Beyond the "Brief"
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2008/spring/art05.pdf
- [full-text, 1 page]
- The 200616 job outlook in brief
- Monthly Labor Review Online [2 May 2008]
- April 2008
- Vol. 131, Number 4
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm
- An analysis of Southern energy expenditures and prices, 19842006
- Cheryl Abbot
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2008/04/art1full.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- The experimental consumer price index for elderly Americans (CPI-E): 19822007
- Kenneth J. Stewart
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2008/04/art2full.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- Transitional employment cost indexes for seasonal adjustment
- E. Raphael Branch, James A. Buszuwski, Albert E. Schwenk, and Mark Gough
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2008/04/art3full.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- Report
- Micropolitan Statistical Areas: a few highlights
- George Helmer
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2008/04/art4full.pdf
- [full-text, 3 pages]
- Census
- [CHILD] SUPPORT PROVIDERS: 2005 [6 May 2008]
- http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/childsupport/providers2005.html
- Press Release
- Monthly Child Support Averaged $425 in 2005 [6 May 2008]
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/children/011918.html
- Census
- POPULATION ESTIMATES
- July 1, 2007 National, State and Puerto Rico Commonwealth Characteristics Population Estimates
- National and state estimates by race, Hispanic origin, sex and age [1 May 2008]
- http://www.census.gov/popest/estimates.php
- Press Release 1 May 2008
- U.S. Hispanic Population Surpasses 45 Million Now 15 Percent of Total
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/011910.html
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Report (MMWR),
- April 25, 2008 / Vol. 57 / No. 16
- http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5716.pdf
- Commercial Fishing Fatalities --- California, Oregon, and Washington, 2000--2006
- http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5716a2.htm
- Fatalities Among Oil and Gas Extraction Workers --- United States, 2003--2006
- http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5716a3.htm
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
- Preliminary Analysis of a Proposal for Comprehensive Health Insurance [1 May 2008]
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/91xx/doc9184/05-01-HealthCare-Letter.pdf
- [full-text, 17 pages]
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
- Sources of the Growth and Decline in Individual Income Tax Revenues
- Since 1994 [2 May 2008]
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/90xx/doc9076/05-02-TaxRevenues.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- General Accountability Office (GAO)
- Correspondence
- Health Savings Accounts: Participation Increased and Was More Common among Individuals with Higher Incomes. GAO-08-474R, April 1. [online 30 April 2008]
- http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-474R
- or
- http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08474r.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- General Accountability Office (GAO)
- Older Workers: Federal Agencies Face Challenges, but Have Opportunities to Hire and Retain Experienced Employees GAO-08-630T, April 30, 2008
- http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08630t.pdf
- [full-text, 30 pages]
- Homeland Security
- Office of Immigration Statistics
- POLICY DIRECTORATE
- ANNUAL FLOW REPORT -- March 2008
- U.S. Legal Permanent Residents: 2007
- http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/LPR_FR_2007.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- See also
- Yearbook of Immigration Statistics 2007
- http://www.dhs.gov/ximgtn/statistics/publications/LPR07.shtm
- U.S. State Department
- COUNTRY REPORTS on TERRORISM 2007 [30 April 2008]
- http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/crt/2007/
- Briefing
- http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/rm/2008/104233.htm
- For previous reports, see--
- http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/crt/
- New York State 2008-09 Enacted Budget Financial Plan [1 May 2008]
- http://www.budget.state.ny.us/budgetFP/2008-09EBReportFinal.pdf
- [full-text, 463 pages]
- Executive Summary
- http://www.budget.state.ny.us/budgetFP/summary/0809Budget_summary_summary.html
- Press Release 1 May 2008
- DIVISION OF THE BUDGET RELEASES UPDATED FINANCIAL PLAN AND ECONOMIC FORECAST
- Current Fiscal Year is in Balance, But Significant Challenges Ahead; $5 billion Gap Projected in 2009-10
- http://www.budget.state.ny.us/pubs/press/2008/press_release08_enactedBudgetReport.html
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
- FAST FACTS from EBRI
- FFE #81, May 6, 2008
- Saving for Retirement: Men and Women Compared
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/publications/facts/fastfacts/fastfact050608.pdf
- The Foundation for Child Development Child and Youth Well-Being Index (CWI) Project
- 2008 Special Focus Report: Trends in Infancy/Early Childhood and Middle Childhood Well-Being, 1994-2006 [24 April 2008]
- A composite index of trends in the well-being of America's children and youth.
