Wednesday, July 15, 2009
[IWS] IWS Weekly Bulletin, 15 July 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, 15 July 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, 15 July 2009
Academic Research
- International Labour Office (ILO)
- Industrial and Employment Relations Department
- DIALOGUE Working Paper No. 1
- Social dialogue in times of crisis: Finding better solutions [May 2009]
- Ludek Rychly
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/downloads/papers/crisis.pdf
- [full-text, 76 pages]
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Guidelines on Socially-Sensitive Labour Force Restructuring in South Eastern Europe
- by Andrea Broughton
- Institute of Employment Studies (IES)
- February 2009
- ISBN: 978-9-22122-203-3, pp. 76
- http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pubs/report.php?id=ilo0609
- or
- http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pdflibrary/ilo0609.pdf
- [full-text, 82 pages]
- For related studies from the ILO Subregional Office in Budapest, see --
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/eurpro/budapest/publ/employ/index.htm
- ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)
- STAGED ACTION: Six Plays from the American Workers' Theatre
- Lee Papa (Editor)
- http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=5344
- $21.95s paper
- 288 pages, 6 x 9
- ISBN: 978-0-8014-7523-8 Quantity
- IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
- http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
- Recent studies include ---
- 4300
- 4299
- 4298
- 4297
- 4296
- 4295
- 4294
- 4293
- 4292
- 4291
- 4290
International
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
- COMPARATIVE STUDY
- Multinational companies and collective bargaining [2 July 2009]
- July 2009
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/TN0904049s/index.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/TN0904049s/tn0904049s.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn0904049s/tn0904049s.pdf
- [full-text, 31 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- Sweden A country profile [1 July 2009]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0945.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/45/en/1/EF0945EN.pdf
- [full-text, 44 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- Measures to tackle undeclared work in the European Union [1 July 2009]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0925.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/25/en/1/EF0925EN.pdf
- [full-text, 62 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- DIVERSITY POLICY in EMPLOYMENT and SERVICE PROVISION -- CASE STUDIES 2009
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/bysubject/listdiversity2009.htm
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European and international framework agreements: Practical experiences and strategic approaches [5 June 2009]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08102.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/102/en/1/EF08102EN.pdf
- [full-text, 108 pages]
- Islamic Development Bank (ISDB)
- ECONOMIC POLICY AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT
- STATISTICAL MONOGRAPH N0. 29
- KEY SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATISTICS ON IDB MEMBER COUNTRIES [May 2009]
- http://www.isdb.org/irj/go/km/docs/documents/IDBDevelopments/Internet/English/IDB/CM/Publications/Statistical_Monograph/Monograph-2009.pdf
- [full-text, 124 pages]
- Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT_)
- 2009 JILPT International Seminar on Working Time [online 10 July 2009]
- "Working Time --In Search of New Research Territories Beyond Flexibility Debates--
- January 21-23, 2009
- http://www.jil.go.jp/english/events_and_information/09_0121_report.htm
- The papers presented in the workshop are compiled as JILPT Report No.7.
- http://www.jil.go.jp/english/reports/documents/jilpt-reports/no.7.pdf
- [full-text, 101 pages]
- Korea Labor Institute (KLI)
- e-Labor News, No. 91, 14 July 2009
- Issue Paper
- The Need for Work Sharing to Achieve Work-Life Balance, and Its Direction*
- by Hoon Kim ** and Soo Kyeong Hwang ***
- https://www.kli.re.kr/kli/html_eng/08_mail/webzineboard/view_sub.asp?seq=98&rseq=276
- or
- http://www.kli.re.kr/kli/html_eng/08_mail/webzineboard/upfile/e_91.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- OECD HEALTH DATA 2009: STATISTICS & INDICATORS for 30 COUNTRIES [1 July 2009]
- http://www.oecd.org/document/54/0,3343,en_2649_201185_43220022_1_1_1_1,00.html
- or
- http://www.oecd.org/document/30/0,3343,en_2649_34631_12968734_1_1_1_37407,00.html
- and
- Data at http://www.ecosante.org/index2.php?base=OCDE&langh=ENG&langs=ENG for individuals and institutions already subscribed.
- BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions Online
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm
- Profiles of Significant Collective Bargaining Disputes of 2008 [24 June 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cb20090623ar01p1.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/print/cb20090623ar01p1.htm
- Beyond Basic Benefits: Employee Access to Other Types of Benefits, 1979-2008
- byJohn E. Buckley
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Originally Posted: May 29, 2009
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20090527ar01p1.htm
- BLS: Monthly Labor Review Online [26 June 2009]
- June 2009
- Vol. 132, Number 6
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/home.htm
- BLS at 125: using historic principles to track the 21st-century economy
- William J. Wiatrowski
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2009/06/art1full.pdf
- [full-text, 23 pages]
- How shifting occupational composition has affected the real average wage
- Rebecca Keller
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2009/06/art2full.pdf
- [full-text, 13 pages]
- What do OES data have to say about increasing wage inequality?
