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  1. 251
    Name: Trevor Bain on Jun 1, 2010
    State: Alabama
    Affiliation: Academia
    Comments: This series has been invaluable to international audiences that I have spoken with in South America, Europe and Asia for many decades. Kindly continue this series. Thank you.
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  2. 252
    Name: Stephen Golub on Jun 3, 2010
    State: Pennsylvania
    Affiliation: Academia
    Comments: The BLS international labor comparisons are invaluable resource to researchers. I have been using them since 1994 for my research on international competitiveness. My research has been published in a number of papers and monographs, and was profiled by The Economist in 1995. My most recent paper using the BLS data is "Just How Low are China's Labour Costs?" coauthored with Janet Ceglowski World Economy 30 (4) , Pages 597 - 617. I have worked extensively with labor cost and productivity data over the last 15 years and the BLS puts out the most careful work on this important issue. I strongly support your efforts to retain this important data source.
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  3. 253
    Name: Janet Ceglowski on Jun 3, 2010
    State: Pennsylvania
    Affiliation: Academia
    Comments: I have used the data produced by this program extensively in my research. I have also used them in my teaching. They are a valuable and unique source of information. Please do not discontinue the BLS International Labor Comparisons Program.
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  4. 254
    Name: Jeremy Leonard on Jun 14, 2010
    State: Virginia
    Affiliation: Institute
    Comments: The potential costs of not having the detailed sketch of the global competitive landscape that the ILC provides (and that researchers like myself rely upon for related policy analysis) vastly outweigh the $2 million annual investment. For the sake of a strong U.S. manufacturing base, I urge restoration of funding.
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  5. 255
    Name: Tambra Leonard on Jul 14, 2010
    State: District of Columbia
    Affiliation: Private Citizen
    Comments: This program provides very valuable information to government, businesses, and the public, both domestically and internationally.
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  6. 256
    Name: Sharon Fisher on Jul 23, 2010
    State: California
    Affiliation: Private Citizen
    Comments:
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  7. 257
    Name: Chad Anderson on Aug 14, 2010
    State: New Jersey
    Affiliation: Academia
    Comments:
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  8. 258
    Name: Robert E. Lucore on Aug 14, 2010
    State: Maryland
    Affiliation: Academia
    Comments:
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  9. 259
    Name: Beth Lyon on Aug 14, 2010
    State: Pennsylvania
    Affiliation: Academia
    Comments: The BLS ILCP is an important source of information for me as I train and supervise law students providing free legal services to indigent workers.
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  10. 260
    Name: Ralph Carrino on Aug 21, 2010
    State: Ohio
    Affiliation: Business
    Comments: It appears that our government is trying to hide the harm that globalisation is having on its citizens.
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  11. 261
    Name: Bernard Baumohl on Aug 30, 2010
    State: New Jersey
    Affiliation: Business
    Comments: Every month we get more and more inquiries on the international economy. US firms increasingly look globally to sell their goods and services. As our export sector expands, so will US employment. The work of the ILC is indispensable in this regard. This agency simplifies the global economic picture by standardizing key international economic statistics and makes them more comprehensible to economists --- and, more importantly, non-economists. US business leaders who want to beef up their exports rely on the ILC to help identify foreign markets that offer the best opportunities. The ILC thus provides valuable economic intelligence. It would be extremely shortsighted to eliminate this division. Please restore full funding to this essential agency.
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  12. 262
    Name: Erika Buerkle on Oct 7, 2010
    State: Maryland
    Affiliation: Institute
    Comments: As researchers working internationally and in developing countries in particular, our Institute considers the International Labor Comparisons Program of the Bureau of Labor Statistics a remarkable and useful program and hope that it will be continued, especially in the days when donors, including different US agencies spend millions of US dollars on building capacity in National Statistical Offices in developing countries. I cannot understand why the US Government, while spending so much money on the same tasks in other countries, do not want to continue to provide funds for their own statistical programs!
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  13. 263
    Name: Ross Carey on Oct 11, 2010
    State: Illinois
    Affiliation: Private Citizen
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  14. 264
    Name: Karin Stephan on Jan 23, 2011
    State: Massachusetts
    Affiliation: Private Citizen
    Comments:
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  15. 265
    Name: David Anderson on Jan 30, 2011
    State: Colorado
    Affiliation: Business
    Comments: This data is an essential resource in assessing the composition of U.S. economy and in determining whether policy directions are appropriate.
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  16. 266
    Name: Ellen Dannin on Jan 30, 2011
    State: Pennsylvania
    Affiliation: Academia
    Comments: Knowledge is power. And, given the cost, this database provides a great deal of knowledge / information. It's a stea.
