November 8, 2010
- Bargaining in the Broader Public Sector and Labour Arbitration Conferences
- Lockout at U.S. Steel -- workers debate union stance on Web 2.0
- University of Toronto’s Faculty & Librarians Arbitrated Settlement
- When you’re hot…pay, productivity and economics professors
- Work-life Balance – the series concludes
- Organizational Socialization and the New Hire
- Organizational Change
- So ends Freedom 55
- Older Workers make significant gains in the Labour Force in Canada and the United States
- Precarious Work -- where are the jobs?
- Low Completion Rates in Canadian Apprenticeship System
- Working for Welfare
- Employee Ownership – Fair Pay
- The Real Wealth of Nations
Bargaining in the Broader Public Sector and Labour Arbitration Conference
Presented by Lancaster House and the University of Toronto, Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources Wednesday, December 8, 2010 and Thursday December 9, 2010, Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel 123 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON, M5H 2M9
If you have not already reserved your hotel room at our Labour Arbitration and Bargaining in the Broader Public Sector Conferences in Toronto for December 7-10, 2010, now is the time! Due to overwhelming demand, we have extended the deadline to reserve rooms at the special reduced conference rate of $169/night. Act fast! There is limited room space available at this rate, and we can only guarantee this pricing until December 3, 2010 Please contact the hotel directly to make your reservation, and mention you are with Lancaster House to be sure to get the conference rate.
Conference Information and registration: Bargaining in the Broader Public Sector, Wednesday December 8, 2010
Conference Information and registration: Labour Arbitration, Thursday December 9, 2010
Link to sign up for full conference agendas with workshops, December 7-10, 2010
Lockout at U.S. Steel -- workers debate union stance on Web 2.0
900 workers were locked out Sunday November 7, 2010 – U.S. Steel wants new hires on a defined contribution plan as opposed to the current defined benefit plan and no inflation protection for retirees. The plant produces $1 billion worth of steel annually.
“The tactic of an extended lockout was successful at [U.S. Steel’s] other Canadian plant, Lake Erie Works, where the elimination of indexing and defined benefit pensions for future workers was agreed to by local 8782 after an eight-month lockout in 2009.”
“Workers embrace Web 2.0 to debate union stance on U.S. Steel offer”
BNN, November 8, 2010: U.S. Steel lockout could drag on Andrew Bell, Anchor – CLICK ON VIDEO
TheSpec.com, November 7, 2010: Steel shutdown a very big deal: U.S. Steel plant closing would have local impact measured in hundreds of millions of dollars
INFORMATION UPDATE 2010 #37 STELCO STEELWORKERS SAY NO! TO ARROGANT COMPANY DICTATELOCAL 1005 USW NOVEMBER 8th, 2010 (2 pages, PDF)
TheSpec.com, November 9, 2010: Workers embrace Web 2.0 to debate union stance on U.S. Steel offer (links provided in article)
University of Toronto’s Faculty & Librarians Arbitrated Settlement
“In this bargaining report, we discuss at some length the dynamics and implications of the negotiations and arbitration process over compensation. We discuss in particular the Arbitrator’s rationale for the award before going over some of the specific aspects of the award. We then try to deconstruct the claim that faculty and librarians remain at the “top of the market” as the Arbitrator claims we do. We conclude with some thoughts on the need to secure the right to negotiate all terms and conditions of faculty and librarian employment. This change would realize a more robust, rigorous, and responsive bargaining relationship, but would also respond to the crisis of governance at the University of Toronto that is evident on many fronts, including in our compensation” [extract from UTFA Bargaining Report #8 – link below]
UTFA Bargaining Report #8, University of Toronto Faculty Association, November 9, 2010: IN THIS ISSUE: Arbitrator rebuffs province and administration; Highlights of the award; Are U of T faculty and librarians really at the “top of the market”? ; Bargaining all terms and conditions; and U of T’s crisis of governance (10 pages, PDF)
When you’re hot…pay, productivity and economics professors
In a recent working paper, Marcel Voia, Anindya Sen, and Francis Woolley “estimate the effect of hotness on the pay and productivity of economics professors in Ontario.” “Perhaps hot professors earn more because charisma, likeability, and good organizational skills are rewarded in the labour market.” [Francis Woolley]
Working Paper, October, 2010: The effect of hotness on pay and productivity, by Anindya Sen, Marcel Voia and Frances Woolley
Globe and Mail, October 28, 2010: The ‘hottie’ factor: Why some profs out-earn others, by Frances Woolley
Work-life Balance – the series concludes
The Globe and Mail series “Our Time to Lead: Work Life Balance” concluded with an editorial and six Canadian leaders response to the question, ”What would bring about the biggest improvement in Canada’s Work-life balance?”
