IWS Documented News WEEKLY BULLETIN: April 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, 29 April 2009

Academic Research

U.S. Government Manual 2008/2009 Edition

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gmanual/browse-gm-08.html

APPENDIX B: TERMINATED AND TRANSFERRED AGENCIES [1933- HISTORICAL RECORD]

Federal Executive Agencies Terminated, Transferred, or Changed in Name Subsequent to March 4, 1933

http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2008_government_manual&docid=214669tx_xxx-118.pdf

[full-text, 59 pages]

ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)

CONDENSED CAPITALISM: Campbell Soup and the Pursuit of Cheap Production in the Twentieth Century [April 2009]

Daniel Sidorick

http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=5333

$29.95s cloth

2009, 312 pages, 6 1/8 x 9 1/4, 10 halftones

ISBN: 978-0-8014-4726-6

ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)

An Economic Policy Institute Book

THE STATE OF WORKING AMERICA, 2008/2009 [April 2009]

Lawrence Mishel; Jared Bernstein; Heidi Shierholz

http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=5292

Which Immigrants Are Most Innovative and Entrepreneurial? Distinctions by Entry Visa

Jennifer Hunt

NBER Working Paper No. 14920

Issued in April 2009

http://www.nber.org/papers/w14920.pdf

[full-text, 63 pages]

---- Abstract -----

http://papers.nber.org/papers/w14920

Inequality and the Measurement of Residential Segregation by Income In American Neighborhoods

Tara Watson

NBER Working Paper No. 14908

Issued in April 2009

http://www.nber.org/papers/w14908.pdf

[full-text, 40 pages]

Abstract

http://papers.nber.org/papers/w14908

IZA Policy Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)

http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/policypapers?menuTriggered=true&noPageLoaded=true

Recent studies include ---

7 Current Account Imbalances and Structural Adjustment in the Euro Area: How to Rebalance Competitiveness

6 Introducing Unemployment Insurance to Developing Countries

5 Some Remarks on the Effectiveness of Primary Education Interventions

4 How to Avoid a Pension Crisis: A Question of Intelligent System Design

3 A Good Time for Making Work Pay? Taking Stock of In-Work Benefits and Related Measures across the OECD

2 The Transatlantic Banking Crisis: Lessons and EU Reforms

1 The Petersberg Declaration

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

International

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions [Dublin Foundation]
Quality of work and employment, industrial relations and restructuring in Turkey
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0915.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/15/en/1/EF0915EN.pdf

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
EU-MIDIS: European Union Minorities and Discrimination Survey
http://fra.europa.eu/fraWebsite/eu-midis/index_en.htm

EU-MIDIS at a glance [22 April 2009]

http://fra.europa.eu/fraWebsite/attachments/EU-MIDIS_GLANCE_EN.pdf

[full-text, 24 pages]

Includes numerous CHARTS & FIGURES....

Data in Focus Report 1: The Roma [22 April 2009]

http://fra.europa.eu/fraWebsite/attachments/EU-MIDIS_ROMA_EN.pdf

[full-text, 16 pages]

Includes numerous CHARTS & FIGURES....

Technical Report [updated 23 April 2009]

http://fra.europa.eu/fraWebsite/attachments/EU-MIDIS_Techn-Report.pdf

[full-text, 119 pages]

International Labour Organization
International Labour Standards: Freedom of Association (LibSynd) [DATABASE]
http://webfusion.ilo.org/public/db/standards/normes/libsynd/index.cfm?lang=EN

ILO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean
QUIPUSTAT (Labour Statistics Database for Latin America and the Caribbean)
http://white.oit.org.pe/estad/laclispub/english/menu.php

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Top of the Class - High Performers in Science in PISA 2006 [28 April 2009]
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/44/17/42645389.pdf
[full-text, 165 pages]
Press Releases 28 April 2009
Schools must do more to motivate tomorrow's scientists, OECD study shows
http://www.oecd.org/document/27/0,3343,en_2649_34487_42649051_1_1_1_1,00.html

