LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS RESOURCES

ARTICLES AND BOOKS

Full-text articles and books from the following databases:

ABI/INFORM Complete; Accounting and Tax; Banking Information Source; Business & Company Resource Center; Business Source Complete; EconLit; Factiva; Lexis/Nexis Academic; UC Library Catalog; Wilson Omni File Mega;  

Can be searched individually or collectively at the following link: OneSearch--Business

DATABASES

INTERNET RESOURCES

Human Resource Executive Online - Workindex  
A guide to internet resources in all areas related to employment research.

Cyber Picket Line.
World trade union directory and other labor related resources

Human Resources and the Internet
This online guide provides links to freely available web resources relevant for students and practitioners of human resources and personnel management.

LaborNet.
Internet connections to many labor union sources.

Unions.org.
Union directory and listings of business & legal services related to unions.

The World Wide Web Virtual Library. Labour History.
International resources related to labour history. Listings are arranged by conutry and other types of resources.

DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS

In addition to the Dictionaries and Encyclopedias available online, the following specific dictionaries are available in Langsam.

Black's Law Dictionary. (Langsam Library Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)

A Dictionary of Arbitration and Its Terms. (Langsam Library Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)

Elsevier's Dictionary of the Labour Market. (Langsam Library Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)

Employee Benefits Dictionary. (Langsam Library Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)

Employee Benefit Plans: A Glossary of Terms. (Langsam Library Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)

Historical dictionary of organized labor / James C. Docherty. (Langsam Library Stacks (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)

Labor, Employment, And the Law: A Dictionary. (Langsam Library Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)

Roberts' Dictionary of Industrial Relations. (Langsam Library Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)

BIOGRAPHICAL SOURCES

Labor biographical information is available in our sources listed on the following page: Biography Resources

Directory of U.S. Labor Organizations. (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Published annually the Directory helps find personnel contacts, union locations, and other vital details on labor organizations in the United States. It includes local,  national and international unions,  information on Change to Win, and membership statistics.

Labor Relations Agencies
List of national, state and other agencies and organizations in labor relations.

LaborNet's Links
Internet connections to many labor union sources.

National Trade and Professional Associations. (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
The National Trade and Professional Associations of the United States lists 8,100 national trade associations, professional societies and labor unions and their 14,000+ key executives.

Trade Unions of the World. (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Covers trade unions in every independent country in the world. Entries feature detailed coverage of key unions; details of trade union centers, including contact information, Web site URLs, international affiliations; discussion of the political and economic backgrounds against which the unions operate; and an overview of trade unionism.

TEXTS OF BARGAINING AGREEMENTS

BLS: Collective Bargaining Agreements File
BLS maintains a file of contracts which are searchable by organization name, union, SIC, and location. In many cases, full text of the contracts are available in pdf format. 

BNA's Labor & Employment Law Library (Bargaining Clauses)
To find  clauses, towards the bottom of the front page, under "Search Options", click on “Specific Collection", then click on “Contratc Clauses” then "Add" to current selection, then click on "Next" then do your search by keyword.

ERIC Documents full-text
The ERIC database contains some full-text collective bargaining agreements.

Labor Contracts Database: The institute of Industrial Relations, UC Berkeley 
A one-stop public on-line clearinghouse for cataloged and digitized complete union contract text.

TEXTS OF BARGAINING AGREEMENT CLAUSES

BNA's Labor & Employment Law Library
To find  clauses, under "Search Options", click on “Specific Collection", then click on “Contratc Clauses” then "Add" to current selection, then click on "Next" then do your search by keyword.

COSTING LABOR CONTRACTS

Costing Labor Contracts and Judging Their Financial Impact. (Langsam Library Stacks (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)

Costing Union Demands.  (Langsam Library Stacks (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)

Determining Compensation Costs: An Approach to Estimating and Analyzing Expenses. (Langsam Library Stacks (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)

How to Calculate the Manufacturer's Costs in Collective Bargaining. (Langsam Library Stacks (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)

BENEFIT PLANS

Benefits Link
Links to news, analysis, opinions and government documents about employee benefit plans.

