Wednesday, June 04, 2008
[IWS] IWS Weekly Bulletin, 4 June 2008
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
________________________________________________________________________
IWS Weekly Bulletin, 4 June 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, 4 June 2008
Academic Research
- IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
- http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
- Recent studies include
- 3525
- 3524
- 3523
- 3522
- 3521
- 3520
- 3519
- 3518
- Cornell Higher Education Research Institute (CHERI)
- Working Papers
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/cheri/work.html
- WP 112
- WP 111
- WP 110
International
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- EU transport and logistics sector: Location decisions [22 May 2008]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0849.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/49/en/1/ef0849en.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)
- Small companies less likely to offer continuing vocational training [15 May 2008]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/surveyreports/LU0803019D/LU0803019D.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/surveyreports/LU0803019D/LU0803019D.pdf
- [full-text, 17 pages]
- International Labour Office (ILO)
- International Labour Conference, 97th Session, 2008
- Report of the Director-General
- Appendix
- The situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories [22 May 2008]
- http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_norm/---relconf/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_092729.pdf
- [full-text, 49 pages]
- Press Release at
- http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/Media_and_public_information/Press_releases/lang--en/WCMS_093578/index.htm
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- OECD Economic Outlook No. 83, June 2008 [4 June 2008]
- http://www.oecd.org/document/18/0,3343,en_2649_201185_20347538_1_1_1_1,00.html
- COUNTRY SUMMARIES
- http://www.oecd.org/document/52/0,3343,en_2649_201185_19726196_1_1_1_1,00.html
- World Bank
- Commission on Growth and Development
- The Growth Report: Strategies for Sustained Growth and Inclusive Development [21 May 2008]
- http://www.growthcommission.org/storage/cgdev/documents/Report/GrowthReportfull.pdf
- [full-text, 180 pages]
- Includes STATISTICAL ANNEX
- Press Release
- New Report Sheds Light on Success Strategies of Fast-Growing Countries
- http://www.growthcommission.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=97&Itemid=189
- BLS: Monthly Labor Review Online [2 June 2008]
- May 2008
- Vol. 131, Number 5
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm
- Employment characteristics of Gulf War-era II veterans in 2006: a visual essay
- James A. Walker
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2008/05/art1full.pdf
- [full-text, 11 pages]
- Job openings, hires, and turnover decrease in 2007
- Zhi Boon
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2008/05/art2full.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- Wage and productivity stability in U.S. manufacturing plants
- Mark C. Long, Kristin M. Dziczek, Daniel D. Luria, and Edith A. Wiarda
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2008/05/art3full.pdf
- [full-text, 13 pages]
- BLS: Issues in Labor Statistics
- Local Employment Trends in Residential Framing Contractors: Five Counties [30 May 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ils/pdf/opbils65.pdf
- [full-text, 3 pages]
- BLS: National Compensation Survey:
- Retirement Benefits in State and Local Governments in the United States, 2007, Summary 08-03 [22 May 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/sp/ebsm0008.pdf
- [full-text, 63 pages]
- BLS: [Chart book] Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2006 [28 May 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/oes/2006/may/chartbook.pdf
- [full-text, 64 pages]
- BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions Online 22 May 2008
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm
- Profiles of Significant Collective Bargaining Disputes in 2007 [22 May 2008]
- by Jeffrey L. Schildkraut, Bureau of Labor Statistics
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cb20080520ar01p1.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/print/cb20080520ar01p1.htm
- BLS Resumes Estimation of Sample Errors for Benefits Measures [22 May 2008]
- by Omolola E. Ojo and Jonathan J. Lisic, Bureau of Labor Statistics
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20080520ar01p1.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/print/cm20080520ar01p1.htm
- Census: Facts for Features from the Census Bureau
- CB08-FF.11 May 27, 2008
- Americans with Disabilities Act: July 26 [27 May 2008]
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/011953.html
- or
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/cb08ff-11.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
- Health Care and Behavioral Economics
- A Presentation to the National Academy of Social Insurance, May 29, 2008
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/93xx/doc9317/05-29-NASI_Speech.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RS22331
- Updated March 12, 2008
- Foreign Holdings of Federal Debt
- Justin Murray, Information Research Specialist, Knowledge Services Group
- Marc Labonte, Specialist in Macroeconomics, Government and Finance Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22331_20080312.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL34498
- Statutory Individual Income Tax Rates and Other Elements of the Tax System: 1988 through 2008
- May 21, 2008
- Maxim Shvedov, Analyst in Public Sector Economics, Government and Finance Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34498_20080521.pdf
- [full-text, 45 pages]
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- The Condition of Education 2008 [29 May 2008]
- http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/
- Highlights from COE 2008
- http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/press/index.asp
- PRINT EDITION for 2008
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2008031
- or
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2008/2008031.pdf
- [full-text, 334 pages]
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
- ISSUE BRIEF No. 317, May 2008
- Savings Needed to Fund Health Insurance and Health Care Expenses in Retirement: Findings from a Simulation Model [May 2008]
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/EBRI_IB_05-2008.pdf
- [full-text, 28 pages]
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
- Fast Facts from EBRI
- FFE #83, May 21, 2008
- Breakdown of Uninsured by Metropolitan Statistical Area [21 May 2008]
