Wednesday, September 03, 2008
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 3 September 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
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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 3 September 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, 3 September 2008
Academic Research
- IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
- http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
- Recent studies include
- 3675
- 3674
- 3673
- 3672
- 3671
- 3670
- Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT WORKING PAPERS No. 623
- INDIA'S GROWTH PATTERN AND OBSTACLES TO HIGHER GROWTH [11 August 2008]
- http://www.olis.oecd.org/olis/2008doc.nsf/LinkTo/NT0000365A/$FILE/JT03249513.PDF
- [full-text, 28 pages]
- by Sean M. Dougherty, Richard Herd, Thomas Chalaux and Abdul Azeez Erumban
- Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE)
- California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO: Proceedings and Publications [DIGITAL COLLECTION]
- [100 YRS of CALIFORNIA LABOR HISTORY]
- http://www.irle.berkeley.edu/library/digital_collections/calfed/
- European Trade Union Institute for Research, Education and Health and Safety (ETUI-REHS)
- Working Paper -- WP 2008.05
- Wage differentials across sectors in Europe: an east-west comparison
- François Rycx, Ilan Tojerow and Daphné Valsamis
- file:///C:/DOCUME~1/smb6/LOCALS~1/Temp/WP%202008%2005%20EN%20Web-1.pdf
- [full-text, 31 pages]
- ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)
- MANAGING THE HUMAN FACTOR: The Early Years of Human Resource Management in American Industry [August 2008]
- by Bruce E. Kaufman
- http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=4860
International
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2008 [27 August 2008]
- http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/Key_Indicators/2008/default.asp
- or
- http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/Key_Indicators/2008/pdf/Key-Indicators-2008.pdf
- [full-text, 277 pages]
- * a special chapter on "Comparing Poverty Across Countries: The Role of Purchasing Power Parities"
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
- Industrial relations developments in Europe 2007 [28 August 2008]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0845.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/45/en/1/ef0845en.pdf
- [full-text. 70 pages]
- INDIA
- Ministry of Labour and Employment
- New Website Address
- http://labour.gov.in/
- The Ministry of Labour Annual Report 2007-2008
- http://labour.gov.in/annrep/annrep2007.htm
- [Please note: The date on the web site is mislabeled as 2006-2007. In fact, the link to 2007-2008 is correct].
- Earlier Annual Reports can be found at-
- http://labour.nic.in/annrep/annrep.htm
- BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions Online
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm
- Pay Relatives for U.S. Census Regions and Divisions, 2006
- by John E. Buckley
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Originally Posted: August 28, 2008
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20080826ar01p1.htm
- Census
- 2007/2008 Older Worker Profiles [Updated 28 August 2008] -- now includes South Carolina.
- http://lehd.did.census.gov/led/library/profiles_2007.html
- ADDITIONAL TABLES
- http://lehd.did.census.gov/led/library/profiletables_2007.php
- U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
- AMERICA'S DYNAMIC WORKFORCE: 2008 [29 August 2008]
- http://www.dol.gov/asp/media/reports/workforce2008/
- or
- http://www.dol.gov/asp/media/reports/Workforce2008/ADW2008.pdf
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/540/
- [full-text, 70 pages]
- U.S. Department of Labor
- Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB)
- U.S. Department of Labor's 2007 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor [27 August 2008]
- http://www.dol.gov/ilab/programs/ocft/pdf/2007ocftreport.pdf
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/538/
- [full-text, 772 pages]
- Press Release
- U.S. Labor Department issues seventh annual report on worst forms of child labor in trade beneficiary countries [27 August 2008]
- Report required under Trade and Development Act of 2000
- http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/ilab/ILAB20081226.htm
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- InfoBrief
- Note: HBCUs are Historically Black Colleges and Universities
- Role of HBCUs as Baccalaureate-Origin Institutions of Black S&E Doctorate Recipients [27 August 2008]
