Institute for Research on Labor and Employment: Events and Resources

Building Workforce Partnerships Conference, May 27 & 28

2009-05-12T09:18:00.001-07:00

	The Great Transition Building workforce partnerships conference 2009	About The Great Transition Building workforce partnerships conference 2009 • MAY 27& 28 The current economic crisis presents a threshold moment for government, industry, and labor collaboration. This is the moment to reach back to lessons of the past and plan ahead for a sustainable future. This year, Building Workforce Partnerships explores the potential of a Great Transition – a federal policy convergence of economic stimulus, energy independence, and economic security. ›› What changes are in store for federal workforce programs, education systems, and worker supports? ›› How will investments in infrastructure, clean energy, and efficiency translate into enough good jobs and shared prosperity to restart the economy? ›› How will workers most in need of assistance get access to the necessary social and economic supports, retraining, and good jobs? Confirmed speakers include: Phil Angelides, Apollo Alliance • Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research • Barbara Byrd, Oregon AFL-CIO • Cindy Chavez, South Bay Labor Council • James K. Galbraith, University of Texas • Thomas Kochan, MIT • Thea Lee, AFL-CIO • Greg Leroy, Good Jobs First • Christine Owens, National Employment Law Project • Carl Pope, Sierra Club • Art Pulaski, California Labor Federation • Tim Rainey, Workforce and Economic Development Program • Jeff Rickert, AFL-CIO Center for Green Jobs workshop topics include: › Bringing the Green to our Youth › Green Building Skills Employment Training › Clean tech investment “capital strategies” › California’s Green Economic Stimulus › High Road green development case studies › Models of successful labor-management-government partnerships in transit and energy › Manufacturing revitalization opportunities under the stimulus plan › The Emerald Cities Project and weatherization money under the stimulus plan › Industry sector partnerships in health care, at the Ports and in hospitality › The UCLA Community Scholars program › Apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship money through the WIA stimulus allocations ...AND MORE! Sponsors: California Labor Federation’s Workforce and Economic Development Program, AFL-CIO • Working for America Institute and the Center for Green Jobs • Apollo Alliance • California Energy Commission • California Employment Development Department • California Labor Agency • California Workforce Investment Board • Ella Baker Center • Energy Foundation • Employment Training Panel • PolicyLink • South Bay Labor Council • UC Berkeley Labor Center • US Department of Labor • work2future registration: www.wed-works.org/events/BWP/register.html Registration fee is $295 and includes the 2-day-long conference, breakfast and lunches, and the conference reception. information: Ellen Baughman, ebaughman@calaborfed.org, 510-663-4087
	MAY 27 & 28

	Hilton San Jose 300 Almaden Blvd. \| San Jose, CA www.wed-works.org workforce and economic development a program of california Labor federation

Children in Immigrant Families: Report

2009-04-28T08:06:00.001-07:00

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

This Research Brief from Child Trends and The Center for Social and Demographic Analysis at the University of Albany, SUNY, finds that nearly one-half of children in immigrant families live in poverty when basic living and child care costs are taken into account. Drawing on Census 2000 data, it examines differences in the poverty rates between children in immigrant families and children in native-born families.

Researchers Donald J. Hernandez, Nancy A Denton, and Suzanne Macartney argue that the official poverty rate substantially understates economic needs of children, particularly those living in immigrant families. They calculated two alternative measures, a "Baseline Basic Budget Poverty" measure, and a "Baseline Basic Budget Poverty Plus" measure. When these alternatives are used, the rate of poverty is much higher than indicated by the prevailing official U.S. poverty measure.

A service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City.

Employee Free Choice Event with David Brody, William Gould and Harley Shaiken

2009-04-27T16:55:00.001-07:00

Employee Free Choice and

Labor Law Reform:

Which Way Forward?

A Conversation with David Brody,

William Gould and Harley Shaiken

DAVID BRODY

Professor Emeritus, UC Davis Department of

History, and UC Berkeley Institute for Research

on Labor and Employment

WILLIAM B. GOULD

Charles A. Beardsley Professor of Law, Emeritus,

at Stanford Law School, and former chair of the

Clinton National Labor Relations Board

HARLEY SHAIKEN

UC Berkeley Professor of Education and

Geography, and Director of the Center for Latin

American Studies at UC Berkeley

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

5:30–7:00 pm

IRLE Building

2521 Channing Way

Berkeley

Sponsored by the UC Berkeley Labor Center and the

Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law.

