[PEN-L:1248] Re: Re: pen-l questions

1998-12-04 Thread joshua william mason
The discussion of Pen-L's role as an economics oracle for activists has shamed me into responding to the following query, something I'd thought about doing when it was posted a few weeks ago. Ken Hanly wrote: Do similar situations exist in the United States. Do unions have control over

[PEN-L:1076] Re: query

1998-11-16 Thread joshua william mason
On Mon, 16 Nov 1998, Jim Devine wrote: Does anyone know of any data that describes the relative sizes of the labor forces, inside the U.S. vs. outside the U.S., hired by U.S.-based corporations. From the September '98 Survey of Current Business: Employment (thousands) by U.S. nonbank

[PEN-L:1092] Re: Re: Re: query

1998-11-16 Thread joshua william mason
On Mon, 16 Nov 1998, William S. Lear wrote: Employment (thousands) by U.S. nonbank MNCS year total parents affiliates majority-owned other affiliates ... 1996 26,392 18,775 7,617 6,158 1,459 Strange. Just over 25,000 people employed by nonbank MNCs (I

day care

1997-01-24 Thread Joshua William Mason
Anybody out there aware of any studies on day care availability and women's labor-force participation, in this country and in Europe? Any information on day care provision, either public or private, in European countries would also be helpful. This is for an article in the crypto-socialist