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_______________________________

Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach

School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies

Cornell University

16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky

New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau

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ILO

WORKING PAPERS

http://www.ilo.org/global/publications/working-papers/lang--en/index.htm

1.      Promoting integration for migrant domestic workers in Europe: A synthesis of Belgium, France, Italy and Spain
or
http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_protect/---protrav/---migrant/documents/publication/wcms_222301.pdf
[full-text, 42 pages]

20 September 2013

This report is based on the findings of research conducted in Belgium, France, Italy and Spain, as part of project on “integration of migrant domestic workers in Europe”, implemented by the ILO and its partners with the financial support of the European Union.

2.     Promoting integration for migrant domestic workers in France (in French)
or
http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_protect/---protrav/---migrant/documents/publication/wcms_222299.pdf
[full-text, 102 pages]

19 September 2013

The French country report of the European research project “Promoting the integration of migrant domestic workers” analyses the trajectories of migrants working in the domestic services sector in France. Although the sector has been significantly transformed, against a background of major socio-demographic changes, this research relates in particular to three groups of paid activities carried out in people’s homes: care for incapacitated adults (dependent elderly and people with disabilities), childcare, and household services used by private individuals (single persons or families) (In French)

3.      Promoting integration for migrant domestic workers in Belgium
or
http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_protect/---protrav/---migrant/documents/publication/wcms_222293.pdf
[full-text, 95 pages]

18 September 2013

Domestic workers provide an invaluable contribution to societies, yet still too often their work is not valued as such, and they remain a largely hidden and often vulnerable workforce. The Convention of the International Labour Organization (ILO) on Decent Work for Domestic Workers, 2011 (No. 189), can be perceived as recognition of the value of domestic work and as a call for action addressing the exclusion of domestic workers from protective regulatory frameworks. At the time of this writing, Belgium is discussing the possibility of ratifying ILO Convention No. 189. In 2012, the social partners and the National Labour Council were consulted for advice. At the beginning of 2013, the options for the necessary adaptations in social security law and in the law on well-being at work were presented to Parliament, with a view to submitting a draft law to approve the Convention. The main objectives are to favour an official recruitment process giving the domestic workers access to labour law, social protection and social dialogue, and an official employment relationship. Additionally, the Belgian policymaker wants to promote internationally its existing system of service vouchers as an exemplary legal organization reducing the risks of undeclared work and providing decent work and employment conditions. Migrant domestic workers are, however, not the direct focus of these changes.

4.      Promoting integration for migrant domestic workers in Italy
or
http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_protect/---protrav/---migrant/documents/publication/wcms_222290.pdf
[full-tex, 80 pages]

17 September 2013

Since the 1970s, the labour market of domestic services has experienced a considerable growth in Italy, becoming over the past decade the main sector of employment for migrant women: in 2011, more than one foreign woman in two (51.3 per cent) was employed as a domestic worker or family assistant (CNEL, 2012). This phenomenon has been driven by the concomitance of a number of processes: an advanced process of population ageing (with one of the highest rates in the world of persons over 65), the increase of female participation in the labour market, the persistence of rigid patterns of gendered labour division in households, a public welfare budget heavily skewed in favour of monetary transfers (especially old-age and survivor pensions) to the detriment of welfare services in support of families.

5.      Promoting integration for migrant domestic workers in Spain (in Spanish)
or
http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_protect/---protrav/---migrant/documents/publication/wcms_222285.pdf
[full-text, 80 pages]

16 September 2013

This case study of the Spanish situation is part of a wider international project, ‘Promoting Integration of Migrant Domestic Workers in Europe’, led and promoted by the ILO, funded by the European Commission and with research carried out by four international research institutions.1 The aims of the project are to: expand the knowledge on the characteristics, dimensions, and patterns of migration in Europe and its possible implications for the integration of migrant domestic workers; raise awareness of social actors in relation to the challenges of socio-economic integration of migrant domestic workers; and contribute to the planning and implementation of efficient policies and programmes to proactively promote social and labour integration of these workers

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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

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

________________________________________________________________________

Social Security Administration (SSA)

SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD: AFRICA 2013 [August 2013]

http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2012-2013/africa/index.html

or

http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2012-2013/africa/ssptw13africa.pdf

[full-text, 203 pages]

[excerpt]

This third issue in the current four-volume series of Social Security Programs Throughout the World reports on the countries of Africa. The combined findings of this series, which also includes volumes on Europe, Asia and the Pacific, and the Americas, are published at six-month intervals over a two-year period. Each volume highlights features of social security programs in the particular region.

