[PEN-L:10032] new workplace Web site
__ Better than Yahoo, Lycos, Altavista, etc. for WORKPLACE or HUMAN RESOURCES information -- http://workindex.com See the following press release for details. Cornell's ILR School collaborates on new workplace Web site Workindex.com also contains information on how to find a job, write a resume FOR RELEASE: May 6, 1997 Contact: Darryl Geddes Office: (607) 255-9735 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ITHACA, N.Y. -- The last word -- or where to begin to find it -- on any issue that relates to employment, the workplace or human resources can now be found on the World Wide Web at http://workindex.com This site, which is certain to be bookmarked by anyone in the field of human resources, is the product of a collaboration between Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) and Human Resource Executive magazine. "This collaboration provided us with an opportunity to pool our resources with those of the School of Industrial and Labor Relations to provide the public with a valuable service," said Ken Kahn, a 1969 graduate of the ILR School and founder of LRP Publications, which owns Human Resource Executive. Workindex.com covers a myriad of issues related to human resource management, including benefits, training, technology, law and compensation. In addition, workindex.com makes it possible to search for employment by providing links to various online job banks and career centers. Once a suitable job opening has been found, there are numerous links for finding help in writing a resume and preparing for the job interview, including tips on how to dress. The real worth of workindex.com is that it can save users a lot of time and frustration in navigating the Internet. A simple search using one of the familiar search engines will call up over a million entries under the heading "training." But a visit to workindex.com will cut through Web clutter and provide the salient information. "I think of the Web as a giant yard sale," said Gordon T. Law Jr., director of the Martin P. Catherwood Library at the ILR School. Law worked with Kahn in the development of workindex.com. "There's a lot of stuff out there, and you have to find it. That's what we've done with this site. We've harvested the best sites into one location. We've done the yard sale picking for the Web browser." Before being included in workindex.com, each site was subjected to a rigorous review by Catherwood Library staff. "We examined how current the information was and who built the site," Law said. "It's analogous to when we buy a book; we certainly look at the subject, but a major clue of the book's merit is the publisher." Some of the links included in workindex.com are: -- The National Center for Employee Ownership -- Training Net -- The Internet Resource for Training, Human Resources and Development Solutions -- Bureau of Labor Statistics -- Social Security Online -- Recruiters OnLine Network (RON), billed as a quick, effective way to reach recruiting and employment professionals, post a resume or find firms, worldwide, that fit one's career goals and contact them directly. -- Home pages for various unions, among them the United Auto Workers, United Steelworkers of America, Service Employees International Union, National Association of Letter Carriers,Communications Workers of America and Teamsters Union. One of the most interesting links sends browsers to the Salary Relocation Calculator supplied by the Center for Mobility Resources. The calculator compares cost of living figures for various cities. Here, browsers can enter the city and state in which they work and then their current wage. By clicking on another city, the Salary Relocation Calculator will compute how much money one needs to earn in that city to maintain a suitable quality of life. According to the Salary Relocation Calculator, $75,000 in San Francisco is equivalent to $40,000 in Syracuse, and a $100,000 salary in Manhattan is comparable to one of $36,444 in Mobile, Ala. Workindex.com is fully searchable by key word. Workindex.com is also one of the many links available from the ILR School's newly enhanced home page, WorkNet@ILR, which can be found at http://www.ilr.cornell.edu. The official ILR School Web site first went online in 1994, but as traffic increased -- more than 700 virtual visitors a day and more than 900 links to the site -- Catherwood Library officials decided to re-examine the site's layout and content. What is now available is an attractive easy-to-use, full-service Web site with special sections that enable users to immediately identify areas of interest. The ILR School's organizational chart, which used to appear on the home page, has been replaced with a colorful original drawing by Ithaca artist William Benson depicting the silhouette of an academic building. The building's interior is divided into six panels, providing links to sites labeled: Faculty
[PEN-L:9065] Perspectives on Work
The IRRA's 50th Anniversary Magazine Perspectives on Work To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the Industrial Relations Research Association is introducing a three-issue, thought-provoking publication, Perspectives on Work. Perspectives on Work will include short, incisive articles written by the experts -- workers, students, labor leaders, human resource managers, arbitrators, mediators, government officials, and academics -- who will draw upon the rich history and traditions of the IRRA and the precedents set by its accomplished membership in developing their own visions for the future world of work. With Perspectives on Work we celebrate the IRRA's rich history by looking forward. We want members and potential members to learn about the issues that concern the Association -- striving to make the workplace and employment relationships work for all stakeholders. How to Subscribe to Perspectives on Work A subscription to Perspectives on Work includes the three anniversary issues and costs $30 ($10 additional postage charged for addresses outside the U.S.). Please send your name and address, as well as a check for your subscription to the IRRA National Office: IRRA, UW-Madison, 4233 Social Science Bldg. 1180 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706-1393. For more information on full membership as well as Perspectives on Work, visit the IRRA homepage at www.ilr.cornell.edu/irra/brochure.html or contact the National Office at 608/262-2762. Perspectives on Work is a joint project of the IRRA, the MIT Sloan School's Industrial Relations Section and The Wharton School's Center for Human Resources.
