Tuesday, March 10, 2009

[IWS] Weekly -- NO MESSAGES until 1 April 2009

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 1 April 2009.
______________________________
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                       
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[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 11 March 2009

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 March 2009


Academic Research

IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---
4045    Unintended Effects of National-based Active Labour Market Policies      
4044    Wage Dispersion and Firm Productivity in Different Working Environments         
4043    University Quality and Graduate Wages in the UK         
4042    The Impact of Aggregate and Sectoral Fluctuations on Training Decisions         
4041    Agency and Communication in IMF Conditional Lending: Theory and Empirical Evidence


An ILR Press Book (an imprint of Cornell University Press)
NEVER GOOD ENOUGH: Health Care Workers and the False Promise of Job Training [2009]
by Ariel Ducey
http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=5280


An ILR webcast
The Future of the UAW and The Big Three Auto Companies [27 February 2009]
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/events/connect/Future-of-UAW.html


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


International

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
International Women's Day 2009 [for 8 March] [3 March 2009]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/areas/gender/internationalwomensday2009.htm
(excerpt)
Below is an overview of recent Eurofound publications on women at work, gender and equality issues.

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Foundation Findings - Childcare services in Europe [3 March 2009]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0895.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/95/en/1/EF0895EN.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Services and personnel policy ­ integration and diversity in municipalities (Conference report) [5 March 2009]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0924.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/24/en/1/EF0924EN.pdf
[full-text, 7 pages]


OECD
International Women's Day 2009 [NEW PRODUCTS]
http://www.oecd.org/document/44/0,3343,en_2649_33935_42068972_1_1_1_1,00.html


Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
OECD Key Tables (Beta) [March 2009]
http://www.oecd.org/statistics/keytables
OECD Key Tables on Economics
< http://www.oecd.org/document/57/0,3343,en_2649_201185_42161209_1_1_1_1,00.html >
OECD Key Tables on Development
< http://www.oecd.org/document/61/0,3343,en_2649_201185_42149885_1_1_1_1,00.html >
OECD Key Tables on Industry and Services
< http://www.oecd.org/document/23/0,3343,en_2649_201185_42171927_1_1_1_1,00.html >
OECD Key Tables on Trade
< http://www.oecd.org/document/56/0,3343,en_2649_201185_42174392_1_1_1_1,00.html >
OECD Key Tables on Social Issues/Migration/Health
< http://www.oecd.org/document/40/0,3343,en_2649_201185_42177640_1_1_1_1,00.html >


Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Sickness, Disability and Work: Breaking the Barriers. Sweden - Will the recent reforms make it? [3 March 2009]
http://www.oecd.org/document/57/0,3343,en_2649_33933_42212281_1_1_1_1,00.html
or
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/2/59/42265699.pdf
[full-text, 51 pages]
Press Release 3 March 2009
Sweden's sickness and disability reforms on track but could be improved, says OECD
http://www.oecd.org/document/15/0,3343,en_2649_33933_42277391_1_1_1_1,00.html


World Bank
Girls' Education in the 21st Century: Gender Equality, Empowerment, and Economic Growth [5 March 2009]
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EDUCATION/Resources/278200-1099079877269/547664-1099080014368/DID_Girls_edu.pdf
[full-text, 346 pages]
Press Release 5 March 2009
Girl Power: Educating Girls in the 21st Century
   * Secondary classrooms are the new gender fault-line where inequalities in both learning and earnings potential show up
   * The quality rather than the level of education determines the economic success of individuals and economies
   * Raising education standards yields measurable results in the long-term, once students enter workforce
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:22091605~pagePK:64257043~piPK:437376~theSitePK:4607,00.html


Federal

Bureau of Labor Statisitics
March 2009
Report 1012
A Profile of the Working Poor, 2007 [6 March 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpswp2007.pdf
[full-text, 14 pages]

Census
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT IN THE UNITED STATES: 2007 [4 March 2009]
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/school.html
DETAILED TABLES
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/school/cps2007.html
Source and Accuracy
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/school/2007school_S&A.pdf
Press Release
Hispanics Become More Prevalent on College Campuses [4 March 2009]
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/education/013391.html