The information contained in these volumes is crucial to our efforts, and those of researchers in other countries, to review different ways of approaching social security challenges that will enable us to adapt our social security systems to the evolving needs of individuals, households, and families. These efforts are particularly important as each nation faces major demographic changes, especially the increasing number of aged persons, as well as economic and fiscal issues.

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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

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

________________________________________________________________________

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Health Insurance Exchanges: Health Insurance “Navigators” and In-Person Assistance

Suzanne M. Kirchhoff, Analyst in Health Care Financing

September 25, 2013

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43243.pdf

[full-text, 32 pages]

Summary

The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA, P.L. 111-148) allows certain

individuals and small businesses to buy health insurance through state exchanges, beginning on

October 1, 2013. The exchanges are not themselves insurers, but rather are special marketplaces

where insurance firms may sell health policies that meet set, federal guidelines. As of September

2013, 16 states and the District of Columbia had secured Department of Health and Human

Services (HHS) approval to create their own exchanges, 7 to enter into partnership exchanges, 26

to have federally facilitated exchanges, and 1 to have a state-based Small Business Health

Options Program (SHOP)/federally facilitated individual exchange. An estimated 24 million

individuals are expected to secure coverage through the exchanges by 2022.

The ACA requires exchanges to perform outreach to help consumers and small businesses make

informed decisions about their insurance options, including the creation of “navigator” programs.

Navigators are to carry out public education activities; provide information to prospective

enrollees about insurance options and federal assistance; and examine enrollees’ eligibility for

other federal or state health care programs, such as Medicaid. Navigators may assist consumers in

comparing insurance plans, but may not determine their eligibility for subsidies or enroll them in

plans—functions that are left to the exchanges. A variety of organizations may become

navigators, including labor unions, trade associations, chambers of commerce, and other entities.

Navigators may not be health insurers or take compensation from insurers for selling health

policies. Navigators will be required to have 20-30 hours of training on consumer privacy,

exchanged-based insurance offerings, and other issues. HHS in August 2013 allocated $67

million in 12-month grants for navigators at federally facilitated and partnership exchanges. In

addition, HHS has determined that state-based exchanges may use ACA exchange establishment

funds to create parallel, in-person, or non-navigator, assistance programs that perform the same

function as navigators. Exchanges must also certify “certified application counselors” to help

with outreach and enrollment, though no new ACA funds are available for such programs.

Consumers and small businesses may continue to use insurance brokers and agents, including

web-based brokers, to compare and buy coverage, both on and off the exchanges. Brokers and

agents are licensed by the states, and are generally paid on a commission basis by insurance

companies. While brokers and agents may choose to become navigators, they may not accept

compensation from health insurance companies in that role. Consumers may also purchase

policies directly from health insurers. Outside non-profit groups and businesses, such as insurers,

are launching their own separate efforts to educate consumers about the ACA and the process of

applying for qualified health plans (QHP) and other programs.

Some lawmakers, agents, and brokers have raised questions about the navigator and other

assistance programs. Issues include whether navigators will have sufficient training and whether

HHS regulations provide sufficiently stringent consumer and privacy safeguards. A number of

states have passed legislation to further regulate navigators, including requiring navigators to be

licensed and to be liable for financial losses due to their advice. HHS has determined that the

ACA gives states authority to set additional standards, so long as they do not prevent

implementation of Title I of the law, which includes the exchanges and navigator program. This

report describes exchange outreach programs, the role of brokers, agents and insurers, and

emerging issues regarding consumer outreach assistance.

