Friday, November 21, 2008

[IWS] NO MESSAGES until 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
________________________________________________________________________

NO MESSAGES will be sent until 10 December 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                
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 19 November 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, 19 November 2008


Academic Research

National Academies Press (NAP)
Construction Research at NIOSH: Reviews of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health [11 November 2008]
http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12530&utm_medium=etmail&utm_source=National%20Academies%20Press&utm_campaign=New+from+NAP+111108&utm_content=web&utm_term =
Full-text
http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12530&utm_medium=etmail&utm_source=National%20Academies%20Press&utm_campaign=New+from+NAP+111108&utm_content=web&utm_term=#toc
Summary
http://www.nap.edu/nap-cgi/report.cgi?record_id=12530&type=pdfxsum


International Institute for Labour Studies (IILS) at the ILO

Labour, globalization and inequality: Are Trade Unions still redistributive?
by Lucio Baccaro.
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inst/download/dp19208.pdf
[full-text, 81 pages]


Impact of changing work patterns on income inequality
 by Uma Rani
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inst/download/dp19308.pdf
[full-text, 46 pages]


Policies for redistribution: The use of taxes and social transfers
by Naren Prasad
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inst/download/dp19408.pdf
[full-text, 42 pages]



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


International

African Development Bank (AfDB)
2008 African Economic Conference
http://www.afdb.org/portal/page?_pageid=473,8814271&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
AFRICAN ECONOMIC CONFERENCE 12-14 November 2008, Tunis, Tunisia
SESSION PAPERS
http://www.afdb.org/portal/page?_pageid=473,30752692&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL


Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) (UK)
EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS RESEARCH SERIES NO. 97
Implementing information and consultation in medium-sized organisations
BY MARK HALL, UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK, SUE HUTCHINSON, UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND, JANE PARKER, JOHN PURCELL AND MICHAEL TERRY, UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
http://www.berr.gov.uk/files/file48723.pdf
[full-text, 84 pages]
see also --
Implementing Information and Consultation: Early Experience Under the ICE Regulations -- Interim Update Report
http://www.berr.gov.uk/files/file48798.pdf
[full-text, 23 pages]

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Second European Quality of Life Survey ­ First Findings (Résumé) [18 November 2008]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0852.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/52/en/1/EF0852EN.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]


ILO: Press release
Date issued 18 November 2008
Reference ILO/08/48
Subjects ILO Director General
http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/Media_and_public_information/Press_releases/lang--en/WCMS_100558/index.htm
GENEVA (ILO News) Juan Somavia was elected to a third term as Director-General of the International Labour Office (ILO) today, and pledged to work to ensure social justice amidst a growing series of challenges in the global economy.


ILO: The Library of the International Labour Office (ILO) has produced a new resource guide on labour inspection. This guide is a starting point for anyone beginning research on labour inspection. It provides links to key ILO publications on the topic, ILO labour standards and data, as well as other resources around the world.
Resource Guide on Labour Inspection [7 November 2008]
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/support/lib/resource/subject/labourinsp.htm


Migration and Remittances Team
Development Prospects Group, The World Bank
Migration and Development Brief 8
November 11, 2008
Outlook for Remittance Flows 2008-2010:
Growth expected to moderate significantly, but flows to remain resilient 
By Dilip Ratha, Sanket Mohapatra and Zhimei Xu
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTPROSPECTS/Resources/334934-1110315015165/MD_Brief8.pdf
[full-text, 14 pages]


Federal

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Congressional Budget Office
Background Paper
The Outlook for Housing Starts, 2009 to 2012 [18 November 2008]
November 2008
http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=9885&type=1
[full-text, 36 pages]

CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON CHINA (CECC)
ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION
OCTOBER 31, 2008
[CHINA] ANNUAL REPORT 2008 [31 October 2008]
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_house_hearings&docid=f:45233.wais
or
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_house_hearings&docid=f:45233.pdf
[full-text,  295 pages]

Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS)
November 14, 2008
OLMS Launches Expanded FOIA Web Page
In an effort to assist the public and to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) has launched a newly expanded Online FOIA Reading Room at:
http://www.dol.gov/esa/olms/regs/compliance/OLMS_FOIA.htm


National Science Foundation (NSF)
Federal Funds for Research and Development: Fiscal Years 2005-07 [14 November 2008]
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf09300/
or
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf09300/pdf/nsf09300.pdf
[full-text, 385 pages]
see also --
National Patterns of R&D Resources: 2007 Data Update [14 November 2008]
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf08318/
or
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf08318/pdf/nsf08318.pdf
[full-text, 47 pages]