For more information please contact Theresa Short,

510-642-9187, tmshort@berkeley.edu

Southern Poverty Law Center: H-2B Workers

2009-04-24T08:44:00.001-07:00

SPLC to Congress: Protect H-2B Guestworkers, Enforce Labor Laws Aggressively [23 April 2009]
http://www.splcenter.org/news/item.jsp?aid=376

The U.S. Department of Labor should repeal Bush administration regulations that have shredded labor protections for foreign guestworkers and aggressively enforce labor laws to protect all workers from exploitation, a Southern Poverty Law Center expert told a U.S. House subcommittee today.

Mary Bauer, director of the SPLC's Immigrant Justice Project, told the U.S. House Subcommittee on Domestic Policy that the regulations enacted by the Bush administration in its waning days have undercut the rights of H-2B guestworkers, who come to the United States for temporary, low-skill jobs. These workers are often pushed into debt by large fees charged by labor brokers, and they are routinely cheated out of wages and subjected to abusive work conditions.

Bauer called on Congress to enact legislation that greatly expands the legal rights of H-2B workers, noting that many of the abuses in the program stem from the great disparity in power between guestworkers who cannot change jobs under the program and their employers. She also called for increased enforcement of laws protecting all workers, noting a decline in enforcement activity in recent years.

"In practice, the (guestworker) program is rife with abuses," she said in prepared testimony. "The abuses typically start long before the worker has arrived in the United States and continue through and even after his or her employment here."

The exploitation of guestworkers and the SPLC's recommendations for reforming the system are outlined in the March 2007 report
CLOSE TO SLAVERY
http://www.splcenter.org/legal/guestreport/index.jsp

IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

2009 report of the California Emerging Technology Fund

2009-04-20T14:44:00.001-07:00

2009 report of the California Emerging Technology Fund

http://cetfund.org/progress/annualreports

The California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF), led by former state Secretary Sunne Wright McPeak, is a non-profit corporation established in 2005 from the mergers of AT&T - SBC and Verizon - MCI, and charged with the mission of dramatically decreasing California's digital divide over the next 5-10 years. CETF is accomplishing this through:

Granting funds directly to universities and local agencies.
Coordinating Regional Roundtables to encourage better collaboration among communications providers, educators, healthcare experts, community organizations, job skills trainers, and everyday citizens.
Conducting studies measuring the depth of the digital divide throughout the state, and assessing the real benefits of broadband usage in both urban and rural areas throughout the state (please see attached PPIC report).

To further enhance all of these efforts and to extend the reach of their work, CETF is launching "Get Connected, California!", a multifaceted, multi-lingual awareness campaign aimed to reach policymakers, business and civic leaders, teachers and trainers, community organizers and the community at large. The campaign would involve periodic updates from CETF, mobilizing public support of innovative policy, community forums and regional roundtables, as well as high-profile events celebrating the benefits of broadband implementation/access.

The overall goal of the campaign is to increase broadband adoption by 10 percentage points (please see attached) throughout the state. Other goals of the campaign are to:

bolster and update our state's digital infrastructure, thus creating jobs in construction, telecommunications and technical industries
decrease our population's carbon footprint, by decreasing need for car travel and other polluting practices
increase educational opportunities for California's students, thus increasing school performance and educational achievement

The success of such campaigns really lies in the individuals who are already strong voices in their communities, who are already working to improve the well-being of their communities and who have produced positive results because of their astonishing leadership. Because of your success and broad connections in the state, we are asking you about the 5-10 individuals you know who could champion "Get Connected, California!" for the good of your constituents. In general, your key leaders are:

Well respected in their communities
Considered to be thought leaders
Able to mobilize and motivate others

The "Get Connected, California!" campaign is scheduled to kick-off in April, 2009.

