Tuesday, December 09, 2008
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 10 December 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, 10 December 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.
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, 10 December 2008
Academic Research
- ILO
- Conditions of Work and Employment Programme
- Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 20
- Age discrimination and older workers: Theory and legislation in comparative context (2008)
- by Naj Ghosheh
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/condtrav/publ/20cwe.htm
- or
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/condtrav/pdf/20cws.pdf
- [full-text, 67 pages]
- International Institute for Labour Studies (IILS) at the ILO
- Research Series 117
- The promise and perils of participatory policy-making
- by Lucio Baccaro and Konstantinos Papadakis.
- http://www.ilo.org//public/english/bureau/inst/download/rs117.pdf
- [full-text, 77 pages]
- International Institute for Labour Studies (IILS) at the ILO
- Executive compensation: Trends and policy issues
- by Franz Christian Ebert, Raymond Torres and Konstantinos Papadakis.
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inst/download/dp19008.pdf
- [full-text, 40 pages]
- ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)
- THE CHANGING FACE OF MEDICINE: Women Doctors and the Evolution of Health Care in America [November 2008]
- Ann K. Boulis; Jerry A. Jacobs
- http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=5252
- ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)
- BLUE-GREEN COALITIONS: Fighting for Safe Workplaces and Healthy Communities [December 2008]
- Brian Mayer
- http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=5272
- Conditions of Work and Employment Programme
International
- European Commission (EC)
- Employment in Europe Report (2008) [18 November 2008]
- http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=415&furtherNews=yes
- or
- http://ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=681&langId=en
- [full-text, 292 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- Living and working in Europe [28 November 2008]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0890.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/90/en/1/EF0890EN.pdf
- [full-text, 28 pages]
- International Labour Organisation (ILO)
- Global Wage Report 2008/09: Minimum wages and collective bargaining: Towards policy coherence [25 November 2008]
- http://www.ilo.org/global/What_we_do/Publications/lang--en/docName--WCMS_100786/index.htm
- or
- http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcomm/documents/publication/wcms_100786.pdf
- [full-text, 120 pages]
- Executive Summary
- http://www.ilo.org/global/What_we_do/Publications/lang--en/docName--WCMS_100790/index.htm
- or
- http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcomm/documents/publication/wcms_100790.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- Press Release 25 November 2008]
- ILO warns of cuts in real wages for millions of workers in 2009 Declines follow decade in which wages failed to keep pace with economic growth
- http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/Media_and_public_information/Press_releases/lang--en/WCMS_100783/index.htm
- OECD
- See the country notes for details about the OECD's policy recommendations.
- Denmark
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/9/36/41695696.pdf
- Finland
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/9/34/41695739.pdf
- Ireland
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/9/32/41696306.pdf
- Netherlands
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/9/31/41696331.pdf
- OECD says governments must continue reforms of disability systems [20 November 2008]
- http://www.oecd.org/document/43/0,3343,en_2649_34487_41689835_1_1_1_1,00.html
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- Economic Survey of the United States 2008 [9 December 2008]
- http://www.oecd.org/document/32/0,3343,en_2649_33733_41803296_1_1_1_1,00.html
- Executive Summary
- http://www.oecd.org/document/11/0,3343,en_2649_33733_41807435_1_1_1_1,00.html
- Employment in Europe Report (2008) [18 November 2008]
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- Automotive Industry: Employment, Earnings, and Hours [2 December 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/bls/auto.htm
- U.S. Department of Labor
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- October 2008
- Report 1008
- Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2004-2005 [14 November 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/cex/twoyear/200405/csxtwoyr.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/cex/twoyear/200405/csxtwoyr.pdf
- [full-text, 45 pages]
- BLS: Monthly Labor Review Online [9 December 2008]
- November 2008
- Vol. 131, Number 11
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/home.htm
- 401(k) plans move away from employer stock as investment vehicle
- William J. Wiatrowski
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2008/11/art1full.pdf
- Occupational employment in the not-for-profit sector
- Zack Warren
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2008/11/art2full.pdf
- The employment rate of people with disabilities
- Burt S. Barnow
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2008/11/art3full.pdf
- How high school students use time: a visual essay
- Mary Dorinda Allard
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2008/11/art4full.pdf
- William J. Wiatrowski
- Census
- BUSINESS DYNAMICS STATISTICS
- http://www.ces.census.gov/index.php/bds
- LONGITUDINAL BUSINESS DATABASE
- http://www.ces.census.gov/index.php/ces/researchdata?detail_key=10
- Press Release
- Census Bureau Announces a New Product for Tracking Business Activity [2 December 2008]
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/employment_occupations/013012.html
- Census
- North American Transportation in Figures [19 November 2008]
- http://nats.sct.gob.mx/nats/
- or
- http://nats.sct.gob.mx/nats/sys/index.jsp?i=3 [English]
- Census
- A Compass for Understanding and Using American Community Survey Data: What the Media Need to Know [November 2008]
- http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Downloads/ACSMediaHandbook.pdf
- [full-text, 60 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL34733
- NAFTA and the Mexican Economy
- November 4, 2008
- M. Angeles Villarreal, Specialist in International Trade and Finance, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
- Marisabel Cid, Research Associate, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
- http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=65645
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/565/
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1570&context=key_workplace
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Converting Retirement Savings into Income: Annuities and Periodic Withdrawals
- December 1, 2008
- Janemarie Mulvey, Specialist in Aging Policy
- Patrick Purcell, Specialist in Income Security, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/566/
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1571&context=key_workplace
- [full-text, 40 pages]
- Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
- The Small Business Profiles for the States and Territories 2008 [20 November 2008]
- http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/profiles/
- or
- http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/profiles/08profilestot.pdf
- [full-text, 106 pages]
- U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION (USCC)
- 2008 REPORT TO CONGRESS [20 November 2008]
- of the
- U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION
- ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS
- SECOND SESSION
- NOVEMBER 2008
- http://www.uscc.gov/annual_report/2008/annual_report_full_08.pdf
- [full-text, 405 pages]
- Press Release 20 November 2008
- U.S. CHINA COMMISSION CITES CHINESE CYBER ATTACKS, AUTHORITARIAN RULE, AND TRADE VIOLATIONS AS IMPEDIMENTS TO U.S. ECONOMIC AND NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS
- http://www.uscc.gov/pressreleases/2008/08_11_20pr.php
- Automotive Industry: Employment, Earnings, and Hours [2 December 2008]
- Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
- Unions and Upward Mobility for Women Workers [2 December 2008]
- John Schmitt
- http://www.cepr.net/documents/publications/unions_and_upward_mobility_for_women_workers_2008_12.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- Press Release 2 December 2008
- Unionization Substantially Improves the Pay and Benefits of Women Workers
- Gains from union membership large, even compared to benefits of college education.