Federal

BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions Online

http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm

Access to Wellness and Employee Assistance Programs in the United States [22 April 2009]

by Eli R. Stoltzfus

http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20090416ar01p1.htm

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

April 2009 Report 1016

Consumer Expenditures in 2007 [23 April 2009]

http://www.bls.gov/cex/csxann07.pdf

[full-text, 20 pages]

Census

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT IN THE UNITED STATES 2008 [27 April 2009]

http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/educ-attn.html

2008 DETAILED TABLES

http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/education/cps2008.html

Press Release

Census Bureau Releases Data Showing Relationship Between Education and Earnings [27 April 2009]

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/education/013618.html

Census

GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY/MIGRATION

http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/migrate.html

DETAILED TABLES (2007 to 2008) CPS MARCH 2008 [22 April 2008]

http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/migrate/cps2008.html

Press Release

Residential Mover Rate in U.S. is Lowest Since Census Bureau Began Tracking in 1948 [22 April 2009]

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/mobility_of_the_population/013609.html

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention

SWINE FLU (information portal)

http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/

For WORKERS & WORKPLACES in case of Pandemic Flu see --

http://www.pandemicflu.gov/health/index.html#workers

[Recently released]

Guidelines and Recommendations

Interim Guidance for Cargo Trucking Crews for the Prevention of Pandemic Influenza

http://www.pandemicflu.gov/health/cargo_trucking.html

U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)

Press Release

Sandra Polaski sworn in as U.S. Department of Labor's deputy undersecretary for international affairs [27 April 2009]

http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/ilab/ILAB20090433.htm

Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA)

Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for an Influenza Pandemic

OSHA 3327-02N 2007

http://www.osha.gov/Publications/influenza_pandemic.html

or

http://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3327pandemic.pdf

[full-text, 47 pages]

From Women's Bureau (WB) web site

http://www.dol.gov/wb/welcome.html

See-- DID YOU KNOW...

that there were more women employed as carpenters and construction laborers in 2007 than in any other construction occupation?

HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

11. Employed persons by detailed occupation, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity [2008]

http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat11.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)

EBRI FAST FACTS #119

April 23, 2009

"What Are Workers' Expected Major Sources of Retirement Income?"

http://www.ebri.org/pdf/FFE119.16April09.Final.pdf

Foundation for Child Development

Children in Immigrant Families The U.S. and 50 States: Economic Need Beyond the Official Poverty Measure [9 April 2009]

http://www.fcd-us.org/resources/resources_show.htm?doc_id=897338

or

http://www.fcd-us.org/usr_doc/ChildrenInImmigrantFamiliesPovertyMeasure.pdf

[full-text, 22 pages]

Press Release 9 April 2009

New Study Finds Nearly One-Half of Children in Immigrant Families Live in Poverty

Official Measure Understates Poverty for All Children

http://www.fcd-us.org/usr_doc/ChildrenInImmigrantFamiliesPovertyMeasurePressRelease.pdf

Mercer

Suspending the 401(k) Match: Look before you Leap [14 April 2009]

http://select.mercer.com/blurb/148279/article/20096402/

[full-text, 3 pages]

Press Release

Suspending the 401(k) match: Look before you leap [14 April 2009]

http://www.mercer.com/summary.htm?idContent=1344275

Watson Wyatt

[Example: BRAZIL]

Survey on Impact of World Economic Slowdown on Health Care Benefits [December 2008]

http://www.watsonwyatt.com/latin-america/media/02B_Impact_of_the_world_financial_crisis_on_Brazilian_benefits_package.pdf

[Example: BRAZIL]

Survey on Health Care Benefits [December 2008]

http://www.watsonwyatt.com/latin-america/media/01B_%20Health_Care_Benefits_Survey_ENG.pdf

[full-text, 43 pages]

Press Release

Impact of World Economic Slowdown on Health Care Benefits Watson Wyatt Survey Findings [22 April 2009]

Watson Wyatt survey indicates 2009 will be a year for intensive market negotiations

http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=21031

WorldatWork (The Total Rewards Asssociation)

IMPLICATIONS OF EMPLOYER-SUPPLIED CONNECTIVITY DEVICES [online April 2009]

http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=32005

[full-text, 42 pages]

WorldatWork (The Total Rewards Asssociation)

