Wednesday, September 30, 2009
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 30 September 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, 30 September 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, 30 September 2009
Academic Research
- Fraser Institute
- Measuring Labour Markets in Canada and the United States: 2009 Edition [3 September 2009]
- http://www.fraserinstitute.org/researchandpublications/publications/6887.aspx
- or
- http://www.fraserinstitute.org/commerce.web/product_files/MeasuringLabourMarkets2009.pdf
- [full-text, 96 pages]
- Upjohn Institute Working Paper 09-157
- What Do We Know about Contracting Out in the United States? Evidence from Household and Establishment Surveys
- Matthew Dey, Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Susan Houseman, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
- Anne Polivka, Bureau of Labor Statistics
- 2nd Revision | September 2009
- http://www.upjohninst.org/publications/wp/09157wp.html
- or
- http://www.upjohninst.org/publications/wp/09-157.pdf
- [full-text, 50 pages]
- National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) & Social Security Administration (SSA)
- NCHS Data Linked to Social Security Benefit History Data
- http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data_access/data_linkage/ssa.htm
- [opportunity to further study the elderly and disabled U.S. population]
- Urban Institute
- Rising Senior Unemployment and the Need to Work at Older Ages [28 September 2009]
- Richard W. Johnson
- http://www.urban.org/publications/411964.html
- or
- http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?ID=411964
- or
- http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/411964_senior_unemployment.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)
- ORGANIZING AT THE MARGINS: The Symbolic Politics of Labor in South Korea and the United States [September 2009]
- Jennifer Jihye Chun
- http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=5384
- IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
- http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
- Recent studies include ---
- 4459
- 4458
- 4457
- 4456
- 4455
- 4454
- 4453
- 4452
- 4451
- 4450
International
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
- Trade union membership 20032008 [22 September 2009]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0904019s/tn0904019s.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn0904019s/tn0904019s.pdf
- [full-text, 37 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
- COMPARATIVE STUDY
- Greening the European economy: Responses and initiatives by Member States and social partners [21 September 2009]
- September 2009
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0908019s/index.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn0908019s/tn0908019s.pdf
- [full-text, 32 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
- COMPARATIVE STUDY
- Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Steel industry [23 September 2009]
- September 2009
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0811027s/index.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn0811027s/tn0811027s.pdf
- [full-text, 44 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
- Workshop Report [Youth w/ DISABILITIES]
- Tackling the increased take-up of incapacity benefit by young people in the European Union: Workshop report [25 September 2009]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0989.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/89/en/1/EF0989EN.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Job Creation and Enterprise Development Department EMP/ENTERPRISE
- Making the strongest links: A practical guide to mainstreaming gender analysis in value chain development [July 2009]
- by Linda Mayoux & Grania Mackie
- http://www.ilo.org/empent/Whatwedo/Publications/lang--en/docName--WCMS_106538/index.htm
- or
- http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_emp/---emp_ent/documents/publication/wcms_106538.pdf
- [full-text, 113 pages]
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- World Economic Outlook (WEO): Sustaining the Recovery [early, partial release 25 September 2009]
- October 2009
- http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2009/02/index.htm
- ONLY the ANALYTIC CHAPTERS 3 & 4 are available at this time-
- See
- Chapter 3. Lessons for Monetary Policy from Asset Price Fluctuations
- http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2009/02/pdf/c3.pdf
- [full-text, 28 pages]
- and
- Chapter 4. What's the Damage? Medium-Term Output Dynamics after Financial Crises
- http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2009/02/pdf/c4.pdf
- See also
- World Economic Databases
- http://www.imf.org/external/ns/cs.aspx?id=28
- and
- Other World Economic Outlook Reports
- http://www.imf.org/external/ns/cs.aspx?id=29
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- Bulletin 2731
- National Compensation Survey:
- Employee Benefits in the United States, March 2009 [22 September 2009]
- September 2009
- http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/benefits/2009/
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/benefits/2009/ebbl0044.pdf
- [full-text, 489 pages]
- Census
- American Community Survey Reports on WORK-RELATED ISSUES & DATA [22 September 2009]
- The following include MAPS & TABLES....