[PEN-L:8819] Labor Studies Institute of Puerto Rico
Dear friends: As you may know, the Instituto Laboral de Educacion Sindical (Labor Studies Institute) of Puerto Rico has been editing and publishing an E-MAIL DIRECTORY OF LABOR ORGANIZATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN. The first edition was published in april 1996 and the second one in october 1996. We are now in the process of updating the DIRECTORY for its third edition, which is due for publication in april. For this reason, we are calling upon all labor organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as solidarity organizations in the United States, Canada and Europe to send the names and e-mail addresses of labor organizations you may have contact with to any one of the following addresses: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Besides the name and address of the organization, you can include a brief description of its work, its priorities, etc. It must be remembered that the DIRECTORY is not limitted to unions and federations, we also include labor institutes, political organizations, environmental groups, women's groups and other organizations that serve the interests of the working class. We also include some organizations in Canada, the United States and Europe we believe may be important for our work. If you did not receive the second edition, you can get a fully hyperlinked english version of the directory at: http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/lib/bookshelf/dirs/LAmerican_Unions/ If you want a fully hyperlinked version in spanish, you can get one at: http://www.caribe.net/br/dirlab.htm If you do not have web access, please e-mail us and we will gladly send you a copy. In solidarity, Carlos Quiros-Mendez Instituto Laboral de Educacion Sindical PUERTO RICO
[PEN-L:8290] Afrilabor
Hi all, As some of you know there is an African labor-oriented e-mail list called Afrlabor, which was organized by Carolyn Brown of Rutgers, with a dual purpose of promoting discussion of African labor history, and supporting contemporary African labor movements. Never a huge or high-traffic list, we had a major technical problem with a feedback loop of self-stimulated automatic vacation reply messages from one subscriber's account this summer, that knocked us off-track pretty badly. A number of people left the list at that time. I am posting this message here in hopes that some who left may see it, as well as others not previously involved who might be interested. At the African Studies Association meeting in November, Harold Marcus of H-Africa approached several of us who were meeting about reviving Afrlabor with an invitation to join H-Net (H-Africa has been encouraging the formation of specialized related African lists) as something like H-Aflabor. The attractive features of this invitation include improved technical support, and likely improved visibility participation. However, there were also some conditions attached, particularly a need to put together an editorial board and to get at least two and preferably a few more people to commit themselves to moderating/editing the list on a rotating basis. So at this point we are trying to find out if there is enough interest to sustain that commitment. I have said that I am willing to be one of the moderators, but can't do so until April; Carolyn is willing, but won't be available until the end of this year. So at minimum we'd need at least one other person willing to be a co-moderator with me beginning in April, and I think a few more willing to be a sort of advisory committee (my memory's a little hazy on that point). If possible it would be nice if the pool of rotating moderators was 3 or 4 people, but we could build towards that. At the ASA meeting we also had some discussion about trying to shift the emphasis on the list a little bit, to make its contemporary and solidarity-oriented dimensions more prominent, although discussion of African labor history would remain important. Personally I am interested in trying to explore the potential of the list to facilitate the gelling of what remains a relatively latent constituency for solidarity with African workers and their movements -- the pattern of the burgeoning solidarity efforts tends to be either among unions from G-7 countries, or towards Asia and Latin America in the developing world. Africa is not yet much in the picture, except for South Africa. I have some ideas about that, and about trying to use the list to connect people (academics, unionists, labor educators, ngo people) and spread information to change it, which I'd be happy to talk about with anyone. Obviously though the balance between contemporary and historical discussions, and academic intellectual and practical intellectual ones, will depend on the interests of list-members. We would like to hear from people who used to be on Afrlabor and left, but would consider rejoining a re-invigorated list within H-Net, and also people who have not been involved previously but have an interest in such a list. Afrlabor in the past has included numbers of people who aren't Africa specialists, but who have either comparative or solidaristic interests, and we continue to welcome such participation. I'd appreciate it if anyone interested would send me a message at [EMAIL PROTECTED]; tell me if you'd just like to be a member, if you'd be willing to be on an advisory board, or if you'd be willing to be part of a rotating pool of moderators (we're trying to gauge interest at all levels). Other information about the nature of your interest, past experiences with Afrlabor/ reasons for leaving Afrlabor (if relevant) or anything else you think we should know also welcome. Thanks, Chris Lowe (Publications Editor African Studies Center Boston University) [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris Lowe)
[PEN-L:7769] CPI
You may have noticed in the press that the Congressionally-appointed taskforce appointed to find biases in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has - lo and behold - found some. The press is filled with statements such as "most economists believe that the CPI overstates inflation." Of course, most economists have never looked at the CPI's methodology and at most vaguely remember something from grad school about substitution effects (which empirically are not all that important). The politics behind all of this are simple enough. Social Security benefits are indexed to the CPI, as are income tax brackets. Anything that makes the CPI rise more slowly cuts "entitlements" - mainly Social Security - and raises taxes, thus reducing the federal deficit. If all this can be done by pressuring govt. statisticians, Congress does not have to undertake unpleasant policies. Hence, you will find bipartisan statements of support for the taskforce's findings. (An added attraction to some is that because CPI components are used to estimate real output, productivity, and real wages, sluggish growth in these measures can be made to vanish from official data. The electorate, officially at least, will always be better off than it was 4 years ago.) Sadly, there are many things wrong with the idea of tweaking the CPI to achieve political goals covertly. The first is, of course, that we should not play with official data to achieve political goals. Any time it wants to, Congress can adjust tax rates and social security benefits. We are starting down a very slippery slope here if in fact diddling with the CPI takes place. You can already see the results. The taskforce's views were in fact made public months ago. It announced that it thought the CPI overstated inflation by around 1% per annum. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) came back with a statement that in its view the bias was only a couple of tenths. In effect, we have a kind of public bargaining already set in motion. Congress/taskforce: "We demand 1.1%." BLS: "Sorry, we can only afford 0.2%." Since Congress controls the BLS budget, however, the bargaining parties are not evenly matched. In any event, the entire process fails the famous "smell test" that should be applied to public policy. Second, the notion that the indexing must be done precisely implicitly assumes that the base to which the index is applied is somehow perfect, precise, and optimum and will therefore be distorted if perfect indexing is not applied. But this is ridiculous. Social Security benefit formulas and tax rates are essentially arbitrary political decisions. They could have been higher or lower than they are. The idea that these levels are sacred and must be precisely preserved in real terms is absurd. If there is anything imprecise in the process, it is the determination of base tax rates and benefits, not the comparatively minor impact of indexing with an imperfect CPI. Third, the CPI is filled with anomalies. And not all of these bias the measured inflation rate up. Example: If auto manufacturers are mandated to put pollution controls on their factories, and they raise car prices as a result, those price hikes are included in the CPI. But when the govt. mandates the placement of a catalytic converter on the car itself, the resulting price hikes are not included. If you went line by line through the CPI, you would find lots of such oddities. There is no perfect inflation index in the real world. (By the way, a BLS study a few years back found that if you were to construct a CPI for retirees under Social Security, you would have to put more weight on health services. Since health service prices have historically risen faster than other prices, the official CPI can be said to be biased down for purposes of Social Security indexing.) Fourth, the purpose of indexing is to guard against the impact of sudden inflation shocks, e.g., middle east oil crises. If inflation were perfectly predictable, why would we need indexing? So the question to be asked is whether, in a reasonable way (not a perfect way!), the CPI inflation rate will jump up (or down) when there is sudden inflation or dis-inflation. The taskforce worried about such things as quality adjustments and locations of purchase. But since we don't have sudden shocks in the quality of goods and services or the kinds of stores from which consumers buy, these considerations are irrelevant. There is lots more to be said about U.S. official statistics in terms of quality, responsiveness, and efficiency of administration. But on this matter, the message should be "HANDS OFF THE CPI!" -- Daniel J.B. Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Professor at UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management School of Public Policy Social Research Mailing address/phone/fax: Anderson Graduate School of Management U.C.L.A. Los Angeles, California 90095-1481 USA Office phone: 310-825-1504 Home phone: 310-829-1246 Fax:
[PEN-L:5637] job openings
The Pennsylvania State Education Association announces the following employment opportunities. PSEA-NEA, a state education employees union. Two Assistant Dir of Research Positions: (1) Collective Bargaining and Educational Policy Analysis and (2) Compensation and Benefits. Advanced degree in Industrial/Labor Relations, Education, Government, or related field. Salary $65,350. Letter and resume to David Helfman, Research Manager, Box 1724, Harrisburg, Pa. 17105. Equal Opportunity Employer PSEA-NEA, a state education employees union. Seeking individual with strong PC background, experience with networking (establishing and maintaining LANs), and familiarity with mainframes. The Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) has an IBM AS/400 mainframe, IBM-compatible PCs, and uses the Microsoft Office suite of software. Compensation package includes excellent benefits and a starting salary of $38,779. Individuals who have a desire to work in a challenging, exciting technical environment should send a letter of interest and current resume to PSEA's Human Resources Division at 400 North Third Street, Box 1724, Harrisburg, PA 17105-1724.