TRENDS IN 401(k) PLANS -- Survey [March 2009]

http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=31878

[full-text, 20 pages]

WorldatWork (The Total Rewards Asssociation)

JOB EVALUATION AND MARKET PRICING PRACTICES 2009 [February 2009]

http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=31378

[full-text, 14 pages]

Law

EEOC

Employer Best Practices for Workers with Caregiving Responsibilities [22 April 2009]

http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/caregiver-best-practices.html

Press Release

EEOC ISSUES EMPLOYER BEST PRACTICES DOCUMENT ON WORK/FAMILY BALANCE [22 April 2009]

Panelists Discuss Importance of Caregiver-Friendly Policies During Recession

http://www.eeoc.gov/press/4-22-09.html

House Ways and Means Committee

2008 GREEN BOOK ("Background Material and Data on the Programs within the Jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means," informally known as the Green Book)

http://waysandmeans.house.gov/Documents.asp?section=2168

CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM (revised 17 March 2009)

http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/110/cse.pdf

[full-text, 114 pages]

International Social Security Association (ISSA)

The Canary Islands Statement on Occupational Risk Prevention [30 March 2009]

http://www.issa.int/aiss/content/download/65707/1226483/file/2Canary%20Islands%20Statement.pdf

ISSA, 30.03.2009 | News

International forum endorses workplace prevention culture

The Seoul Declaration on Safety and Health at Work has received fresh endorsement from an international forum on occupational risk prevention.

http://www.issa.int/aiss/News-Events/News/International-forum-endorses-workplace-prevention-culture

National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)

Immigrant Policy Project

April 22, 2009

2009 Immigration-Related Bills and Resolutions in the States (January-March 2009)

http://www.ncsl.org/print//immig/2009%20Immig%20Final%20April%2022%202009.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

Press Release 22 April 2009

Immigration: An Issue for States in Any Economy

NCSL issues a snapshot view of immigration legislation during the first part of the 2009 legislative session.

http://www.ncsl.org/programs/press/2009/pr04222009ImmigrationReport.htm

National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)

Legislative Caucus Web Sites and Social Networking Outreach [as of 12 April 2009]

http://www.ncsl.org/programs/lis/legsocnet.htm

latest papers in this series:

No. 84: Pension Schemes for the Self-Employed in OECD Countries (2009)

Jongkyun Choi

http://www.olis.oecd.org/olis/2009doc.nsf/linkto/delsa-elsa-wd-sem(2009)14

or

http://www.olis.oecd.org/olis/2009doc.nsf/LinkTo/NT000028DE/$FILE/JT03262724.PDF

No. 85: Inequality, Poverty and Social Policy: Recent Trends in Chile (2009)

Osvaldo Larranaga

http://www.olis.oecd.org/olis/2009doc.nsf/linkto/delsa-elsa-wd-sem(2009)13

or

http://www.olis.oecd.org/olis/2009doc.nsf/LinkTo/NT000010DE/$FILE/JT03262713.PDF

No. 86: Pension Reform in Chile Revisited: What has been Learned? (2009)

Augusto Iglesias-Palau

http://www.olis.oecd.org/olis/2009doc.nsf/linkto/delsa-elsa-wd-sem(2009)12

or

http://www.olis.oecd.org/olis/2009doc.nsf/LinkTo/NT0000292A/$FILE/JT03262803.PDF

IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)

http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers

Recent studies include ---

4124 Risk Attitude and Wage Growth: Replication and Reconstruction

4123 Entrepreneurial Entry: Which Institutions Matter?

4122 Delinquent Networks

4121 The Last Refuge of a Scoundrel? Patriotism and Tax Compliance

4120 Patriotism, Taxation and International Mobility

4119 Evaluating the Impact of Community-Based Health Interventions: Evidence from Brazil's Family Health Program

4118 Above and Beyond the Call: Long-Term Real Earnings Effects of British Male Military Conscription during WWII and the Post-War Years

4117 A Parametric Analysis of Prospect Theory's Functionals for the General Population

4116 Cultures, Clashes and Peace

4115 Economic and Cultural Gaps among Foreign-born Minorities in Spain

4114 Understanding Inter-Industry Wage Structures in the Euro Area

4113 The Finnish Great Depression: From Russia with Love

4112 Everyone is a Winner: Promoting Cooperation through All-Can-Win Intergroup Competition

4111 Do Immigrants Take the Jobs of Native Workers?

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

International

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)

SECTOR PROFILES with regard to working conditions in the 27 Member States.

