Wednesday, June 25, 2008

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 25 June 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, 25 June 2008


Academic Research

Why Do Leaders Matter? The Role of Expert Knowledge  [June 2008]
Amanda H. Goodall,  ILR School, Cornell University  and Warwick Business School
Lawrence M. Kahn , ILR School, Cornell University
Andrew J. Oswald, ILR School, Cornell University  and Warwick University
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/news/upload/GoodallKahnOswaldBasketball_June_2008.pdf
[full-text, 35 pages]

University of Texas, School of Information
The following is one interview among many by Mike Wallace found at
http://solstice.ischool.utexas.edu/tmwi/index.php/The_Mike_Wallace_Interview
33.     Walter Reuther  1/25/1958
http://solstice.ischool.utexas.edu/tmwi/index.php/Walter_Reuther


ILR School, Cornell University, Catherwood Library
"Best of the Web"  Guide on --
WTO Trade and Labor Issues
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/research/bestOfTheWeb/wto.html


IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include
3559    Long-Run Labour Market Effects of Individual Sports Activities          
3558    Allocation of Labour in Urban West Africa: Implication for Development Policies         
3557    Short-Run Distributional Effects of Public Education Transfers to Tertiary Education Students in Seven European Countries       
3556    Lessons from the Ottoman Harem (On Ethnicity, Religion and War)         
3555    Job Protection Legislation and Productivity Growth in OECD Countries    
3554    Social Interactions and the Salience of Social Identity         
3553    On Gender Gaps and Self-fulfilling Expectations: Theory, Policies and Some Empirical Evidence   
3552    Ancestry versus Ethnicity: The Complexity and Selectivity of Mexican Identification in the United States        
3551    The Economic Returns to a Second Official Language: English in Quebec and French in the Rest-of-Canada


Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local


International

African Development Bank (AFDB)
SELECTED STATISTICS ON AFRICAN COUNTRIES 2008 [June 2008]
http://www.afdb.org/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/ADB_ADMIN_PG/DOCUMENTS/STATISTICS/SELECTED%202008_WEB.PDF
[full-text, 326 pages]

African Development Bank (AFDB)
Gender, Poverty and Environmental Indicators on African Countries [June 2008]
http://www.afdb.org/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/ADB_ADMIN_PG/DOCUMENTS/STATISTICS/GENDER%202008_WEB.PDF
[full-text, 306 pages]

African Development Bank (AFDB)
Compendium of Statistics on Bank Group Operations 2008
http://www.afdb.org/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/ADB_ADMIN_PG/DOCUMENTS/STATISTICS/COMPENDIUM%202008_WEB.PDF
[full-text, 198 pages]

African Development Bank (AFDB)
The ADB Statistics Pocketbook 2008
http://www.afdb.org/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/ADB_ADMIN_PG/DOCUMENTS/STATISTICS/POCKETBOOK%202008_WEB.PDF
[full-text, 167 pages]

European Commission
Flash Eurobarometer
Post-referendum survey in Ireland
Preliminary results
Fieldwork: 13-15 June 2008
Report: June 18 2008
http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/flash/fl_245_en.pdf
[full-text, 11 pages]

European Commission > Public Opinion Analysis > Archives > Standard EB > N°69
Standard Eurobarometer 69 [24 June 2008]
First Results
Fieldwork : April-May 2008
Publication : June 2008
http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/eb/eb69/eb69_en.htm
or
http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/eb/eb69/eb_69_first_en.pdf
[full-text, 138 pages]

European Commission
Trade Policy Review of United States
Statement by Eckart Guth, EC Ambassador at the WTO
Geneva, 9 & 11 June 2008
http://ec.europa.eu/commission_barroso/mandelson/speeches_articles/spaw002_en.htm
Press Release
The Doha Development Agenda
EU uses WTO Trade Policy Review of the United States to raise concerns about rising protectionism
Geneva, 11 June 2008
http://ec.europa.eu/trade/issues/newround/doha_da/pr110608_en.htm


ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization and Resolution on strengthening the ILO's capacity to assist its Members'efforts to reach its objectives in the context of globalization. http://www.ilo.org/global/What_we_do/Officialmeetings/ilc/ILCSessions/97thSession/pr/lang--en/docName--WCMS_094042/index.htm
or
http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_norm/---relconf/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_094042.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]
Press Release
ILO adopts landmark Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization [12 June 2008]
http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/Media_and_public_information/Press_releases/lang--en/WCMS_094186/index.htm