Census
A Child's Day: 2006 (Selected Indicators of Child Well-Being) [4 March 2009]
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/2006_detailedtables.html
Historical Tables
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/children.html
Press Release
Asian and Hispanic Children More Likely to Dine With Their Parents [4 March 2009]
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/children/013383.html


Congressional Research Service (CRS)
R40157
The Potential Role of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant in the Recession
February 24, 2009
http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=80649
[full-text, 24 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
R40151
Funding for Education in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (PL 111-5)
February 20, 2009
http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=80565
[full-text, 35 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
R40411
The Economic Effects of Capital Gains Taxation
March 04, 2009
http://www.opencrs.cdt.org/getfile.php?rid=80620


Congressional Research Service (CRS)
R40249
Who Regulates Whom? An Overview of U.S. Financial Supervision
February 24, 2009
http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=80614
[full-text, 40 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
95-408 -
Immigration: The Effects on Low-Skilled and High-Skilled Native-Born Workers
January 29, 2009
http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=80786
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/604/


Employment and Training Administraton (ETA)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
http://www.americangreenjobs.net/wiki/show/partners
AMERICAN GREEN JOBS
AmericanGreenJobs.net [started February 2009]
http://www.americangreenjobs.net

National Science Foundation (NSF)
Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED)
Reporting of Data on Race/Ethnicity/Gender by Field in SED Reports [6 March 2009]
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvydoctorates/sedreporting/
SCIENCE VOL 323 27 FEBRUARY 2009
Scientific Work Force
NSF Restores Data on Minority Ph.D.s
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvydoctorates/sedreporting/srsMinorityData.pdf


Social Security Administration (SSA)
Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Asia and the Pacific, 2008 [6 March 2009]
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2008-2009/asia/index.html
or
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2008-2009/asia/ssptw08asia.pdf
[full-text,  231pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/605/


U.S, Commercial Service
Doing Business in China: 2009 Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies [4 March 2009]
http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_7668019.pdf
[full-text, 157 pages]

U.S. Commercial Service
Doing Business in South Africa: 2009 Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies
http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_1826262.pdf
[full-text, 128 pages]


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
Dropping the Ax: Illegal Firings During Union Election Campaigns, 1951-2007 [4 March 2009]
John Schmitt and Ben Zipperer
March 2009
http://www.cepr.net/index.php/publications/reports/dropping-the-ax:-illegal-firings-during-union-election-campaigns,-1951-2007/
or
http://www.cepr.net/documents/publications/dropping-the-ax-2009-03.pdf
[full-text, 22 pages]
Press Release 4 March 2009
Pro-Union Workers Fired in Over One-fourth of Union Election Campaigns
http://www.cepr.net/index.php/press-releases/press-releases/pro-union-workers-fired-in-over-one-fourth-of-union-election-campaigns/


Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
EBRI Issue Brief #327
Use of Target-Date Funds in 401(k) Plans, 2007 [9 March 2009]
March 2009
http://www.ebri.org/publications/ib/index.cfm?fa=ibDisp&content_id=4203
or
http://www.ebri.org/pdf/briefspdf/EBRI_IB_3-2009_TgtDtFunds.pdf
[full-text, 32 pages]
Press Release 9 March 2009
New Research from EBRI:
Over a Third of 401(k) Participants Able to Invest in Target-Date Funds Are Using Them; Growth Likely
http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR.831_09Mar09_EBRI-TDFnds.pdf


Kaiser Family Foundation
Retiree Health VEBAs: A New Twist On An Old Paradigm: Implications for Retirees, Unions and Employers [4 March 2009]
http://www.kff.org/medicare/7865.cfm
or
http://www.kff.org/medicare/upload/7865.pdf
[full-text, 27 pages]


Law

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
RS21887
The Employee Free Choice Act
January 26, 2009
http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=80595
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/603/
[full-text, 9 pages]

