PLUS Watch -- News You Can Use
Volume 12, Issue 1
Spring, 2005
Labor Relations Data You Can Trust
BNA PLUS is widely regarded as the source for accurate, objective labor relations data. BNA PLUS has released updated versions of its most popular reports, and has also upgraded its labor databases product on the web. The newly released reports and enhanced web product include the following:
Source Book on Collective Bargaining
The 2005 Source Book on Collective Bargaining: Wages, Benefits, and Other Contract Issues provides workforce and workplace data on vital economic statistics, labor law rulings, major 2005 contract expirations, negotiated wage increases, employee benefit costs, CPI tables, and employer bargaining objectives. The Source Book is $105
Union Membership & Earnings Data Book
Union Membership and Earnings Data Book: Compilations from the Current Population Survey (2005 Edition) presents in one source easy-to-read tables containing 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. As a companion to the Data Book, BNA PLUS has published Additional Earnings and Union Membership Data (2005). Included are the BLS wage survey by occupation, AFL-CIO membership data, NLRB representation elections by state, and additional at-a-glance membership data by industry, state, and union. Both resources are useful in analyzing union and nonunion data and discovering trends. The Data Book and its companion report are $115.
Order the Source Book and Data Book at the special rate of $195.
NLRB Election Statistics, Mid-Year 2004
BNA PLUS merges NLRB headquarters’ reports with regional data to create the most up-to-date and comprehensive election information available. The semiannual report includes an executive summary and clear, easy-to-read tables that give you statistical snapshots of:
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The number of representation and decertification elections by major union affiliation, including the number of employees eligible to vote and the number of union wins and loses
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Election statistics by industry
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Election statistics by unit size
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White collar worker election statistics
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Election statistics by state
In addition, BNA PLUS can provide detailed election reports on individual unions from our proprietary database. Important and timely election data—including the local union number and names of local independent unions—are available before the monthly national NLRB reports.
NLRB Election Statistics Mid-Year Report 2004 is $60.
BNA LaborPLUS
BNA LaborPLUS databases on the web has a new improved look and provides direct web access to five exclusive BNA labor databases. Find quick, reliable answers to your questions about union election results, unfair labor practice charges, strikes or lockouts, union contracts, or changes in contracts. It’s fast and easy to research labor activities for specific industries, geographic locations, companies, or unions, to get exactly the data you need.
A low annual subscription fee of $100 allows you to search these databases any time that is convenient for you. Additional fees apply when you purchase the details of a search. A flat-rate subscription is also available. That option allows you to search all the databases and retrieve results with no transactional charges. For more information and to preview the databases, go to http://www.bnalaborplus.com. For flat rate pricing please call Debra Kramer at 301-570-4234.
BNA LaborAssist
BNA LaborAssist includes the reports mentioned above, a one-year subscription to BNA LaborPLUS, four collective bargaining agreements, and four LM’s, constitutions, or bylaws, all at a discounted rate.
You can choose four agreements from over 5,000 private and public sector contracts for both small and large employers that can help you identify new or unique contract provisions or compare specific agreements. And you also get your choice of four LM’s (union financial reports), constitutions or bylaws (union governing documents).
A one-year subscription to LaborAssist is $1,000. For more information, visit http://www.bna.com/products/labor/laborassist.htm
State Health Care Regulatory Developments and
State HealthReg Today
BNA’s State Health Care Regulatory Developments on the Web contains summaries of important health care developments in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
And now you can choose just the states and topic areas you need to follow with State HealthReg Today, which is delivered direct to you each day via e-mail.
With either choice – web or e-mail delivery – you get the integrated regulatory perspective you need to stay compliant, cost-effective, and competitive, despite dramatically changing rules.
To keep you among the first to know about proposed and final rules and related health care developments, the research specialists at BNA PLUS monitor and summarize state registers and published notices. The result is accurate, consistently reliable information.
Regulatory summaries include citations to state administrative codes, publication dates, hearing schedules, effective dates, comment deadlines, and state regulatory contacts. To sign up for a trial to this service go to: http://www.bna.com:8888/webleadform.htm
BNA PLUS Info Packs
BNA PLUS Info Packs give you a targeted collection of essential documents and reports on the most important issues in HR management today. Each Info Pack contains unbiased information that includes reports, government and industry viewpoints, and key documents and articles from BNA publications to help you make better decisions . . . and better policies. Info Packs are available on the following topics:
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Employee Morale
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Employee or Independent Contractor
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Employees, E-Mail and the Internet
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Family & Medical Leave Act
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Hiring, Recruiting and Retaining Employees
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Sexual Harassment
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Workplace Privacy
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Workplace Violence
Each Info Pack is $85.
EHS Legislative Alert
EHS Legislative Alert is an innovative e-mail service that tracks federal and state environment, health, and safety legislation. Rely on the expertise of BNA’s editors in cooperation with StateNet, to do the legislative legwork for you. The e-mails can be customized by state, topic, and frequency, so you receive only the information you want. Each e-mail lists the state, topic, bill number, sponsor, title, latest action, and bill summary, and contains a link to the full text of all versions of the bill and a history of all actions on the bill. For more information and pricing, visit http://www.bna.com/products/ens/elmn.htm
BNA DocsPLUS
DocsPLUS gives you unlimited access to documents (with a few exceptions) referenced in BNA publications. Documents such as briefs, decisions, and reports provide important background information for BNA articles. Subscribers to DocsPLUS receive special priority with same-day turnaround service and no rush fees for orders placed by 3:00 p.m. All orders are fulfilled via e-mail or UPS, and there are no additional shipping or handling charges. Subscribers receive a 20% discount on fees to obtain public record documents from outside sources. Subscribers also get a 20% discount on special research reports and briefings prepared by BNA PLUS.
Exclusions to DocsPLUS include:
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Documents to which another individual or organization holds copyright.
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Documents described in an article based on a press release or reporter’s conversation with a source.
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Documents received by a reporter on condition they not be released to the public.
For more information, visit http://www.bna.com/products/docsplus.htm
BNA PLUS DocuPack on The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Accounting and reporting failures associated with the Enron Corporation and other high-profile corporate collapses sparked congressional action on corporate reform. The new law toughens penalties for accounting fraud, provides greater transparency, and establishes an independent board to oversee the accounting industry.
The collection of documents on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act consists of three volumes: Legislative History, Regulations, and Analysis and Articles. The three-volume set costs $295. Individual volumes may be purchased separately for $115 each: Volume 1 (Legislative History); Volume 2 (Regulations); and Volume 3 (Analysis and Articles). The table of contents for this compilation may be viewed at http://www.bna.com/bnaplus/docs/doc_bus.html.
The collection provides:
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Text of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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Congressional reports and debate
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Proposed and final agency regulations
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BNA articles on the requirements and effects of the law and regulations
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Analyses of the law by BNA staff and outside experts