- NSF 08-319 | August 2008
- by Joan Burrelli and Alan Rapoport
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf08319/
- or
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf08319/nsf08319.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- InfoBrief
- New Estimates of National Research and Development Expenditures Show 5.8% Growth in 2007 [27 August 2008]
- NSF 08-317 | August 2008 | PDF format PDF
- by Mark Boroush
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf08317/
- or
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf08317/nsf08317.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
- U.S. Department of Labor and Major League Baseball launch 'PITCH' campaign to encourage businesses to hire people with disabilities [2 September 2008]
- Former Major Leaguer Jim Abbott to serve as campaign spokesman
- http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/odep/odep20081239.htm
- AFL-CIO
- LABOR DAY FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
- http://www.aflcio.org/aboutus/laborday/faqs.cfm
- American Staffing Association (ASA) [TEMPORARY STAFFING}
- American Staffing 2008: Uncharted Territory
- Annual Economic Analysis Puzzles Through the Data and Explains the Trends
- June 2008
- http://www.americanstaffing.net/statistics/economic2008.cfm
- or
- http://www.americanstaffing.net/statistics/pdf/American_Staffing_2008.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- Download FIGURES from 2008 Analysis
- http://www.americanstaffing.net/statistics/download_figures2008.cfm
- See more recent information at Staffing Statistics
- News Release
- Aug. 25, 2008
- Staffing Employment Down in Second Quarter
- http://www.americanstaffing.net/statistics/newsreleases/aug_25_08.cfm
- Economic Policy Institute (EPI)
- The State of Working America 2008/2009
- http://www.stateofworkingamerica.org/
- Read several chapters from the forthcoming 2008/2009 edition
- http://www.stateofworkingamerica.org/excerpt.html
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
- Fast Facts from EBRI
- FFE #96
- What Are the Financial Concerns of Gen-X and Gen-Y Americans? [21 August 2008]
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/publications/facts/fastfacts/fastfact08212008.pdf
- [full-text, 1 page]
- Fiscal Policy Institute
- Press Release 26 August 2008
- New York has the highest poverty rate of all the northern states.
- http://www.fiscalpolicy.org/FPI_Release_Poverty2008.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- Hewitt
- Hewitt Study Finds Salaries Will Remain Constant Despite Faltering Economy [2 September 2008]
- http://www.hewittassociates.com/Intl/NA/en-US/AboutHewitt/Newsroom/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?cid=5526
- Kaiser: StateHealthFacts
- What's New on statehealthfacts.org
- http://cme.kff.org/Key=14818.F9.C.C.MLxxCY
- National Association of Community Health Centers & George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services
- ACCESS TRANSFORMED: BUILDING A PRIMARY CARE WORKFORCE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY [12 August 2008]
- http://www.nachc.com/client/documents/ACCESS%20Transformed%20full%20report.PDF
- [full-text, 40 pages]
- National Council of La Raza (NCLR)
- Labor Day 2008: A Snapshot of the Latino Workforce [28 August 2008]
- http://www.nclr.org/content/publications/detail/53647/
- or
- http://www.nclr.org/files/53647_file_FS_LaborDay08_FNL.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
- WORLD POPULATION
- 2008 World Population Data Sheet [19 August 2008]
- http://www.prb.org/Publications/Datasheets/2008/2008wpds.aspx
- Download DATA SHEET at
- http://www.prb.org/pdf08/08WPDS_Eng.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- Watson Wyatt
- Asian Employers Better Prepared For Downturn Compared To The United States [1 September 2008]
- http://watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=19689
- WorldatWork (formerly the American Compensation Association)
- WorldatWork 35th Annual SALARY BUDGET SURVEY 2008/2009 TOP LEVEL DATA [August 2008]
- http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=27072&nonav=yes
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL30533
- The Quasi Government: Hybrid Organizations with Both Government and Private Sector Legal Characteristics Updated January 31, 2008 [online August 2008]
- Kevin R. Kosar, Analyst in American National Government, Government and Finance Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL30533_20080131.pdf
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/539/
- [full-text, 44 pages]
- EEOC
