October 2001 NewWork News Web Tips

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: AARP Career Services (Monday, 10/1/01)
Before it officially changed its name to, simply, "AARP," the organization was called the "American Association of Retired Persons," even though, in part, to strengthen its effectiveness as a major political action group by expanding its membership, persons aged 50 and over have been invited to join. "Retired" doesn't necessarily mean retired in the new economy anymore for other reasons as well. In fact, AARP is now offering career services to its members.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Workday Minnesota (Tuesday, 10/2/01)
Workday Minnesota is sponsored by several organizations with a special interest in labor issues. Among other things, it can enable you to keep in touch with the current strike of Minnesota state workers.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Australian Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (Wednesday, 10/3/01)
Persons interested in migrating to Australia might want to make the Australian government's Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs their first stop.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: CIA World Factbook: Pakistan (Thursday, 10/4/01)
Pakistan is of central concern in the new war on terrorism, given its location, its political instability, the fact that it has nuclear weapons, and, of course, the fact that it is an overcrowded and very poor country. Here is an overview of Pakistan from the CIA World Factbook.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: How the Government Measures Unemployment (Friday, 10/5/01)
Is it possible not to have a job and still not be unemployed? Yes, according to the definitions used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. As we've emphasized repeatedly for years, WHAT we know depends entirely on HOW we know it. Here's how the U.S. government measures unemployment, including a description of procedures and definitions.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: AFSCME and MAPE (Saturday, 10/6/01)
Approximately half of Minnesota state employees are members of two unions that are on strike at the moment. These are the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) and the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees (MAPE). You may want to visit their web sites.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Graduate Management Admissions Council (Sunday, 10/7/01)
The Graduate Management Admissions Council publishes the Graduate Management Admission Test® (GMAT®) and also provides information and advice on its web site for those wanting to pursue an MBA degree and a management career.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Mercantilism (Monday, 10/8/01)
If you need to take your mind off the present state of the world for a moment, Gerhard Rempel of Western New England College offers a glimpse of how much of the world once was organized when colonialism and extreme economic regulation dominated. Here's a quick overview of mercantilism.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Intelligence Agencies (Tuesday, 10/9/01)
There has been much talk in the American press recently about the central role to be played by intelligence in the newly proclaimed "war on terrorism." The U.S. isn't the only nation that relies on information, often covertly gathered. Most of the world's countries have one or more intelligence agencies intended to serve political, military, or economic objectives, and some mix information gathering with covert operations or domestic security. Here's Jane's listing of intelligence agencies listed by country.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: The 2001 List of "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers" (Wednesday, 10/10/01)
Here's the latest list of "family-friendly" companies from Working Mother magazine.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Winners of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (Thursday, 10/11/01)
Here's an updated list of the Winners of the Nobel Prizes in Economic Sciences, including those announced yesterday and information about the new Laureates.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Ageism (Friday, 10/12/01)
Webster University's Linda Woolf offers an overview and examination of the influence of the bias that is referred to as "ageism."

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Population Reference Bureau (Saturday, 10/13/01)
The Population Reference Bureau offers access to a tremendous amount of information on population trends and related topics. It is supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Dealing with anthrax suspicion in the workplace (Sunday, 10/14/01)
Here is some advice for dealing with anthrax suspicion in the workplace from Pacific Business News. Also, the Nebraska Health and Human Services System offers an anthrax fact sheet.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: The Center for Working-Class Studies (Monday, 10/15/01)
Youngstown, Ohio seems to be an appropriate place for The Center for Working-Class Studies, which is located at Youngstown State University.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Center for Defense Information (Tuesday, 10/16/01)
The Center for Defense Information is an independent research organization that studies funding, staffing, readiness, and other issues.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Cost-Of-Living Calculator (Wednesday, 10/24/01)
Here's a Cost-Of-Living Calculator that can help you determine what it costs to live now compared to any year back to 1913. For instance, $100 in 1913 had the same buying power as almost $1,800 this year.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: International Labour Migration Database (Thursday, 10/25/01)
The International Labour Migration Database comes from the International Labor Organization, an agency of the United Nations. It provides data on labor migrants by country in order to provide cross-national comparisons.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: The Geography of Diversity in the U.S. (Friday, 10/26/01)
It's clear that the United States is becoming a far more diverse society, reflecting, to a greater extent, the diversity that always has existed in the human population worldwide. However, this diversity certainly is not equally distributed throughout all regions of the United States. The Population Reference Bureau offers a look at the Geography of Diversity in the U.S.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Indicators on Unemployment (Saturday, 10/27/01)
The United Nations makes cross-national comparisons possible with its Indicators on Unemployment. Note that the UN statistics office must first establish a consistent criterion of joblessness, given that the nations of the world differ greatly in how they define and measure unemployment.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Monthly Executive Summary on Indian Economy (Sunday, 10/28/01)
You can track economic trends in the world's largest democracy and second-largest nation through India Infoline's Monthly Executive Summary on Indian Economy.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Monthly Economic and Social Indicators (Monday, 10/29/01)
Policy makers in the United States eagerly await each new batch of economic data in the hope of getting a sense of trends and which things need tuning...or rescuing. Same in other countries. For example, the Statistics Group of the Parliament of Australia makes the Monthly Economic and Social Indicators available to Members. And, of course, one of the nice things about democracies, which totalitarians will never understand, is that a lot of the same information is made freely available to anybody else who is interested. In fact, social structure is largely determined by who can talk to whom about what under which circumstances. Totalitarians tend to fear the free flow of information and ideas more than nearly anything else, and with good reason.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Harvard Trade Union Executive Program (Tuesday, 10/30/01)
Harvard University offers a six-week residential program for union executives and senior staff.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Re-Thinking Corporate Security in a Time of Terror (Wednesday, 10/31/01)
ABC News offers some advice on keeping your workplace safe.

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