Contents

Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 1

Consumer Assistance Programs ....................................................................................................... 2

Navigator Program .................................................................................................................... 4

Eligibility to Become a Navigator ....................................................................................... 5

Navigator Application Process ............................................................................................ 6

Non-navigator Programs ........................................................................................................... 7

Certified Application Counselors .............................................................................................. 8

Conflict-of-Interest Rules .......................................................................................................... 9

Training and Certification........................................................................................................ 10

Navigator and Non-navigator Training ............................................................................. 10

Certified Application Counselor Training ......................................................................... 11

Privacy Protections .................................................................................................................. 12

State and Exchange Licensing and Certification ..................................................................... 13

Navigator and Non-navigator Funding .................................................................................... 14

Brokers and Agents ........................................................................................................................ 16

Licensing ........................................................................................................................... 16

Exchange Requirements ................................................................................................................ 17

Federally Facilitated and Partnership Exchanges .................................................................... 17

State-Based Exchanges ............................................................................................................ 19

Web-Based Brokerages ............................................................................................................ 19

Direct Enrollment Through Insurers ........................................................................................ 20

Previous Insurance Education and Outreach Efforts ..................................................................... 20

Medicare Part D ................................................................................................................ 21

State Health Insurance and Assistance Programs (SHIP) .................................................. 22

Children’s Health Insurance Program ............................................................................... 23

Outstanding Issues ......................................................................................................................... 24

Funding .................................................................................................................................... 24

Adequacy of Privacy Protections ............................................................................................ 25

Tables

Table 1. Types of Consumer Assistance Available at Exchanges .................................................... 7

Table 2. 2013 Federal Navigator Grants to Top 10 States with Highest Uninsured ...................... 15

Appendixes

Appendix. CMS Exchange Privacy Requirements ........................................................................ 27

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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

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_______________________________

Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach

School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies

Cornell University

16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky

New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau

________________________________________________________________________

Korea Labor Institute (KLI)

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE IN ASIA [23 August 2013]

http://www.kli.re.kr/kli_ehome/publication/vew.ehome-100006?pageNo=&condition=&keyword=&year=&studyFieldSeq=&ifEnDataExist=&dataLanguage=1&seq=7270

or

http://www.kli.re.kr/kli_home/common/downloadNew.jsp?filePath=file.upload.050300.repository&copyFile=201309231453180001.pdf&newFile=UI%20in%20Asia_web.pdf

[full-text, 286 pages

[NOTE: the above may download very slowly]

Abstract  

  With the exception of Japan, which industrialized relatively early, most Asian countries were slow to achieve development compared to their Western counterparts. Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore, known as the Newly Industrialized Economies (NIES) of Asia, followed the example of Japan. China and India, the two major players among BRICs nations, have recently displayed an astonishing rate of growth as have Southeast Asian ASEAN members.

  Nonetheless, because these countries were slow to industrialize, the pace at which they developed welfare programs such as social insurance were more gradual than the West. The introduction of unemployment insurance, among many other social insurance programs, has been particularly sluggish among Asian countries. Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Asia and the Pacific 2008 provides a summary of social security programs in countries around the world. This publication has reported that Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam are the only Asian countries to be operating unemployment insurance programs.

 The aim of this study is to introduce the labor market structures and social protection programs for the unemployed in Asian countries currently operating unemployment insurance, to review the performance of each program, and to provide directions for future development. Included in the list is India, which operates an alternative program for protecting the unemployed known as the Employment Guarantee Program. This study aims to be of assistance not only to researchers and institutions interested in unemployment insurance and Asian social security programs, but also to trade unions, employer associations, and Asian governments.

-Table of Contents-

Foreword

Contributors

Chapter 1. Unemployment Insurance in Asia: Development and Outlook (Deok Soon Hwang)

Chapter 2. Unemployment Benefits in Korea (Deok Soon Hwang)

Chapter 3. Unemployment Insurance in China (Jun Liao)

Chapter 4. Unemployment Insurance in Taiwan (Yeun-wen Ku and Yu-fang Chang)

Chapter 5. Unemployment Insurance in Japan (Shinichi Oka)

Chapter 6. Unemployment Insurance in Thailand (Sopin Jirakiattikul)

Chapter 7. Unemployment Insurance in Vietnam (Quang Tuan Luu)

Chapter 8. Unemployment Insurance in India (Rakkee Thimothy and S.K. Sasikumar)