- http://www.cepr.net/index.php/press-releases/press-releases/unionization-substantially-improves-the-pay-and-benefits-of-women-workers/
- GLOBAL UNION RESEARCH NETWORK (GURN)
- http://www.gurn.info/en
- 18.11.08: New GURN Web
- http://www.gurn.info/en/18-11-08-new-web-site
- http://www.gurn.info/en/18-11-08-new-web-site
- International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
- 2008 ANNUAL SURVEY OF VIOLATIONS OF TRADE UNION RIGHTS [20 November 2008]
- http://survey08.ituc-csi.org/survey.php?mode=pr&IDCont=1&Lang=EN
- See Press Release 20 November 2008
- http://ituc-csi.org/spip.php?article2539
- LEGISTORM
- EARMARKS DATABASE
- http://www.legistorm.com/earmarks.html
- See PRESS RELEASE 19 November 2008
- LegiStorm Releases Congressional Earmarks Database On The Web
- http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1633194.htm
- [NOTE: The following series is appropriately used for teaching in high schools and colleges; training and development in industry; and for general policy discussions].
- American Public Media produced by Homelands Productions - http://homelands.org/
- MARKETPLACE (Radio & Website)
- WORKING [profiles of single workers in the global economy]
- http://marketplace.publicradio.org/segments/working/
- FIDELE MUSAFIRI
- http://marketplace.publicradio.org/segments/working/miner.html
- Manpower
- Manpower Employment Outlook Survey Q1/2009 [9 December 2008]
- http://manpower.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=38
- or
- http://manpower.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=44
- or
- http://manpower.mediaroom.com/file.php/221/Q109+MEOS+U.S.+Research+Report.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- Press Release 9 December 2008]
- Manpower Employment Outlook Survey Reveals
- Majority of U.S. Employers Holding Staff Steady for Q1 2009
- http://manpower.mediaroom.com/file.php/220/Q109+MEOS+U.S.+Release.pdf
- Mercer
- Mercer survey finds $1,000 health plan deductible was the norm in 2008 [19 November 2008]
- So what happens in next year's tough business environment?
- http://www.mercer.com/summary.htm?idContent=1328445
- Migration Information Source (MIS)
- TOP 10 MIGRATION ISSUES of 2008 [December 2008]
- http://www.migrationinformation.org/
- or
- http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=710
- (Click on Next Story for each of the following 9 stories)
- Migration Policy Institute (MPI) and Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
- Immigration: Data Matters
- http://www.migrationpolicy.org/pubs/2008DataGuide.pdf
- [full-text, 25 pages]
- Press Release 16 October 2008
- Immigration: Data Matters
- MPI and PRB Release Guide to Finding and Using Most Accurate Data
- http://www.migrationpolicy.org/news/2008_10_16.php
- Unions and Upward Mobility for Women Workers [2 December 2008]
- EEOC
- LA WEIGHT LOSS SETTLES NATIONWIDE SEX DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT WITH EEOC [2 December 2008]
- Company Refused to Hire Men into Weight Loss Counselor and Other Jobs, Agency Alleged
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/12-2-08.html
- LEXIS WEB
- http://www.lexisweb.com
- LA WEIGHT LOSS SETTLES NATIONWIDE SEX DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT WITH EEOC [2 December 2008]
- BLS: JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER: OCTOBER 2008 [9 December 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/jolts.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: OCTOBER 2008 [21 November 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/laus.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/laus.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: MASS LAYOFFS IN OCTOBER 2008 [21 November 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: FIRST QUARTER 2008 [20 November 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: NONFATAL OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES REQUIRING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK, 2007 [20 November 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/osh2.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/osh2.pdf
- [full-text, 42 pages]
- BLS: REAL EARNINGS IN OCTOBER 2008 [19 November 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/realer.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: OCTOBER 2008 [19 November 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- Census
- QUARTERLY RETAIL E-COMMERCE SALES 3rd QUARTER 2008 [19 November 2008]
- http://www.census.gov/mrts/www/ecomm.html
- or
- http://www.census.gov/mrts/www/data/html/08Q3.html
- or
- http://www.census.gov/mrts/www/data/pdf/08Q3.pdf
- [full-text, 3 pages]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm
- Prepared under the direction of the
- Committee on House Administration
- The Honorable Robert A. Brady, Pennsylvania, , Chairman
- The Honorable Vernon J. Ehlers, Michigan, Ranking Member
- New Member Pictorial Directory: 111th Congress [19 November 2008]
- http://www.gpoaccess.gov/pictorial/111th/newmems.html
- or
- http://www.gpoaccess.gov/pictorial/111th/pdf/fulldoc.pdf
- [full-text, 30 pages]
- Committee on House Administration
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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