Wednesday, February 08, 2012
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 8 February 2012
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, 8 February 2012
Academic Research
Monthly Review Press
Wisconsin Uprising: Labor Fights Back
edited by Michael D. Yates with a foreword by Robert W. McChesney
Paperback, 304 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1-58367-280-8
Cloth (ISBN-13: 978-1-58367-281-5)
January 2012 Price: $18
http://monthlyreview.org/press/books/pb2808/
Random House, Inc. (Vintage)
Borrow: The American Way of Debt
Written by Louis Hyman
Imprint: Vintage
Format: Trade Paperback
Pub Date: January 2012
Price: $15.00
Can. Price: $18.00
ISBN: 978-0-307-74168-4 (0-307-74168-0)
Pages: 304
http://www.randomhouse.com/acmart/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307741684
Lawrence History Center
http://www.lawrencehistorycenter.org/
BREAD and ROSES CENTENNIAL EXHIBIT ONLINE [1912 Strike Lawrence, Mass]
http://exhibit.breadandrosescentennial.org/
Find more at
BREAD and ROSES CENTENNIAL
http://www.breadandrosescentennial.org/
IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---
6335 The Renminbi's Role in the Global Monetary System
6334 The Demographic Transition: Causes and Consequences
6333 The Role of Language in Shaping International Migration
6332 Childhood Sexual Abuse and Later-Life Economic Consequences
6331 Social Isolation, Loneliness and Return Migration: Evidence from Older Irish Adults
6330 The "Out of Africa" Hypothesis, Human Genetic Diversity, and Comparative Economic Development
6329 Social Divisions in School Participation and Attainment in India: 1983-2004
6328 Inequality, Human Capital Formation and the Process of Development
6327 Evolution and the Growth Process: Natural Selection of Entrepreneurial Traits
6326 Who Starts a Business and Who is Self-Employed in Germany
6325 Announcing an Increase in the State Pension Age and the Recession: Which Mattered More for Expected Retirement Ages?
6324 The Psychic Costs of Migration: Evidence from Irish Return Migrants
6323 The Causal Effects of an Industrial Policy
DigitalCommons@ILR--Most Recent Additions
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/recent_additions.html
Home Page at - http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/
Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local
International
African Development Bank (AfDB) +
PIDA: Interconnecting, Integrating, and Transforming a Continent: The Regional Infrastructure
That Africa Needs to Integrate and Grow through 2040
Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa: PIDA Study Synthesis Phase III [2 February 2012]
[full-text, 75 pages]
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
EUROPEAN LEVEL
Social partners in audiovisual sector promote gender equality [3 February 2012]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/2011/11/articles/eu1111041i.htm
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
COMPARATIVE STUDY
Recent policy developments related to those not in employment, education and training (NEETs) [7 February 2012]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/studies/tn1109042s/index.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/studies/tn1109042s/tn1109042s.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/erm/tn1109042s/tn1109042s.pdf
[full-text, 26 pages]
OECD
PENSIONS AT A GLANCE: ASIA/PACIFIC 2011 [25 January 2012]
http://www.oecd.org/document/27/0,3746,en_2649_34757_49427099_1_1_1_1,00.html
World Bank +
ENVIA CENTRO AMERICA [Remittance Tool]
for English, see -- http://148.245.102.209/enviacentroamerica/index.php?i=1
| Press Release 2 February 2012 Free Online Tool Empowers Senders of Remittances |
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| CEMLA, MIF/IDB and World Bank Launch enviacentroamerica.org To Make Costs and Conditions of Remittances More Transparent [2 February 2012] |
Federal
BLS: Monthly Labor Review, January 2012, Vol. 135, No. 1
EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK: 2010-2020
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2012/01/home.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2012/01/mlr201201.pdf
[full-text, 190 pages]
Articles
Overview of projections to 2020
Dixie Sommers and James C. Franklin
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2012/01/art1full.pdf
The U.S. economy in 2020: recovery in uncertain times
Kathryn J. Byun and Christopher Frey
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2012/01/art2full.pdf
Labor force projections to 2020: a more slowly growing workforce
Mitra Toossi
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2012/01/art3full.pdf
Industry employment and output projections to 2020
Richard Henderson
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2012/01/art4full.pdf
Occupational employment projections to 2020
C. Brett Lockard and Michael Wolf
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2012/01/art5full.pdf
BLS: Occupational Outlook Quarterly
Winter 2011-12 Vol. 55, No. 4
CHARTING THE PROJECTIONS: 2010-2020—SPECIAL ISSUE
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2011/winter/
or
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2011/winter/winter2011ooq.pdf
Getting started
Dixie Sommers
PDF (623K)
Occupational employment
PDF (1.19M)
Labor force
PDF (2.39M)
Industry employment
PDF (0.97M)
Overall economy
PDF (677K)
Census
2010 SERVICE ANNUAL SURVEY [2 February 2010]
http://www.census.gov/services/index.html
Press Release 2 February 2012
Census Bureau Reports Post-Recession Growth in 10 of 11 Service Sectors
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/service_industries/cb12-23.html
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2012 to 2022 [31 January 2012]
http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=12699
or
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/126xx/doc12699/01-31-2012_Outlook.pdf
[full-text, 165 pages]
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
PROGRAM BASELINE BUDGETS 2012 to 2022 [31 January 2012]
Child Nutrition Programs - January 2012 Baseline
Child Support Collections - January 2012 Baseline
Child Support Enforcement - January 2012 Baseline
Foster Care and Adoption Assistance - January 2012 Baseline
Military Retirement - January 2012 Baseline
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation - January 2012 Baseline
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - January 2012 Baseline
Supplemental Security Income - January 2012 Baseline
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families - January 2012 Baseline
Unemployment Compensation - January 2012