Chapter 9. Conclusion: Comparative Evaluation ofUnemployment Insurance in Asia and Implications (Deok Soon Hwang)

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_______________________________

Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach

School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies

Cornell University

16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky

New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau

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State Personal Income: Second Quarter 2013 [30 September 2013]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/spi/2013/spi0913.htm

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/spi/2013/pdf/spi0913.pdf

[full-text, 12 pages]

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/spi/2013/xls/spi0913.xls

[spreadsheet]

and

Highlights

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/spi/2013/pdf/spi0913_fax.pdf

State personal incomes grew 1.0 percent on average in the second quarter of 2013 after falling 1.3 percent in the first quarter, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal income growth ranged from 1.5 percent in Florida and Arizona to -0.7 percent in Nebraska. The national price index for personal consumption expenditures was unchanged in the second quarter after rising 0.3 percent in the first quarter.

AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....

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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

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

________________________________________________________________________

PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS, AUGUST 2013 [27 September 2013]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2013/pi0813.htm

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2013/pdf/pi0813.pdf

[full-text, 11 pages]

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2013/xls/pi0813.xls

[spreadsheet]

and

Highlights

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2013/pdf/pi0813_fax.pdf

Personal income increased $57.2 billion, or 0.4 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI)

increased $56.2 billion, or 0.5 percent, in August, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $34.5 billion, or 0.3 percent.  In July, personal

income increased $21.2 billion, or 0.2 percent, DPI increased $32.7 billion, or 0.3 percent, and

PCE increased $18.3 billion, or 0.2 percent, based on revised estimates.

Real disposable personal income increased 0.3 percent in August, compared with an increase of 0.2

percent in July.  Real PCE increased 0.2 percent, compared with an increase of 0.1 percent.

[tables]

                                 Wages and salaries

Private wages and salaries increased $28.5 billion in August, in contrast to a decrease of $10.9 billion

in July.  Goods-producing industries' payrolls increased $7.9 billion, in contrast to a decrease of $4.6 billion;

manufacturing payrolls increased $6.4 billion, in contrast to a decrease of $5.1 billion.  Services-producing

industries' payrolls increased $20.5 billion, in contrast to a decrease of $6.3 billion.

Government wages and salaries increased $2.0 billion in August, in contrast to a decrease of $7.6 billion in July.

Government wages were reduced by $7.3 billion in August and $7.7 billion in July due to furloughs that impacted

several federal government agencies.

AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....

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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

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

________________________________________________________________________

World Bank

THE LITTLE DATA BOOK ON FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT 2014 [25 September 2013]

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/15896

or

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/15896/81331.pdf?sequence=1

[full-text, 233 pages]

Abstract:

The little data book is a pocket edition of the global financial development database published as part of the work on the Global Financial Development Report 2014 : financial inclusion. The book has put more emphasis on access indicators and, in particular, includes additional variables capturing different aspects of access to financial institutions. The data in this book are for 2001, 2006, and 2011. The data highlights the multidimensional nature of financial systems. A basic comparison of data confirms that while financial systems in developing economies tend to be less deep, provide less access, and is somewhat less efficient, their stability has been comparable to financial systems in developed countries in recent years.

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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

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

________________________________________________________________________

INC.

26 September 2013

Senator Ted Cruz and the Pitfalls of Zealot Leadership BY Samuel Bacharach         

Senator Cruz got plenty of attention for his marathon speech decrying the Affordable Care Act. But is he actually leading?

http://www.inc.com/samuel-bacharach/ted-cruz-and-the-pitfalls-of-zealot-leadership.html

If pragmatic leadership connotes a capacity to move agendas ahead by appreciating the subtitles of winning people over, then zealot leadership--the type of leadership recently displayed by Senator Ted Cruz--is the exact opposite.

Zealot leadership is not simply ideologically committed leadership. It is not simply a strong adherence to a particular goal or idea, but rather a personally uncompromising sense of calling, is based on an entrenched pursuit of an idea that you believe is indisputable.

Adherence to a particular goal or outcome is a wonderful leadership trait, but in the hands of a zealot leader this virtue becomes a handicap. Zealot leaders forget that the key to leadership is essentially getting results by moving agendas ahead.