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  17. 267
    Name: Joel CutcherGershenfeld on Jan 30, 2011
    State: Illinois
    Affiliation: Academia
    Comments: As Dean of the School of Labor and Employment Relations at the University of Illinois, we are deeply committed to research that deepens understanding of international and comparative aspects of labor and employment relations. The BLS International Comparison Program provides essential data for this research. Without such data and the associated research, policy makers and practitioners will be driving the economy with what will in effect be cloudy windshields. This is money well spent. Sincerely, Joel
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  18. 268
    Name: Ken Kukovich on Jan 30, 2011
    State: Virginia
    Affiliation: Labor
    Comments: You cannot have it both ways - eviscerate the Federal bureaucracy AND have adequate oversight.
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  19. 269
    Name: Anonymous on Jan 30, 2011
    State: Virginia
    Affiliation: Academia
    Comments:
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  20. 270
    Name: Constance Finlay on Jan 30, 2011
    State: Maine
    Affiliation: Private Citizen
    Comments: As a retired labor librarian, I know how important this program is to researcher and students. Please don't eliminate it.
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  21. 271
    Name: Janet Bernard on Jan 31, 2011
    State: Ohio
    Affiliation: Labor
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  22. 272
    Name: Richard N. Block on Jan 31, 2011
    State: Michigan
    Affiliation: Academia
    Comments:
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  23. 273
    Name: Mark Nowak on Jan 31, 2011
    State: Maryland
    Affiliation: Academia
    Comments:
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  24. 274
    Name: Christopher Nealon on Jan 31, 2011
    State: District of Columbia
    Affiliation: Academia
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  25. 275
    Name: Shana Gass on Jan 31, 2011
    State: Maryland
    Affiliation: Academia
    Comments: The collection of high-quality data doesn't just happen. It requires resources. Please don't terminate the International Labor Comparisons Program of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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  26. 276
    Name: Anonymous on Jan 31, 2011
    State: New York
    Affiliation: Labor
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  27. 277
    Name: Jennifer Clark on Jan 31, 2011
    State: Georgia
    Affiliation: Academia
    Comments:
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  28. 278
    Name: Julia Offiong on Jan 31, 2011
    State: Maryland
    Affiliation: Labor
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  29. 279
    Name: Paul Cobb on Jan 31, 2011
    State: New Hampshire
    Affiliation: Private Citizen
    Comments:
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  30. 280
    Name: William Eberhard on Feb 1, 2011
    State: Ohio
    Affiliation: Private Citizen
    Comments: This is the only way we can have valid comparative information in a global context!
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  31. 281
    Name: William Tucker on Feb 1, 2011
    State: California
    Affiliation: Private Citizen
    Comments: Actually, I live in Vietnam at the moment, but my home for many decades was California. I'm a private citizen, but an Econ major and an MBA. These kinds of statistics are going to be even more important in the future than they were in the past. Globalization means that we must study what goes on everywhere on our planet, not just what happens in the U.S.
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  32. 282
    Name: Susan Helper on Feb 7, 2011
    State: Ohio
    Affiliation: Academia
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  33. 283
    Name: Janice R Bellace on Feb 8, 2011
    State: Pennsylvania
    Affiliation: Academia
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  34. 284
    Name: Connie Sorrentino on May 3, 2011
    State: Virginia
    Affiliation: Private Citizen
    Comments: I am the former chief of the BLS program of International Labor Comparisons. I retired yesterday, and now I feel free to sign this petition on behalf of the continued funding of the program. I greatly appreciate the support from all who signed the petition, wrote letters and articles, and contacted the House and Senate appropriations committees. You helped to save the program in FY11. International Labor Comparisons is still threatened in FY12, but with continued support from customers I am optimistic that it will be saved from the budget cuts once again. The data from this program are unique and important, the customers are many (more than some much larger BLS programs), and once stopped it would be costly to rebuild a staff and re-initiate the comparative series. Check out the recent innovations on the ILC website such as "Country at a Glance" and the dashboards which you can easily use to make customized charts for productivity, GDP, and compensation comparisons. For example, go to http://www.bls.gov/fls/intl_gdp_capita_gdp_hour.xls. Choose the “GDP Charts” link or the “Charts” tab and choose your countries and date range to create a chart.
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  35. 285
    Name: Mike Harper on Aug 1, 2011
    State: Virginia
    Affiliation: Private Citizen
    Comments: While our nation's decision makers are setting priorities for our citizens, I hope they will consider the importance of information on other countries statistics, especially wages, to explaining the performance of the United States job market. We should also consider the customer-friendly nature of this program's outputs (which includes flexible charting capabilities). This small program is a hard-to-replace bargain! Disclosure - I had oversight of this program until I retired last week.