Federal

BLS: Occupational Projections and Training Data, 2008-09 Edition [16 June 2008]
http://www.bls.gov/emp/optd/home.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/emp/optd/optd.pdf
[full-text, 195 pages]

Census
INTERNATIONAL DATA BASE (Update 18 June 2008]
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/
   * Country summary pages showing key population indicators < http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/summaries.html>
   * Tables of demographic indicators for countries and regions < http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/tables.html>
   * Population pyramids showing age and sex composition < http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/pyramids.html>
World Population approaching 7 Billion
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/worldpopinfo.html
See PRESS RELEASE
World Population Approaches 7 Billion
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/012112.html


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
June 20, 2008 / Vol. 57 / No. 24
Heat-Related Deaths Among Crop Workers — United States, 1992­2006
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5724.pdf
[full-text, 32 pages]
Transcript from Media Conference
Heat-Related Deaths Among Crop Workers
http://www.cdc.gov/media/transcripts/2008/t080619.htm


Committee on Education and Labor
Full Committee Hearing: "Hidden Tragedy: Underreporting of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses"
Thursday, June 19, 2008
http://edlabor.house.gov/hearings/fc-2008-06-19.shtml
Committe Report:
HIDDEN TRAGEDY: Underreporting of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses
A MAJORITY STAFF REPORT BY
THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE HONORABLE GEORGE MILLER
CHAIRMAN
June 2008
http://edlabor.house.gov/publications/20080619WorkplaceInjuriesReport.pdf
[full-text, 44 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL32461
Outsourcing and Insourcing Jobs in the U.S. Economy: Evidence Based on Foreign Investment Data
Updated May 13, 2008
James K. Jackson, Specialist in International Trade and Finance, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL32461_20080513.pdf
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/520/
[full-text, 46 pages]

U.S. Department of Labor
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy
Working Partners for an Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace
National Resources
http://www.dol.gov/asp/programs/drugs/nationalresources/nationalresources.htm
NOTE: DRUG-FREE WORK WEEK will be OCTOBER 20-26, 2008
http://www.dol.gov/asp/programs/drugs/workingpartners/dfww-introduction.asp


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

AARP Public Policy Institute
Research Report
FACT SHEET
Update on the Aged 55+ Worker: 2007
Sara E. Rix, Ph.D., AARP Public Policy Institute
May 2008
http://www.aarp.org/research/work/employment/fs142_worker.html
or
http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/fs142_worker.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]


Brookings Institution
Policy Brief
A Bridge to Somewhere: Rethinking American Transportation for the 21st Century [12 June 2008]
Robert Puentes
http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/papers/2008/06_transportation_puentes/06_transportation_puentes_policybrief.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]

Development Gateway Foundation (DGF)
COUNTRY RESOURCES
http://www.developmentgateway.org/cg
See also -
Development Data & Statistics
http://www.developmentgateway.org/cg/country-gateways/dataandstatistics.do
and --
Country Gateway Network
http://www.developmentgateway.org/cg/country-gateways/cgn.do


The Kaiser Family Foundation's Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KCMU)
Health Insurance Coverage in America, 2006 [ONLINE w/ CHARTS] [June 2008]
http://facts.kff.org/chartbook.aspx?cb=50
This chart book provides figures and tables for the following subpopulations:
         Nonelderly
    · < http://facts.kff.org/chart.aspx?cb=50&sctn=136>
         Children
    · < http://facts.kff.org/chart.aspx?cb=50&sctn=137>
         Nonelderly adults
    · < http://facts.kff.org/chart.aspx?cb=50&sctn=138>
         Working adults
    · < http://facts.kff.org/chart.aspx?cb=50&sctn=139>

Manpower
The Borderless Workforce Survey: Global Results [24 June 2008]
http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/MAN/290446505x0x208357/41b8de87-062c-4840-9b0a-8ff48bd175b4/2008_Borderless%20Workforce%20Survey_Global%20Results_FINAL.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]
The Borderless Workforce
http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/MAN/290446505x0x208357/41b8de87-062c-4840-9b0a-8ff48bd175b4/2008_Borderless%20Workforce%20Survey_Global%20Results_FINAL.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]
PRESS RELEASE 24 June 2008
Manpower Inc. Research Reveals Competing Agendas of Employers and Jobseekers, With 37% of Individuals Willing to Relocate Anywhere in the World for a Better Career, While 31% of Employers Are Worried About Talent Migrating Abroad [24 June 2008]
http://www.manpower.com/investors/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=317969