As a zealot leader, Senator Cruz has forgotten that leaders need to:

1. Get beyond their base to move agendas ahead Zealots often spend time talking to their fellow believers and reaffirming their ideological base as if this reaffirmation will energize their agenda.

Pragmatic leaders, on the other hand, appreciate that if the base is the only focus, then the base can quickly become a cult. Pragmatic leaders, no matter how committed they are to their core believes, understand that they must get beyond their base and avoid alienating those with whom they may not totally agree with, but have much in common with.

2. Never present commitment as self-righteousness Pragmatic leaders understand that conveying a strong sense of commitment and a deep sense of appreciation is a way of empowering others. The more they share their passion and belief in their agenda, the more they’re likely to spark an interest in others.

In the hands of zealot, commitment and passion often sound like self-righteousness. When commitment and passion become self-righteousness, even your closest allies may become a bit weary, fearing a level of inflexibility that in the long run may not be appropriate given the complexity of any situation. When self-righteousness replaces passion there is a sense that the subtlety of truth is often forgotten.

In such an instance even those that are closest are likely to be cautious of your leadership.

3. Realize that repetition is not persuasion All pragmatic leaders know they have to sell their ideas, but to succeed they have to do it subtly. They have to do it consistently and tactically. They cannot hope to bully the message across by the sheer force of repetition. Exhausting your opponent is not winning your opponent over.

Taking the microphone, grandstanding, and repeating the message over and over will always be seen as an attempt to celebrate yourself rather than an earnest attempt to convince others through the art of dialogue and conversation.

No matter how accurate your message, repetition makes the messenger the issue, thereby delegitimizing the message and engendering frustration from even the most sympathetic of listeners.

Zealot leaders can be left, right, or center; they can be complete revolutionaries or staunch traditionalists. It doesn’t matter.  In its drama, zealot leadership will always have its share of short-term benefits. It gives people pause so that they can reflect, it brings a tension to an agenda, and it creates a sense of urgency.

You can give credit to Senator Cruz for doing all that. But when zealot leaders go over the top, when they forget that leadership is the art of winning people over, when they forget the need for coalitions, when they engage in self-righteousness as truth, and use repetition as tactical tool--then they forget that leadership, in the end, is about getting results.

Last updated: Sep 26, 201

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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

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_______________________________

Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach

School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies

Cornell University

16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky

New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau

________________________________________________________________________

Census

2012 Census of Governments G12-CG-ISD

STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENTS

2012 INDIVIDUAL STATE DESCRIPTIONS [26 September 2013]

http://www.census.gov/govs/go/index.html

or

http://www2.census.gov/govs/cog/2012isd.pdf

[full-text, 336 pages]

•Explains how each state is organized into the different types of local governments.

•Explains how governments' responsibilities and authority vary from state to state, or within a state.

Tip Sheet, 26 September 2013

2012 Census of Governments: Revised Counts of Governments and Individual State Descriptions

http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/governments/cb13-tps87.html

The updated counts of governments are a complete enumeration of state and local governments that were in existence on June 30, 2012. The Individual State Descriptions provide the foundation of how government entities are identified and classified for the U.S. Census Bureau statistics on governments. These estimates and state descriptions are part of the organization component of the 2012 Census of Governments.

Conducted every five years, the census of governments provides the only uniform source of statistics for all of the nation's state and local governments. These statistics allow for in-depth trend analysis of individual governments and provide a complete, comprehensive and authoritative benchmark of state and local government activity. The organization component is the first of the three components of the census of governments — the employment and finance components are released as separate products.