European Court of Justice (ECJ)
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Third Chamber)
5 March 2009 (*)
(Directive 2000/78 ­ Equal treatment in employment and occupation ­ Age discrimination ­ Dismissal by reason of retirement ­ Justification)
http://curia.europa.eu/jurisp/cgi-bin/form.pl?lang=EN&Submit=rechercher&numaff=C-388/07
PRESS RELEASE No 19/09
5 March 2009
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-388/07
The Incorporated Trustees of the National Council on Ageing (Age Concern England) v. Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
THE COURT CLARIFIES THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH MEMBER STATES MAY AUTHORISE THE DISMISSAL OF WORKERS BY REASON OF RETIREMENT
National legislation may provide, in a general manner, that this kind of difference of treatment on grounds of age is justified if it is a proportionate means to achieve a legitimate social policy objective related to employment policy, the labour market or vocational training.
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=CJE/09/19&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
or
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=CJE/09/19&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en


Statistical Reports

BLS: JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER:  JANUARY 2009 [10 March 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/jolts.pdf
[full-text, 27 pages]


BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: FEBRUARY 2009 [6 March 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
orhttp://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
[full-text, 30 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm


BLS: PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS Fourth Quarter and Annual Averages, 2008 Revised [5 March 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod2.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod2.pdf
[full-text, 23 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/prod2.supp.toc.htm


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

Catherwood Library, ILR School
Cornell University
RWANDA Links for Courses
by Stuart Basefsky [compiled March 2009]
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/research/courseGuides/rwandaguide.html


______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

****************************************
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, March 03, 2009

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 4 March 2009

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 March 2009


Academic Research

International Labour Organization (ILO)
Conditions of Work and Employment Programme
Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 21
Labour market regulation: Motives, measures, effects (2009)
 by Professor G. Bertola
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/condtrav/publ/21cwe.htm
or
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/condtrav/pdf/21cws.pdf
[full-text, 55 pages]


IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---
4040    What Should Be Done about Rising Unemployment in the UK?        
4039    Coordination under the Shadow of Career Concerns        
4038    International Financial Integration and Real Exchange Rate Long-Run Dynamics in Emerging Countries: Some Panel Evidence         
                 (forthcoming in: Handbook of Development Economics, edited by Dani Rodrik and Mark Rosenzweig)  
4036    Re-Constructing Childhood Health Histories      
4035    Forecasting Errors: Yet More Problems for Identification?       
4034    Shattered Dreams: The Effects of Changing the Pension System Late in the Game   
4033    Understanding the Labour Market for Older Workers: A Survey     
4032    Democracy and Reforms   
4031    Wage Dispersion and Wage Dynamics Within and Across Firms       
4030    Access to Higher Education and Inequality: The Chinese Experiment       
4029    Female Labor Supply Differences by Sexual Orientation: A Semi-Parametric Decomposition Approach         
4028    Regulation and UK Retailing Productivity: Evidence from Micro Data      
4027    Choosing to Compete: How Different Are Girls and Boys?  
4026    Gender Differences in Risk Behaviour: Does Nurture Matter?


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


International

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Self-employed workers: industrial relations and working conditions [25 February 2009]
March 2009 COMPARATIVE STUDY
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/comparative/tn0801018s/index.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/comparative/tn0801018s/tn0801018s.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/comparative/tn0801018s/tn0801018s.pdf
[full-text, 66 pages]

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Working conditions in the European Union: Work organisation [25 February 2009]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0862.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/62/en/1/EF0862EN.pdf
[full-text, 74 pages]

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Dynamics of European sectoral social dialogue [24 February 2009]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0898.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/98/en/1/EF0898EN.pdf


European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Europe in recession: Employment initiatives at company and Member State level - Background paper [24 February 2009]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0920.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/20/en/2/EF0920EN.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages]

European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)
DATABASE on EUROPEAN WORKS COUNCILS AGREEMENTS
http://www.ewcdb.eu/


Federal

BLS: Newly modified Web Pages at BLS [25 February 2009]
Productivity Research and Program Development
http://www.bls.gov/dpr/
Overview of BLS Productivity Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/bls/productivity.htm


BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions Online [25 February 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm
The Structure of State and Local Government Retirement Benefits, 2008 (02/25/2009)
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20090218ar01p1.htm


BLS: Monthly Labor Review Online [27 February 2009]
February 2009
Vol. 132, Number 2
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/home.htm
The changing impact of marriage and children on women's labor force participation
Saul D. Hoffman
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2009/02/art1full.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
Import and export price trends, 2007
William H. Casey and Myron D. Murray
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2009/02/art2full.pdf
[full-text, 13 pages]
Leisure and illness leave: estimating benefits in combination
Iris S. Díaz and Richard Wallick
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2009/02/art3full.pdf
[full-text, 7 pages]


Census
America's Families and Living Arrangements 2008 [25 February 2009]
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam.html
DETAILED TABLES
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam/cps2008.html
Press Release 25 February 2009
As Baby Boomers Age, Fewer Families Have Children Under 18 at Home
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/families_households/013378.html


Census
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Survey  [26 February 2009]
http://www.census.gov/csd/ict/
or
http://www.census.gov/csd/ict/xls/2007/Full%20Report.htm
Includes numerous TABLES...
Press Release 26 February 2009
Business Spending on Information and Communication Technology Infrastructure Reaches $264 Billion in 2007
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/economic_surveys/013382.html


U.S. Department of Labor
Photos of Arrival at Department of  Labor
http://www.dol.gov/_sec/arrival.htm
Secretary of Labor [HILDA SOLIS] [25 February 2009]
http://www.dol.gov/_sec/welcome.htm


Press Release 26 February 2009
U.S. Department of Labor announces boost in weekly unemployment benefit amounts
Stimulus legislation also extends Emergency Unemployment Compensation
http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/ETA20090196.htm


Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Older Workers: Enhanced Communication among Federal Agencies Could Improve Strategies for Hiring and Retaining Experienced Workers
GAO-09-206,  February 24, 2009
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09206.pdf
[full-text, 52 pages]

Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Workforce Investment Act:  Labor Has Made Progress in Addressing Areas of Concern, but More Focus Needed on Understanding What Works and What Doesn't, by George A. Scott, director, education, workforce, and income security, before the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness, House Committee on Education and Labor.  GAO-09-396T, February 26.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-396T
[full-text, 20 pages]
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09396thigh.pdf


Small Business Administration (SBA)
Office of Advocacy
Self-Employed Women and Time Use [26 February 2009]
http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs341tot.pdf
[full-text, 52 pages]
Summary
http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs341.pdf


U.S. Commercial Service
Doing Business in Japan: 2009 Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies [3 March 2009]
http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_1606201.pdf
[full-text, 105 pages]

Doing Business in Vietnam: 2009 Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies [3 March 2009]
http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_2406423.pdf
[full-text, 132 pages]


U.S. Department of State
2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES [25 February 2009]
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/hr/c1470.htm
or
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2008/index.htm


U.S. Department of State
2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report [27 February 2009]
http://www.state.gov/p/inl/rls/nrcrpt/2009/index.htm
Volume I: DRUG and CHEMICAL CONTROL
http://www.state.gov/p/inl/rls/nrcrpt/2009/vol1/index.htm
or
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/120054.pdf
[full-text, 638 pages]
Volume II: MONEY LAUNDERING and FINANCIAL CRIMES
http://www.state.gov/p/inl/rls/nrcrpt/2009/vol2/index.htm
or
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/120055.pdf
[full-text, 558 pages]


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

Conference Board
Press Release
Global Business Cycle Indicators
Euro Area [26 February 2009]
http://www.conference-board.org/economics/bci/pressRelease_output.cfm?cid=10
or
http://www.conference-board.org/pdf_free/economics/bci/nobother.pdf
[full-text, 3 pages]


IUF
Uniting Food, Farm and Hotel Workers World-Wide
New Arrests in Iran as Government Steps up Repression of Independent Sugar Union [2 March 2009]
http://www.iuf.org/cgi-bin/dbman/db.cgi?db=default&uid=default&ID=5743&view_records=1&ww=1&en=1