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Measuring the Status and Change of NAEP State Inclusion Rates for Students with Disabilities [18 November 2008]
November 2008
Authors: Sami Kitmitto and Victor Bandeira de Mello
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pubs/studies/2009453.asp
or
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pdf/studies/2009453.pdf
[full-text, 118 pages]

Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
BEST PRACTICES: MENTORING [online 12 November 2008]
http://www.opm.gov/hrd/lead/BestPractices-Mentoring.pdf
[full-text, 25 pages]
see also  http://www.opm.gov/hrd/lead/mentoring.asp


NOTE: This book list the positions to which President-Elect Obama can make appointments.
The Plum Book (United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions): 2008 Edition
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/plumbook/2008/index.html
or
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/plumbook/2008/2008_plum_book.pdf
[full-text, 217 pages]

U.S. Senate Finance Committee
White Paper
REFORMING AMERICA'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM: A CALL TO ACTION [12 November 2008]
http://finance.senate.gov/healthreform2009/finalwhitepaper.pdf
[full-text, 98 pages]


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

AARP Policy & Research
The Employment Picture, October 2008—Mostly Grim News for Older and Younger Workers
Research Report
Sara E. Rix, Ph.D., AARP Public Policy Institute
November 2008
http://www.aarp.org/research/work/employment/fs148_employment.html
or
http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/fs148_employment.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]

Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
Fast Facts from EBRI
FFE #105, Nov. 13, 2008
Goals for Reforming the U.S. Health Care System
http://www.ebri.org/pdf/publications/facts/fastfacts/fastfact11132008.pdf


RAND
Explaining the Increase in Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Servicemembers During the Global War on Terror [17 November 2008]
By: David S. Loughran, Jacob Alex Klerman
http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR588/
or
http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2008/RAND_TR588.pdf
[full-text, 72 pages]
or
Summary
http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2008/RAND_TR588.sum.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages]


WorldAtWork: The Total Rewards Association (formerly American Compensation Association)
Employers Want To Keep Work-Sponsored Insurance [17 November 2008]
http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimComment?id=29774&from=Home%20Total%20Rewards%20News2
or
http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimComment?id=29774&from=Home%20Total%20Rewards%20News2&printable


World Economic Forum (WEF)
THE GLOBAL GENDER GAP REPORT [12 November 2008]
http://www.weforum.org/pdf/gendergap/report2008.pdf
[full-text, 181 pages]
Press Release 12 November 2008
NORWAY TOPS THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM'S GENDER GAP INDEX
http://email.weforum.org/I?a=A9X7Cq3L7oAu8R05sKiJoRjirA
Country Highlights and Profiles
http://www.weforum.org/en/initiatives/gcp/Gender%20Gap/Countries2008/index.htm


Law

EEOC
GOLD'N PLUMP AND THE WORK CONNECTION SETTLE SUITS BY EEOC FOR RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION [12 November 2008]
Prayer Breaks Sought by Muslim Employees to be Instituted; Total of $365,000 to be Paid in Two Cases
http://www.eeoc.gov/press/11-12-08.html


EEOC
LAKE RIDGE ACADEMY TO PAY NEARLY $1 MILLION FOR RETALIATORY DISCHARGE, JURY RULE IN EEOC SUIT [10 November 2008]
Federal Agency Says Prep School Fired Employee for Protesting Unequal Pay for Women
http://www.eeoc.gov/press/11-10-08a.html


WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION
RULES
The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
 2008-26577 View Pdf
 [Filed: 11/14/08 at 8:45 am;  Publication Date: 11/17/2008]
http://www.federalregister.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2008-26577_PI.pdf
[full-text, 762 pages]
Press Release 14 November 2008
U.S. Department of Labor final rule will expand FMLA for military families and clarify rules for workers and employers
Final rule brings two-year public process to close with common sense reforms for modern workforce
http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/esa/esa20081703.htm


Statistical Reports

BEA: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES September 2008 [13 November 2008]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2008/trad0908.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2008/pdf/trad0908.pdf
[full-text, 49 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2008/xls/trad0908.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2008/pdf/trad0908_fax.pdf


BLS: Producer Price Indexes - October 2008 [18 November 2008]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/ppi.supp.toc.htm