Each fact sheet presents a snapshot of working conditions for the sector indicated [8 April 2009]

'Education (Fact sheet)'

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08142.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/142/en/1/EF08142EN.pdf

[full-text, 4 pages]

'Food, beverages and tobacco (Fact sheet)'

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08143.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/143/en/1/EF08143EN.pdf

[full-text, 4 pages]

'Hotels and restaurants (Fact sheet)'

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08144.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/144/en/1/EF08144EN.pdf

[full-text, 4 pages]

'Mining and quarrying (Fact sheet)'

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08145.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/145/en/1/EF08145EN.pdf

[full-text, 4 pages]

'Printing and publishing (Fact sheet)'

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08146.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/146/en/1/EF08146EN.pdf

[full-text, 4 pages]

'Clothes, textiles and leather (Fact sheet)'

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08147.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/147/en/1/EF08147EN.pdf

[full-text, 4 pages]

'Wood and paper manufacturing (Fact sheet)'

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08148.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/148/en/1/EF08148EN.pdf

[full-text, 4 pages]

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

OECD Factbook 2009 focuses on inequality

http://www.oecd.org/document/6/0,3343,en_2649_34487_42537798_1_1_1_1,00.html

and

Web Version (FREE)

OECD Factbook 2009: Economic, Environmental and Social Statistics [8 April 2009]

http://lysander.sourceoecd.org/vl=16240106/cl=27/nw=1/rpsv/factbook2009/index.htm

OECD

Composite Leading Indicators continue to signal deep slowdown in OECD area (10 April 2009)

http://www.oecd.org/document/3/0,3343,en_2649_34349_42547075_1_1_1_1,00.html

or

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/55/11/42546996.pdf

[full-text, 4 pages]

World Bank

East Asia and Pacific Update April 2009: Battling the Forces of Global Recession

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/EASTASIAPACIFICEXT/EXTEAPHALFYEARLYUPDATE/0,,menuPK:550232~pagePK:64168427~piPK:64168435~theSitePK:550226,00.html

or

http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTEAPHALFYEARLYUPDATE/Resources/550192-1238574864269/5976918-1239010682147/update_april09_fullreport.pdf

[full-text, 100 pages]

Executive Summary

http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTEAPHALFYEARLYUPDATE/Resources/550192-1238574864269/5976918-1239010682147/update_april09_execsum.pdf

Federal

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

INDUSTRIES AT A GLANCE

http://www.bls.gov/iag/home.htm

Industries in Alphabetical Order

http://www.bls.gov/iag/tgs/iag_index_alpha.htm

Industries by Supersector and NAICS Code

http://www.bls.gov/iag/tgs/iag_index_naics.htm

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Office of Immigration Statistics

ANNUAL FLOW REPORT

Nonimmigrant Admissions to the United States: 2008 [10 April 2009]

http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/ois_ni_fr_2008.pdf

[full-text, 10 pages]

Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

Leadership and Knowledge Management Resources

http://www.opm.gov/hcaaf_resource_center/4-8.asp

Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

A Guide to the Strategic Leadership Succession Management Model [6 April 2009]

http://www.opm.gov/hcaaf_resource_center/assets/Lead_Guide.pdf

[full-text, 168 pages]

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

AARP

Research Report

The Boomer Factor: Rethinking an Underutilized Workforce in Nevada

Jennifer H. Sauer, M.A., AARP Knowledge Management

April 2009

http://www.aarp.org/research/work/issues/nv_work_09.html

and

Carson City/Douglas County

http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/nv_work_09_carson.pdf

[full-text, 43 pages]

Clark County

http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/nv_work_09_clark.pdf

[full-text, 45 pages]

Washoe County

http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/nv_work_09_washoe.pdf

[full-text, 44 pages]

NOTE: These materials may be very slow to download. The AAUP servers are overloaded today.