These counts are an update from the preliminary release on August 2012 and reflect the final enumeration of governments from the 2012 Census of Governments. This release also provides the number of governments by state, by type of government, by size, and by county location. The descriptions for each state and the District of Columbia outline the organizational structure of each state. The summaries are divided according to the five basic types of local governments recognized for the Census Bureau's classification of government entities — county, municipal, township, school district and special district governments

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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach

School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies

Cornell University

16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky

New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau

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COUNTY EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES First Quarter 2013 [26 September 2013]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewqtr.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cewqtr.pdf

[full-text, 22 pages]

From March 2012 to March 2013, employment increased in 282 of the 334 largest U.S. counties, the

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Fort Bend, Texas, posted the largest increase, with a

gain of 7.0 percent over the year, compared with national job growth of 1.6 percent. Within Fort Bend,

the largest employment increase occurred in leisure and hospitality, which gained 2,204 jobs over the

year (12.5 percent). Sangamon, Ill., had the largest over-the-year decrease in employment among the

largest counties in the U.S. with a loss of 2.4 percent. County employment and wage data are compiled

under the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program, which produces detailed

information on county employment and wages within 6 months after the end of each quarter.

The U.S. average weekly wage increased over the year by 0.6 percent to $989 in the first quarter of

2013. San Mateo, Calif., had the largest over-the-year increase in average weekly wages with a gain of

14.8 percent. Within San Mateo, an average weekly wage gain of $2,996 or 104.1 percent in information

had the largest contribution to the increase in average weekly wages. Williamson, Texas, experienced the

largest decrease in average weekly wages with a loss of 13.4 percent over the year.

AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....

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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach

School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies

Cornell University

16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky

New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau

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Bureau of Interntional Labor Affaires (ILAB)

Labor Rights and Factory Safety in Bangladesh

BANGLADESH ACTION PLAN 2013 [19 July 2013]

http://www.dol.gov/ilab/map/countries/bangladesh-gsp.htm

or

http://www.dol.gov/ilab/media/press/Statement-BangladeshFactoryFire.pdf

[full-text, 3 pages]

[excerpt]

Today, the Administration is making this action plan public as a means to reinforce and support the efforts of all international stakeholders to promote improved worker rights and worker safety in Bangladesh. On the basis of this action plan, the United States looks forward to continuing to work with Bangladesh on the actions it needs to take in relation to potential reinstatement of GSP benefits.

The United States is also pleased to associate itself with the July 8, 2013 European Union (EU)-Bangladesh-International Labor Organization (ILO) Sustainability Compact for continuous improvements in labour rights and factory safety in the ready-made garment and knitwear industry in Bangladesh (Compact). The United States looks forward to working as a full partner with the EU, Bangladesh, and the ILO to implement the goals of the Compact, many of which are broadly consistent with the GSP action plan we are releasing today. At the same time, the United States will pursue additional concrete actions required under the GSP action plan, such as increasing sanctions for labor violations sufficient to deter future misconduct, publicly reporting on the outcome of union registration applications, establishing an effective complaint mechanism for labor violations, and ending violence and harassment of labor activists and unions.

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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach

School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies

Cornell University

16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky

New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau

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Bureau of International Labor Affaires (ILAB)

REVISIONS TO EXECUTIVE ORDER 13126 [23 July 2013]

http://www.dol.gov/ilab/regs/eo13126/main.htm

Executive Order 13126 [Text] [PDF] on the "Prohibition of Acquisition of Products Produced by Forced or Indentured Child Labor," was signed on June 12, 1999. The Executive Order is intended to ensure that U.S. federal agencies do not procure goods made by forced or indentured child labor. It requires the Department of Labor, in consultation with the Departments of State and Homeland Security, to publish and maintain a list of products, by country of origin, which the three Departments have a reasonable basis to believe, might have been mined, produced or manufactured by forced or indentured child labor. Under the procurement regulations implementing the Executive Order, federal contractors who supply products on a list published by the Department of Labor must certify that they have made a good faith effort to determine whether forced or indentured child labor was used to produce the items listed.

On January 18, 2001, the Department of Labor published in the Federal Register the initial EO 13126 List comprised of 11 products from two countries, as well as the Procedural Guidelines for the "Maintenance of the List of Products Requiring Federal Contractor Certification as to Forced or Indentured Child Labor" [Text] [PDF]. Also published in the January 18 Federal Register was the GSA's Federal Acquisition Regulation Final Rule [Text] [PDF] to implement the Executive Order.

Revisions to the EO 13126 List

On July 23, 2013, DOL released a Notice of Final Determination [Text] [PDF] in the Federal Register revising the list of products to add cattle from South Sudan, dried fish from Bangladesh, fish from Ghana, garments from Vietnam, and gold and wolframite from the Democratic Republic of Congo. With this final determination, the list is comprised of 35 products from 26 countries.