BLS: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES-OCTOBER 2008 [14 November 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


BLS: EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2008 [13 November 2008]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mslo.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mslo.pdf
[full-text, 22 pages]


BLS: JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER:  SEPTEMBER 2008 [13 November 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: CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES - INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS [7 November 2008]
Consumer Price Indexes, Percent Changes, Nine Countries, 1995-2008
ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ForeignLabor/flscpim.txt
or
http://www.bls.gov/fls/flscpim.pdf
and
Harmonized Indexes of Consumer Prices, Percent Changes, Eight Countries or Areas, 2003-2008
ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ForeignLabor/flshicp.txt
or
http://www.bls.gov/fls/flshicp.pdf


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Morbidity and Mortality Week Report (MMWR)
November 14, 2008 / 57(45);1221-1226
Cigarette Smoking Among Adults --- United States, 2007
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5745a2.htm


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


Tuesday, November 11, 2008

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 12 November 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, 12 November 2008


Academic Research

Boston College Center for International Higher Education
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/soe/cihe/
International Comparison of Academic Salaries: An Exploratory Study [October 2008]
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/soe/cihe/salary_report.pdf
[full-text, 84 pages]
VIDEO of authors discussing the study
http://stream.bc.edu/ramgen/MTS/cihestudy.rm


Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai, India
http://oii.igidr.ac.in:8888/dspace/handle/123456789/8/simple-search?query=2008
Working Papers
Recent studies include --
Title                                                Authors
Pro-Poor growth: Illusions of marriage and divorce?     Suryanarayana, M.H
Poverty and food insecurity in India: A Disaggregated regional profile  Suryanarayana, M.H; Silva, Dimitri
Agflation and the PDS: Some issues      Suryanarayana, M.H
Understanding industrial energy use:Physical energy intensity changes in Indian manufacturing sector    Ray, Binay Kumar; Reddy, B. Sudhakara
Trade liberalization, poverty and food security in India         Panda, Manoj K; Ganesh-Kumar, A
The Great climate debate? A Developing country perspective      Reddy, B. Sudhakara; Assenza, Gaudenz B
Estimating the probability of trade union membership in India: Impact of Communist parties, personal attributes and industrial characteristics  Pal, Rupayan
An Alternative approach to measure HDI  Nathan, Hippu Salk Kristle; Mishra, Srijit; Reddy, B. Sudhakara
On measuring group differential: Some further results   Nathan, Hippu Salk Kristle; Mishra, Srijit
A conceptual framework for development of sustainable development indicators    Nathan, Hippu Salk Kristle; Reddy, B. Sudhakara


Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)
A Comparison of Career Guidance Information in the US and Japan [online October 2008]
Lynn Shniper
http://www.jil.go.jp/profile/documents/Lynn%20Shniper.pdf
[full-text, 38 pages]


IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include
3817    Does Retirement Kill You? Evidence from Early Retirement Windows        
3816    Who Becomes an Entrepreneur? Labor Market Prospects and Occupational Choice     
3815    Children and Parents Time Use: Empirical Evidence on Investment in Human Capital in France, Italy and Germany   
3814    Car Ownership and the Labor Market of Ethnic Minorities         
3813    Economic Satisfaction and Income Rank in Small Neighbourhoods   
3812    Does Relative Income Matter for the Very Poor? Evidence from Rural Ethiopia     
3811    An Experimental Study of Sex Segregation in the Swedish Labour Market: Is Discrimination the Explanation?


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


International

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Knowledge Solutions October 2008
Managing Knowledge Workers
by Olivier Serrat
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Information/Knowledge-Solutions/Managing-Knowledge-Workers.pdf
[full-text, 3 pages]

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
CASE STUDIES
Managing change in EU cross-border mergers and acquisitions [March 2008]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/content/source/eu08005a.htm?p1=events&p2=null


European Foundation for the Improvement of Working and Living Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)
Who needs up-skilling? Low-skilled and low-qualified workers in the European Union [7 November 2008]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0897.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/97/en/1/EF0897EN.pdf
[full-text, 36 pages]

International Labour Office, Geneva
October 2008
WP.265
SECTORAL ACTIVITIES PROGRAMME
Working Paper
Guide for social dialogue in the tourism industry [October 2008]
by Dain Bolwell and Wolfgang Weinz
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/sector/papers/tourism/wp265.pdf
[full-text, 97 pages]