- * Median Household Income for States: 2007 and 2008 American Community Surveys
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/acsbr08-2.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- * Men's and Women's Earnings by State: 2008 American Community Survey
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/acsbr08-3.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- * Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations: 2007 and 2008 American Community Surveys
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/acsbr08-4.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- * Workers Who Drove Alone to Work: 2007 and 2008 American Community Surveys
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/acsbr08-5.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- *Labor Force Participation Rate of People 65 Years and Older: 2008 American Community Survey
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/acsbr08-9.pdf
- [full-text, 3 pages]
- * Work Status of People 65 Years and Older: 2008 American Community Survey
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/acsbr08-10.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- Census
- Reports on POVERTY & FOOD STAMPS/SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) [29 September 2009]
- * Food Stamp/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Receipt in the Past 12 Months for Households: 2008 American Community Survey
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/acsbr08-8.pdf
- [full-text, 3 pages]
- * Poverty: 2007 and 2008 American Community Surveys
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/acsbr08-1.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Older Workers: Employment and Retirement Trends
- Patrick Purcell, Specialist in Income Security
- September 16, 2009
- http://www.opencrs.com/document/RL30629/2009-09-16/download/1013/
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/655/
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- The Fall and Rise of Household Saving
- Brian W. Cashell, Specialist in Macroeconomic Policy
- September 1, 2009
- http://opencrs.com/document/R40647/2009-09-01/download/1013/
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/657/
- NCES: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- High School Dropout and Completion Rates in the United States: 2007 [23 September 2009]
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009064
- or
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2009/2009064.pdf
- [full-text, 84 pages]
- National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
- Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, January - March 2009 [23 September 2009]
- by Robin A. Cohen, Ph.D. and Michael E. Martinez, M.P.H., M.H.S.A., Division of Health Interview Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics
- http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/insur200909.htm
- or
- http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/insur200909.pdf
- [full-text, 25 pages]
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Characteristics of Doctoral Scientists and Engineers in the United States: 2006 [22 September 2009]
- Detailed Statistical Tables | NSF 09-317 | September 2009 |
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf09317/
- or
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf09317/pdf/nsf09317.pdf
- [full-text, 354 pages]
- Conference Board
- The Conference Board Task Force on Executive Compensation [21 September 2009]
- http://www.conference-board.org/pdf_free/ExecCompensation2009.pdf
- [full-text, 40 pages]
- Press Release
- The Conference Board Task Force on Executive Compensation Recommends Corporate Practice Reforms
- Sept. 21, 2009
- http://www.conference-board.org/utilities/pressDetail.cfm?press_ID=3741
- Hewitt & Busness Roundtable
- Health Care Reform: The Perils of Inaction and the Promise of Effective Action [15 September 2009]
- http://www.businessroundtable.org/sites/default/files/BRT_Hewitt_HC%20Reform%20Report_Sept2009_FinalONLINE.pdf
- [full-text, 13 pages]
- FACT SHEET
- http://www.businessroundtable.org/sites/default/files/Business%20Roundtable_Hewitt%20Report%20Fact%20Sheet_FINAL.doc
- Press Release 15 September 2009
- Business Roundtable Report Shows Health Care Costs Will Skyrocket to Nearly $29,000 per Employee in the Next Decade Without Effective Reform
- America's Leading CEOs Say Maintaining the Status Quo On Health Care is Not an Option
- http://www.businessroundtable.org/sites/default/files/Business%20Roundtable_Hewitt%20Report%20Press%20Release_FINAL.doc
- Hazards magazine | International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
- [NEW BLOG] Green jobs, safe jobs
- http://www.hazards.org/greenjobs/blog/
- About
- http://www.hazards.org/greenjobs/blog/about/
- International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
- Union View #14: LATVIA [27 September 2009]
- http://www.ituc-csi.org/IMG/pdf/VS_Latvia_EN.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- See also
- UNION VIEW ARCHIVES
- http://www.ituc-csi.org/spip.php?mot71
- Kaiser Health [REFORM] Tracking PollSeptember 2009 [29 September 2009]
- http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/posr092909pkg.cfm
- NEWS RELEASE
- http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/posr092909nr.cfm
- KEY FINDINGS
- http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/7990.cfm
- or
- http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/upload/7990.pdf
- [full-text, 9 pages]
- CHARTS & DATA