NCES: QUICKSTATS DATA TOOL Released

2009-04-20T12:02:00.001-07:00

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

QuickStats Data Tool Released (15 April 2009)
http://nces.ed.gov/datalab/quickstats/

QuickStats allows users to easily create tables by selecting from a list of datasets, then selecting variables contained within as column and row categories, employing a simple drag-and-drop process

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies

School of Industrial & Labor Relations--------
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor--------------------

New York, NY 10016 -----------
_______________________________

PRIVATE OPPORTUNITY

2009-04-11T20:13:00.001-07:00

Attention From Nadeem,

I am Mr. Nadeem A. Siddiqui, currently
Head of International Business Officer with a reputable bank
here in U. A. E. I write you this proposal in good faith,
believing that I can trust you with the information I am about
to reveal to you.

I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition
for you. On November 6, 2003, an Iraqi Foreign Oil consultant
/contractor with the CHEVRON PETROLEUM CORPORATION, MR MOHAMMAD
AL NASSER made a (Fixed deposit) for 36 calendar months, valued
at US$17,500,000.00 (seventeen Million Five hundred Thousand
Dollars only) in my bank and I happen to be his account officer
before I was moved to my present position recently. Upon
Maturity in 2006, as his account officer and as well the bank
Manger, it is my duty to notify him on the maturity date so I
sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but the
letter was returned undelivered.

After sometime, I tried sending back the letter, but it was
again returned and finally I discovered from his contract
employers, Chevron Petroleum Corporation that Mr. Mohammad Al
Nasser died as a result of torture in the hand of Saddam
Hussein (former Iraqi President) during one of his trips to
his country Iraq, as he was accused of leaking information
to the Americans. On further investigation, I discovered
that Mr. Al Nasser's family wife and two sons died during
the Gulf War in Iraq and was the reason why he did not declare
any next of kin or relation in all his official documents,
including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank and did not
leave any WILL. This sum of US$17,500,000.00 have been
floating and placed under dormant/unserviceable account by my
bank management since no one have heard from the owner since
2003. I wish to let you know that all the investigation I
have made so far, my bank management is not aware of it, I am
the only one that have the information.

With the recent change of government in my country and with
their efforts to support the United Nations in checkmating
terrorism aid in the U. A. E. By end of this year, the
government will pass a new financial control law which will
give the government authority to interrogate account owners
of above $5,000,000.00 to explain the source of the funds,
making sure it is not for terrorism support. If I do not
move this money out of the country immediately, by end of
the year the government will definitely confiscate the money,
because my bank cannot provide the account owner to explain
the source of the money.

I cannot directly transfer out this money without the help
of a foreigner and that is why I am contacting you for an
assistance. As the Account Officer to late Al Nasser, coupled
with my present position and status in the bank as Chief
Credit & Risk Officer, I have the power to influence the
release of the funds to any foreigner that comes up as the
next of kin to the account, with the correct information
concerning the account, which I shall give you. All documents
to enable you claim this fund will be carefully worked out and
there is practically no risk involved, the transaction will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you
from any breach of law, beside U. A. E is porous and anything
goes.

If you accept to work with me, I want you to state how you
wish us to share the funds in percentage, so that both
parties will be satisfied. If you are interested, contact
me as soon as you receive this message so we can go over
the details. Thanking you in advance and may you be bless.
Please, treat with utmost confidentiality. I shall send
you copy of the deposit certificate issued to Al Nasser when the
deposit was made for your perusal.

I wait your urgent response.

Regards,
Mr. Nadeem A. Siddiqui.

PRIVATE OPPORTUNITY

2009-04-10T16:22:00.001-07:00

Attention From Nadeem,

I wait your urgent response.

Regards,
Mr. Nadeem A. Siddiqui.

BLS Industries at a Glance (Web Pages)

2009-04-10T13:45:00.001-07:00

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

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies

School of Industrial & Labor Relations----
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor----------------------

Stuart Basefsky

Director, IWS News Bureau
_______________________________

PRIVATE OPPORTUNITY

2009-04-10T13:27:00.001-07:00

Attention From Nadeem,

I wait your urgent response.

Regards,
Mr. Nadeem A. Siddiqui.

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

2009-04-09T10:38:00.001-07:00

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]

This poll, conducted in March 2009, is an update of a series of polls from October 2008 which looked at the impact of the financial crisis on companies. It illustrates how the strategies of businesses are changing as the economy continues to decline. Companies were also asked to project possible areas for budget cuts over the next six months.