International Labour Office, Geneva
October 2008
WP.266
SECTORAL ACTIVITIES PROGRAMME
Working Paper
Reducing poverty through tourism [October 2008]
by Dain Bolwell and Wolfgang Weinz
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/sector/papers/tourism/wp266.pdf
[full-text, 66 pages]


Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
OECD eXplorer: New tool for analysing the OECD Regional Database! [VISUAL ANALYTICS}
http://www.oecd.org/document/50/0,3343,en_2649_33735_41564530_1_1_1_1,00.html
Try out OECD eXplorer for large regions
http://stats.oecd.org/OECDregionalstatistics/indexTL2.html
Try out OECD eXplorer for small regions
http://stats.oecd.org/OECDregionalstatistics/indexTL3.htm
Find out more on Regional Statistics and Indicators
http://www.oecd.org/document/62/0,3343,en_2649_33735_36878718_1_1_1_1,00.html


World Bank
GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES [8 November 2008]
G-20 Finance Ministers' Meeting
São Paulo, Brazil
November 8, 2008
http://www.worldbank.org/html/extdr/financial-crisis/pdf/G20FinBackgroundpaper.pdf
[full-text, 9 pages]


World Health Organization (WHO)
African Newsletter on Occupational Health and Safety
http://www.who.int/occupational_health/publications/africnewsletter/en/
Older Issues at
http://www.ttl.fi/Internet/English/Information/Electronic+journals/African+Newsletter/
CURRENT ISSUE
Volume 18, number 2, August 2008
PRACTICAL TOOLS
http://www.ttl.fi/NR/rdonlyres/CA1C3F25-C9CB-4477-838D-6257846ADFB4/0/AfricanNewsletter22008taitto.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]

World Health Organization (WHO)
Protecting Workers' Health Series No. 1
Preventing health risks from the use of pesticides in agriculture
http://www.who.int/entity/occupational_health/publications/pesticides/en

Protecting Workers' Health Series No. 2
Understanding and performing economic assessments at the company level
http://www.who.int/entity/occupational_health/publications/ecoassessment/en

Protecting Workers' Health Series No. 3
Work organization and stress
http://www.who.int/entity/occupational_health/publications/stress/en

Protecting Workers' Health Series No. 4
Raising awareness to psychological harassment at work
http://www.who.int/entity/occupational_health/publications/harassment/en

Protecting Workers' Health Series No. 5
Preventing musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace
http://www.who.int/entity/occupational_health/publications/muscdisorders/en

Protecting Workers' Health Series No. 6
Raising awareness of stress at work in developing countries
http://www.who.int/entity/occupational_health/publications/pwh6/en

Protecting Workers' Health Series No. 7
A practical guide for the use of research information to improve the quality of occupational health practice
http://www.who.int/entity/occupational_health/publications/pwh7/en


World Health Organizaiton (WHO)
Asian Pacific Newsletter on Occupational Health and Safety
http://www.who.int/occupational_health/publications/asianewslet/en/
OLDER Issues at
http://www.ttl.fi/Internet/English/Information/Electronic+journals/Asian-Pacific+Newsletter/
CURRENT ISSUE
Volume 15, number 2, September 2008
OSH - A Societal Responsibility
http://www.ttl.fi/NR/rdonlyres/01710FEE-4BCF-4D59-8764-3411DC946F9B/0/Asiannewsletter208.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]


Federal

BLS: Monthly Labor Review Online [10 November 2008]
October 2008
Vol. 131, Number 10
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/home.htm

Take off and descent of airline employment
Christopher J. Goodman
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2008/10/art1full.pdf
[full-text, 14 pages]


Employment programs for unemployment insurance recipients
Stephen A. Wandner
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2008/10/art2full.pdf
[full-text, 11 pages]


Union membership in 2007: a visual essay
James A. Walker
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2008/10/art3full.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]



Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL30329
Current Economic Conditions and Selected Forecasts
Updated October 21, 2008
Gail E. Makinen, Economic Policy Consultant, Government and Finance Division
http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=65419
[full-text, 17 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL32639
Inequality in the Distribution of Income: Trends and International Comparisons
Updated October 20, 2008
Brian W. Cashell, Specialist in Macroeconomic Policy, Government and Finance Division
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL32639_20081020.pdf
[full-text, 19 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RS22627
Updated October 22, 2008
Who Are the "Middle Class"?
Brian W. Cashell, Specialist in Quantitative Economics, Government and Finance Division
http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=65372
[full-text, 6 pages]


