Tuesday, March 10, 2009
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 11 March 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
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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 11 March 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, 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
- 4044
- 4043
- 4042
- 4041
- 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
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
- 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]
- 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]
- 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
- 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
- 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.
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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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