Bureau of Labor Statistics Data http://www.bls.gov/data/home.htm Bureau of Labor Statistics timeseries data that can be viewed in several formats. Data covers employment, prices and living conditions, compensation and living conditions, and productivity and technology.     Cyber Picket Line http://www.cf.ac.uk/socsi/union/ "This site is intended as a service to the international trade union movement. Its purpose is to assist direct communications between union activists around the world, signpost shortcuts to the huge amount of useful resources available on the net to union activists, and to spice this up with some humour and opinionated commentary. The centrepiece of the site is the World Directory of Trade Unions. There are now well over 1000 links to international union organisations, national unions and locals in every continent. As a general rule, the unions are classified by continent, country, then trade union centre(s), regional/state councils, individual national unions then locals. There are now two pages of Trade Union Resources that should be of use to stewards and branch officers."     Education, Training and Development Resource Center for Business and Industry http://www.tasl.com/ "A free access online database where people can find resources when, where, in the form, and by the providers of their choice. They can also apply to register, purchase or request a proposal while online."     The Glass Ceiling Commission http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/keyWorkplaceDocuments/government/federal/Glassceilingreport.html Assorted PDF-formatted articles that offer a variety of viewpoints on how the glass ceiling - as it affects women and other minorities - is a barrier in the workplace (in the United States specifically).     House Committee on Education and the Workforce http://www.house.gov/ed_workforce/ The committee that monitors legislation on education, child labor, school food programs, workers' compensation, vocational rehabilitation, labor wages and hours, and work incentive programs.     LaborNet http://www.labornet.org/ "Through computer communications, news, information and resources, LaborNet supports the guarantees of human rights and economic justice for workers." Explore a number of articles and other data related to the job force. Links to other Web sites are also provided.     The National Agricultural Workers Survey http://www.dol.gov/asp/programs/agworker/naws.htm "The U.S. Department of Labor is the only national information source on the demographics, and working and living conditions of U.S. farmworkers. Since the NAWS began surveying farmworkers in 1988, it has collected information from over 25,000 workers. The survey samples all crop farmworkers in three cycles each year in order to capture the seasonality of the work. The NAWS locates and samples workers at their work sites, avoiding the well-publicized undercount of this difficult-to-find population." This site links to the most recent reports of the findings of the survey.     Office of Compliance, U.S. Congress http://www.compliance.gov/ "The Office of Compliance advances safety, health, and workplace rights in the U.S. Congress and the Legislative Branch. Established as an independent agency by the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, the Office educates employees and employing offices about their rights and responsibilities under the Act, provides an impartial dispute resolution process, and investigates and remedies violations of the Act."     Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources http://labor.senate.gov/ This committee reviews legislative measures relating to education, labor, health, and public welfare, aging, agricultural colleges, arts and humanities, biomedical research and development, child labor, convict labor, domestic activities of the American National Red Cross, equal employment opportunity, Gallaudet College, Howard University, and Saint Elizabeths Hospital, handicapped individuals, labor standards and labor statistics, mediation and arbitration of labor disputes, occupational safety and health, including the welfare of miners, private pension plans, public health, railway labor and retirement, regulation of foreign laborers, student loans, and wages and hours of labor.     U.S. Department of Labor http://www.dol.gov/ "The U.S. Department of Labor is charged with preparing the American workforce for new and better jobs, and ensuring the adequacy of America's workplaces. It is responsible for the administration and enforcement of over 180 federal statutes. These legislative mandates and the regulations produced to implement them cover a wide variety of workplace activities for nearly 10 million employers and well over 100 million workers, including protecting workers' wages, health and safety, employment and pension rights; promoting equal employment opportunity; administering job training, unemployment insurance and workers' compensation programs; strengthening free collective bargaining and collecting, analyzing and publishing labor and economic statistics." The searchable DOL website includes information about the department and its agencies, labor laws and trends, press releases, texts of regulations, and information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Mine Safety and Health Administration.     U.S. State Fact Sheets http://www.ers.usda.gov/statefacts/ "The [United States Department of Agriculture] State Fact Sheets contain information on: Population, Per-capita income, Earnings per job, Poverty rate, Total number of jobs, Unemployment rate, Percent employment change, Farm & farm related jobs, Top export commodities, Farm characteristics, and Farm financial indicators."     WorkIndex http://workindex.com/ Annotated guide to Internet resources in "human resources, labor relations, benefits, training, technology, staffing, recruiting, leadership, motivation, insurance, relocation, legal issues and more." Search the collection or browse by subject.     Yahoo! News Full Coverage: Labor and Union News http://news.yahoo.com/fc?tmpl=fc&cid=34&in=business&cat=labor_and_union_news Features current news stories related to labor issues and labor unions. Also links to news sources, opinions & editorials, magazine articles, video sources, and related Web sites.