- John I. Jones
- 06/26/2009 "What do OES data have to say about increasing wage inequality?" will be posted to the BLS website soon.
- Productivity trends in business cycles: a visual essay
- Michael Chernousov, Susan E. Fleck, and John Glaser
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2009/06/art4full.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- Regional report
- The prominence of Boston area colleges and universities
- Denis M. McSweeney and Walter J. Marshall
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2009/06/regrep.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- Census
- Older Population in the United States: 2007 and 2008 [22 June 2009]
- http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/age/age_sex_older.html
- Census
- INTERNATIONAL DATA BASE [updated 23 June 2009]
- http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/
- Press Release
- Census Bureau Reports World's Older Population Projected to Triple by 2050 [23 June 2009]
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/international_population/013882.html
- Census
- Population Estimates and Projections
- P25-1137
- Population Dynamics of the Great Plains: 1950 to 2007 [14 July 2009]
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/p25-1137.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- Press Release 14 July 2009
- Great Plains' Overall Population Increase Masks Losses in Majority of its Counties
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/013985.html
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program: An Overview
- Wendy H. Schacht
- Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
- June 29, 2009
- http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=82050
- [full-text, 9 pages]
- Homeland Security
- Office of Immigration Statistics
- Policy Directorate
- Refugees and Asylees: 2008 [12 June 2008]
- http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/ois_rfa_fr_2008.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- Data on Refugees and Asylees
- http://www.dhs.gov/ximgtn/statistics/publications/YrBk08RA.shtm
- Homeland Security
- Office of Immigration Statistics
- Policy Directorate
- Apprehensions by the U.S. Border Patrol: 2005-2008 [16 June 2009]
- http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/ois_apprehensions_fs_2005-2008.pdf
- [full-text, 2 pages]
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- Achievement Gaps: How Black and White Students in Public Schools Perform in Mathematics and Reading on the National Assessment of Educational Progress [14 July 2009]
- http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/studies/gaps/
- or
- Executive Summary
- http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pubs/studies/2009455.asp
- or
- Full Report
- http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pdf/studies/2009455.pdf
- [full-text, 80 pages]
- U.S. State Department
- TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT JUNE 2009 [16 June 2009]
- http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/123357.pdf
- [full-text, 324 pages]
- Africa Progress Panel
- Annual Report of the Africa Progress Panel 2009 [10 June 2009]
- An Agenda for Progress at a Time of Global Crisis: A Call for African Leadership
- http://africaprogresspanel.socialmediarelease.co.za/files/africanprogresspanel/pdf/APP-ANNUAL-REPORT%202009-FULL%20VERSION%20ENGLISH.pdf
- [full-text, 48 pages]
- Executive Summary
- http://africaprogresspanel.socialmediarelease.co.za/files/africanprogresspanel/pdf/APP-ANNUALREPORT-EXEC-SUM-ENGLISH.doc
- Press Release 10 June 2009
- Crisis facing Africa can be turned into an opportunity
- Panel of world leaders states that clear-sighted African leadership and international partnership are needed to contain the crisis and to pioneer a new development model
- http://africaprogresspanel.socialmediarelease.co.za/
- Corporate Voices for Working Families
- Conference Board
- American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)
- Society for Human Resource Development (SHRM)
- RESEARCH REPORT
- THE ILL-PREPARED U.S. WORKFORCE: EXPLORING THE CHALLENGES OF EMPLOYER-PROVIDED WORKFORCE READINESS TRAINING [14 July 2009]
- http://www.cvworkingfamilies.org/system/files/Ill_preparedWorkforce_RR.pdf
- Press Release 14 July 2009
- New Report Shows Employers Struggle with Ill-Prepared Workforce, as White House Highlights Future of Workforce Skills
- http://www.cvworkingfamilies.org/node/247
- Kaiser Family Foundation Launches a Health Reform Gateway Page With New Resources on the 2009 Debate [21 May 2009]
- HEALTH REFORM GATEWAY
- http://healthreform.kff.org/
- Oliver Wyman
- 2015 CAR INNOVATION: A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY ON INNOVATION IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY [2007]
- (Executive Summary)
- http://www.oliverwyman.com/ow/pdf_files/CarInnovation2015_engl.pdf
- [full-text, 32 pages]
- EEOC Press Release
- UNITED AIRLINES SUED FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION [4 June 2009]
- EEOC Says Airline Failed to Provide Reasonable Accommodations for Disabled Workers
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/6-4-09.html
- USCOURTS.gov (Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts)
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
- WHAT'S NEW
- http://www.nysb.uscourts.gov/
- Announcement
- The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York is pleased to announce a pilot project to make digital audio recordings of court proceedings relating to Chrysler LLC, 09-50002, and General Motors Corporation, 09-50026, publicly available online. The audio files are accessible through the Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system. Registration for PACER access may be obtained at www.pacer.psc.uscourts.gov
- Please remember that these digital recordings are copies of court proceedings and are provided as a convenience to the public at the cost of $0.08 per audio file. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 753 (b) "no transcripts of the proceedings of the court shall be considered as official except those made from the records certified by the reporter or other individual designated to produce the record." A list of approved transcription companies can be found on the court's website.
