OIP Project - Research Reports - Resources for Union Organizing

Wages
DOL Regulations: Defining New O/T Exemptions
New Overtime Rules: EPI Briefing Paper

Benefits
DOL Report: National Compensation Survey, March 2004
GAO Report: Private Pensions; Publicly Available Reports Provide Limited information on Plans' Financial Condition

Workers Rights
Human Rights Watch: Blood, Sweat, & Fear; Workers Rights in U.S. Meat & Poultry Plants
Human Rights Watch Report: Unfair Advantage; Workers' Freedom of Association in the United States under International Human Rights Standards
Commission for Labor Cooperation: Migrant Worker Guide
Indiana Worker Rights on the Job Facts

Organizing
Hurd-Bunge: Unionization of Professional and Technical Workers
Q & A on Card Check Procedures
Bronfenbrenner: Uneasy Terrain; The Impact of Captial Mobility on Workers, Wages, and Union Organizing

Statistics
BLS: U.S. Work Stoppages 1993 - 2003

Building Trades and Construction
Analysis of School Construction Costs in Ohio and Indiana [January 2005]
IU Labor Studies Apprenticeship Report
Construction Users Roundtable's Tripartite Initiative Report - Executive Summary
GAO Report: Highway Projects; Extent of Unobligated Balances for Demonstration Projects
Dept. of Labor Semi-Annual Report to Congress [re: Davis-Bacon]

Economics
How to Use the Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Learning Partnerships: Strengthening American Jobs in the Global Economy
EPI Issue Guide on Offshoring
GAO Report on Workforce Investment Act
Report: How Wal-Mart Uses Taxpayer Money to Finance Growth
GAO Report: Tax Haven Companies Likely to Have Advantage in Federal Contracting

Unemployment Insurance
Supporting Work in Changing Economy: Options to Modernize Indiana Unemployment Insurance System

Workers Comp
Guide to Indiana Workers Compensation

Political Issues
2003 Indiana Election Division Campaign Finance Manual

Legal
Guide: Drafting Day Labor Legislation
NLRB Order Granting Review on Dana & Metaldyne Card Check Cases
Federal Agency Rule Making Guide

General
Roberts Rules of Order
Heritage of Labor and Religion in the U.S.: Radicals, Revivalists and Reformers

Research
Handbook on Indiana's Public Access Law
Search for Patents and Trademarks
How to Read a Prospectus
2004 Roster of Indiana State & Local Officials

Workplace and Family
MIT Workplace Center Report: Regaining Control of Our Destiny
Project on Global Working Families Report: The Work Family and Equity Index
ILO Report: How are Workers with Family Repsonsibilities Faring in the Workplace

Health Care
HIPAA Fact Sheet

Safety and Health
Your Rights to Safety and Health Fact Sheet
International Analysis of Workplace Injuries
GAO Report on OSHA Complaint Response Policies
Indiana DOL: Oversize/Overwieght Vehicle Permitting Handbook
Indiana DOT: Driveway Permit Manual
Indiana Outdoor Advertising Control Manual


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