Employee Benefits Library
Links to sources dealing with benefits.

Employer Health Benefits---Annual Survey (Kaiser Family Foundation)
This annual survey of employers provides a detailed look at trends in employer-sponsored health coverage, including changes in premiums, employee contributions, cost-sharing provisions, and other relevant information.

International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (Various Publications) .
These publications are available by searching UCLID.

National Compensation Survey--Benefits (BLS)
Produces comprehensive data on the incidence (the percentage of workers with access to and participation in employer provided benefit plans) and provisions of selected employee benefit plans.  

SALARIES & WAGES

Administrative Compensation Survey (College & University.)  (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Provides salary and demographic data for 272 senior-level college and university administrative positions.

American Salaries and Wages Survey. (Langsam Library Latest Reference Locked Case (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
A compilation of occupations and their corresponding salaries obtained from hundreds of federal and state government sources and various trade associations and journals.

Bureau of Labor Statistics. Wages, Earnings and Benefits.
Online access to many of the bureau's data on wages & salaries

Career Journal.com
Summary salary data from dozens of authoritative industry sources covering  more than  40 major industry groups.

Compensation and Working Conditions Online  
Articles and data related to compensation from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.  

The Datazone (Economic Policy Institute)
National time series data and state employment and earnings data.

Employment and Earnings Online . (U.S. BLS)  

For paper issues of the periodical "Employment and Earnings before 2007":   (Langsam Library (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)

Executive Paywatch
An AFL-CIO produced site with top CEO salaries and benefits.

Execucomp (S&P)
Executive Compensation Reports -compensation data on the top officers of more than 2,300 companies.

Geographic Reference Report. (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Annual report of costs, wages, salaries, and human resource statistics for 200 metro area of the U.S. and Canada.

Job Star
Connect to over 300 salary surveys.

National  Compensation Survey.
Wage surveys of metropolitan areas.  Cincinnati Area Wage Survey is also kept at the Information Desk.

Occupational Outlook Handbook
Outlook for various occupations. Includes wages and earnings.

Prices and earnings around the globe
International comparisons of cost of living, prices, and wages around the world.

Salary.com 
Salary information on various job titles by geographic area. 

$alary $urvey. (Langsam Library Latest Reference--Ask at the Information Desk (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Survey of salaries for college graduates done by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

Top Executive Compensation. (Langsam Library (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Annual survey published by the Conference Board on the highest compensated executives

LABOR STATISTICS

FINDING AIDS FOR LABOR STATISTICS

LexisNexis Statistical
An  index with some full-text and links to full-text statistical publications on the internet. Consolidates American Statistical Index 1973-; Index to International Statistics, 1983-; and Statistical Reference, 1980-

SOURCES OF LABOR STATISTICS (USA)

Bureau of Labor Statistics Data.
All of the BLS press releases, and even other government units releases are available on the BLS Web Site The releases include the following: Major Work Stoppage, State and Local Government Collective Bargaining Settlements, Employment Situation, State and Metro Area Employment and Unemployment, Real Earnings, Employment Cost Indexes, Employment and Earning Characteristics of Families, Productivity and cost, Average Annual Pay by State and Industry, Collective Bargaining Activity in (Yr.),  Union Membership in (Yr.), Employee Costs for Employee Compensation, BLS Report on Mass Layoffs, CPI Reports

Consumer Price Indexes.
The Consume Price Index (CPI) program produces monthly data on changes in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative basket of goods and services.

Producer Price Indexes
Producer Price Index (PPI) program measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output. The prices included in the PPI are from the first commercial transaction for many products and some services.

Monthly Labor Review (Periodical). 
Also in: (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)

Unemployment (Local Areas)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program produces monthly and annual employment, unemployment, and labor force data for Census regions and divisions, States, counties, metropolitan areas, and many cities, by place of residence.