Social Security Trust Funds - January 2012 Baseline
Social Security Old-Age and Survivors Insurance - January 2012 Baseline
Social Security Disability Insurance - January 2012 Baseline
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
The U.S. Postal Service's Financial Condition: Overview and Issues for Congress
Kevin R. Kosar, Analyst in American National Government
January 27, 2012
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41024.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]
U.S. Congress
Joint Economic Committee (JEC)
Keeping More Money in the Pockets of American Families: County-Level Data of Savings by Extending the Payroll Tax Cut
Jan 31 2012
or
http://jec.senate.gov/public//index.cfm?a=Files.Serve&File_id=6435125a-5e32-4ab0-b39f-d5c4184a9950
[full-text, 100 pages]
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Federal Obligations for Science and Engineering to Universities and Colleges Show Little Growth [2 February 2012]
NSF 12-306 | February 2012 |
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf12306/
or
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf12306/nsf12306.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]
Social Security Administration (SSA)
Annual Statistical Supplement, 2011 [3 February 2012]
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2011/index.html
or
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2011/supplement11.pdf
[full-text, 529 pages]
U.S. Commercial Service
DOING BUSINESS IN NEW ZEALAND: 2012 COUNTRY COMMERCIAL GUIDE FOR U.S. COMPANIES
http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_8227085.pdf
[full-text, 69 pages]
Women's Bureau (WB)
Why Green Is Your Color: A Woman's Guide to a Sustainable Career [6 February 2012]
http://www.dol.gov/wb/Green_Jobs_Guide/
or
http://www.dol.gov/wb/Green_Jobs_Guide/Why_Green_is_your_Color_html_version.htm
or
http://www.dol.gov/wb/Green_Jobs_Guide/GreenJobs%20Final_11.2011.pdf
[full-text, 128 pages]
Institutes/Associations/Commercial
AON Hewitt
2012 Hot Topics in Retirement Survey Report [25 January 2012]
or
http://aon.com/attachments/human-capital-consulting/2012_Hot_Topics_in_Retirement_report.pdf
[full-text, 50 pages]
Survey Highlights
http://aon.com/attachments/human-capital-consulting/2012_Hot_Topics_in_Retirement_report.pdf
Towers Watson
Global Pensions Asset Study - 2012 [30 January 2012]
http://www.towerswatson.com/assets/pdf/6267/Global-Pensions-Asset-Study-2012.pdf
[full-text, 40 pages]
Urban Institute (UI)
How Do the Top 100 Metro Areas Rank on Racial and Ethnic Equity? [2 February 2012]
http://www.urban.org/publications/901478.html
Law
Baker & McKenzie
THE GLOBAL EMPLOYER: EQUITY IN THE WORKPLACE
Volume XVII,, No. 1
http://bakerxchange.com/ve/6531kk6162s75Qq864/VT=0/stype=dload/OID=81221203320457
[full-text, 40 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Immigration-Related Detention: Current Legislative Issues
Alison Siskin, Specialist in Immigration Policy
January 12, 2012
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/RL32369.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/882/
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Congressional Lawmaking: A Perspective On Secrecy and Transparency
Walter J. Oleszek, Senior Specialist in American National Government
November 30, 2011
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/secrecy/R42108.pdf
[full-text, 19 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/883/
5454 Federal Register /Vol. 77, No. 23 / Friday, February 3, 2012 / Proposed Rules
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
26 CFR Part 1[REG–115809–11]RIN 1545–BK23
Longevity Annuity Contracts
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking and notice of public hearing.
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-02-03/pdf/2012-2340.pdf
3 February 2012
Treasury Fact Sheet:
Helping American Families Achieve Retirement Security by Expanding Lifetime Income Choices
[full-text, 6 pages]
5454 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 23 / Friday, February 3, 2012 / Proposed Rules
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
26 CFR Part 1 [REG–110980–10] RIN 1545–BJ55
Modifications to Minimum Present Value Requirements for Partial Annuity Distribution Options Under Defined Benefit Pension Plans
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking and notice of public hearing.
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-02-03/pdf/2012-2341.pdf
Statistical Reports
BLS: Job Openings and Labor Turnover – December 2011 [7 February 2012]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/jolts.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/jolts.supp.toc.htm
BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- JANUARY 2012 [3 February 2012]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
[full-text, 42 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 2011, Preliminary [2 February 2012]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod2.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod2.pdf
[full-text, 14 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/prod2.supp.toc.htm
BLS: EMPLOYMENT PROJECTIONS--2010-2020 [1 February 2012]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecopro.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ecopro.pdf
[full-text, 15 pages]
BLS: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS: SECOND QUARTER 2011 [1 February 2012]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewbd.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cewbd.pdf
[full-text, 17 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/cewbd.supp.toc.htm
BLS: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- DECEMBER 2011 [1 February 2012]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf
[full-text, 23 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/metro.supp.toc.htm
Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts
NOTE: In light of the continuing economic crisis, it is wise to educate ourselves about the social dangers that can result if societies and individuals forget the lessons of history and act irresponsibly. With this in mind, the following ongoing educational project is being brought to your attention.
Camp des Milles: A Memorial for the Future
http://www.campdesmilles.org/index.html
or
http://www.campdesmilles.org/content/view/1/7/lang,eng
[English Version]
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 2012, will appear from time to time on this news service.
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
www.ictr.org
THE BACHARACH BLOG
http://bacharachblog.com/
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