Tuesday, January 27, 2009
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 28 January 2009
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
IWS Weekly Bulletin, 28 January 2009
Academic Research
International
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
IWS Weekly Bulletin, 28 January 2009
Academic Research
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Employment Analysis and Research Unit
- Economic and Labour Market Analysis
- PUBLICATIONS
- Employment Analysis and Research Unit
- Employment Working Papers
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/strat/analysis/publ.htm
- Recent studies include--
- N° 22: The employment effects of North-South trade and technological change - Nomaan Majid (2008)
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/download/wpaper/wp22.pdf
- N° 17: From corporate-centred security to flexicurity in Japan - Kazutoshi Chatani (2008)
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/download/wpaper/wp17.pdf
- N° 15: Are there optimal global configurations of labour market flexibility and security? Tackling the "flexicurity" oxymoron - Miriam Abu Sharkh (2008)
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/download/wpaper/wp15.pdf
- N° 4: Offshoring and employment in the developing world: The case of Costa Rica - C. Ernst and D. Sanchez-Ancochea (2008)
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/download/wpaper/wp4.pdf
- New Web for the
- WALTER P. REUTHER LIBRARY of LABOR & URBAN AFFAIRS
- http://www.reuther.wayne.edu/
- IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
- http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
- Recent studies include
- 3955
- 3954
- 3953
- 3952
- 3951
- 3950
International
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European restructuring monitor quarterly - Issue 4, winter 2008 [27 January 2009]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0908.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/08/en/1/EF0908EN.pdf
- [full-text, 23 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- Europe at work: Better life and opportunities for all Four-year work programme 2009-2012 [20 January 2009]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0906.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/06/en/1/EF0906EN.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- European Spatial Planning Observation Network [ESPON]
- Territorial dynamics in Europe: Trends in population development
- http://www.espon.eu/mmp/online/website/content/programme/1455/2175/2176/2177/index_EN.html
- ESPON -Territorial Observations No 1 November 2008 [online 14 January 2009]
- http://www.espon.eu/mmp/online/website/content/programme/1455/2175/2176/2177/file_5330/espon_territorial_observation_no1_211108.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- ESPON 2013 Programme
- 14 January 2009
- Press Release No 01/2009
- Migration plays a key role for population growth in European regions
- http://www.espon.eu/mmp/online/website/content/programme/1455/2175/2176/2177/file_5675/pr_01_to1_14-01-2009.pdf
- BLS: Final Federal Register Notice about the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) [21 January 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/soc/soc2010final.pdf
- and
- 2010 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Structure
- http://www.bls.gov/soc/soc_structure_2010.pdf
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/soc/soc_structure_2010.xls
- BLS
- Changes to procedures for producing Current Employment Statistics (CES) State estimates [26 January 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/sae/cesprocs.htm
- Business.gov (The Official Business Link to the U.S. Government)
- HIRING INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS (updated 21 January 2009)
- http://www.business.gov/guides/employment/managing/independent-contractors.html
- Census
- The Geographic Distribution and Characteristics of Older Workers in California: 2004 [26 January 2009]
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/ledow04ca.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- Previously released reports on older workers in other states
- http://lehd.did.census.gov/led/library/profiles_2007.html
- Census
- 2007 ANNUAL CAPITAL EXPENDITURES SURVEY [22 January 2009]
- http://www.census.gov/csd/ace/
- or
- http://www.census.gov/csd/ace/xls/2007/Full%20Report.htm
- Press Release 22 January 2009
- Business Spending on Fixed Assets Rises to $1.36 Trillion in 2007
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/economic_surveys/013150.html
- Centersfor Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention
- CDC WONDER (DATA PORTAL for PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATION)
- http://wonder.cdc.gov/
- U.S. Commercial Service
- Doing Business in the United Kingdom: Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies - 2008
- http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_4792687.pdf
- [full-text, 96 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- R40104:
- Economic Stimulus: Issues and Policies (1/23/2009)
- http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=66072
- [full-text, 23 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- 94-971:
- Federal Employees: Pay and Pension Increases Since 1969 (1/8/2009)
- Patrick Purcell, Specialist in Income Security
- http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=65998
- [full-text, 13 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- RL34349:
- Economic Slowdown: Issues and Policies (1/2/2009)
- http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=66062
- [full-text, 40 pages]
- U.S. Department of Labor
- Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB)
- First Biennial Report Submitted to Congress Pursuant to Section 403(a)(3) of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
- January 14, 2009
- Progress in Implementing Capacity-Building Provisions under the Labor Chapter of the Dominican Republic Central America United States Free Trade Agreement
- http://www.dol.gov/ilab/programs/otla/JeffersonReport.pdf
- [full-text, 41 pages]
- [Also known as the JEFFERSON REPORT]
- Health and Human Services (HHS)
- 2009 HHS POVERTY GUIDELINES [23 January 2009]
- http://aspe.hhs.gov/POVERTY/09poverty.shtml
- Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
- The Fact Book 2006 [23 January 2009]
- http://www.opm.gov/feddata/factbook/index.asp
- [click here for back issues as well]
- or
- http://www.opm.gov/feddata/factbook/2006/FACTBOOK2006.pdf
- [full-text, 109 pages]
- or
- http://www.opm.gov/feddata/factbook/2006/factbook.zip
- [Excel spreadsheet & Word document]
- Small Business Administration (SBA)
- FREE ONLINE COURSES from the SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA)
- http://www.sba.gov/services/training/onlinecourses/index.html
- also
- Cursos en Español
- http://www.sba.gov/espanol/Biblioteca_en_Linea/
- Small Business Administration (SBA)
- Office of Advocacy
- Small Business Profiles for the States and Territories [23 January 2009]
- http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/profiles/
- See NEW YORK EXAMPLE
- http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/profiles/08ny.pdf
- AARP Research & Policy
- The Earned Income Tax Credit and Older Workers
- Research Report
- Janet McCubbin, AARP Public Policy Institute
- January 2009
- http://www.aarp.org/research/work/employment/i20_eitc.html
- or
- http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/i20_eitc.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- American Rights at Work (ARW)
- http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/
- The Employee Free Choice Act: Ensuring the Economy Works for Everyone
- December 2008
- Erin Johansson, Senior Research Associate
- Julie Martínez Ortega, Director of Research
- http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/dmdocuments/ARAWReports/araw_efca_ensuring_the_economy_works_for_everyone_again.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- Conference Board
- TOTAL ECONOMY DATABASE [on OUTPUT & LABOR PRODUCTIVITY]
- http://www.conference-board.org/economics/database.cfm
- Conference Board
- Performance 2009: Productivity, Employment, and Growth in the World's Economies: Productivity Brief
- January, 22, 2009
- http://www.conference-board.org/pdf_free/Productivity2009.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- Press Release
- U.S. Bucks Slowdown in Global Productivity Says The Conference Board
- Jan. 22, 2009
- http://www.conference-board.org/utilities/pressDetail.cfm?press_ID=3563
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
- EBRI Databook on Employee Benefits [Latest Update January 2009]
- http://www.ebri.org/publications/books/index.cfm?fa=databook
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
- Fundamentals of Employee Benefit Programs
- http://www.ebri.org/publications/books/index.cfm?fa=fundamentals
- Fortune
- From the February 2, 2009 issue [online 21 January 2009]
- 100 Best Companies to Work For 2009
- http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2009/full_list/
- Hewitt
- [Suggestion: If you like the articles from Hewitt, download them now. They may not be available free at a later date].