[PEN-L:5623] Job opening, public sector union
Job Opening State and County employee union is seeking a Director of organizing and field Services (salary range $40,000 to $55,000 depending on experience and skills). The position will be filled as soon as possible. Please send resume and statement of interest to: Personnel Office Director of Organizing and Field Service 6400 Baltimore National Pike, Box 441 Baltimore, MD 21228 Postition Description Position: Director of Organizing and Field Services General Description: As directed by the Executive Director, manages the work of those staff assigned to organize and represent members. The director of organizing and field services is responsible for organizing efficient and effective chapter activities, coordinating grievance representation activities; distribution of information to and collection of information from members and potential members; recruiting and retaining members and coordination of collective bargaining activities. The person in this position serves as member of the management team and represents the union externally. Minimum Qualification Education and Experience 1. A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in labor relations, employee relations, human resources or a related field. A Master's degree is preferred. 2. At least five years of experience in labor relations activities, preferably as an advocate for employees. 3. Five years of acceptable supervisory, employee relations or human resource experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree. Knowledge and Skills 1. Labor Contract negotiations, contract enforcement and grievance processing. 2. Labor organizing. 3. Supervision of employees. 4. Training and presentation. 5. Interpersonal relations and conflict management. 6. Group processes. 7. Decision making. 8. Program planning, implementation and evaluation. 9. Budget development and financial accountability. 10. Coordinating with and support for management team. 11. Written and oral communication. Position Description Director of Organizing and Field Services Page 2 Duties and Responsibilities 1. Plan and implement program objectives and allocate resources as required. 2. Develops measurable objectives for the unit, and work objectives for each assigned staff. 3. Recruites, performs initial interview, and recommends candidates for final interview with Executive Director. 4. Plan, implement or arrange for orientation and in-service training sessions for employees. 5. Conduct performance evaluations. 6. Serve as a member of management team. 7. Provide staff support for volunteer committees as assigned. 8. Prepare and/or deliver testimony to government executive and legislative entities as assigned. 9. Represent the organization and its policies before groups and the media as required. 10. Negotiate contracts as assigned. 11. Perform other duties as assigned.
[PEN-L:5156] Keystone Research Center Conference
Do you have ideas and energy that can help Pennsylvania find a future that works for all of us? Then the Keystone Research Center invites you to consider: Is There a Better Way? The Future of Work, Education, and Community in Pennsylvania September 6-8, 1996 Holiday Inn/Lancaster Host Hotel Lancaster, PA The wages of a majority of American workers have stagnated or declined. Many with good jobs no longer feel secure. Cut-throat competition has spread low-wage strategies that deliver neither good jobs nor high productivity growth. Americans have begun to fear the future rather than welcome it. Does it have to be this way? Or is there a better way? The conference will ask that question. It will challenge you to start answering it. Because if you don't, who will? Featured Speakers YOU and other attendees are the most critical featured speakers. Norman Hill is the President of the A. Philip Randolph Institute in Washington, D.C. Larry Mishel is Research Director for the nation's top progressive think tank, the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, D.C.. Karen Nussbaum holds the new position of Director of the Working Women's Department at the AFL-CIO. Joel Rogers, a professor at the University of Madison, Wisconsin, has been a moving force behind the creation of a group of progressive research, policy and activist organizations in Wisconsin. Harley Shaiken, a UC-Berkeley professor, was a leading intellectual opponent of the North American Free Trade Agreement. He is an authority on technology, work organization, and the global economy. Andy Stern became President of the Service Employees International Union in March. About The Conference The aims of the Conference are: * To have fun * To put forward and debate ideas that reinforce the faith of participants that recent economic and labor market trends are not irreversible but political problems amenable to political solutions. * To seed on-going study groups among networks of activists and researchers on critical issues. * To strengthen the foundation for future research and coalition building among Pennsylvania progressives. * To launch or strengthen some campaigns on specific issues within Pennsylvania. Who Should Attend * Community organizers and leaders * Members of women's and minority organizations * Union activists, leaders, and organizers * The religious community * Progressive researchers and academics * And others concerned with social justice Keystone Research Center The Keystone Research Center is a research and policy institute in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania established in 1995 through the collaborative efforts of Pennsylvania academics, labor leaders, and other prominent groups and citizens. The Center aims to encourage scholarship that broadens the public debate about strategies to achieve a more prosperous and equitable Pennsylvania economy. KRC's research will document the economic and social situation as it stands and put forward innovative approaches to improving the economy, labor market, and quality of life in Pennsylvania. Activities In addition to the program, the Host has a 27 hole golf course, four indoor and six outdoor tennis courts, miniature golf, basketball, volleyball, bicycle rentals, a 1.9 mile jogging trail and an indoor and outdoor pool. "Kid's World" provides a children's activity program for a nominal fee. TENTATIVE AGENDA The agenda may look crowded. But look closely. There are lots of chances for people to talk among themselves and get to know each other. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 8:00 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. - Registration 10:30 - 12:00 - Idea Exchange - Researchers and activists present their thoughts. (See explanation below) 12:00 - 1:45 p.m. - Lunch and Speaker: "The State of Working America," Larry Mishel; "The State of Working Pennsylvania," Stephen Herzenberg, Keystone Research Center 2:00 - 3:45 p.m. - Plenary Session: "Rebuilding a Progressive Coalition", Welcome, Bill George, President, Pennsylvania AFL-CIO; Panel: Andy Stern, Joel Rogers, Norman Hill 4:00.-5:30 p.m. - Concurrent Workshops 1 * A New Unionism for the New Economy * A High Road Employment, Training and Economic Development Policy * Minimum and Living Wage Campaigns * Workers' Compensation * Trucking: Good Jobs or Bad Jobs? 6:00-7:30 p.m. - Dinner 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. - Plenary Session - "Global Economy, Service Economy", Panel: Karen Nussbaum; Harley Shaiken 9:00 p.m. - Music to Make the World a Better Place: Joe Uehlein, Master of Ceremonies SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. - Concurrent Workshops 2 * Working from the Margins: Voices of Mothers in Poverty * School-to-Career Programs * Beyond Unloving Care in Nursing Homes * Central Labor Councils: A Vehicle for Labor Market Transformation? * Health Care Restructuring, the Quality of Care and the Quality of Jobs * The Construction Industry: 19th or 21st Century Competition 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Coffee Talk: Digest What You've Heard