Original Post:
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
________________________________________________________________________

Agitate! Educate! Organize! : American Labor Posters [April 2009]

2009-04-08T08:28:00.001-07:00

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

“We seek to inform as well as to celebrate. The best posters about American workers and the jobs at which they labor make up a visually fascinating body of work that rewards our attention. The posters were produced with a dual purpose: to entertain and to inform. They were also vehicles for working people to present themselves visually, which is rarely as straightforward as it might seem because the labor force itself is not monolithic. Nor are the posters about just paid or wage labor. They repeatedly demonstrate that labor issues include both the workplace and the outside community and often portray families and neighbors, not just fellow workers.”from Agitate! Educate! Organize!

In Agitate! Educate! Organize!, Lincoln Cushing and Timothy W. Drescher share their vast knowledge about the rich graphic tradition of labor posters. Lavish full-color reproductions of more than 250 of the best posters that have emerged from the American labor movement ensure that readers will want to return again and again to this visually fascinating treasury of little-known images from the American past. Some of the posters were issued by government programs and campaigns; some were devised by unions as recruiting tools or strike announcements; others were generated by grassroots organizations focused on a particular issue or group of workers-all reveal much about the diverse experiences of working people in the United States.

American labor posters are widely scattered, difficult to locate, and rarely archived. Cushing and Drescher examined several thousand such images in the course their research, guaranteeing a truly representative selection. The presentation of the posters is thematic, with a brief history of activist graphic media followed by chapters on Dignity and Exploitation; Health and Safety; Women; Race and Civil Rights; War, Peace and Internationalism; Solidarity and Organizing; Strikes and Boycotts; Democracy, Voting, and Patriotism; History, Heroes, and Martyrs; and Culture. Along with the stunning color images, the text contributes to a much deeper understanding of the politics, history, artistry, and impact of this genre of activist art and the importance of the labor movement in the transformation of American society over the course of the twentieth century.

For more information about this book, visit www.docspopuli.org/ArtWorks.html.

About the Author

Lincoln Cushing is the author of Revolucion! Cuban Poster Art and coauthor of Chinese Posters: Art from the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution. Timothy W. Drescher is the author of San Francisco Bay Area Murals: Communities Create their Muses, 1904-1997.

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
________________________________________________________________________

FW:

2009-04-07T11:38:00.001-07:00

Making Climate Change Policy Work in Difficult Economic Times: A CONFERENCE FOCUSING ON THE JOB AND EQUITY IMPACTS OF CARBON PRICING POLICIES
May 5, 2009	8:30 AM—6 PM Conference 6:30 PM Reception UC Berkeley International House 2299 Piedmont Avenue Berkeley, CA

	Carbon pricing policies like cap-and-trade programs are being proposed or implemented to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in California, the Western states of the US and Canada, and nationally. This conference will explore the design options within carbon pricing policies that shape impacts on employment and equity.
Workshop topics include: In-depth workshop on carbon pricing policy options • Economic and equity impacts of carbon pricing policies • Common issues for labor and environmental justice groups • The politics of cap and trade in California and the West • How to prevent “leakage” • How to spend carbon revenues • Complementary policies
Confirmed speakers include: Rafael Aguilera, Verde Group • Bob Balgenorth, State Building and Construction Trades Council • Vivian Buckingham, CERES • Chris Busch, Center for Resource Solutions • Barbara Byrd, Oregon AFL-CIO • Carla Din, Apollo Alliance • Dean Florez, California State Senator • Dave Foster, Blue-Green Alliance • Kate Gordon, Apollo Alliance • Lisa Hoyos, AFL-CIO • Holmes Hummel, AAAS Congressional Science Fellow, 2007-2008 • Dan Kammen, UC Berkeley Energy and Resources Group • Ian Kim, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights • Jill Kubit, Cornell Global Labor Instutute • Bill Magavern, Sierra Club • Rachel Morello-Frosch, UC Berkeley Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management • Payal Parekh, International Rivers • Manuel Pastor, USC Program on Environmental and Regional Equity • Art Pulaski, California Labor Federation • Tim Rainey, Workforce and Economic Development Program • Jeff Rickert, AFL-CIO Center for Green Jobs • Nia Robinson, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative • Erin Rogers, Union of Concerned Scientists • David Roland-Holst, UC Berkeley Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics • Neil Tangri, Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) • Jane Williams, California Communities Against Toxics • Joel Yudken, High Road Strategies
Sponsors: UC Berkeley Labor Center, Apollo Alliance, California Labor Federation's Workforce and Economic Development Program, California State Building and Construction Trades Council, Don Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy, Energy Foundation, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative, Western Climate Advocates Network (WeCAN), and others. Registration: Register at http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/greenjobs/climatechange.shtml. Registration fee is $100 and includes the day-long conference and post-conference reception. Student registration fee is $50. Community groups needing scholarships can contact Andrea Buffa at (510) 325-3653, andreabuffa@berkeley.edu General information: Theresa Short, laborcenter@berkeley.edu, 510-642-0323
*The UC Berkeley Labor Center would like to keep you informed of labor-related research, events, and classes of interest to you!* Please take a moment to visit our new online mailing list registration form at http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/about/list.shtml and select the labor-related topics that most interest you. Once your form has been submitted you will begin to receive occasional announcements based only on the interests that you have identified. You have received this email because you are a supporter of the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education. If you do not wish to receive occasional emails from the UC Berkeley Labor Center, please reply to clre_unsubscribe@berkeley.edu and place UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line.