- Questions and Answers: Promoting Employment of Individuals with Disabilities in the Federal Workforce [26 August 2008]
- http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/qanda-employment-with-disabilities.html
- See also
- Improving the Participation Rate of People with Targeted Disabilities in the Federal Work Force
- January 2008
- http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/report/pwtd.html
- or
- http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/report/pwtd.pdf
- [full-text, 44 pages]
- Press Release
- NEW EEOC PUBLICATION AIMED AT INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT [26 August 2008]
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/8-26-08.html
- Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
- PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS - July 2008 [29 August 2008]
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2008/pi0708.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2008/pdf/pi0708.pdf
- [full-text, 13 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2008/xls/pi0708.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2008/pdf/pi0708_fax.pdf
- BEA: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT AND CORPORATE PROFITS: Second Quarter 2008 (Preliminary) [28 August 2008]
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2008/gdp208p.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2008/pdf/gdp208p.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2008/xls/gdp208p.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2008/pdf/gdp208p_fax.pdf
- BLS: MULTIFACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRENDS FOR DETAILED INDUSTRIES, 2006 [29 August 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prin3.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prin3.pdf
- [full-text, 13 pages]
- BLS: EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG YOUTH--SUMMER 2008 [28 August 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/youth.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/youth.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- EUROPOL
- Organised Crime Threat Assessment (OCTA)
- OCTA 2008: EU ORGANISED CRIME THREAT ASSESSMENT
- http://www.europol.europa.eu/publications/European_Organised_Crime_Threat_Assessment_(OCTA)/OCTA2008.pdf
- [full-text, 56 pages]
- See PRESS RELEASE
- The Hague, 28 August 2008
- Top criminals wish to be seen as successful entrepreneurs
- http://www.europol.europa.eu/index.asp?page=news&news=pr080828.htm
- INSTITUTO BRASILEIRO DE RELAÇÕES DE EMPREGO E TRABALHO (IBRET)
- 2nd Brazilian Conference of Employment and Labor Relations
- Date: November 17 and 18, 2008
- Venue: School of Economics, Management and Accounting of University of São Paulo - Congregation Room
- University City, São Paulo
- http://www.ibret.org/2Congresso-english.html
- Thomas Kochan, George Maverick Bunker Professor of Management, Institute for Work and Employment Research (IWER) at the MIT Sloan School of Management, is blogging about
- labor issues at the Democratic Convention. His blogs are posted on the Huffington Post. Three are posted so far and a couple more in the next few days. The link to the first one is:
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thomas-kochan/how-to-renew-the-american_b_120705.html
- To see other entries go to --
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thomas-kochan
- Tom is also doing a more neutral and analytic version of the blogs for the LERA Commons blog site. He has done two of those. They are at:
- http://kochan.lerablog.org/
- World Bank
- The short-documentary film contest, "Vulnerability Exposed: Social Dimensions of Climate Change," is now open. Sumbissions will be accepted until 11:59pm (US ET) on Friday, October 24, 2008. Submit your film NOW!
- Contest Details
- http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTSOCIALDEVELOPMENT/0,,contentMDK:21840190~pagePK:210058~piPK:210062~theSitePK:244363,00.html
- How to submit your film
- http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTSOCIALDEVELOPMENT/0,,contentMDK:21840191~isCURL:Y~pagePK:210058~piPK:210062~theSitePK:244363,00.html
- See Press Release 25 August 2008]
- http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:21881333~pagePK:64257043~piPK:437376~theSitePK:4607,00.html
- Vulnerability Exposed: Social Dimensions of Climate Change
- http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTSOCIALDEVELOPMENT/0,,contentMDK:21836866~pagePK:210058~piPK:210062~theSitePK:244363,00.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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