Union Membership (Annual)
Membership, wage & earnings data on union members (from the U.S. Bureau of labor Statistics)

Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics: Employment, Earnings, Prices, Productivity, and Other Labor Data. (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
The Handbook provides recent and historical data on U.S. employment, earnings, prices, productivity, living conditions and related topics. This popular resource also includes data on training, alternative work arrangements, union affiliation, and occupational injuries. New to the ninth edition is information about the BLS Household and Payroll Surveys, including a summary of recent trends.

OEUS data (Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics).(Langsam Library Reference CD-ROM Island Ask at the Reference Desk)

Union Membership and Earnings Data Book. (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Current and historical figures for union membership, as well as earnings for union and nonunion workers. Statistics cover state and major metropolitan areas, public and private sector workers, and detailed industry categories and occupations.

Unionstats.com
Union Membership and Coverage Database from the Current Population Survey.

SOURCES OF LABOR STATISTICS (WORLD)

Bulletin of Labour Statistics (ILO). (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)

Foreign Labor Statistics.
Foreign Labor Statistics (FLS) program provides international comparisons of hourly compensation costs; productivity and unit labor costs; labor force, employment and unemployment rates; and consumer prices. The comparisons relate primarily to the major industrial countries, but other countries are included in certain measures.

Key Indicators of the Labour Market
Also in: (Langsam Library Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Contains a core set of 20 labour market indicators that cover various facets of decent work deficits around the world. The KILM thereby is a wide-ranging and broadly-used reference tool that meets the ever-increasing demands for timely, accurate and accessible labour market information and analysis in a rapidly changing world of work.

LABORSTA (ILO's Labor Statistics Database)
Labor data and metadata on 200 countries of the world.

Labour Force Statistics (OECD).
Also: (Langsam Library Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)

Quarterly Labour Force Statistics (OECD).
Also: (Langsam Library Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog HD5764.A6073)

World Development Indicators

Year Book of Labour Statistics (ILO). (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)

LABOR LAW AND REGULATION

INDEXES AND FINDING AIDS

Indexes & Finding Aids for BNA's Labor & Employment Law Library

WWW Virtual Library. Labor and Employment Law

Employment Law Links

Find Law-Labor Law

LABOR LAWS (TEXT)

BNA's Labor & Employment Law Library

CCH Internet Research Network.

U.S. Code Title 29
The Code is updated by the Code of Federal Regulation CFR29.

Ohio Capital Connection

A comprehensive source of information about law and legislators in the state of Ohio. It also includes current news, legislator biographies, and other documents related to elections, Ohio Register, and state budget matters.

U.S. Statutes at Large.
Official source for the laws and resolutions passed by Congress. Publication began in 1845 by the private firm of Little, Brown and Company under authority granted by a joint resolution of Congress. In 1874, Congress transferred the authority to publish the Statutes at Large to the Government Printing Office, which has been responsible for producing the set since that time.

CASES & DECISIONS SOURCES

BNA's Labor and Employment Law Library

CCH Internet Research Network.  

 HISTORY OF THE LABOR MOVEMENT

American Labor History: An Online Study Guide.

Brief History of the American Labor Movement.  1976  (Government Documents L2.3:1000/5)

An Eclectic List of Events in U.S. Labor History.

Important Events in American Labor History, 1778-1978.  (Government Documents L1.2: H62/2/778-978)

Labor Firsts in America.  (Government Documents L1.2:L11/30)

Labor History in the United States.

Labor's Story in the United States / Philip Yale Nicholson . (Langsam Library Stacks (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)

A History of the American Worker.  1983  (Langsam Library Stacks (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)

U.S. Department of Labor Bicentennial History of the American Worker.  (Government Documents L1.2:Am3/4)

U.S. Labor History (UC Library Guide)

History of the Labor Movement in the United States.  1991 (Law Stacks (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)

RESEARCH COLLECTIONS IN LABOR LIBRARIES

Industrial Relations Libraries, Urban and Labor Archive Links.
From the Walter P. Reuther Library. Links to major labor and industrial relations libraries and archives.