       View the bibliography for the full EO 13126 List (PDF)

On September 27, 2012, DOL published a Notice of Initial Determination [Text] [PDF] in the Federal Register proposing to add cattle from South Sudan, dried fish from Bangladesh, fish from Ghana, garments from Vietnam, and gold and wolframite from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the list. The notice officially requested public comment on the initial determination for a period of 60 days.

       View the bibliography for each product listed in the September 27, 2012 initial determination (PDF)

On April 3, 2012 DOL released a Notice of Final Determination [Text] [PDF] in the Federal Register revising the list of products to add bricks from Afghanistan and coltan and cassiterite from the Democratic Republic of Congo. With this final determination, the list is comprised of 31 products from 23 countries.

       View the bibliography for each product listed in the April 3, 2012 final determination (PDF)

On October 4, 2011 DOL published a Notice of Initial Determination [Text] [PDF] in the Federal Register proposing to add Bricks from Afghanistan and Cassiterite and Coltan from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the list. Until publication of the final determination, the current May 31, 2011 list remains valid. The notice officially requests public comment on the initial determination through December 3, 2011.

On May 31, 2011 DOL released a Notice of Final Determination [Text] [PDF] in the Federal Register updating the EO 13126 list in accordance with the Procedural Guidelines. The final determination sets forth an updated list of products, by country of origin, which DOL, DOS and DHS believe might have been mined, produced, or manufactured by forced or indentured child labor. The final determination contains a list of 21 countries and 29 products.

       View the bibliography for each product listed in the May 31, 2011 final determination (PDF)

On December 16, 2010 DOL published a Notice of Initial Determination [Text] [PDF] proposing to add Hand-Woven Textiles from Ethiopia to the list and to remove Charcoal from Brazil from the list where, preliminarily, DOL had reason to believe that the use of forced or indentured child labor had been significantly reduced. On December 23, 2010 DOL published a correction to the December 16 initial determination.

On July 20, 2010 DOL released a Notice of Final Determination [Text] [PDF] in the Federal Register updating the EO 13126 list in accordance with the Procedural Guidelines. The final determination sets forth an updated list of products, by country of origin, which DOL, DOS and DHS believe might have been mined, produced, or manufactured by forced or indentured child labor. The final determination contains a list of 21 countries and 29 products. Additionally, the final determination provides responses to the most commonly received public comments.

       View the bibliographies for each product listed in the July 20, 2010 final determination (PDF)

On September 11, 2009 DOL published a Notice of Initial Determination [Text] [PDF] in the Federal Register announcing a proposed revision to the EO 13126 List and requesting public comment. All public comments received are available for viewing at www.regulations.gov (reference Docket ID No. DOL-2009-0002).

Current List of Products and Countries on EO 13126 List

The current list of products was published in the July 23, 2013 Federal Register and includes the following:

Frequently Asked Questions

       View questions and answers about the Executive Order 13126 (PDF)

Public Submissions

On October 15, 2008, the Department of Labor released a notice in the Federal Register [Text] [PDF] requesting information from the public on the use of forced child labor in the production of bricks, coal, foundry products, chemicals, cotton, grape products, toys, and fireworks in China under Executive Order 13126. This request was made pursuant to a public submission accepted on October 1, 2007. The July 20, 2010 final determination [Text] [PDF] published in the Federal Register completes consideration of the submission.

On May 10, 2004, the Department of Labor released a Federal Register Notice [Text] [PDF] notifying the public of its intent to continue monitoring the production of cocoa in Cote d'Ivoire, as well as requesting information regarding forced child labor in the cocoa industry in Cote d'Ivoire under Executive Order 13126. This request was made pursuant to a public submission accepted on March 20, 2001. The July 20, 2010 final determination [Text] [PDF] published in the Federal Register completes consideration of the submission.

On May 12, 2003, USDOL published a Notice of Final Determination in the Federal Register [Text] [PDF] regarding forced child labor in the firecracker industry in China. The Department conducted a review pursuant to a public submission accepted on June 29, 2001.

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