- Surviving and Thriving in Economic Turbulence: HR's Response
- by Hewitt Associates
- http://www.hewittassociates.com/Intl/NA/en-US/KnowledgeCenter/ArticlesReports/ArticleDetail.aspx?cid=5838
- HR Policy Association (HRPA)
- http://www.hrpolicy.org/index.aspx
- How the Employee Free Choice Act's Compulsory First Contract Provision Would Destabilize Collective Bargaining
- Parties Would Position Themselves for Most Favorable Arbitration Decision Rather Than Reaching Agreement on First Contract in Newly Unionized Workplaces
- http://www.hrpolicy.org/downloads/2008/08-140%20EFCA%20Poilicy%20Brief%20on%20Collective%20Bargaining.pdf
- [full-text, 2 pages]
- Watson Wyatt
- Press Release
- Global pension fund balance sheet stressed [26 January 2009]
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=20439
- The Global Pension Assets Study 2009 is available at: [free registration]
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/europe/research/resrender.asp?id=200901-GPAS&page=1
- WorldatWork (The Total Rewards Association)
- Bonus Program Practices: A Survey Brief by WorldatWork [January 2009]
- http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=30536
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- EEOC
- PRESIDENT APPOINTS STUART ISHIMARU ACTING EEOC CHAIRMAN, CHRISTINE GRIFFIN NAMED ACTING VICE CHAIR [23 January 2009]
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/1-23-09.html
- House Education and Labor Committee
- Chairman Miller Announces Subcommittee Chairs, New Members of Education and Labor Committee [21 January 2009]
- http://edlabor.house.gov/newsroom/2009/01/chairman-miller-announces-subc.shtml
- National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
- Press Release 22 January 2009
- WILMA LIEBMAN DESIGNATED NLRB CHAIRMAN
- http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Press%20Releases/2008/R-2679.pdf
- White House
- EXECUTIVE ORDERS (under OBAMA Administration)
- http://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing_room/executive_orders/
- EXAMPLE --
- Executive Order -- Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel
- http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/ExecutiveOrder-EthicsCommitments/
- BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: DECEMBER 2008 [27 January 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/laus.pdf
- [full-text, 22 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/laus.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: AMERICA'S YOUTH AT 21: SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, TRAINING, AND EMPLOYMENT TRANSITIONS BETWEEN AGES 20 AND 21 [23 January 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/nlsyth.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/nlsyth.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- BLS: VOLUNTEERING IN THE UNITED STATES, 2008 [23 January 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/volun.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/volun.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- BLS: USUAL WEEKLY EARNINGS OF WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS: FOURTH QUARTER 2008 [22 January 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/wkyeng.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/wkyeng.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- [NOTE: This service may be useful for those suffering the impact of the recession]
- GovBenefits.gov
- http://www.govbenefits.gov
- GovBenefits.gov is the official benefits website of the U.S. government, with information on over 1,000 benefit and assistance programs.
- See for example: NEW YORK STATE BENEFIT PROGRAMS
- http://www.govbenefits.gov/govbenefits_en.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=gbcc_page_locate_state&_nfls=false&_code=NY
- Business.gov
- New York Cities and Counties
- http://www.business.gov/states/new-york/local/
- The links [on this page] provide direct access to official county and city governments in New York.
- See SPECIAL LINK for NEW YORK CITY
- http://www.business.gov/states/new-york/local/new-york.html
- For more links to NEW YORK, see-
- http://business.gov/states/new-york/
- Fact for Features from the Census Bureau [22 January 2009]
- Super Bowl XLIII
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/013157.html
- or
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/cb09ff-05.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- National Archives
- George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum
- http://www.archives.gov/presidential-libraries/visit/bushgw.html
- The George W. Bush Library holds millions of pages of official records documenting the two-term administration (2001-2009) of the nation's forty-third president, as well as donated historical materials that document Bush's 2000 presidential campaign and his personal papers as Governor of Texas. In addition to these textual records, the Bush Library has an extensive audiovisual collection containing photographs and videotapes, as well as an extensive artifact collection containing presidential and gubernatorial domestic and foreign gifts.
- Includes
- Years of Service: 2001-2009
- * Executive Orders Signed by George W. President Bush
- http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/wbush.html
- * Public Papers of President George W. Bush
- http://www.gpoaccess.gov/pubpapers/gwbush.html
- * Browse the George W. Bush White House Web Site
- http://www.georgewbushlibrary.gov/white-house/
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
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Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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