NOTE:  Obama Appointed Positions will appear here shortly.
The Plum Book (United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions): Main Page
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/plumbook/


Government Accountability Office (GAO)
2009 Congressional and Presidential Transition
http://www.gao.gov/transition_2009/


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
The Use and Abuse of Faculty Suspensions (2008)
http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/comm/rep/A/facsup
or
http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/comm/rep/A/facsup.htm?PF=1


Mercer
Leading through unprecedented times [3 November 2008]
http://www.mercer.com/unprecedentedtimes


National Women's Law Center (NWLC)
A Platform for Progress: Building a Better Future for Women and Their Families [5 November 2008]
http://www.nwlc.org/details.cfm?id=3308&section=infocenter
or
http://www.nwlc.org/pdf/PlatformforProgress2008.pdf
[full-text, 32 pages]
Press Release 5 November 2008
NWLC Congratulates New Administration, Offers Platform for Future
http://www.nwlc.org/details.cfm?id=3377&section=newsroom


Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
2008 Africa Population Data Sheet [October 2008]
http://www.prb.org/pdf08/africadatasheet2008.pdf
[full-text, 11 pages]
Reproductive Health in Sub-Saharan Africa [October 2008]
http://www.prb.org/pdf08/reproductivehealth_subsaharanafrica.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]
Press Release
Africa Faces Mixed Progress, Daunting Challenges, in Improving Population Well-Being
http://www.prb.org/Publications/Datasheets/2008/apds2008.aspx


Towers Perrin
Press Release 7 November 2008
Towers Perrin Survey Finds that the Economy is Forcing Companies to Evaluate Compensation and Incentive Plans
Current Approach to Cutbacks Reflects Smarter Strategies and a Focus on Long-Term Profitability
http://www.towersperrin.com/tp/showdctmdoc.jsp?country=global&url=Master_Brand_2/USA/Press_Releases/2008/20081107/2008_11_07.htm


Law

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL32930
Labor Union Recognition Procedures: Use of Secret Ballots and Card Checks
Updated April 2, 2007
Gerald Mayer, Analyst in Public Finance, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=58394
[full-text, 27 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RS22219
Updated October 15, 2008
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coverage of Contagious Diseases
Nancy Lee Jones, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division
http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=65376
[full-text, 6 pages]


EEOC
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX TO PAY $1,875,000 FOR RELIGIOUS BIAS AGAINST NON-MORMONS
EEOC Settles Suit on Behalf of Class of Enrollment Counselors in Online Division
http://www.eeoc.gov/press/11-10-08.html


Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)
Labor Laws of Japan -- in ENGLISH TRANSLATION [online 14 October 2008]
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/laborinfo/library/Laws.htm
Act for Securing the Proper Operation of Worker Dispatching Undertakings and Improved Working Conditions for Dispatched Workers
http://www.cas.go.jp/jp/seisaku/hourei/data/aspo.pdf
[full-text, 46 pages
Ordinance for Enforcement
http://www.cas.go.jp/jp/seisaku/hourei/data/easpo.pdf
[full-text, 41 pages]
Order for Enforcement
http://www.cas.go.jp/jp/seisaku/hourei/data/oeaspo.pdf
[full-text, 19 pages]


Statistical Reports

BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: OCTOBER 2008 [7 November 2008]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm


BLS: PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS Third Quarter 2008, preliminary [6 November 2008]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod2.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod2.pdf
[full-text, 14 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/prod2.supp.toc.htm


OECD Standardised Unemployment Rate stable at 6.0% in September 2008 [10 November 2008]
http://www.oecd.org/document/17/0,3343,en_2649_34251_41653009_1_1_1_1,00.html
or
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/61/37/41652934.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

BLS: SPOTLIGHT ON STATISTICS
November 2008
THANKSGIVING [10 November 2008]
http://www.bls.gov/spotlight/2008/thanksgiving/


RAND (for UK)
Reducing alcohol harm: International benchmark [10 November 2008]
By: Lila Rabinovich, Jan Tiessen, Barbara Janta, Annalijn Conklin, Joachim Krapels, Christian van Stolk
http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR592/
or
http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2008/RAND_TR592.pdf
[full-text, 94 pages]
Summary
http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2008/RAND_TR592.sum.pdf


______________________________
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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Tuesday, November 04, 2008

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 5 November 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, 5 November 2008


