[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 115 (Tuesday, August 16, 1994)]
[Senate]
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[Congressional Record: August 16, 1994]
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           LABOR RESEARCH CENTER CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY

  Mr. PELL. Mr. President, I would like to pay tribute today to one of 
the great educational and research facilities in the State of Rhode 
Island, the Labor Research Center at the University of Rhode Island.
  This year marks the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Labor 
Research Center. The center is dedicated to teaching, research, and 
service programs on labor, the labor market, and labor relations.
  In these last 10 years the Labor Research Center has flourished and 
is now considered one of the Nation's premier centers for the study of 
labor/management relations. Since its creation in 1984, the center has 
had 624 students enrolled for graduate courses who had previously 
studied at undergraduate institutions in 7 foreign countries, 14 States 
and Puerto Rico. The student body has included recent college 
graduates, government employees, managers in private enterprise, and 
many involved with labor unions.
  The distinguished faculty, including Dr. Diane Disney, who has taken 
a leave of absence to serve as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, 
research issues ranging from the working class during the Gilded Age to 
work/family conflict in the present day. Especially important to the 
creation and success of the Labor Research Center is center director 
and professor of industrial relations Ted Schmidt. Mr. Schmidt worked 
for 12 years for the creation of the Labor Research Center and 
continues to lead the center and provide undying support for the 
faculty.
  In this age of budget cuts and funding reductions it is good to hear 
about an educational and research program that has thrived. So on this 
the 10th anniversary of the Labor Research Center, I commend the 
students and faculty on their success and thank them for the service 
they are doing for labor and business.

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