[PEN-L:4235] Forced Labor: The Prostitution of Children
The M.P. Catherwood Library of the School of Industrial Labor Relations, Cornell University in partnership with the Child Labor Study Office of the Bureau of International Labor Affairs is releasing the following report for Internet access-- Forced Labor: The Prostitution of Children Like the previous two reports, this third document is freely accessible using the following: World-Wide Web-- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/e_archive/ChildLabor/ FTP Site-- ftp.ilr.cornell.edu GOPHER gopher.ilr.cornell.edu The Press Release appears below. BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL LABOR AFFAIRS USDL: 96-155 For Release: IMMEDIATE Tuesday, April 23, 1996 LABOR DEPARTMENT RELEASES REPORT ON CHILD PROSTITUTION AS A FORM OF FORCED LABOR The U.S. Labor Department's Bureau of International Labor Affairs today released its first-ever publication about the use of children in the commercial sex industry around the world. "Forced child prostitution is forced labor and child labor in their most exploitative forms," said Joaquin F. Otero, deputy under secretary for international affairs. The publication, entitled Forced Labor: The Prostitution of Children contains the proceedings from a symposium held at the Department of Labor in September 1995. The symposium focused on the forced trafficking and prostitution of young children, mostly girls, in the profitable commercial sex industry. Forced Labor includes a keynote address by Representative Joseph P. Kennedy, sponsor of the 1994 Child Sex Abuse Prevention Act, and reports by internationally recognized experts on children's rights and child prostitution. The report and symposium are part of the department's international child labor project, in existence for over two years, to research and report on the exploitation of child labor in all its forms. Two major reports were issued in 1994 and 1995, entitled By the Sweat and Toil of Children: The Use of Child Labor in U.S. Manufacturing and Mining Imports and By the Sweat and Toil of Children: The Use of Child Labor in U.S. Agricultural Imports and Forced and Bonded Child Labor. "The goal of the symposium and this publication is to focus public attention on the issue of child prostitution as a problem of international dimensions. As we look forward to the Stockholm World Congress on the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children this August, we hope that the proceedings from this important symposium will make a contribution to the ongoing international discussions and action towards the elimination of child sexual exploitation," said Otero. The congress is the first international meeting held for the specific purpose of developing strategies to fight commercial sexual exploitation of children. It is being organized by the Government of Sweden in cooperation with UNICEF, End Child Prostitution in Asian Tourism (ECPAT), and the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child. In August 1995, the Department of Labor signed an agreement with the International Labor Organization (ILO) to contribute funds to the ILO's International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labor. One of the major programs supported by the department helps children at risk of exploitation in Thailand's sex industry. Copies of Forced Labor: the Prostitution of Children are available free of charge from: International Child Labor Study Office, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-1308, 200 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20210 Tel: (202) 208-4843Fax: (202) 219-4923. # # # Stuart M. Basefsky * Information Specialist * CORNELL UNIVERSITY * New York State School of* Industrial Labor Relations* 232 Ives Hall * Ithaca, NY 14853-3901 * * Telephone: (607) 255-2184 * Facsimile: (607) 255-9641 * E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]*
[PEN-L:4053] IRRA Web
Netters: Early this week I announced the new Website for the Industrial Relations Research Association. We have made a small change in the address. Please set your browsers to: http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/irra/ This site is under construction, but we welcome you to visit and pass along your comments. Michael H. Belzer Moderator, IRRA List School of Industrial and Labor Relations Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853-3901 voice: (607) 255-6185 fax: (607) 255-0107 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/IRRA/
[PEN-L:3869] Yale strike
I am forwarding the following letter. Please send your response to the identified individual. Dear progressive academic: Massachusetts Jobs with Justice is collecting as many signatures as possible for the following letter to be sent to the administration at Yale. To indicate your support, please send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with your name, title, department, and institutional affiliation or call me at home (617-354-1504). You may also call the Jobs with Justice office at (617)491-2525 or send a fax to JWJ at (617)876-6903. Just a reminder, the striking workers at Yale have no strike fund and are depending upon our solidarity during what promises to be a long struggle. Please consider donating. Checks may be sent to the following address: Union Resource Committee, Locals 34 and 35, F.U.E. 425 College St., New Haven, CT 06511. Thanks for your support! In solidarity, Jennifer Berkshire Jobs with Justice An open letter to the Administration of Yale University: We, the undersigned, wish to express our deep concern regarding Yale University's failure to bargain in good faith with its clerical, technical, service, and graduate employees. We also wish to make clear our opposition to the administration's proposals which provoked the union to strike in the first place: unlimited subcontracting of union jobs and massive cuts in retirement benefits. As faculty members at universities all over the country, we are keenly aware that the outcome of the situation at Yale will set the stage for the future of labor relations on other campuses. We do not share Yale's vision of the future. All university employees, whether food service workers or full professors, deserve to be treated with dignity and respect, receiving adequate compensation and benefits in exchange for the work they perform. We urge you to negotiate seriously with the members of Locals 34 and 35.