American Association of University Professors (AAUP

2008-09 Report on the Economic Status of the Profession [14 April 2009]

http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/comm/rep/Z/ecstatreport08-09/

or

http://www.aaup.org/NR/rdonlyres/0A07ADBE-930F-461E-9140-C74F24122949/0/zreport.pdf

[full-text,

List of Tables and Figures

http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/comm/rep/Z/ecstatreport08-09/TOC.htm

Explanation of Statistical Data

http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/comm/rep/Z/ecstatreport08-09/explan.htm

tables as one file (.pdf)

http://www.aaup.org/NR/rdonlyres/62878A49-20D1-4324-A568-1B00B5078CB9/0/Alltabs.pdf

Appendix I State tables (for specific institutions) (.pdf)

http://www.aaup.org/NR/rdonlyres/5DD7E489-5048-4035-AE40-0CA1A39E9780/0/AppI0809.pdf

Appendix II Two-Year Institutions without Academic Ranks (.pdf)

http://www.aaup.org/NR/rdonlyres/00D1FCF4-B560-4ACE-BBBC-C00D7C70CB9D/0/AppendixII.pdf

Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)

EBRI Issue Brief #328

The 2009 Retirement Confidence Survey: Economy Drives Confidence to Record Lows; Many Looking to Work Longer [14 April 2009]

http://www.ebri.org/publications/ib/index.cfm?fa=ibDisp&content_id=4226

or

http://www.ebri.org/pdf/briefspdf/EBRI_IB_4-2009_RCS1.pdf

[full-text, 24 pages]

Employee Benefits Research Institute (EBRI)

EBRI NOTES

April 2009, Vol. 30, No. 4

Public Pension Plan Asset Allocations [9 April 2009]

http://www.ebri.org/publications/notes/index.cfm?fa=notesDisp&content_id=4232

or

http://www.ebri.org/pdf/notespdf/EBRI_Notes_04-Apr09.PubPnsPln.pdf

[full-text, 12 pages]

Institute for Employment Studies (IES)

Research Report RR693, Health and Safety Executive, March 2009

Organisational Responses to the HSE Management Standards for Work-related Stress

Progress of the Sector Implementation Plan Phase 1

by Tyers C, Broughton A, Denvir A, Wilson S, O'Regan S

ISBN: (no ISBN), pp. xiv + 149

http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pubs/report.php?id=hse693

or

http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pdflibrary/hse693.pdf

[full-text, 166 pages]

Institute for Employment Studies (IES)

Research Report RR694, Health and Safety Executive, March 2009

Managing Stress and Sickness Absence

Progress of the Sector Implementation Plan Phase 2

by Broughton A, Tyers C, Wilson S, O'Regan S

ISBN: (no ISBN), pp. xii + 158

http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pubs/report.php?id=hse694

or

http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pdflibrary/hse694.pdf

[full-text, 172 pages]

RAND

Research Brief > RB 9425

Designing Effective Pay-for-Performance in K-12 Education [8 April 2009]

By: Dan D. Goldhaber, Laura S. Hamilton, Daniel Koretz, Victor Lavy, R. L. Linn, Daniel F. McCaffrey, J. R. Lockwood, Karthik Muralidharan, Venkatesh Sundararaman, M. J. Podgursky, M. G. Springer

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9425/

or

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9425/index1.html

or

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/2009/RAND_RB9425.pdf

[full-text, 3 pages]

RAND

Technical Reports > TR-689

The affordability of alcoholic beverages in the European Union

Understanding the link between alcohol affordability, consumption and harms [10 April 2009]

By: Lila Rabinovich, Philipp-Bastian Brutscher, Han de Vries, Jan Tiessen, Jack Clift, Anais Reding

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR689/

or

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2009/RAND_TR689.pdf

[full-text, 145 pages]

Summary

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2009/RAND_TR689.sum.pdf

SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management)

Financial Challenge to the U.S. & Global Economy and its Impact on Organizations

http://www.shrm.org/Research/SurveyFindings/Articles/Documents/w031109%20-%20Economy%202%20Final_v4.pdf