Academic Research

IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include
3809    Downloading Wisdom from Online Crowds   
3808    Internal Finance and Growth: Microeconometric Evidence on Chinese Firms         
3807    Adding Rungs to the Exporting Ladder: Plant-Level Exporting Dynamics and Total Factor Productivity Growth       
3806    Education-Occupation Mismatch: Is There an Income Penalty?      
3805    The Determinants of University Participation in Canada (1977-2003)      
3804    Optimal Income Taxation with Endogenous Participation and Search Unemployment   
3803    Welfare in Models of Trade with Heterogeneous Firms     
3802    The Impacts of Labor Market Policies on Job Search Behavior and Post-Unemployment Job Quality   
3801    Intergenerational Top Income Mobility in Sweden: A Combination of Equal Opportunity and Capitalistic Dynasties  
3800    Alternative Approaches to Evaluation in Empirical Microeconomics
3799    Automatically Activated Stereotypes and Differential Treatment Against the Obese in Hiring


National Bureau for Economic Research (NBER)
Recent studies include
The Skill Composition of Immigrants and the Generosity of the Welfare State: Free vs. Policy-Controlled Migration
http://papers.nber.org/papers/w14459
Alon Cohen and Assaf Razin #14459

Measuring Labor Earnings Inequality using Public-Use March Current Population Survey Data: The Value of Including Variances and Cell Means When Imputing Topcoded Values
http://papers.nber.org/papers/w14458
Richard V. Burkhauser, Shuaizhang Feng, and Jeff Larrimore #14458



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


International



ILO Asia-Pacific Working Paper Series
The gender wage gap in Bangladesh
by Steven Kapsos
Bangkok: ILO, 2008
iii, 29 p.
ISBN 9789221213376 (web pdf)
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/library/download/wp08-01.pdf
[full-text, 43 pages]


ILO Bangkok
Labour and Social Trends in ASEAN 2008: Driving Competitiveness and Prosperity with Decent Work  [20 October 2008]
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/library/download/pub08-36.pdf
[full-text,  124 pages]
Press Release
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/public/releases/yr2008/pr08_31.htm
Key Findings
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/download/yr2008/asean.pdf


ILO Bangkok
ILO Asia-Pacific Working Paper Series
Labour market scenarios for the Asian Decent Work Decade in the Pacific Island countries
by Ron Duncan and Carmen Voigt-Graf
Bangkok: ILO, 2008
iv, 32 p.
ISBN 9789221213390 (web pdf)
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/library/download/wp08-02.pdf
[full-text, 47 pages]

UN-HABITAT
State of the World's Cities 2008/2009 - Harmonious Cities [23 Ocotber 2008]
http://www.unhabitat.org/pmss/getPage.asp?page=bookView&book=2562
or
http://www.unhabitat.org/content.asp?cid=5964&catid=7&typeid=46&subMenuId=0
[full-text extracts]
Press Release 23 October 2008
UN-HABITAT unveils State of the World's Cities report
http://www.unhabitat.org/content.asp?cid=5979&catid=5&typeid=6&subMenuId=0


Federal

Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB)
[CHILD LABOR] Faces of Change Second Edition  [28 October 2008]
http://www.dol.gov/ilab/20081028.pdf
[full-text, 48 pages]
Press Release
Faces of Change Second Edition Just Published [28 October 2008]
Highlights of U.S. Department of Labor Efforts to Combat International Child Labor
http://www.dol.gov/ilab/highlights/if-20081028.htm


New!
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Program Perspectives on Health Benefits [29 October 2008]
http://www.bls.gov/opub/perspectives/home.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/opub/perspectives/issue1for11by17.pdf
[full-text, 2 pages]


BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions Online
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm
Wages in the Nonprofit Sector: Management, Professional, and Administrative Support Occupations [28 October 2008]
by Amy Butler
Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20081022ar01p1.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/print/cm20081022ar01p1.htm


Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL31770
Individual Retirement Accounts and 401(k) Plans: Early Withdrawals and Required Distributions
Updated October 27, 2008
Patrick Purcell, Specialist in Income Security, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=65256
[full-text, 19 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL30631
Retirement Benefits for Members of Congress
Updated October 28, 2008
Patrick Purcell, Specialist in Income Security, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://www.opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=65272
[full-text, 16 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RS20844
Updated September 30, 2008
Temporary Protected Status: Current Immigration Policy and Issues
Ruth Ellen Wasem, Specialist in Immigration Policy, Domestic Social Policy Division
Karma Ester, Technical Information Specialist, Knowledge Services Group
http://opencrs.cdt.org/getfile.php?rid=65229
[full-text, 6 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL34709
Economic Development Assistance for Communities Affected by Employment Changes Due to Military Base Closures
October 16, 2008
Oscar Gonzales, Analyst in Economic Development Policy, Government and Finance Division
http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=65338