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  36. 286
    Name: Anonymous on Aug 23, 2011
    State: District of Columbia
    Affiliation: Private Citizen
    Comments:
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  37. 287
    Name: Bill Cunningham on Nov 8, 2011
    State: Maryland
    Affiliation: Business
    Comments: These data provide the only accurate comparison of wages, unemployment, and productivity by country. This will be a very big loss if discontinued.
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  38. 288
    Name: Shiu Hung on Mar 1, 2012
    State: Florida
    Affiliation: Private Citizen
    Comments: Living wages for Americans, quality health care with a Single Payer- expandded, improved Medicare for All, not punitive, costly insurance mandates, and a real safety net for all citizens.
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  39. 289
    Name: Howard Wial on Mar 2, 2012
    State: Maryland
    Affiliation: Institute
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  40. 290
    Name: Timothy Krueger on Mar 2, 2012
    State: Ohio
    Affiliation: Institute
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  41. 291
    Name: Luke Stewart on Mar 5, 2012
    State: District of Columbia
    Affiliation: Institute
    Comments:
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  42. 292
    Name: Robert D. Atkinson on Mar 5, 2012
    State: District of Columbia
    Affiliation: Institute
    Comments: If we are to craft effective policies to compete in the global economy, having the kinds of insights that the BLS program provides is critical.
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  43. 293
    Name: Stephen Ezell on Mar 5, 2012
    State: District of Columbia
    Affiliation: Institute
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  44. 294
    Name: Dieter ERNST on Mar 28, 2012
    State: Hawaii
    Affiliation: Academia
    Comments: Comparative labor market data, provided by the ILC program are critical for research on the impact of globalization on US manufacturing, R&D and innovation. Closing down this program would do great damage to such research. Dr. Dieter Ernst Senior Fellow and Professor East-West Center, Honolulu 1601 East-West Road Honolulu, HI 96848-1601 Tel: (808) 944-7321 Fax: (808) 944-7399 E-Mail: ernstd@EastWestCenter.org Websites: http://www.eastwestcenter.org/about-ewc/directory/?class_call=view&staff_ID=141&mode=view www.dieterernst.wordpress.com Member of the US National Academies’ Committee on Global Approaches to Advanced Computing (see http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/bgst/PGA_063917) NEW: Ernst,. D., 2012, America’s Voluntary Standards System – A “Best Practice” Model for Innovation Policy?, East-West Center Working Papers, Economics Series, No. 128, February, http://www.EastWestCenter.org/pubs/33326 Ernst,. D., 2011, Toward Greater Pragmatism? China’s approach to innovation and standardization. IGCC Policy Brief # 18, http://igcc.ucsd.edu/assets/001/502077.pdf US-China Economic and Security Review Commission/US Congress testimony, June 15, 2011: http://www.uscc.gov/hearings/2011hearings/transcripts/11_06_15_trans/11_06_15_final_transcript.pdf Ernst, D., 2011, Indigenous Innovation and Globalization: The Challenge for China's Standardization Strategy, UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation; La Jolla, CA and East-West Center, Honolulu, HI., 123 pages http://www.EastWestCenter.org/pubs/3904 Ernst, D., 2011, China’s Innovation Policy is a Wake-up Call for America, in Asia Pacific Issues, May, available at http://www.EastWestCenter.org/pubs/3820 A New Geography of Knowledge in the Electronics Industry? Asia’s Role in Global Innovation Networks, Policy Studies #54, August 2009, East-WestCenter, Honolulu, USA Available as pdf file at http://www.EastWestCenter.org/pubs/3242
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  45. 295
    Name: Wolodar M. Lysko on Feb 28, 2013
    State: New Jersey
    Affiliation: Private Citizen
    Comments:
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  46. 296
    Name: John Russo on Mar 11, 2013
    State: Ohio
    Affiliation: Academia
    Comments: International Labor Comparison Program is needed now more than ever as we enter a new phase in manufacturing and technological change.
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  47. 297
    Name: Shana Gass on Mar 11, 2013
    State: Maryland
    Affiliation: Academia
    Comments: These are key services for understanding our economy and keeping the U.S. competitive. Please restore funding for the International Labor Comparisons program.
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  48. 298
    Name: Vince Snowberger on Mar 11, 2013
    State: Colorado
    Affiliation:
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  49. 299
    Name: Christina Martin on Mar 11, 2013
    State: Virginia
    Affiliation: Private Citizen
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  50. 300
    Name: Dr Sanford Jacoby on Mar 11, 2013
    State: CA
    Affiliation: Academia
    Comments: the data from your office are unique and reliable. they are used by thousands of business people
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