[full-text, 22 pages]

Watson Wyatt

STRATEGIES TO MANAGE SALES FORCE INVESTMENTS IN THE GLOBAL RECESSION, Update: April 2009 [9 April 2009]

www.watsonwyatt.com/salesinvestments

[full-text, 7 pages]

Press Release

Companies See Fewer Sales Force Reductions In 2009, Watson Wyatt Survey Finds [9 April 2009]

Other Cost-Cutting Measures to Ease as Companies Look to Grow Revenue

http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=20951

Law

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

RL34524

International Trade: Rules of Origin

March 06, 2009

http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=81011

[full-text, 21 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

97-104

Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program: An Overview

March 24, 2009

http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=81064

[full-text, 8 pages]

U.S. Labor Department's OSHA orders Southern Air Inc. to withdraw retaliatory lawsuit and pay more than $7.9 million to 9 whistleblowers [7 April 2009]

http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/osha/osha20090346.htm

U.S. Department of Labor

Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ)

Whistleblower Collection

http://www.oalj.dol.gov/LIBWHIST.HTM

Recent Significant Whistleblower Decisions

April 10, 2009

http://www.oalj.dol.gov/PUBLIC/WHISTLEBLOWER/REFERENCES/REFERENCE_WORKS/WNEW_042009.HTM

Statistical Reports

BEA: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES February 2009 [9 April 2009]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2009/trad0209.htm

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2009/pdf/trad0209.pdf

[full-text, 47 pages]

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2009/xls/trad0209.xls

[spreadsheet]

and

Highlights

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2009/pdf/trad0209_fax.pdf

BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: MARCH 2009 [15 April 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 MARCH 2009 [15 April 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 - March 2009 [14 April 2009]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf

[full-text, 22 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

http://www.bls.gov/web/ppi.supp.toc.htm

BLS: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - MARCH 2009 - [9 April 2009]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ximpim.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ximpim.pdf

[full-text, 15 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

http://www.bls.gov/web/ximpim.supp.toc.htm

BLS: COUNTY EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES: THIRD QUARTER 2008 [8 April 2009]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewqtr.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cewqtr.pdf

[full-text, 23 pages]

DOL

Employment and Training Administration (ETA)

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT [9 April 2009]

http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/ui/eta20090360.htm

OECD

OECD unemployment rate rises to 7.3% in February 2009 [10 April 2009]

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/10/35/42549748.pdf

[full-text, 4 pages]

Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Mobidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)

April 3, 2009 / 58(12);301-304

Sociodemographic Differences in Binge Drinking Among Adults --- 14 States, 2004

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5812a1.htm

Plant-Level Interest Representation in German Private Companies

With its institution of Works Councils, Germany has one of the strongest legal structures of workers' participation at plant or factory level in the world. However, representative surveys pointed out that only 10 per cent of German private companies have Works Councils, which represent only half of the employees. A recent study conducted by the Chair of Sociology/Organisation, Migration, Participation at the Ruhr-University Bochum and funded by the Hans-Böckler-Stiftung (German Trade Union Foundation) showed that so-called 'alternative representation bodies' which are not legally based exist in 19 per cent of the companies. Based on survey data from 3.250 companies, the study analysed the distribution, patterns and functions of Works Councils and alternative representation bodies with respect to the interest representation, as well as the contextual preconditions which influence their installation. While Works Councils are strong in large companies of tradtional sectors, alternative representation bodies can be found in smaller companies of the low and high-qualified service sectors.

Reference:

Hauser-Ditz, Axel/ Hertwig, Markus/ Pries, Ludger (2008): Betriebliche Interessenregulierung in Deutschland. Arbeitnehmervertretung zwischen demokratischer Teilhabe und ökonomischer Effizienz. Frankfurt am Main/New York: Campus

http://www.campus.de/isbn/9783593387383

Hauser-Ditz, Axel/ Hertwig, Markus/ Pries, Ludger (2008): Formal and Informal Patterns of Workers' Participation at Plant Level: Works Councils and Other Forms of Collective Representation (submitted to ILR)

For all correspondence:

Prof. Dr. Ludger Pries

Department of Social Sciences

Chair of Sociology/Organisation, Migration, Participation

Building GB 04/42

44780 Bochum - Germany

Telephone +49-234-32-25429

FAX +49-234-32-14446

E-Mail: Ludger.Pries@ruhr-uni-bochum.de

THE BACHARACH BLOG

http://bacharachblog.com/

3 Leadership Traps: Elitism, Hypocrisy, and Emotional Deception

http://bacharachblog.com/leadership-skills/three-leadership-traps-elitism-hypocrisy-and-emotional-deception/

April 8, 2009

Proactive Leadership - Cornell Entrepreneurial Network

http://bacharachblog.com/political-leadership/proactive-leadership-cornell-entrepreneurial-network/

April 3, 2009

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****************************************
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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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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 8 April 2009

Academic Research

ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell Universtiy Press)

AGITATE! EDUCATE! ORGANIZE! : American Labor Posters [April 2009]

by Lincoln Cushing; Timothy W. Drescher

http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=5364

$24.95t paper

2009, 216 pages, 8 1/8 x 10 1/2, 268 color photographs

ISBN: 978-0-8014-7427-9

IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)

http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers

Recent studies include ---

4104 The Effect of the 2004 and 2007 EU Enlargement on the Spanish Labour Market

4103 Imposing Economic Constraints in Nonparametric Regression: Survey, Implementation and Extension

(forthcoming in: Advances in Econometrics, 2009)

4102 A Structural Approach to Estimating the Effect of Taxation on the Labor Market Dynamics of Older Workers

4101 Workplace Job Satisfaction in Britain: Evidence from Linked Employer-Employee Data

4100 Reforming German Labor Market Institutions: A Dual Path to Flexibility

4099 Obesity and Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from the British NCDS

4098 Overweight and Obesity and the Demand for Primary Physician Care

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

International

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)

European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)

COMPARATIVE STUDY

Wage formation in the EU [31 March 2009]

March 2009

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0808019s/index.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0808019s/tn0808019s.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn0808019s/tn0808019s.pdf

[full-text, 37 pages]

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)

European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)

EMCC case studies - Joint social partner structures and restructuring: Comparing national approaches [1 April 2009]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0918.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/18/en/1/EF0918EN.pdf

[full-text, 19 pages]

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)

European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)

COMPARATIVE STUDY

Occupational promotion of migrant workers [25 March 2009]

March 2009

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/studies/tn0807038s/index.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/studies/tn0807038s/tn0807038s.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/ewco/tn0807038s/tn0807038s.pdf

[full-text, 31 pages]

Japan Institute for Labor Policy and Training (JILPT)

Labor Situation in Japan and Analysis: Detailed Exposition 2009/2010 [27 March 2009]

http://www.jil.go.jp/english/lsj.html

or

http://www.jil.go.jp/english/laborsituation/2009-2010/detailed_2009-2010.pdf

[full-text, 215 pages]

Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)

JILPT Databook of International Labour Statistics 2009 [30 March 2009]

http://www.jil.go.jp/english/estatis/databook/index.htm

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

OECD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK Interim Report [31 March 2009]

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/18/1/42443150.pdf

[full-text, 150 pages]

Press Release 31 March 2009

http://www.oecd.org/oecdEconomicOutlook

Federal

New Feature from BLS

Commissioner's Corner [1 April 2009]

http://www.bls.gov/bls/commissionerscorner.htm

Testimony delivered on "Raising Wages and Living Standards for Families and Workers" [25 March 2009]

http://www.bls.gov/bls/testimony_march_25_2009_hearing.pdf

[full-text, 20 pages]

Testimony delivered before the Congressional Joint Economic Committee on March 6, 2009 in re February 2009 employment situation

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/jec_03062009.htm

BLS: Issues in Labor Statistics

Summary 09-03 / March 2009

Holiday Season Hiring in Retail Trade [2 April 2009]

http://www.bls.gov/opub/ils/pdf/opbils73.pdf

[full-text, 2 pages]

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

A Preliminary Analysis of the President's Budget and an Update of CBO's Budget and Economic Outlook [March 2009]

http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=10014&type=1

[full-text, 56 pages]

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Defined Benefit Pensions: Survey Results of the Nation's Largest Private Defined Benefit Plan Sponsors, GAO-09-291, March 30, 2009

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09291.pdf

[full-text, 65 pages]

Small Business Administration (SBA)

Office of Advocacy

Effective Federal Income Tax Rates Faced By Small Businesses in the United States [2 April 2009]

http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs343tot.pdf

[full-text, 76 pages]

and

research summary

http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs343.pdf.