Unilever Pakistan: Profits and Provocation [2 March 2009]
http://www.iuf.org/cgi-bin/dbman/db.cgi?db=default&uid=default&ID=5741&view_records=1&ww=1&en=1


MDRC
Welfare-to-Work Program Benefits and Costs: A Synthesis of Research [February 2009]
David Greenberg, Victoria Deitch, and Gayle Hamilton
http://www.mdrc.org/publications/511/full.pdf
[full-text, 145 pages]
Executive Summary
http://www.mdrc.org/publications/511/execsum.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]
Overview
http://www.mdrc.org/publications/511/overview.html


Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)
Press Release 26 February 2009
Hate Group Numbers Up By 54% Since 2000
http://www.splcenter.org/news/item.jsp?aid=366


Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)
Court Ruling Against Foreign Guestworkers Highlights Need for Reform [23 February 2009]
http://www.splcenter.org/news/item.jsp?aid=365


Watson Wyatt
Effect of the Economic Crisis on HR Programs: Update: February 2009 [25 February 2009]
http://www.watsonwyatt.com/hrprogramsfeb09
[full-text, 9 pages]
Press Release 25 February 2009
Company Layoff Plans Expected to Decline, Watson Wyatt Survey Finds
Many Employers Still Planning Salary and Hiring Freezes, 401(k) Match Reductions and Smaller Raises
http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=20684


Law

PRESS RELEASE
2-25-09
EEOC SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENT ON PROPOSED REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING GENETIC INFORMATION NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT
Commission Embarks on Historic New Area of Jurisdiction
http://www.eeoc.gov/press/2-25-09.html
EEOC
Related Materials

   * Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Implement Title II of Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2008
         http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-4221.pdf

   * Questions and Answers - Background Information for EEOC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking On Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
                  http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/qanda_geneticinfo.html

Statistical Reports

BEA: PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS January 2009 [2 March 2009]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2009/pi0109.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2009/pdf/pi0109.pdf
[full-text, 14 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2009/xls/pi0109.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2009/pdf/pi0109_fax.pdf



BEA: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT: FOURTH QUARTER 2008 (PRELIMINARY) [27 February 2009]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2009/gdp408p.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2009/pdf/gdp408p.pdf
[full-text, 13 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2009/xls/gdp408p.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2009/pdf/gdp408p_fax.pdf


BLS: REVISED: INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS OF MANUFACTURING PRODUCTIVITY AND UNIT LABOR COST TRENDS 2007 [3 March 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod4.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod4.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]


BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE UNEMPLOYMENT, 2008 ANNUAL AVERAGES [27 February 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/srgune.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/srgune.pdf
[full-text, 14 pages]


BLS: MASS LAYOFFS IN JANUARY 2009 [25 February 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mmls.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mmls.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages]


Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT [26 February 2009]
http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/ui/current.htm


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

Facts for Feature from the Census Bureau
Women's History Month: March 2009 [5 January 2009]
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/013129.html
or
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/pdf/cb09ff-03.pdf
[full-text, 7 pages]


U.S. Department of State
United States Vote Against Resolution (Taken Question) [to stop glorification of Nazism + ]
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2009/02/119837.htm


Paramount Books
The 85% Niche: The Power of Women of All Colors--Latina, Black, and Asian [February 2009]
by Miriam Muley
http://www.paramountbooks.com/prodpage.cfm?cat_selected=43&product_selected=291&startrow=1
or via Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/85%25-Niche-Power-Women-Colors-Latina/dp/0980174554/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1235577423&sr=1-1


Institute of Social Studies
http://www.iss.nl/Portals/Work-Employment-and-Globalisation-at-the-ISS/Research-in-WEG
WHAT'S THE POINT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS?
A Statement by the British Universities Industrial Relations Association
[DRAFT prepared by Linda Clarke, Eddy Donnelly, Richard Hyman, John Kelly, Sonia McKay and Sian Moore]
http://buira.org.uk/index.php?option=com_docman&Itemid=&task=doc_download&gid=86
[full-text, 11 pages]


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