- http://www.ebri.org/publications/facts/index.cfm?fa=fastfacts
- Families and Work Institute (FWI)
- 2008 National Study of Employers (NSE) [21 May 2008]
- http://familiesandwork.org/site/research/reports/2008nse.pdf
- [full-text, 44 pages]
- Press Release 21 May 2008
- EMPLOYER STUDY FROM FAMILIES AND WORK INSTITUTE SHOWS SIGNIFICANT CHANGES FOR U.S. WORKERS SINCE 1998
- 2008 National Study of Employers follows ten years trends related to U.S. workplace policies and benefits
- http://familiesandwork.org/site/newsroom/releases/2008nse.html
- International Organisation of Employers (IOE)
- International Labour and Social Policy Review 2008 [29 May 2008]
- http://www.ioe-emp.org/fileadmin/user_upload/documents_pdf/papers/ilspr/International_Labour_and_Social_Policy_Review_2008.pdf
- [full-text, 76 pages]
- See PRESS RELEASE 29 May 2008
- http://www.ioe-emp.org/fileadmin/user_upload/documents_pdf/press_releases/english/pr_080529_ilspr08.pdf
- INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC)
- INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED CORE LABOUR STANDARDS IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
- REPORT FOR THE WTO GENERAL COUNCIL REVIEW OF THE TRADE POLICIES OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
- (Geneva, 21 and 23 May 2008)
- http://www.ituc-csi.org/IMG/pdf/China_report._16_May.1330.FINAL.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- Migration Policy Institute (MPI)
- Mexican Immigrants in the United States [April 2008]
- By Jeanne Batalova PhD, Migration Policy Institute
- http://www.migrationinformation.org/USfocus/display.cfm?ID=679
- or
- http://www.migrationinformation.org/USfocus/print.cfm?ID=679
- Watson Wyatt
- Employer Use of Financial Incentives to Reward Healthy Behavior Expected to Surge [29 May 2008]
- Companies Tailor Programs to Target Specific Actions, According to Watson Wyatt
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=19144
- WorldatWork & The National Association of Sales Professionals (NASP)
- Sales Compensation Practices 2008 [May 2008]
- http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=26213
- [full-text, 25 pages]
- WorldatWork
- Rewards Communication and Pay Secrecy
- A Survey of Policies, Practices and Effectiveness [March 2008]
- http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=25110
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- WorldatWork
- TRENDS IN EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION [April 2008]
- http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=25653
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- WorldatWork
- FMLA Practices and Perspectives [April 2008]
- http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=25672
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- World Economic Forum (WEF)
- AFRICA@RISK: A GLOBAL RISK NETWORK BRIEFING
- http://www.weforum.org/pdf/Africa2008/Africa_RiskReport_08.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- See PRESS RELEASE 30 May 2008
- Africa@Risk 2008: Report Highlights Four Key Risks Facing the Region
- http://www.weforum.org/en/media/Latest%20Press%20Releases/PR_AfricaRisk08
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RS22786
- January 8, 2008
- Labor-Management Relations and the Federal Aviation Administration: Background and Current Legislative Issues
- Jon O. Shimabukuro, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22786_20080108.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL34501
- Alien Smuggling: Recent Legislative Developments
- May 22, 2008
- Yule Kim, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34501_20080522.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL34500
- Unauthorized Aliens� Access to Federal Benefits: Policy and Issues
- May 21, 2008
- Ruth Ellen Wasem, Specialist in Immigration Policy, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34500_20080521.pdf
- [full-text, 23 pages]
- EEOC
- TAVERN ON THE GREEN TO PAY $2.2 MILLION FOR HARASSMENT OF FEMALES, BLACKS, HISPANICS [2 June 2008]
- EEOC Settles Job Discrimination Suit with Landmark NYC Restaurant
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/6-2-08.html
- BLS: AMERICAN TIME USE SURVEY--2006 RESULTS [3 June 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/atus.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/atus.pdf
- [full-text, 28 pages]
- BLS: PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS First Quarter 2008, Revised [4 June 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod2.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod2.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/prod2.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF FAMILIES IN 2007 [30 May 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/famee.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/famee.pdf
- [full-text, 13 pages]
- BLS: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: APRIL 2008 [28 May 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf
- [full-text, 21 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/metro.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: MASS LAYOFFS IN APRIL 2008 [22 May 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mmls.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mmls.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- BLS: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS: THIRD QUARTER 2007 [21 May 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewbd.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cewbd.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- BLS: PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS BY INDUSTRY: SELECTED SERVICE-PROVIDING AND MINING INDUSTRIES, 2006 [21 May 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prin2.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prin2.pdf
- [full-text, 9 pages]
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- THE FUTURE OF THE INTERNET?
- How Can the Internet make the World a Better Place?
- http://www.youtube.com/futureinternet
- OECD and YouTube launch "Future of the Internet" initiative [29 May 2008]
- http://www.oecd.org/LongAbstract/0,3425,en_2649_34487_40713859_119690_1_1_1,00.html
- New! Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age [June 2008]
- by Maggie Jackson
- http://www.prometheusbooks.com/
- * Publisher: Prometheus Books
- * Pub. Date: June 2008
- * ISBN-13: 9781591026235
- * 320pp
- Barnes & Noble
- http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=38MUSELAQE&isbn=1-59102-623-7&itm=1
- Amazon
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1591026237/
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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