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)

EBRI Databook on Employee Benefits [Updated March 2009]

http://www.ebri.org/publications/books/index.cfm?fa=databook

Published by the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), 2009

ETUI Policy Brief

European Economic and Employment Policy

Plant-level responses to the crisis: can jobs be saved by working less? [3 April 2009]

Authors: Vera Glassner and Béla Galgóczi

Editor: Andrew Watt

http://www.etui.org/research/Media/Files/EEEPB/2009/1-2009

[full-text, 7 pages]

View other recent Policy Briefs at

http://www.etui.org/research/Publications/Regular-publications/European-Economic-and-Employment-Policy-Brief

euro-workscouncil.net

on EUROPEAN WORKS COUNCILS (EWS)

Welcome to issue no. 1 / 2009 of EWC News. 20th March 2009

http://www.ewc-news.com/en012009.pdf

[full-text, 15 pages]

International Trade Union Confederaton (ITUC)

GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS UNIONS' WATCH web site

http://www.ituc-csi.org/spip.php?rubrique262

or

http://www.ituc-csi.org/financialcrisis

LLRX.com

Competitive Intelligence - A Selective Resource Guide - Updated and Revised March 2009

By Sabrina I. Pacifici, Published on March 28, 2009

http://www.llrx.com/features/ciguide.htm

Mercer

Expatriate rental property costs - Mercer global survey and city rankings [2 April 2009]

http://www.mercer.com/summary.htm?idContent=1343095

or

http://www.mercer.com/attachment.dyn?idContent=1343095&filePath=%2fattachments%2fEnglish%2fPR_RL_VF_ExpatHousingsurvey_APR.pdf&fileType=DB&siteLanguage=100

[full-text, 4 pages -- INCLUDING TABLES]

Monthly Review Press

Why Unions Matter: 10th Anniversary Edition [2009]

http://monthlyreview.org/books/whyunionsmatter.php

or

From Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0853459290/ref=dp_proddesc_1?ie=UTF8&n=283155

by Michael D. Yates

ISBN: 978-1-58367-190-0

$17.95 paperback

200 pp.

[New Editon, Fully Revised and Updated]

Work Foundation (UK)

Healthy Work: Challenges and Opportunities to 2030

Authors: Stephen Bevan

Date: April 2009

http://www.workfoundation.org/research/publications/publicationdetail.aspx?oItemId=216&parentPageID=102&PubType =

or

http://www.workfoundation.org/assets/docs/publications/216_Bupa_report.pdf

[full-text, 92 pages]

Law

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

RS20210

Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms: Economic, Program, and Policy Issues [6 March 2009]

http://opencrs.com/document/RS20210/

or

http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=80949

[full-text, 10 pages]

EEOC NEWS ARCHIVE [Press Releases]

http://www.eeoc.gov/press/index.html

Statistical Reports

BLS: JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER: FEBRUARY 2009 [7 April 2009]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/jolts.pdf

[full-text, 16 pages]

BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: MARCH 2009 [3 April 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: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: FEBRUARY 2009 [1 April 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

DOL

Employment and Training Administration (ETA)

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT [2 April 2009]

http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/ui/current.htm

Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

THE BACHARACH BLOG

http://bacharachblog.com/

Proactive Leadership - Cornell Entrepreneurial Network

http://bacharachblog.com/political-leadership/proactive-leadership-cornell-entrepreneurial-network/

April 3, 2009

Too Many Chefs in the Kitchen, or When a Coalition Becomes a Clunker

http://bacharachblog.com/leadership-skills/too-many-chefs-in-the-kitchen-or-when-a-coalition-becomes-a-clunker/

April 3, 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
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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