[PEN-L:3707] Yale sit-in
MONDAY April 8th, 1996 News Release from the Student Labor Action Coalition (SLAC) Contact Gabriel Snyder (203) 436-0584 7:10 PM EST or Greg DiBenedetto (203) 436-0390 31 YALE STUDENTS ARRESTED IN PRESIDENT'S OFFICE UNDERGRADUATES CALL ON PRESIDENT TO SETTLE STRIKE Undergraduates charged with trespassing and obstructing free passage At 7:00 PM this evening, 31 Yale University students were arrested for sitting in at the Office of Yale President Richard Levin. The students were taken to the Yale University Police Depatment to be booked on charges of criminal trespass. Levin, who was in his office when the sit-in began, was seen hurrying out the back door of the building before University Police arrived on the scene. Nine students who were inside the building were charged with trespassing while 22 students who sat on the outside steps were charged with obstructing free passage as a result of the peaceful protest. Court hearings on the charges have been set for April 19th, 1996 at 10:30 AM. Members of the Student Labor Action Coalition (SLAC) began a sit-in at Yale's Woodbridge Hall at 4:15 this afternoon, following a meeting with a member of the President's staff in which they called on Levin to support binding arbitration as a means for settling the two month old labor conflict at Yale. SLAC members announced that they would remain overnight in the President's Office. Immediately following this announcement, Presidential Assistant Nina Glickson called the Yale Police, who arrived in force shortly afterward. Student members of SLAC had initially planned to meet with President Levin to discuss the recent strikes on campus, how they have adversely affected student life at Yale, and ways in which the labor disputes could be resolved quickly. But, when students arrived for the 4:00 PM meeting, they were informed that President Levin was unable to make the meeting. President Levin had met with several other student groups throughout the day. No reason for the cancellation was given. According to Valerie McCrory, who was present at the meeting but came outside to announce the results of the meeting, the group presented an undergraduate petition calling for the shift of Yale's temp labor hiring from a for-profit agency to a non-profit social service organization, a statement of support for Locals 34 and 35 from the Black Student Alliance at Yale, and letters of union support from members of the Liberal Party of Yale'sPolitical Union. "I think this just shows the Yale administration's refusal to deal with the issue of the strike in any constructive manner," said SLAC member Francis Engler, a junior. "The administration has embarked on a mission to break its unions and it is willing to pay any cost, including the arrest of their own students." Earlier in the day, students rallied in front of Sterling Memorial Library at an announcement of a trust fund to allow students to hold next semester's tuition payments in escrow until the contract negotiations are resolved. Students then marched to Beinecke Plaza to hear the results of the meeting with President Levin. "We went into this meeting looking for a sign that Yale was negotiating these contracts in good faith and that normal services would be restored as soon as possible," said SLAC member Gabriel Snyder, a sophomore. "If Levin is not even willing to talk to students, it is difficult to believe that the administration is negotiating with our best interests at heart." Yale students have increasingly shown concern for the lack of university services due to the strikes, including closed dining halls, curtailment of custodial and maintenance services, and limited access to many other university facilities.
[PEN-L:2695] AFL-CIO/Cornell Conference On Organizing
AFL-CIO/Cornell Research Conference on Union Organizing On March 31 - April 2, 1996, the AFL-CIO and Cornell University's ILR school will jointly sponsor the next Union/University Research Conference, on the topic of UNION ORGANIZING. The Conference will be in downtown Washington, D.C. The goal of the Conference is to bring together trade unionists with academics from a wide range of disciplines who support workers' rights and who are interested in high-quality research to learn as much as possible about factors contributing to union success in the organizing process. More than 30 papers will be presented at the conference by an outstanding group of academic researchers and trade unionists. It is anticipated that a collection of papers from the Conference will be published in book form later in 1996. Conference participants will receive abstracts of the papers in advance. The primary focus of the Conference will be on union organizing strategies, which will be discussed both in the papers and in presentations from union leaders, organizers and rank-and-file participants in union organizing campaigns. Participants will be encouraged to actively participate in all of these discussions. If you have any questions, contact Kate Bronfenbrenner at Cornell, (607)255-7581; E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]; or at the AFL-CIO: Sheldon Friedman, (202)637-5310; E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], or Vinnie O'Brien, (202)637-5287; FAX (202)637-5012. For an invitation to attend, complete and return the form attached to the Conference flyer by February 23. To obtain a copy of the Conference flyer, contact Sheldon Friedman at the AFL-CIO. Michael H. Belzer School of Industrial and Labor Relations Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853-3901 voice: (607) 255-6185 fax: (607) 255-0107 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[PEN-L:2671] AFL-CIO REVIEWS THE ISSUES
The publication AFL-CIO REVIEWS THE ISSUES is now available full-text in PDF format at the following URL http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/e_archive/AFL-CIO/ For those in need of Labor's position on public policy issues, this is an ideal publication. Issues dated October 1995 (No. 84) and later are available online. This periodical is issued irregularly. To date, the following topics are available-- Report No. 86, October 1995. Restore the Floor... It's time to raise the Minimum Wage. Report No. 85, October 1995. Housing and the American Dream: Unions Have a Role; So Does Government. Report No. 84, October 1995. Working But Poor in America. Stuart Basefsky Stuart M. Basefsky * Information Specialist * CORNELL UNIVERSITY * New York State School of* Industrial Labor Relations* 232 Ives Hall * Ithaca, NY 14853-3901 * * Telephone: (607) 255-2184 * Facsimile: (607) 255-9641 * E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]* Michael H. Belzer School of Industrial and Labor Relations Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853-3901 voice: (607) 255-6185 fax: (607) 255-0107 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[PEN-L:2307] Yale strike comes to a head
Cross posted from H-Labor: Date: Sat, 6 Jan 1996 21:26:03 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] o, Dear Friends: I'm writing to let you know about recent developments in the Yale TA strike, and most of all to ask anyone who can to come join us this coming Wednesday, January 10, in a mass demonstration against the blacklisting of strike participants. As you may have heard, Yale has singled out three women who are elected union leaders and brought them up on disciplinary charges for withholding their grades. Their "trials" will take place this Wednesday, and we are expecting up to 1,000 members of GESO and Yale's two other unions to join in a protest in front of the building where the hearings are being held. Part of this group will be engaging in nonviolent civil disobedience as part of the demonstration. Obviously, the participation of faculty and students from other schools adds a dimension to this protest which we can't do on our own -- both for the morale of the strikers and for letting Yale administrators know how the outside academic world views what's going on here. The situation here has become even more urgent in the past 24 hours. Yesterday, Yale President Richard Levin sent a letter to TA's who teach their own courses, informing them that anyone who does not turn in grades by Tuesday will be banned from teaching in the spring semester. This is a serious threat -- in the worst case, for people who have no other means of support, or for foreign students whose visas prohibit them from working outside the university, being blacklisted from teaching jobs may make it impossible to continue in graduate school. We are committed to continuing the strike, and believe that it will ultimately prove impossible for Yale to lock out all its striking TA's. But these threats adds additional meaning to Wednesday's demonstration -- it will be the first day past the new deadline, and all the more important for us to stand up in strength. The broader academic community has a critical role to play