[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 74 (Monday, June 12, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1117]
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COMMENDING THE DUPONT CORPORATION FOR ITS CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO BOTH 
                 ITS EMPLOYEES AND THE MOBILE COMMUNITY

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 12, 2006

  Mr. BONNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend the DuPont 
Corporation for its dedication not only to its employees but to the 
community that its Axis, Alabama, plant serves.
  This DuPont plant, in my congressional district, has not experienced 
a lost day of work due to injury since 1989, and it was named one of 
the three safest manufacturing plants in Alabama by Governor Bob Riley 
in 2005.
  Recently, one of the two production lines at the plant was 
discontinued. As a result, fewer workers are necessary; however, rather 
than laying off these employees as many corporations in this situation 
would, DuPont is maintaining 100 percent employment.
  This decision exemplifies DuPont's dedication to its employees. By 
training each employee to perform a variety of tasks, workers can be 
transferred to do other work within the plant. This multi-faceted 
training is uncommon in the United States, but it greatly increases the 
value and usefulness of each worker. Both DuPont and its employees have 
benefited from this practice, which should serve as an example to other 
corporations.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of Alabama's First Congressional District, it 
is my great honor to express my district's gratitude to the DuPont 
Corporation for this decision and its continued commitment to our 
community. I wish the company many more years of success at its Axis 
plant, as it is expected to return to full production in December. I 
know DuPont's employees and their families join me in expressing our 
appreciation for the company's magnanimity in this situation and its 
dedication to the workers of Alabama's First Congressional District.

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