[NOTE: The following series is appropriately used for teaching in high schools, colleges & universities; training and development in industry; and for general policy discussions].
Marketplace and Homelands Productions
Marketplace from American Public Media
PAKISTANI TEENAGER IS LATEST SUBJECT IN SERIES ON GLOBAL WORK [12 June 2008]
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/segments/working/mohmen.html


Watson Wyatt
Changing Strategies in HR Technology and Outsourcing - 2007 HR Technology Trends Survey [24 June 2008]
Executive Summary
http://www.watsonwyatt.com/research/resrender.asp?id=2007-US-0151&page=1
Press Release
Companies Continue Move Toward Selective Outsourcing Approach, Watson Wyatt Finds [24 June 2008]
http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=19272


Law

Congressional Research Service
Order Code RL34510
The Fair Labor Standards Act: Continuing Issues in the Debate
May 28, 2008
William G. Whittaker, Specialist in Labor Economics, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34510_20080528.pdf
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/519/
[full-text, 34 pages]


Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL34088
Leave Benefits in the United States
Updated May 7, 2008
Linda Levine, Specialist in Labor Economics, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34088_20080507.pdf
[full-text, 27 pages]


Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL32044
Immigration: Policy Considerations Related to Guest Worker Programs
Updated May 28, 2008
Andorra Bruno, Specialist in Immigration Policy, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL32044_20080528.pdf
[full-text, 49 pages]


Statistical Reports

BLS: MEXICO: Hourly Compensation Costs for Workers in Maquiladora Manufacturing Export Industries, 1975-2006 [29 May 2008]
http://www.bls.gov/fls/flshcindmaq.htm


BLS: MASS LAYOFFS IN MAY 2008 [20 June 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: EMPLOYER COSTS FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION-MARCH 2008 [11 June 2008]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ecec.pdf
[full-text, 27 pages]


BLS: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES- MAY 2008 - [12 June 2008]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ximpim.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ximpim.pdf
[full-text, 15 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/ximpim.supp.toc.htm


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)
MOTHERHOOD, THE ELEPHANT IN THE LABORATORY
Women Scientists Speak Out
Emily Monosson (Editor)
http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=4821
$25.00t cloth
2008, 232 pages, 6 x 9, 8 charts/graphs
ISBN: 978-0-8014-4664-1


110th Congress COMMITTEE PRINT 2nd Session
THE DECLINE IN AMERICA'S REPUTATION: WHY?
June 11, 2008
The first of three reports on America's International Image (covering Decline, Impact on U.S. National Interests, and Recommendations) by the
SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND OVERSIGHT
of the HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Based on a series of 10 hearings
http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/110/42566.pdf
[full-text, 47 pages]


______________________________
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                  
****************************************


Thursday, June 12, 2008

[IWS] NO MESSAGES until 25 June 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
________________________________________________________________________

NO MESSAGES will be sent until 25 June 2008.
______________________________
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                  
****************************************


Wednesday, June 11, 2008

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 11 June 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, 11 June 2008


Academic Research

Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
Privatization for the Public Good?. Welfare Effects of Private Intervention in Latin America [Book]
Editor: Chong, Alberto
Published: June 2008
Language: English
http://www.iadb.org/res/pub_desc.cfm?pub_id=B-629


International Labour Organization (ILO)
INFORM
Bureau of Library and Information Services
Department of Communication and Public Information
Resource guide on child labour [9 June 2008]
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/support/lib/resource/subject/childlabor.htm


IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include
3540    Déjà Vu? Short-Term Training in Germany 1980–1992 and 2000–2003         
3539    Gender Differences and the Timing of First Marriages    
3538    Long Term Earnings Inequality, Earnings Instability and Temporary Employment in Spain: 1993–2000        
3537    Early Child Development and Maternal Labor Force Participation: Using Handedness as an Instrument       
3536    Taxes and Benefits: Two Distinct Options to Cheat on the State?         
3535    Intergenerational Transmission of Healthy Eating Behaviour and the Role of Household Income     
3534    Employment Assimilation of Immigrants in the Netherlands: Catching Up and the Irrelevance of Education  
3533    Analysing the Gender Wage Gap Using Personnel Records of a Large German Company


Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local


International

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperaton (APEC)
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY in the GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN: AN APEC CASEBOOK [online March 2008]
http://www.apec.org/apec/publications/free_downloads/2008.MedialibDownload.v1.html?url=/etc/medialib/apec_media_library/downloads/workinggroups/hrdwg/pubs/2008.Par.0002.File.v1.1
[full-text, 276 pages]

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Tackling undeclared work in the European Union [10 June 2008]
[DATABASE of CASE  STUDIES]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/areas/labourmarket/tackling/search.php