in determining the outcome of this struggle. There are already a significant number of faculty members from other universities, as well as TA's and undergraduate students, who have pledged to participate in civil disobedience Wednesday. If you can come to New Haven -- whether for civil disobedience or just to participate in the demonstration -- please e-mail this account, or call the union office at 203-624-5161. We will be happy to pick people up from the train station and arrange for people to stay overnight if needed. Here's some more detailed information on the "trials:" The three people being charged have been selected out of the over 200 TA's participating in the strike. We have repeatedly requested that the administration explain why these three (all elected union leaders and all women, including two women of color and two foreign students) were chosen, but the administration has refused. The official charges leveled against them are somewhat vague. For instance, the first charge they face is "failure to adhere to a code of conduct that respects the values and integrity of the academic community." However, when we asked exactly what code this charge refers to, the administration refused to respond. It seems clear that no such written code exists; in this case, the charge is an invitation for the Disciplinary Committee to make up rules as it goes along, and to find people guilty of violating standards which are defined on the spot. In all cases, written requests for a detailed explanation of the charges have been refused. The hearings process itself is also troubling. The Disciplinary Committee is appointed by the Dean of the Graduate School, and includes four Associate Deans among its members -- Yale insists that there is no conflict of interest in having these four administrators try a case brought by their supervisor. This Committee may interview witnesses outside the TA's presence, and there is no right of cross-examination. Finally, while the TA's are allowed to have a lawyer present, their lawyer is not allowed to speak. At the end of these hearings, the Committee can impose any penalty up to and including expulsion. There is no process for appeal. We are preparing a thorough case in defense, and have received help from a number of law faculty. However, we're under no illusions as to the openness of the process or the likelihood that we will win the hearts and minds of this Committee. If Yale administrators are to back off from the use of academic reprisals against strike participants, it will be because of the condemnation of outside academics (and the strength of the strikers) rather than the cleverness of our legal arguments. Please do everything possible to come to New Haven on Wednesday. Thanks so much for your support -- Gordon Lafer, Research Director, Federation of University Employees at Yale
[PEN-L:2190] Yale strike
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 1995 20:04:04 -0500 From: Eileen Appelbaum [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Yale strike-breaking aimed at women Hi netters, Whether you agree or disagree with the desire of graduate students at Yale to bargain collectively over job descriptions, grievance procedures, health benefits, and so on, the latest steps taken by some Yale faculty members -- as reported on the front page of Tuesday's Wall St. Journal -- are clearly unacceptable. Out of almost 200 graduate students who have withheld their labor and are participating in a grade strike, three have been singled out for disciplinary action. All three are women -- two are foreign students from England and India, who can be threatened with loss of their student visas, and the third is an African-American woman. They appear to have been selected both because they have been elected to leadership positions by the other graduate students and because the administration thinks they are especially vulnerable to this kind of pressure. In one department, the instrument of this disciplinary action is a young woman, a second-year untenured faculty member, who apparently has been encouraged by the safely tenured senior members of her department to bring charges against the graduate student whose work she supervises. The career of this young faculty member has, thus, also been put at-risk. Yale tenures only about three percent of its junior faculty. It is my experience that most universities have an aversion to controversy. In this timid, don't-rock-the-boat environment, this young assistant professor may find herself facing the same types of questions as the three graduate students brought up for disciplinary action should she have to go into the academic job market. As a tenured full professor earlier in my career, I served many times on hiring and tenure committees. I always insisted that senior faculty in my department take the risks in controversial situations. It is unconscionable that Yale should encourage an untenured faculty member to act as the point person in this situation. Like my own daughter, who is a graduate student at Yale and active in the union, many Yale graduate students were sought after by other universities as well. What message is Yale university sending to bright undergraduates, especially young women, as they consider where to pursue their graduate studies? Eileen Appelbaum Associate Research Director, Economic Policy Institute Executive Board Member, Industrial Relations Research Association
[PEN-L:2169] Yale grad students, American Historical Association
Attached is a resolution of censure concerning the Yale strike, to be presented at the American Historical Association meeting in Atlanta the first week in January. If you are interested in being a co-sponsor of the resolution, please contact Prof. Renate Bridenthal at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks -- Gordon Lafer, Research Director, Federation of University Employees at Yale - Forwarded message: Subj:AHA Resolution of Censure Date:95-12-22 12:17:27 EST From:Glafer To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Resolution of Censure The American Historical Association, as an organization of historical scholars and teachers, dedicated to the maintenance of professional standards and intellectual freedom, recognizes the serious threat to academic freedom that is occurring at Yale University and registers its deep concern about the academic reprisals that the university is taking against graduate student teachers participating in legally protected union activity. The American Historical Association further recognizes that, whatever opinion its individual members may have about the advisability of union organizing among graduate student members of the teaching staff at Yale, there is no question but that participation in such activities without the fear of retribution designed to injure their academic careers is a fundamental aspect of academic freedom. The American Historical Association therefore recognizes that the recent actions of the Yale administration which inappropriately encourage the use of union activity as a criterion for academic evaluation and which seek to punish union activity through academic reprisals, including letters of recommendation, disciplinary letters, academic probation, firing of teachers, denial of promised teaching jobs, or expulsion, constitute an significant violation of academic freedom. The American Historical Association further recognizes that the independence of all faculty members must be protected, especially in situations involving conflict, such as that which has arisen between the graduate teachers seeking a union contract and the Yale administration. The American Historical Association calls on the Yale University administration to respect the independence of faculty in the current teachers' strike and to refrain from any attempts to enroll faculty members members to serve as replacement workers for striking teachers or to enforce administrative discpline on strike participants. Whereas it is incumbent on university administrations to guarantee that all members of a campus community are free to pursue political activities, including union activity, without fear of academic reprisal, the American Historical Association is concerned that Yale President Richard Levin has refused requests from over 300 faculty members (at Yale and elsewhere) to establish a policy prohibiting the use of union activity as a criterion in academic evaluation. Therefore be it resolved that The American Historical Association hereby records its censure of the Yale University Administration for failing to guarantee the free speech rights and academic freedom of its graduate teaching staff; and that The American Historical Association urges Yale University to rectify this situation by clarifying its respect for the right of graduate teachers to participate in union activities, including job actions, without fear of reprisals against their academic careers.