Globe and Mail, November 4, 2010: Part 6: Want work-life balance? 'Join a union', by Siri Agrell (scroll down on page 2 to Ken Georgetti’s response)
Globe and Mail, November 4, 2010: Editorial: Canada pays a price for overburdened workers, finding balance is in the public interest
Organizational Socialization and the New Hire
Recent research by Alan Saks of the University of Toronto and Jamie Gruman of the University of Guelph find that managers should make an effort to ‘socialize’ new hires. “We offer a new approach to organizational socialization called socialization resources theory (SRT) and describe four broad socialization resources that can be used to develop newcomers' self-efficacy, hope, optimism, and resilience. Finally, we discuss the implications of this approach for research and practice on organizational socialization.” [Abstract]
Globe and Mail, November 4, 2010: Bringing a new hire up to speed at the office, by Wallace Immen
Wiley online: Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences Article first published online: 6 SEP 2010: “Organizational socialization and positive organizational behaviour: implications for theory, research, and practice,” by Alan M. Saks and Jamie A. Gruman (available full text online when accessing via a University of Toronto IP address)
Organizational Change
October issue of Outlook: online journal of high performance business by Accenture features a story on organizational change. Accenture is a global management consulting company.
Accenture My Outlook, October 2010: The change-capable organization by Walter G. Gossage, Yaarit Silverstone and Andrew Leach (11 pages, PDF)
So ends Freedom 55
The Consumerology Report is a national survey commissioned by Toronto-based advertising agency Bensimon Byrne and conducted by The Gandalf Group. Now in its tenth quarter, the primary purpose of this edition of Consumerology is to probe and measure perceptions and preparedness surrounding retirement as well as work and quality of life expectations.
Consumerology Report, November 2010: Retirement (58 pages, PDF)
Press release, November 5, 2010: The ‘New retirement’ will see more than half of Canadians working into their golden years (3 pages, PDF)
Globe and Mail, November 4, 2010: Retiring means you continue working, by Richard Blackwell
Older Workers make significant gains in the Labour Force in Canada and the United States
According to Statistics Canada’s most recent Labour Force survey employment among women aged 55 and over increased by 16,000, in October and the fastest rate of employment growth was among workers aged 55 and over between October 2009 and October 2010. “In the United States older employees old enough to retire are outnumbering their teenage counterparts for the first time since at least 1948.” Strength in Services.org research found that the number of workers eligible to retire (65+) did not seem to be outnumbering teens in the labour market in Ontario.
Statistics Canada, The Daily, November 5, 2010: Labour Force Survey
Globe and Mail, November 8, 2010: How a birthday boom sparked surge in older workers, by Tavia Grant
Interactive Insight Bloomberg, July 8, 2010: Workers over 65 Vie with teens in labour market for the first time since Truman
Bloomberg, July 12, 2010: Elderly Workers Overtake Teens in Job Search: Chart of the Day
Strength in Services.org, November 8, 2010: The Age of Ontario’s Workforce
Precarious Work -- where are the jobs?
“The Canadian Auto Workers has 20 job centres open in Central Canada to help displaced workers find a new job or career.” “Another trend is the rise of temporary jobs – a shift under way across the country. About 211,000 permanent full-time jobs have disappeared since October, 2008, while temporary full-time positions have risen by 177,000, Ms. Ritchie says.” [from the Globe and Mailarticle below]
Globe and Mail, November 2, 2010: Long-term joblessness on the rise by Tavia Grant
CAW: Precarious Work Affects Us All – resources listed at bottom of page including Global Case Studies and Examples of Precarious Work - FNV Downloadable Report (26 pages, PDF)
Low Completion Rates in Canadian Apprenticeship System
This report uses data from the National Apprenticeship Survey (NAS) 2007 to estimate the determinants of low (and slow) completion rates in the Canadian apprenticeship system.