European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Around the world in 80 ways - Today's global market place
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/resourcepacks/globalisation.htm


European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Restructuring Monitor
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/index.htm
Fact sheets [5 June 2008]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/index.php?template=searchfactsheets


ILO Decent Work Research Prize shared by Nobel laureate and leading Canadian labour researcher [4 June 2008]
http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/Media_and_public_information/Press_releases/lang--en/WCMS_093834/index.htm


ILO launches year-long campaign "Gender Equality at the Heart of Decent Work" [5 June 2008]
http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/Media_and_public_information/Press_releases/lang--en/WCMS_093852/index.htm


International Labour Organization (ILO)
Bureau International du Travail (BIT)
Programme Universitas du Bureau international du Travail en partenariat avec le Centre Sportif de la Vallée de Joux
Travail Décent, Développement local et Sport
Réalisé par Giovanni di Cola avec Christel Costa, Claire Bélony et Bertrand Loze
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/universitas/download/events/travail_decent.pdf
[full-text, 91 pages]
Also
Bureau International du Travail
Travail Décent, Développement local et Sport :
Méthodologies pour la formation à partir des initiatives et évènements sportifs, culturels et touristiques locaux
Par Giovanni di Cola
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/universitas/download/publi/gdc_cnt_fr.pdf
Other Studies and Publications by Universitas are found at
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/universitas/publi.htm


INDIA
Report to the People [22 May 2008]
UPA Government
2004 ­ 2008
http://pib.nic.in/archieve/upareport/report2008.pdf
[full-text, 71 pages]


INDIA
The Ministry of Labour and Employment
The Ministry of Labour Annual Report 2007 - 2008 [online 25 April 2008]
http://www.labour.nic.in/annrep/annrep2007.htm
[Note: This page indicates the year 2006 -2007. However, all links take one to the 2007 - 2008 report].

INDIA
Ministry of Labour and Employment
Labour Bureau
Reports Released - Latest
http://labourbureau.nic.in/reports.htm


INDIA
Ministry of Labour and Employment
Labour Bureau
NEW WEBSITE ADDRESS
http://labourbureau.gov.in/main2.html


World Bank
Global Development Finance 2008: The Role of International Banking [10 June 2008]
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTGDF2008/Resources/gdf_complete_web-appended.pdf
[full-text, 173 pages]
Press Release 10 June 2008      
Developing Country Growth Resilient in the Face of Financial Turmoil and Soaring Food and Energy Prices
Despite volatility, rise of foreign banks in developing countries holds promise
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:21797101~pagePK:64257043~piPK:437376~theSitePK:4607,00.html


World Bank & OECD
Prospects for the Global Economy [10 June 2008]
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTDEC/EXTDECPROSPECTS/EXTGBLPROSPECTSAPRIL/0,,menuPK:659178~pagePK:64218926~piPK:64218953~theSitePK:659149,00.html


World Health Organization (WHO)
WORLD HEALTH STATISTICS 2008
http://www.who.int/whosis/whostat/2008/en/index.html
or
http://www.who.int/whosis/whostat/EN_WHS08_Full.pdf
[full-text, 115 pages]


Federal

BLS NOTICE: PPI Transitions to New Computer System [6 June 2008]
http://www.bls.gov/ppi/newsystem.htm


General Accountability Office (GAO)
Federal Disability Programs: Coordination Could Facilitate Better Data Collection to Assess the Status of People with Disabilities, GAO-08-872T, June 04, 2008
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08872t.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages]

U.S. Department of State
Trafficking in Persons Report 2008 [4 June 2008]
http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/tiprpt/2008/
or
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/105501.pdf
[full-text, 295 pages]
Release of the Eighth Annual Trafficking in Persons Report
Secretary Condoleezza Rice
Washington, DC
June 4, 2008
http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2008/06/105561.htm
VIDEO
http://video.state.gov/?fr_story=ebcd8b9763b11676ef46733025b019b9dbffc8da


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

AARP Policy & Research
Research Report
Workforce Issues: Views from 103 North Carolina Employers. Summary of Findings from a Web Survey
Jennifer H. Sauer, M.A., AARP Knowledge Management
June 2008
http://www.aarp.org/research/work/employment/nc_employer_08.html
or
http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/nc_employer_08.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]

Economic Policy Institute (EPI)
ECONOMIC SNAPSHOTS
Snapshot for June 4, 2008.
Bush Budget Spends 100 Times More to Regulate Unions
By Ross Eisenbrey
http://www.epi.org/content.cfm/webfeatures_snapshots_20080604


