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[IWS] ETUI: NO VACATION NATION USA - A COMPARISON OF LEAVE & HOLIDAY in OECD COUNTRIES [4 July 2007]]
by Eugene McElroy 30 Jul '07

30 Jul '07

European Economic and Employment Policy Brief: No. 3 2007 ISSN 1782]2165 No vacation nation USA a comparison of leave and holiday in OECD countries [4 July 2007] http://www.etui-rehs.org/research/media/files/eeepb/2007/3_2007 [full-text, 18 pages] [excerpt] Introduction Average annual working hours are substantially shorter in European countries and elsewhere in the world's advanced economies than they are in the United States. One important reason for the difference is that workers in the United States are less likely to receive paid annual leave and paid public holidays, and those U.S. workers that do receive paid time off generally receive far less than their counterparts in comparable economies. This report reviews the most recently available data from a range of national and international sources on statutory requirements for paid leave and paid public holidays in 21 rich countries (16 European countries, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, and the United States). In addition to our finding that the United States is the only country in the group that does not require employers to provide paid leave, we note that almost every other rich country has also established legal rights to paid public holidays over and above paid leave. AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES & CHARTS.... See Press Release (4 July 2007) ENJOY YOUR SUMMER HOLIDAYS: YOU ARE EUROPEAN http://www.etui-rehs.org/en/about_etui_rehs/press/press_releases The USA is the only OECD country that does not guarantee its workers paid annual leave. As a result, US workers are less likely to receive paid annual leave or paid public holidays, and those that do generally receive far less than their counterparts in comparable world economies. European Union member states and other European countries have all established a legal right to at least 20 days of paid leave per year. Some states offer as many as 30 days. On top of this most European states offer paid public holidays. The USA has no statutory provision for paid public holidays. These are some of the findings to come from a report entitled No-vacation nation USA - a comparison of leave and holiday in OECD countries, written by Rebecca Ray and John Schmitt from the Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington D.C. The findings are today published in the ETUI-REHSs European Economic and Employment Policy Brief 03/2007. The authors describe the substantial differences in workers' entitlements to paid leave and public holidays across the OECD. They estimate that as many as one in four US private sector workers lack any form of paid leave. Even when entitlements provided 'voluntarily' by employers are taken into account, entitlements are much lower than in European countries and they are much more unequally distributed across different categories of workers. Notes to editors: European Economic and Employment Policy Briefs (EEEPBs) are published six to eight times a year by the ETUI-REHS. The aim of EEEPBs is to provide readers with short, critical, policy-oriented analyses of topical issues relating to European employment and the economy. Policy briefs cover research that is conducted by the both ETUI-REHS and by its cooperation partners. ______________________________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(a)cornell.edu **************************************** -- Eugene McElroy Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations Library 50 Labor Center Way New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 tel: 732-932-9513 ********

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Clinton woos the outsourcers that workers fear
by sagauro＠rci.rutgers.edu 30 Jul '07

30 Jul '07

This story was sent to you by: eugene -------------------- Clinton woos the outsourcers that workers fear -------------------- The senator's efforts to bring an Indian firm to Buffalo, which yielded 'about 10' jobs, illustrates the bind she faces. By Peter Wallsten Times Staff Writer July 30 2007 BUFFALO, N.Y. — To many labor unions and high-tech workers, the Indian giant Tata Consultancy Services is a serious threat — a company that has helped move U.S. jobs to India while sending thousands of foreign workers on temporary visas to the United States. The complete article can be viewed at: http://www.latimes.com/business/careers/work/la-na-buffalo30jul30,0,2194064… Visit latimes.com at http://www.latimes.com

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NYTimes.com: An Immoral Philosophy
by sagauro＠rci.rutgers.edu 30 Jul '07

30 Jul '07

This page was sent to you by: sagauro(a)rci.rutgers.edu. OPINION | July 30, 2007 An Immoral Philosophy By PAUL KRUGMAN What kind of philosophy says that it's O.K. to subsidize insurance companies, but not to provide health care to children? http://select.nytimes.com/2007/07/30/opinion/30krugman.html?ex=1185940800&e… New! Access to this article is available for free to non-TimesSelect subscribers for up to 24 hours after the e-mail is sent. TimesSelect (http://www.nytimes.com/ts) is a premium service from The New York Times. ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 500 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2007 The New York Times Company