Department of Labor
Veterans' Employment and Training Service
HIRE VETS FIRST - web site
http://www.hirevetsfirst.gov/
In celebration of Veterans Day, Hire Vets First is coordinating 123 job fairs in 31 states between October 24 and November 25.
Click here to find the job fairs nearest you.
http://www.hirevetsfirst.gov/pdf/vets_day_job_fairs.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]
Press Release
For Veterans Day, U.S. Department of Labor encourages employers to participate in second nationwide month-long job fair �blitz� [28 October 2008]
http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/vets/vets20081535.htm


Economic Research Service (ERS)
Economic Information Bulletin No. (EIB-40) 6 pp, October 2008
Rural America At A Glance, 2008 Edition [31 October 2008]
http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/eib40/
or
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB40/EIB40.htm
or
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB40/EIB40.pdf
[full-text,  6 pages]

Economic Research Service (ERS)
Economic Research Report No. (ERR-60) 65 pp, July 2008
Profile of Hired Farmworkers, A 2008 Update
By William Kandel
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR60/
or
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR60/ERR60.pdf
[full-text, 65 pages]
Summary
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR60/ERR60_ReportSummary.pdf


Social Security Administration (SSA)
Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 68 No. 2, 2008
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v68n2/index.html
The Canadian Safety Net for the Elderly [October 2008]
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v68n2/v68n2p53.html
or
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v68n2/v68n2p53.pdf
[full-text, 15 pages]


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

AARP Policy & Research
Staying Ahead of the Curve 2007: The AARP Work and Career Study
Research Report
http://www.aarp.org/research/work/agediscrim/work_career_08.html
or
http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/work_career_08.pdf
[full-text, 175 pages]
and
Highlights and Implications Report
http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/work_career_08_1.pdf


AARP Policy & Research
Retirement Security or Insecurity? The Experience of Workers Aged 45 and Older [October 2008]
Research Report
Colette Thayer, Ph.D., AARP Knowledge Management
http://www.aarp.org/research/work/retirement/retirement_survey_08.html
or
http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/retirement_survey_08.pdf
[full-text, 22 pages]


AARP Policy & Research
The Coverage of Employer-Provided Pensions: Partial and Uncertain [October 2008]
Research Report
Sandy Mackenzie, AARP Public Policy Institute
Ke Bin Wu, AARP Public Policy Institute
http://www.aarp.org/research/work/benefits/d19108_pensions.html
or
http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/d19108_pensions.pdf
[full-text, 56 pages]

Center for Health Workforce Studies, University at Albany
School of Public Health
New York City Physician Workforce Profile, 2008 Edition
http://chws.albany.edu/index.php?nyc2008
Full report:
http://chws.albany.edu/download.php?id=3911451,359,2 nycprofile2008.zip
An accompanying dataset containing the data presented in the profile is also available:
Dataset:
http://chws.albany.edu/download.php?id=136192,360,2 NYC_Physician_Profile_2008_Dataset.xls


The Foundation for Child Development (FCD)
America's Vanishing Potential: The Case for PreK-3rd Education [22 October 2008]
http://www.fcd-us.org/resources/resources_show.htm?doc_id=711495
or
http://www.fcd-us.org/usr_doc/AmericasVanishingPotentialFulllReport.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]

Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR)
The Challenge to Act: How Progressive Women Activists Reframe American Democracy [30 October 2008]
http://www.iwpr.org/pdf/I920ChallengetoAct.pdf
[full-text, 64 pages]
New Report Outlines Seven Values that Motivate Women's Activism and Reframe American Democracy [30 October 2008]
http://www.iwpr.org/pdf/I920Release.pdf


[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/
Agus Laodi      PIRATE           $0-$2,000/operation
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/segments/working/pirate.html
Agus Laodi could barely feed his family with his earnings as a cocoa farmer. So eight years ago, with his wife's blessing, he left his Indonesian village to seek his fortune as a pirate. Now he lives in on an island in the Strait of Malacca, slipping out in the dead of night to rob cargo ships with a machete. Sound romantic? Think again.