"Debugging the Silicon Dream: Real Life in a Virtual World"

2009-04-07T09:04:00.001-07:00

The following event was organized in part by IRLE Affiliate Professor Richard A. Walker (Geography)

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California Studies Conference 2009

“Debugging the Silicon Dream: Real Life in a Virtual World

Friday, April 24, 2009 • 9am–5pm • De Anza College

21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino, CA •

Campus Center Conference Rooms A&B

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New Publication on Labor Art: Authored by former IRLE Outreach Librarian Lincoln Cushing

2009-04-07T09:02:00.001-07:00

Cornell University Press has published the following title:

Agitate! Educate! Organize! American Labor Posters.

By Lincoln Cushing and Timothy W. Drescher, Cornell University Press, 2009
ISBN: 978-0-8014-7427-9

More than 250 full-color reproductions of the best posters that have
emerged from the American labor movement, with essays explaining
their artistic and historical context. The images are selected from
numerous archives, libraries, and special collections around the U.S.
<http://www.docspopuli.org/ArtWorks.html>

Occupational promotion of migrant workers

2009-04-06T08:31:00.001-07:00

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]

This report examines the situation regarding the occupational promotion of migrant workers in the EU Member States and Norway. Previous research has shown that migrant workers are frequently segregated into low-paid, unskilled and precarious employment. This report confirms this research, providing clear evidence of barriers to the occupational promotion of migrant workers such as the prevalence of temporary employment, higher level of over-education, fewer training opportunities and poor recognition of qualifications among these workers. The second part of the report looks at some public polices and good practices which aim to foster the occupational promotion of migrant workers including education and training programmes, and collective bargaining initiatives. The report points to the lack of well-documented cases of such practices, as well as the need for greater monitoring of these initiatives.

The study was compiled on the basis of individual national reports submitted by the EWCO correspondents. The text of each of these national reports is available below. The reports have not been edited or approved by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions. The national reports were drawn up in response to a < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/ewco/tn0807038s/occupationalpromotionmigrantsfinalquest_080403.doc > questionnaire and should be read in conjunction with it.

CONTENTS
Introduction
Employment situation
Recognition of qualifications and skills
Training provision
Policies for promoting equal opportunities
Collective bargaining
Good practices examples
Conclusions
References
Annex: Country codes and abbreviations

Labor Situation in Japan and Analysis: Detailed Exposition 2009/2010

2009-04-06T08:30:00.001-07:00

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]

This publication is a compilation of write-ups describing individual themes related to the current status of labor issues in Japan. In principle, it is issued every year alternately as "General Overview" and "Detailed Exposition" editions. The former is aimed at providing basic information on the whole picture of labor issues and relevant labor policies in Japan, while the latter takes up contemporary topics and provides detailed exposition and analyses of their current trends

CONTENTS
    1 . New Trends of Regional Employment Creation
- A Study with Respect to Analyses on Regional Structure of Unemployment
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/laborsituation/2009-2010/chapter1.pdf