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NYTimes.com: Navajos and Environmentalists Split on Power Plant
by sagauro＠rci.rutgers.edu 30 Jul '07

30 Jul '07

This page was sent to you by: sagauro(a)rci.rutgers.edu. NATIONAL | July 27, 2007 The Energy Challenge: Navajos and Environmentalists Split on Power Plant By FELICITY BARRINGER The struggle over a proposal for a huge coal-fired power plant on a Navajo reservation is a homegrown version of the global debate on climate change. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/27/us/27navajo.html?ex=1186459200&en=09483d1… ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 500 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2007 The New York Times Company

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NYTimes.com: 'Driven Out: The Forgotten War Against Chinese Americans'
by sagauro＠rci.rutgers.edu 29 Jul '07

29 Jul '07

This page was sent to you by: sagauro(a)rci.rutgers.edu. BOOKS / FIRST CHAPTERS | July 29, 2007 First Chapter: 'Driven Out: The Forgotten War Against Chinese Americans' By JEAN PFAELZER "Dreaming of wealth on 'Gold Mountain,' as California came to be known, Chinese villagers sold their fields or fishing boats, or borrowed money to sail to California." http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/29/books/chapters/0729-1st-pfae.html?ex=1186… ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 500 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2007 The New York Times Company

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NYTimes.com: Witnesses to Persecution
by sagauro＠rci.rutgers.edu 29 Jul '07

29 Jul '07

This page was sent to you by: sagauro(a)rci.rutgers.edu. BOOKS / SUNDAY BOOK REVIEW | July 29, 2007 Witnesses to Persecution By PATRICIA NELSON LIMERICK In the 19th century, Chinese people were demonized across the American West  but they fought back. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/29/books/review/Limerick-t.html?ex=118637280… ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 500 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2007 The New York Times Company

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NYTimes.com: Certain Degrees Now Cost More at Universities
by sagauro＠rci.rutgers.edu 29 Jul '07

29 Jul '07

This page was sent to you by: sagauro(a)rci.rutgers.edu. EDUCATION | July 29, 2007 Certain Degrees Now Cost More at Universities By JONATHAN D. GLATER Public university officials admit they are queasy about a practice that appears to value one discipline over another. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/29/education/29tuition.html?ex=1186372800&en… ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 500 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2007 The New York Times Company

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[IWS] OLDER AMERICANS UPDATE 2006: KEY INDICATORS OF WELL-BEING [10 July 2007]]
by Eugene McElroy 27 Jul '07