[PEN-L:2154] Yale grad students recognition action
To Yale faculty -- attached is a statement calling on the Yale administration to recognize GESO, and to abandon the threats of academic sanctions for strike participants. I hope that it may shed some light on the debate in tomorrow afternoon's meeting. Gordon Lafer, Research Director, Federation of University Employees. The statement is signed by the following professors of law: Gregory Alexander, Cornell Law School Frances Ansley, University of Tennessee Law School Gary Bellow, BA Yale 1957, Harvard Law School Kimberle Crenshaw, Columbia University Law School Harlon Dalton, J.D. Yale 1973, Yale Law School Michael Fischl, University of Miami Law School William Fisher, Harvard Law School Gerald Frug, Harvard Law School Julius Getman, University of Texas Law School Mark Hager, American University - Washington College of Law Alan Hyde, J.D. Yale 1975, Rutgers University Law School Duncan Kenedy, J.D. Yale 1970, Harvard Law School Karl Klare, M.A. Yale 1970, Northeastern University School of Law Howard Lesnick, University of Pennsylvania Law School James Pope, Rutgers University Law School Joseph Singer, Harvard Law School Kendall Thomas, B.A. Yale 1978, J.D. Yale 1982, Columbia University Law School Marley Weiss, University of Maryland Law School Statement on the Teaching Assistants' Strike at Yale University We are professors at various law schools around the country, most of us teaching labor law. We are writing to let our Yale colleagues in the Humanities and Social Sciences know of our concern, and if the facts are as credibly reported to us, of our dismay over the actions taken by the Yale Administration and by individual faculty members against the Yale teaching assistants and their union, GESO. The TAs have voted to withold grades in the courses in which they are assistants until Yale agrees to recognize them as a union and to bargain with them in good faith toward a contract. We urge the faculty, first, not to vote sanctions of any kind against the strikers, and second, to press the Administration to recognize the union. As we understand it, the position of the University is, first, that they have no legal obligation to recognize GESO, and, in the absence of a legal obligation, no moral obligation to respect the TAs' right to form a union to negotiate collectively on their behalf. Second, the University has notified the TAs in writing that a grade strike would violate "the pedagogical compact" and "at the least, such a breach should be expected to bear on the evaluation of the graduate students instructor's peformance as a teacher and on the assessment of his or her suitability for teaching apointments during the spring semester." (letter of 12/12/95) As supplemented in the Provost's letter to the Chairs and Directors of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies, these statements seem to us unequivocal: they are threats to the striking TAs that they may receive, with the full approval of the Administration, negative comment in their recommendations for academic apointment from their faculty advisors, and that they may be fired or barred from employment as TAs in the future. Unfortunately, but not surprisingly, given this invitation, we have heard, and some of the signatories of this letter have verified by personal conversation with some affected students, that a significant number of Yale faculty have personally threatened their graduate student advisees with sanctions. These incidents include threats by faculty advisors to seek the expulsion of graduate student advisees for striking, not to write any letter of recommendation for a striking advisee, and in more than one department to write negative letters of recommendation about striking advisees. We urge you, before taking any further action against your striking graduate students, to consider that it can be no serious defense of refusing to recognize GESO that its members are not covered by the National Labor Relations Act, if that is the case (we do not believe the law is clear), or that they are students as well as workers. We are all aware that graduate students are paid to teach and grade; the job is not an academic requirement; and the University hires and fires to suit its administrative convenience rather than the educational needs of TAs. Unlike their faculty advisors, TAs work and can expect to work, given the current state of the job market and the current conditions of employment of junior teachers, as members of what can only be called a proletarianized academic labor force. In our opinion, the University should welcome their effort to act collectively to influence their situation, and should see itself as morally obliged to treat with them as a group rather than pressing the advantage it now derives from treating with them as individuals. The University is morally derelict in ignoring their right to form a union and bargain collectively, and we believe their teachers should support them rather than sanction them. Second,
[PEN-L:2156] Re: Yale grad students recognition action
At 3:13 PM 12/24/95, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is indeed very sad to see law school faculty so inept that they can not see the difference between striking, that is, withholding services, and taking hostages. It is no wonder that our legal system is so screwed up. Regards, Marty It is even sadder for the institutions of democracy when labor relations experts cannot respect the rights of employees to freely associate and choose their own representation, and the responsibility of employers to recognize that choice. In this analysis, all labor actions can be equated with "hostage taking." In fact, in this case, the only "hostages" are the faculty who have to grade their own final exams because teaching assistants have decided to withdraw their services in an attempt to gain bargaining recognition. What 'screws up' the legal system is the attempt to deny representation rights in order to maintain unilateral control of the work force. Michael H. Belzer School of Industrial and Labor Relations Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853-3901 voice: (607) 255-6185 fax: (607) 255-0107 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[PEN-L:1551] grass-roots labor organizing job
Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU), the Detroit-based reform caucus within the Teamsters Union, seeks an energetic, experienced organizer or union activist to join its staff at an exciting time for the reform movement. Multiple tasks involved: recruit and organize among working Teamsters; conduct workshops and meetings on the 1996 IBT Convention and election, local union elections, workplace rights, convention delegate training; build local chapters; write articles, bulletins and other literature. Exciting opportunity at an exciting time. Strong commitment to progressive labor movement required; experience with public relations a plus; computer skills helpful; willingness to work hard. Women and people of color encouraged to apply. Send resume and references to TDU, P.O. Box 10128, Detroit, MI 48210. Phone: (313) 842-2600.