RAND
Facing Human Capital Challenges of the 21st Century: Education and Labor Market Initiatives in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates - October 24, 2008
Gabriella Gonzalez, Lynn Karoly, Louay Constant, Hanine Salem, Charles Goldman
http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG786/
or
http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2008/RAND_MG786.pdf
[full-text, 333 pages]
or
Summary
http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2008/RAND_MG786.sum.pdf
See also Research Brief - http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/2008/RAND_RB9383.pdf


RAND
Migrant women in the EU labour force: Current situation and future prospects [30 October 2008]
By: Jennifer Rubin, Michael S. Rendall, Lila Rabinovich, Flavia Tsang, Barbara Janta, Constantijn van Oranje-Nassau
http://rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR591.3/
or
http://rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2008/RAND_TR591.pdf
[full-text, 207 pages]
Summary of Findings
http://rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2008/RAND_TR591.3.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]

Towers Perrin
Express M&A: Here to Stay? [3 November 2008]
Analysis by Towers Perrin Shows Changing Nature of M&A Process
http://www.towersperrin.com/tp/showdctmdoc.jsp?country=global&url=Master_Brand_2/GBR/Press_Releases/2008/20081103/2008_11_03.htm


THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS
Prepared by Global Insight
U.S. Metro Economies: Current and Potential Green Jobs in the U.S. Economy [October 2008]
http://www.usmayors.org/pressreleases/uploads/GreenJobsReport.pdf
[full-text, 41 pages]


Law

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RS22500
Updated October 7, 2008
Unauthorized Alien Students, Higher Education, and In-State Tuition Rates: A Legal Analysis
Jody Feder, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division
http://opencrs.cdt.org/getfile.php?rid=65225
[full-text, 6 pages]

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
EEOC AND STATE OF NEW MEXICO LAUNCH LANDMARK MEDIATION PARTNERSHIP [31 October 2008]
First Universal Mediation Agreement Between EEOC and State Government Bolsters National Trend
http://www.eeoc.gov/press/10-31-08.html


NLRB General Counsel Issues Report on FY 2008 Operations [29 October 2008]
http://www.nlrb.gov/about_us/news_room/template_html.aspx?file=http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Press%20Releases/2008/W-2675.htm
or
http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Press%20Releases/2008/W-2675.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]


Statistical Reports

BEA: PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS  September 2008 [31 October 2008]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2008/pi0908.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2008/pdf/pi0908.pdf
[full-text, 14 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2008/xls/pi0908.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2008/pdf/pi0908_fax.pdf


BEA: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT: THIRD QUARTER 2008 (ADVANCE)  [30 October 2008]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2008/gdp308a.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2008/pdf/gdp308a.pdf
[full-text, 13 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2008/xls/gdp308a.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2008/pdf/gdp308a_fax.pdf


BLS: EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX-SEPTEMBER 2008 [31 October 2008]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/eci.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/eci.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/eci.supp.toc.htm


BLS: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: SEPTEMBER 2008 [29 October 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


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL34435
Federal Research and Development Funding at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Updated September 26, 2008
Christine M. Matthews, Specialist, Science and Technology Policy, Resources, Science, and Industry Division
http://opencrs.cdt.org/getfile.php?rid=65246
[full-text, 24 pages]


NATIONAL CENTER ON GRANDPARENTS RAISING CHILDREN
http://chhs.gsu.edu/nationalcenter/index.asp
Grandparent Programs by State
http://chhs.gsu.edu/nationalcenter/909.html
Reports
http://chhs.gsu.edu/nationalcenter/912.html


Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS)
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/iws/
Last week the first IWS Workplace Colloquium event, as part of the this year's Joseph R. Rich Lectures, took place at the Cornell Club
Professor Vernon Briggs http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/directory/vmb2/
and
Professor Bob Smith http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/directory/rss14/
discussed immigration policy from two different perspectives.  Their presentations are available for your viewing.  Just go to the following:
Each lecture we host for the Workplace Colloquium Series is filmed. This year we have decided to share these videos with you on our website.
Colloquium Video Footage
Illegal Immigration: A Problem for the US?
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/iws/news/colloquium10238.html      <---CLICK HERE
Then click on the part of the video that you would like to view in the right margin of the viewing area.
Future Colloquium presentations will also be made available online.  Please note that the next Colloquium event will be December 11 with Harry Katz and Tom Kochan who will discuss: Crafting and Implementing a New Labor Policy.


______________________________
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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