- http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/7989.cfm>Chartpack
- or
- http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/upload/7989.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- Reports, Studies and Toplines [QUESTIONS & ANSWERS]
- http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/7988.cfm
- or
- http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/upload/7988.pdf
- [full-text, 30 pages]
- RAND
- Health and wellbeing at work in the United Kingdom [18 September 2009]
- By: Emmanuel Hassan, Christopher Austin, Claire Celia, Emma Disley, Priscillia Hunt, Sonja Marjanovic, Ala'a Shehabi, Lidia Villalba van Dijk, Christian van Stolk
- http://rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR758/
- or
- http://rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2009/RAND_TR758.pdf
- [full-text, 87 pages]
- Summary
- http://rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2009/RAND_TR758.sum.pdf
- Transparency International
- Global Corruption Report 2009: Corruption and the Private Sector [23 September 2009]
- http://transparency.org/news_room/in_focus/2009/gcr2009
- or
- http://www.transparency.org/publications/gcr/gcr_2009
- or
- http://www.transparency.org/content/download/46187/739801
- [full-text, 496 pages]
- Executive Summary
- http://www.transparency.org/content/download/46184/739789
- Urban Institute
- From the Classroom to the Community
- Exploring the Role of Education during Incarceration and Reentry [online 23 September 2009]
- Diana Brazzell, Anna Crayton, Debbie Mukamal, Amy L. Solomon, Nicole Lindahl
- http://www.urban.org/publications/411963.html
- or
- http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/411963_classroom_community.pdf
- [full-text, 57 pages]
- Watson Wyatt
- Press Release
- Vast Majority of Employers Expect Health Care Reform to Increase Costs, Watson Wyatt Poll Finds [24 September 2009]
- Majority Also Believe Reform Would Weaken Employer Role
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=22372
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Authoritative Resources on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)
- Kim Walker Klarman, Information Research Specialist
- Julie Jennings, Information Research Specialist
- September 10, 2009
- http://opencrs.com/document/R40244/2009-09-10/download/1013/
- [full-text, 11 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Dispute Settlement in the World Trade Organization (WTO): An Overview
- Jeanne J. Grimmett, Legislative Attorney
- September 8, 2009
- http://opencrs.com/document/RS20088/2009-09-08/download/1013/
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/656/
- From GLOBAL EDGE at Michigan State University Business School
- global EDGE > < http://globaledge.msu.edu/resourceDesk/> Resource Desk > International Trade Law Resources
- COMPENDIUM OF TRADE LAWS
- http://globaledge.msu.edu/resourceDesk/_tradelawcompendium.asp
- BEA: GDP by Metropolitan Area, Accelerated 2008, New 2007, and Revised 2005-2006 [24 September 2009]
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_metro/2009/gdp_metro0909.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_metro/2009/pdf/gdp_metro0909.pdf
- [full-text, 25 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_metro/2009/xls/gdp_metro0909.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_metro/2009/gdpm_highlights_0909.htm
- BEA: TOURISM SPENDING DECLINED LESS IN THE SECOND QUARTER 2009 [23 September 2009]
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/tourism/2009/tour209.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/tourism/2009/pdf/tour209.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/tourism/2009/xls/tour209.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- BLS: MASS LAYOFFS AUGUST 2009 [23 September 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mmls.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mmls.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- 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)
- www.ictr.org
- PRESS RELEASE (non official - for media information only)
- ICTR/INFO-9-2-612.EN
- Arusha, 28September 2009
- Appeals Chamber Hears Oral Arguments in the Zigiranyirazo Case
- http://www.ictr.org/ENGLISH/PRESSREL/2009/612.html
- PRESS RELEASE (non official - for media information only)
- ICTR/INFO-9-2-611.EN
- Arusha, 28 September 2009
- Grégoire Ndahimana Pleads not Guilty
- http://www.ictr.org/ENGLISH/PRESSREL/2009/611.html
- PRESS RELEASE (non official - for media information only)
- ICTR/INFO-9-2-610.EN
- Arusha, 28 September 2009
- Judge Carmel A. Agius Sworn In
- http://www.ictr.org/ENGLISH/PRESSREL/2009/610.html
- Press Release
- ICTR/INFO-9-2-608.EN
- Arusha, 23 September 2009
- Trial of Ngirabatware Commences
- http://www.ictr.org/ENGLISH/PRESSREL/2009/608.html
- THE BACHARACH BLOG
- http://bacharachblog.com/
- Talking Past Each Other: Paradigms & Interests
- http://bacharachblog.com/proactive-leadership-skills/talking-past-each-other-paradigms-interests/
- Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach on Sep 29, 2009
- Can Leadership Training Put a Country on the Map?
- http://bacharachblog.com/proactive-leadership-skills/can-leadership-training-put-a-country-on-the-map/
- By Samuel B. Bacharach on 09/25/09
- Do Challenges Define Leaders or Do Leaders Define Challenges?
- http://bacharachblog.com/proactive-leadership-skills/do-challenges-define-leaders-or-do-leaders-define-challenges/
- By Samuel B. Bacharach on 09/23/09
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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