[PEN-L:1098] Child labor report
NEWS RELEASE Martin P. Catherwood Library 16 October 1995 For further information contact: Gordon T. Law, Jr. Stuart M. Basefsky DirectorReference Librarian Telephone: (607) 255-5435 Telephone: (607) 255-2184 Facsimile: (607) 255-9641 Facsimile: (607) 255-9641 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Latest Child Labor Report (released 10/11/95) Now on Internet Helps Demonstrate New Role of Libraries "By the Sweat and Toil of Children (Volume II): The Use of Child Labor in U.S. Agricultural Imports Forced and Bonded Child Labor," is now available. "This report, the second of two Congressionally mandated reports by the U.S. Department of Labor on the exploitation of child labor, is about two widely practiced forms of child labor that have for the most part remained inexplicably beyond public scrutiny. These are (i) children working in commercial agriculture and fishing, and (ii) child slavery, in the form of forced and bonded labor." It is freely accessible using the following: World-WideWeb-- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/e_archive/ChildLabor/ FTP Site-- ftp.ilr.cornell.edu GOPHER gopher.ilr.cornell.edu The Catherwood Library at the School of Industrial Labor Relations, Cornell University, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor has mounted this report on its server as a public service. In a continuing effort to demonstrate the new role that libraries have in gathering and disseminating government information, the Catherwood Library has added this report to its growing list of publicly accessible files. Previous reports electronically published on its server include those from the Dunlop Commission and the Glass Ceiling Commission. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10.16.95 Stuart M. Basefsky * Information Specialist * CORNELL UNIVERSITY * New York State School of* Industrial Labor Relations* 232 Ives Hall * Ithaca, NY 14853-3901 * * Telephone: (607) 255-2184 * Facsimile: (607) 255-9641 * E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]*
[PEN-L:738] Minneapolis bus drivers strike
As some (many) of you may know, the bus drivers' union of the regional transit system of the Twin Cities Metro area (Minneapolis-St.Paul) is on indefinite strike since Oct. 9. One of the major issues that the union is strongly opposing is the proposed change (increase) in the use of PT (part-time) drivers under the new labor contract. The management proposes to increase the ratio of PT drivers to total drivers to 29%. Currently it is around 20%. We would very much appreciate if those working in other transit systems around the country, could quickly share with us info on the percent of PT drivers (out of all drivers) in their systems. Please note this ratio is slightly different from the ration of PT drivers to FT drivers in the system. IF YOU HAVE INFO ON BOTH, YOU ARE WELCOME TO DO SO. example: total drivers=100 PT drivers=20 FT drivers=80 PT to all drivers ratio= 20% PT to FT drivers ratio=25% If you can, please also post this mail to other relevant newsgroups, so that we can get the info as soon as possible. (Hi Colin Leech, does this reach you?!) Please send your response directly to me at the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks a lot.
[PEN-L:80] Report on child labor
NEWS RELEASE Martin P. Catherwood Library 1 August 1995 For further information contact: Gordon T. Law, Jr. Stuart M. Basefsky DirectorReference Librarian Telephone: (607) 255-5435 Telephone: (607) 255-2184 Facsimile: (607) 255-9641 Facsimile: (607) 255-9641 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Child Labor Report Now on Internet Helps Demonstrate New Role of Libraries "By the Sweat Toil of Children: The Use of Child Labor in American Imports," which reveals the extent to which children workers are involved in the production of imported products, is now available on the Internet. It is freely accessible using the following: World-WideWeb-- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/e_archive/ChildLabor/ FTP Site-- ftp.ilr.cornell.edu GOPHER gopher.ilr.cornell.edu The Catherwood Library at the School of Industrial Labor Relations, Cornell University, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor has mounted this report on its server as a public service. In a continuing effort to demonstrate the new role that libraries have in gathering and disseminating government information, the Catherwood Library has added this report to its growing list of publicly accessible files. Previous reports electronically published on its server include those from the Dunlop Commission and the Glass Ceiling Commission. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 8.1.95 Stuart M. Basefsky * Information Specialist * CORNELL UNIVERSITY * New York State School of* Industrial Labor Relations* 232 Ives Hall * Ithaca, NY 14853-3901 * * Telephone: (607) 255-2184 * Facsimile: (607) 255-9641 * E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]*
[PEN-L:5923] HR Policy job
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 1995 16:27:40 Sender: "Queen's University: Assoc. for Public Policy Analysis and Management" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Job opening From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Opportunities in Research THE URBAN INSTITUTE Job Title: Senior Research Associate/Research Associate I Center/Office: Human Resources Policy Center Job Summary: To conduct research and generate funded projects in areas of human resources policy, such as training and employment issues and issues relating to income maintenance and welfare programs. Responsibilities include developing proposals, supervising research assistants, and working with a team of other researchers on major projects. Experience: Requires a proven record of research and policy analysis related to human resource and welfare issues, including publications in academic journals; familiarity with policy developments in the field of labor and income support programs; excellent writing, quantitative, and statistical analytical skills; and the ability to make clear and effective oral presentations and to work independently and as part of a team. The position requires a motivated, self-directed individual able to conceptualize projects, write proposals, and conduct research. Full time; regular Education Level Preferred: Ph.D. in Economics or Social Science field To apply, send a resume, cover letter, and the names of references to: THE URBAN INSTITUTE Search Committee - Job#9529HRP 2100 M Street, NW Washington, DC 20037 or fax to: (202) 223-3043 The Urban Institute is an equal opportunity employer. Michael H. Belzer School of Industrial and Labor Relations Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853-3901 voice: (607) 255-6185 fax: (607) 255-0107 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