Mercer
Quality of Living global city rankings ­ Mercer survey
http://www.mercer.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1307990
Includes TABLES of
(1) Top 50 cities: Quality of living
and
(2) Top 50 cities: Personal Safety
http://www.mercer.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1307990#Top50_qol


PEW Hispanic Center
Latino Labor Report, 2008: Construction Reverses Job Growth for Latinos [4 June 2008]
http://pewhispanic.org/files/reports/88.pdf
[full-text, 39 pages]

Political Economy Research Institute, Univ. of Mass. Amherst
JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE GREEN ECONOMY: A STATE-BY-STATE PICTURE OF OCCUPATIONS THAT GAIN FROM GREEN INVESTMENTS [28 May 2008]
http://www.kintera.org/htmlcontent.asp?cid=81548
or
http://www.bluegreenalliance.org/atf/cf/%7B3637E5F0-D0EA-46E7-BB32-74D973EFF334%7D/NRDC_report_May28.pdf
[full-text,  15 pages]

RAND
Post-Secondary Education in Qatar: Employer Demand, Student Choice, and Options for Policy [2007] [online June 2008]
By: Cathleen Stasz, Eric R. Eide, Francisco Martorell with Louay Constant, Charles A. Goldman, Joy S. Moini, Vazha Nadareishvili, Hanine Salem
http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG644/
or
http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2007/RAND_MG644.pdf
[full-text, 159 pages]

RAND
How Do Earnings Change When Reservists Are Activated? [2 June 2008]
A Reconciliation of Estimates Derived from Survey and Administrative Data
By: Francisco Martorell, Jacob Alex Klerman, David S. Loughran
http://rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR565/
or
http://rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2008/RAND_TR565.pdf
[full-text, 74 pages]
and
Summary
http://rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2008/RAND_TR565.sum.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]


Watson Wyatt
Watson Wyatt releases new editions of its two Central and Eastern Europe reports [9 June 2008]
http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=19185


Law

EEOC
WAL-MART TO PAY $250,000 FOR DISABILITY BIAS [9 June 2008]
EEOC Said Long-Time Pharmacy Technician Fired Because of Gunshot Disability
http://www.eeoc.gov/press/6-9-08.html


Statistical Reports

BEA: Gross Domestic Product by State, advance 2007 and revised 2004-2006 [5 June 2008]
STATE ECONOMIC GROWTH SLOWED IN 2007
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_state/2008/gsp0608.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_state/2008/pdf/gsp0608.pdf
[full-text, 11 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_state/2008/xls/gsp0608.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_state/2008/pdf/gsp0608_fax.pdf


BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  MAY 2008 [6 June 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


U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services Annual Revision for 2007 [10 June 2008]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2008/trad1308.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2008/pdf/trad1308.pdf
[full-text, 68 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2008/xls/trad1308.xls
[spreadsheet]
see also 1992 - present
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2008/xls/trad_time_series_0408.xls
[spreadsheet]


BLS: U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services APRIL 2008 [10 June 2008]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2008/trad0408.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2008/pdf/trad0408.pdf
[full-text, 49 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2008/xls/trad0408.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2008/pdf/trad0408_fax.pdf


BLS: JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER:  APRIL 2008 [10 June 2008]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/jolts.pdf
[full-text, 15 pages]


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

USA.gov
Get It Done Online!
http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Services.shtml


National Science Foundation (NSF)
Multimedia Gallery
http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/index.cfm?s=2

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Wednesday, June 04, 2008

[IWS] IWS Weekly Bulletin, 4 June 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, 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    The Impact of Risk Attitudes on Entrepreneurial Survival 
3524    Between Agora and Shopping Mall
3523    A Note on Risk Aversion and Labour Market Outcomes: Further Evidence from German Survey Data
3522    Outsourcing and Labor Taxation in Dual Labor Markets
3521    Reforming Retirement-Income Systems: Lessons from the Recent Experiences of OECD Countries
3520    Parents� Incomes and Children�s Outcomes: A Quasi-Experiment    
3519    Informality and Macroeconomic Fluctuations      
3518    Is the Glass Ceiling Cracking? A Simple Test


Cornell Higher Education Research Institute (CHERI)
Working Papers
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/cheri/work.html
WP 112           "Mortality and Immortality: The Nobel Prize as an Experiment into the Effect of Status upon Longevity"          
WP 111  "Highly Cited Leaders and the Performance of Research Universities"
WP 110  "Determinants of Grades, Persistence and Major Choice for Low-Income and Minority Students"


Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local


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


Federal

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]


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

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



Law

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


Statistical Reports

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]


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

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.

****************************************
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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