- Kenneth C. Land, Project Coordinator, April 25, 2008, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
- http://www.newamerica.net/publications/resources/2008/outside/child_well_being_index_special_focus_report
- or
- http://www.newamerica.net/files/EarlyChildhoodWell-BeingReport-Final.pdf
- [full-text, 32 pages]
- RAND
- Alcohol and Environmental Justice: The Density of Liquor Stores and Bars in Urban Neighborhoods in the United States [Reprint] [23 April 2008]
- By: John A. Romley, Deborah Cohen, Jeanne S. Ringel, Roland Sturm
- http://rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1323/
- or
- http://rand.org/pubs/reprints/2008/RAND_RP1323.pdf
- [full-text, 9 pages]
- EEOC
- CONECTIV AND SUBCONTRACTORS TO PAY $1.65 MILLION TO BLACK WORKERS WHO WERE RACIALLY HARASSED [5 May 2008]
- EEOC Settles Suit Involving Hangman's Nooses, KKK Graffiti and Slurs at Construction Site
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/5-5-08.html
- European Commission > Employment, Social affairs and Equal Opportunities > Labour Law
- Replies to the Green Paper "Modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century"
- http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/labour_law/green_paper_responses_en.htm
- European Commission
- Employment, Social Affairs & Equal Opportunities
- Labour Law and Work Organization
- The evolution of Labour Law in the new Member States of the EU: 1995-2005
- http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/labour_law/publications_en.htm
- Single country reports are also available on Poland, Slovenia, Bulgaria, and Romania [Recently Added]
- The Evolution of Labour Law in the New Member States of the European Union:
- 1995 - 2006; Country Study of Poland
- http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/labour_law/docs/2008/study_poland_en.pdf
- [full-text, 59 pages
- 1995 2005 Country study on Slovenia
- http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/labour_law/docs/2008/study_slovenia_en.pdf
- [full-text, 37 pages]
- 1995 - 2006 COUNTRY STUDY OF BULGARIA
- http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/labour_law/docs/2008/study_bulgaria_en.pdf
- [full-text, 76 pages]
- 1995 - 2006 COUNTRY STUDY OF ROMANIA
- http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/labour_law/docs/2008/study_romania_en.pdf
- [full-text, 54 pages]
- Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR)
- TRADE AGREEMENTS
- http://www.ustr.gov/Trade_Agreements/Section_Index.html
- Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR)
- USTR Focus on Labor
- http://www.ustr.gov/Trade_Sectors/Labor/Section_Index.html?ht=
- BEA: PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS March 2008 [1 May 2008]
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2008/pi0308.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2008/pdf/pi0308.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2008/xls/pi0308.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2008/pdf/pi0308_fax.pdf
- See also Interactive Tables -- http://www.bea.gov/interactive.htm
- BEA: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT by INDUSTRY 2007 (advanced) [29 April 2007]
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/gdpindustry/2008/gdpind07.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/gdpindustry/2008/pdf/gdpind07.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/gdpindustry/2008/xls/gdpind07.xls
- [spreadsheet with tables & charts]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/gdpindustry/2008/pdf/gdpind07_fax.pdf
- BLS: PRELIMINARY MULTIFACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRENDS, 2007 [6 May 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod3.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod3.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/prod3.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: MULTIFACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRENDS IN MANUFACTURING, 2006 [1 May 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod5.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod5.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: APRIL 2008 [2 May 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
- [full-text, 28 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: Unemployment rates in ten countries, civilian labor force basis, approximating U.S. concepts, seasonally adjusted, 1995-2008 [2 May 2008]
- ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ForeignLabor/flsjec.txt
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/fls/flsjec.pdf
- [full-text, 2 pages]
- Administered by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
- ReliefWeb
- http://www.reliefweb.int
- MAPS
- http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/doc114?OpenForm
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Towards Information Literacy Indicators [29 April 2008]
- Conceptual framework paper prepared by
- Ralph Catts and Jesus Lau
- With a list of potential international indicators for information supply, access and supporting skills
- http://www.uis.unesco.org/template/pdf/cscl/InfoLit.pdf
- [full-text, 46 pages]
- Press Release 29 April 2008
- A comprehensive perspective on what information literacy means and how to measure its impact on society.
- http://www.uis.unesco.org/ev.php?ID=7189_201&ID2=DO_TOPIC
- New video featuring an interview with Dean Harry Katz on
- the ILR School today, the distinctive qualities of ILR and an ILR education, and our increasing international reach.
- ILR: A new world of work [24 April 2008]
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/news/2008celebrationVideo.html
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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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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