27 Jul '07

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 ________________________________________________________________________ Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics OLDER AMERICANS UPDATE 2006: KEY INDICATORS OF WELL-BEING [10 July 2007] http://www.agingstats.gov/agingstatsdotnet/Main_Site/Data/Data_2006.aspx or http://www.agingstats.gov/agingstatsdotnet/Main_Site/Data/2006_Documents/OA… [full-text, 75 pages] For immediate release Media Contact: Susan Farrer July 10, 2006 Vicky Cahan National Institute on Aging (301) 496-1752 Greater Proportion of Older Men, Women Working, According to Updated Federal Report http://www.agingstats.gov/agingstatsdotnet/Main_Site/Data/2006_Documents/pr… As the baby boom generation anticipates retirement, a growing proportion of older Americans are in fact remaining in the workforce. Labor force participation rates for older women have increased significantly since the mid-1980s, and for older men, since the mid-1990s, according to an updated report from the government's Federal Forum on Aging-Related Statistics. The labor force statistics are among several updated facts and figures in the Forum's databook series on aging. The Forum is comprised of 13 federal departments and agencies which collect, provide, and use data on aging. It produces periodic chartbooks with key statistical indicators about older Americans, presenting data on the overall status of the U.S. population age 65 and over and monitoring changes in these indicators over time. The report is designed to serve policymakers, the media, and the public with an interest in information on the well-being of older Americans. These newest entries are part of Older Americans Update 2006: Key Indicators of Well-Being and provide updated information on a variety of topics, including labor force participation, leading causes of death, health care use, and other important areas. The workforce update notes that participation rates for men 65 to 69 increased from 25 percent in 1993 to 34 percent in 2005, and for women 65 to 69, the rates increased from 14 percent in 1985 to 24 percent in 2005. There has been a similar increase in labor force participation rates for women age 62 to 64 over the same period (from 28 percent in 1987 to 40 percent in 2005). For men age 62 to 64, participation rates leveled off in the 1980s after falling during the 1960s and 1970s. Then in the mid- 1990s, their participation rates began to rise from 45 percent in 1995 to 53 percent in 2005. The trend also applies to men and women age 70 and over. Here, too, labor force participation rates have increased markedly for at least a decade and the rise is continuing. Among men 70 and over, 14 percent were in the labor force in 2005, up from 10 percent in 1993. Among women 70 and over, participation rates increased from 4 percent in 1987 to 7 percent in 2005. Other selected highlights from Older Americans Update 2006 include: Alzheimer's disease surpasses diabetes and influenza and pneumonia as a cause of death for people age 65 and over. [Indicator 14: Mortality] .. In 2003, age adjusted death rates for Alzheimer's disease (167.7 deaths per 100,000 people) surpassed death rates for diabetes mellitus (150.7 deaths per 100,000) and influenza and pneumonia (154.8 deaths per 100,000). Some of this increase has resulted from better reporting of Alzheimer's disease on death certificates. .. The leading causes of death for people age 65 and over in 2003 are ranked as follows: 1) diseases of heart, 2) malignant neoplasms,, 3) cerebrovascular diseases, 4) chronic lower respiratory diseases, 5) Alzheimer's disease, 6) influenza and pneumonia, and 7) diabetes mellitus. Average prescription drug costs more than triple in the past decade for older Americans. [Indicator 30: Prescription Drugs] .. Over the past decade, average prescription drug costs for noninstitutionalized Medicare enrollees age 65 and over have more than tripled from $542 in 1992 to $1,740 in 2002 (in 2002 dollars). Average out-of-pocket costs, the amount that older people have paid directly, increased over this period from $326 to $686 (in 2002 dollars). .. In 2002, private insurance covered approximately 36 percent of prescription drug costs, public programs covered 24 percent, and 39 percent of the costs were paid out-of-pocket. Members of the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics (Forum) Established in 1986 the Forum's goal is to improve the quality and usefulness of Federal data on aging. The 13 agencies that comprise the Forum are: Administration on Aging, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census Bureau, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Veterans Affairs, Environmental Protection Agency, National Center for Health Statistics, National Institute on Aging, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (HHS), Office of Management and Budget, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and Social Security Administration. To Access the Update or Order Printed Copies of Older Americans 2006: Older Americans Update 2006: Key Indicators of Well-Being, the latest report in the key indicator series produced by the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics, is now available online at www.AgingStats.gov and in limited quantities in print. Supporting data for each indicator, including complete tables, PowerPoint slides, and data source descriptions, can be found on the Forum's Web site. Single printed copies of Older Americans Update 2006: Key Indicators of Well-Being are available at no charge through the National Center for Health Statistics while supplies last. Requests may be made by calling 1-866-441-NCHS (6247) or by sending an e-mail to: nchsquery(a)cdc.gov. For multiple print copies, contact Forum Staff Director Kristen Robinson at (301) 458-4460 or send an e-mail request to agingforum(a)cdc.gov. **************************************** 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(a)cornell.edu **************************************** -- Eugene McElroy Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations Library 50 Labor Center Way New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 tel: 732-932-9513 ********

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[IWS] ECONOMIC MOBILITY OF IMMIGRANTS IN THE UNITED STATES [24 July 2007]]
by Eugene McElroy 27 Jul '07

27 Jul '07

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NYTimes.com: The Sum of Some Fears
by sagauro＠rci.rutgers.edu 27 Jul '07

27 Jul '07

This page was sent to you by: sagauro(a)rci.rutgers.edu. OPINION | July 27, 2007 Op-Ed Columnist: The Sum of Some Fears By PAUL KRUGMAN The economic expansion that began in 2001 has yet to produce any significant gains for ordinary working Americans. And now it looks as if it never will. http://select.nytimes.com/2007/07/27/opinion/27krugman.html?ex=1185681600&e… New! Access to this article is available for free to non-TimesSelect subscribers for up to 24 hours after the e-mail is sent. TimesSelect (http://www.nytimes.com/ts) is a premium service from The New York Times. ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 500 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2007 The New York Times Company

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