Canadian Labour Market and Skills Researcher Network Working Paper No. 67, October 2010: A Competing Risks Analysis of the Determinants of Low Completion Rates in the Canadian Apprenticeship System by Benoit Dostie, HEC Montréal CIRANO
Canadian Labour Market and Skills Researcher Network website – you can access the CLMSRN working paper series here and Labour market Matters: apublication highlighting research from the Canadian Labour Market and Skills Researcher Network (CLSRN).
CLSRN 5th Annual Conference announcement: Vancouver, BC: April 30, 2011
Working for Welfare
Britain will be putting its welfare recipients to work picking up litter. Carl Mortished, a Canadian financial journalist based in London takes a look at “the work ethic.” “The Chinese are not better people; they are just more desperate. If you don’t think that is true, ask yourself whether the employees who committed suicide at Foxconn’s Chinese factory lacked a work ethic or had just lost hope that their lives would get better.” [quote from article cited below]
Globe and Mail, November 9, 2010: U.K. welfare plan: Saves money, but morally bankrupt, by Carl Mortished
Employee Ownership – Fair Pay
“At John Lewis Partnership, they have solved the problem by restoring a bonus to its best purpose as a profit share – a dividend payout in equal percentage to every shareholder. It reflects the notion that all staff share the same risk. If the ship goes down, their job sinks with it.” [quote from article cited below]
Globe and Mail, November 1, 2010: How to level the compensation playing field: employee ownership, by Carl Mortished
The Real Wealth of Nations
The United Nations’ Human Development Report 2010 - 20th Anniversary: For the first time, the Report looks back rigorously at the past several decades and identifies trends and patterns with important lessons for the future. These varied pathways to human development show that there is no single formula for sustainable progress and that impressive gains can be achieved even without consistent economic growth.
Human Development Report 2010 - 20th Anniversary: The Real Wealth of Nations: Pathways to Human Development website – you can download the report from this page
The Human Development Index (HDI)
Multidimensional Poverty Index
Globe and Mail, November 5, 2010: Poverty is about more than a lack of money, by Rohinton Medhora
International Human Development Indicators - Canada
International Human Development Indicators – all country access
Book of the Week
Managing the Older Worker: How to Prepare for the New Organizational Order, by Peter Cappelli and Bill Novelli. Boston : Harvard Business Review Press, 2010. 208 p. ISBN 9781422131657
Your organization needs older workers more than ever: They transfer knowledge between generations, transmit your company's values to new hires, make excellent mentors for younger employees, and provide a "just in time" workforce for special projects. Yet more of these workers are reporting to people younger than they are. This presents unfamiliar challenges that--if ignored--can prevent you from attracting, retaining, and engaging older employees. In Managing the Older Worker, Peter Cappelli and William Novelli explain how companies and younger managers can maximize the value provided by older workers. The key? Recognize that boomers' needs differ from younger generations - and adapt your management practices accordingly. For instance: Lead with mission: As employees age, they become more altruistic. Emphasize the positive impact of older workers' efforts on the world around them. Forge social connections: Many older employees keep working to maintain social relationships. Offer tasks that require interaction with others. Provide different benefits: Tailor benefits--such as elder-care insurance programs or discount medication--to older workers' interests. Drawing on research in management, psychology, and other disciplines, Managing the Older Worker reveals who your older workers are, what they want, and how to manage them for maximum value.
About the Authors:
Peter Cappelli is Professor of Management at the Wharton School and Director of Wharton's Center for Human Resources. He is also a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, MA.
William Novelli is the former CEO of AARP, a membership organization of 36 million people age 50 and older. He co-founded and was President of Porter Novelli, an international marketing/public relations agency founded to apply marketing to social and health issues.
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