   * 2. Shrinking of Labor Unions and Need for a New Collective Influential Voice System in Japan
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/laborsituation/2009-2010/chapter2.pdf

   * 3. Employment Strategy
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/laborsituation/2009-2010/chapter3.pdf

   * 4. Current Situation and Challenges of Diversified Work Styles
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/laborsituation/2009-2010/chapter4.pdf

   * 5. Japanese Companies and Employment
Human Resource Management in Japanese Companies Today
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/laborsituation/2009-2010/chapter5.pdf

   * 6. Human Resources Development and Improvement of the Educational Training Infrastructure in Japan
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/laborsituation/2009-2010/chapter6.pdf

   * 7. Work and Life
- Toward Construction of Systematic Support for Balancing Work and Life
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/laborsituation/2009-2010/chapter7.pdf

   * 8. Tool Development Supporting Re-Employment of the Middle-Aged and Older Persons
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/laborsituation/2009-2010/chapter8.pdf

   * 9. General Information Website of Employment and Career
- Research and Development of Career Matrix

Sweatshop Workers Tour, Mon. April 6th in Softies. April 7th in Berkeley

2009-04-06T08:29:00.001-07:00

_{SweeatFree Communities Presents}_:

BAY AREA SWEATSHOP

WORKERS TOUR

What YOU Can Do to End Tax Dollar Support for Sweatshops and to Build an Economy Based on Good Jobs!

FREE FOOD FOR ALL OUR GUESTS!

QUESTIONS?

SPONSORSHIP REQUESTS?

Contact Igor:

510-295-8798

itregub@gmail.com

Monday, April 6, 2009 | 6:00-8:00 PM

First Unitarian Universalist Church and Center

1187 Franklin St., San Francisco, CA 94109

Tuesday, April 7, 2009 | 7:00-9:00 p.m.

UC-Berkeley, MLK Student Union Building, Tilden Room (5^thFloor)

2100 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA, 94704.

Free and open to the public (but a donation of $5-15 is appreciated).

Donate at the door or go to http://endsweatshops.eventbrite.com!

Featuring:

Erlinda Elizabeth Gutierre Reyes, former garment worker from Honduras.

Rafael Irizarry, worker from Propper International in Puerto Rico, a major producer of military and law enforcement apparel that supplies the U.S.

David Bacon, renowned labor journalist and author of Illegal People.

Elected Officials, Organizers, Music, and More!

Co-sponsored by City of Berkeley Commission on Labor, East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy, East Bay Young Democrats, Hesperian Foundation, Offices of Berkeley Councilmembers Jesse Arreguin and Kriss Worthington, Progressive Jewish Alliance, Students Organizing for Justice in the Americas, UC Berkeley Labor Center, Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club of the East Bay, More! Wheelchair accessible.

The UC Berkeley Labor Center would like to keep you informed of labor-related research, events, and classes of interest to you! Please take a moment to visit our new online mailing list registration form at http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/about/list.shtml and select the labor-related topics that most interest you. Once your form has been submitted you will begin to receive occasional announcements based only on the interests that you have identified.

You have received this email because you are a supporter of the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education. If you do not wish to receive occasional emails from the UC Berkeley Labor Center, please reply to clre_unsubscribe@berkeley.edu and place UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line.

Project Labor Agreements in New York State: In The Public Interest [March 2009]

2009-04-03T13:29:00.001-07:00

Project Labor Agreements in New York State: In the Public Interest [March 2009]
by Fred B. Kotler, J.D, Associate Director, Construction Industry Program
School of Industrial and Labor Relations
Cornell University
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/reports/22/
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1021&context=reports
[full-text, 36 pages]

Abstract

It is especially challenging in these tough economic times for officials within New York City’s and New York State’s many entities to decide how best to use public money for construction and renovation projects. This article is intended to serve as a resource to help officials make better informed decisions about the value of project labor agreements [PLAs]. It also encourages readers to see PLA use within broader objectives of sound public policy.

PLAs have been demonstrated to be a very useful construction management tool for cost savings, for on-time, on-budget, and quality construction. But PLAs are not necessarily appropriate for every project. This report reviews the background and legal standards for the appropriate use of PLAs on public works projects in New York City and State. It details what PLAs do, how they have been used, and the benefits they offer benefits that extend to workforce and economic development.