- Announcement
- All documents in the General Motors Corporation bankruptcy case should be filed and viewed on http://ecf.nysb-mega.uscourts.gov/.
- The lead case is: In re General Motors Corporation, 09-50026; parties filing documents (e.g., notices of appearance) should do so in the lead case only.
- Additional case and claims filing information can be found on the General Motors page.
- Petitions:
- 09-50026 General Motors Corporation
- 09-50027 Saturn, LLC
- 09-50028 Saturn Distribution Corporation
- 09-13558 Chevrolet-Saturn of Harlem, Inc.
- Announcement
- All documents in the Chrysler bankruptcy case should be filed and viewed on http://ecf.nysb-mega.uscourts.gov/.
- The lead case is: In re Chrysler LLC, 09-50002; parties filing documents (e.g., notices of appearance) should do so in the lead case only.
- Additional case and claims filing information can be found on the Chrysler page.
- Petitions:
- 09-50000 Chrysler Realty Company LLC
- 09-50001 Peapod Mobility LLC
- 09-50002 Chrysler LLC
- 09-50003 Chrysler Aviation Inc.
- 09-50004 Chrysler Dutch Holding LLC
- 09-50005 Chrysler Dutch Investment LLC
- 09-50006 Chrysler Dutch Operating Group LLC
- 09-50007 Chrysler Institute of Engineering
- 09-50008 Chrysler International Corporation
- 09-50009 Chrysler International Limited, L.L.C.
- 09-50010 Chrysler International Services, S.A.
- 09-50011 Chrysler Motors LLC
- 09-50012 Chrysler Service Contracts Florida, Inc.
- 09-50013 Chrysler Service Contracts Inc.
- 09-50014 Chrysler Technologies Middle East Ltd.
- 09-50015 Chrysler Transport Inc.
- 09-50016 Chrysler Vans LLC
- 09-50017 DCC 929, Inc.
- 09-50018 Dealer Capital, Inc.
- 09-50019 Global Electric Motorcars, LLC
- 09-50020 NEV Mobile Service, LLC
- 09-50021 NEV Service, LLC
- 09-50022 TPF Asset, LLC
- 09-50023 TPF Note, LLC
- 09-50024 Utility Assets LLC
- BEA: Foreign Direct Investors' Outlays to Acquire or Establish U.S. Businesses Increased in 2008 [4 June 2009]
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/fdi/2009/fdi08.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/fdi/2009/pdf/fdi08.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/fdi/2009/xls/fdi08.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: JUNE 2009 [15 July 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- BLS: REAL EARNINGS IN JUNE 2009 [15 July 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/realer.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- BLS: Producer Price Indexes - June 2009 [14 July 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf
- [full-text, 23 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/ppi.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: International Unemployment Rates and Employment Indexes, 2007-2009 (seasonally adjusted) [2 July 2009, updated monthly]
- http://www.bls.gov/fls/intl_unemployment_rates_monthly.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/fls/intl_unemployment_rates_monthly.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: JUNE 2009 [2 June 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
- or
- http://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 First Quarter 2009, Revised [4 June 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod2.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod2.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/prod2.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: APRIL 2009 [3 June 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/metro.supp.toc.htm
- NOTE: The IWS Documented News Service is committed to helping the Rwanda Tribunal garner more attention world-wide. The lessons and legacy of ground-breaking legal matters related to the unspeakable events in Rwanda should not be forgotten. Humans, whether from rich or poor countries, must remain vigilant in curbing the motivations that lead individuals and groups to violent hatred and barbaric acts against a class of people. Consequently, items about this tribunal, which will end shortly after 2010, will appear from time to time on this news service.
- International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
- ICTR/INFO-9-2-604.EN
- Arusha, 14 July 2009
- Tharcisse Renzaho Given Life Sentence
- http://www.ictr.org/ENGLISH/PRESSREL/2009/604.html
- THE BACHARACH BLOG
- http://bacharachblog.com/
- The Challenges of Being a Proactive & Senior Leader
- http://bacharachblog.com/leadership-skills/the-challenges-of-being-a-proactive-senior-leader/
- July 15, 2009
- Proactive Leaders Skip The Third Cup of Coffee
- http://bacharachblog.com/leadership-skills/proactive-leaders-skip-the-third-cup-of-coffee/
- July 14, 2009
- 5 Leadership Lessons From Mary Stuart & Queen Elizabet
- http://bacharachblog.com/leadership-skills/5-leadership-lessons-from-mary-stuart-queen-elizabeth-i/
- July 13, 2009
- You Might Have Missed
- http://bacharachblog.com/leadership-skills/you-might-have-missed/
- July 12, 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.
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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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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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