This report also tests the validity of the claims made by PLA opponents that PLAs drive-up construction costs. Focus is on the studies conducted in recent years by the Beacon Hill Institute, a particularly outspoken opponent of PLA use in both the public and private sectors.

Suggested Citation
Kotler, F. B. (2009). Project labor agreements in New York State: In the public interest [Electronic version]. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations Extension Division, Construction Industry Program.
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/reports/22/

UC Berkeley-IIR Affiliate on KQED "Forum"

2006-12-11T16:35:00.000-08:00

Recently on KQED Forum
Mon, Dec 11, 2006 -- 10:00 AM

The Psychology of PowerForum takes a look at the psychology of power and its effect on our social and working lives.

Host: Michael Krasny

Guests:

Cameron Anderson, professor of organizational behavior and industrial relations at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business

Dacher Keltner, professor in the psychology department at UC Berkeley

Deborah Gruenfeld, professor of organizational behavior and social psychologist at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business

URL:
http://www.kqed.org/programs/program-landing.jsp?progID=RD19

Changes in Low Wage Labor Markets

2006-12-05T08:18:00.000-08:00

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)Changes in Low-Wage Labor Markets Between 1979 and 2005

http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=7693&sequence=0&from=7

This paper documents changes in the lower half of the hourly wage distribution between 1979 and 2005 and analyzes the reasons for those changes. It then describes the characteristics of low-wage jobs and of workers in those jobs, and it examines how the household income of such workers has changed over the past quarter century. The analysis focuses on two periods: before and after 1990. The year 1990 was chosen for expositional simplicity, not because it represented a specific turning point in the labor market. For example, the 10th percentile of real hourly wage rates grew rapidly beginning in about 1995, while the ratio of the median to the 10th percentile of wages peaked in 1988.

News Source: Institute for Workplace Studies, Cornell University

New Research on Employee Turnover and Workforce Diversity

2006-12-04T16:26:00.000-08:00

David I. Levine and Jonathan Leonard Feature on the UC Berkeley NewsCenter

IIR affiliates David Levine and Jonathan Leonard received front-and-center attention for their recent study of employee turnover. David and Jonathan studied over 70,000 “front line” employees in more than 800 workplaces. They find interesting and provocative links between employee turnover and workplace diversity. The full story may be found at:

http://www.berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/2006/11/29_diversity.shtml

New Upjohn Working Paper

2006-12-04T16:24:00.000-08:00

Upjohn Institute Staff Working Paper 06-130

Outsourcing, Offshoring, and Productivity Measurement in Manufacturing
Susan HousemanW.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

http://www.upjohninst.org/publications/wp/06-130.pdf

Cornell Industrial Relations Overview of the U.S.

2006-12-04T15:57:00.000-08:00

Industrial Relations Overview of the U.S. [updated 11 November 2006]
By Stuart Basefsky
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/research/subjectGuides/industrialRelationsOverview.html

Two new thematic areas have been added.
(1) SMEs (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises)
(2) Temporary Service Work [Refers to Employment Service Agencies often called Temporary Agencies]

In addition, many of the already existing elements have been brought up to date.This guide is intended to provide key links for a quick overview of issues, data, and developments in U.S. industrial relations. It is produced in cooperation with the < http://www.eurofound.eu.int/> European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions as an aid to research in international and comparative studies. The resources listed are chosen because they are primarily free and authoritative. Other resources may be found by using the < http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/research/> Research section of the Catherwood Library web site. The listing of sources is not comprehensive. It is simply a useful place to start.

American Community Service 2005 Released

2006-08-16T09:23:00.000-07:00

CensusAmerican Community Survey (ACS)--2005
15 Largest and Smallest Cities
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2006/cb06cn05_table.xls[spreadsheet]

2005 Data User Guide
http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Products/users_guide/index.htm

ACS Media Tool Kit Page
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2004/NewsMediaKit.html

Overview Video
http://www.census.gov/pubinfo/www/broadcast/video/census_operations/007273.html

Detailed tables
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=ACS&_submenuId=datasets_2&_lang=en