LABOR UNIONS

Articles and editorials

No Workers' Paradise, S8489 [13SE]

Of Janitors and Billionaires, S2852 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: tribute to Cesar E. Chavez and farm worker housing programs (see H. Res. 486), H2410 [2MY]

Cesar Chavez Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 4830), H5954 [12JY]

China, People's Republic of: provide for commercial and labor rule of law programs to reform administration of justice and strengthen protection of labor rights (see H.R. 4306), H2338 [13AP]

Discrimination: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see S. 3249), S11131 [26OC] (see S. 3258), S11252 [27OC]

Employment: strengthen the rights of workers to associate, organize, and strike (see H.R. 4161), H1762 [4AP]

Federal employees: prohibit executive agencies from using funds to hire independent entities to influence employees relative to collective bargaining (see H.R. 4823), H5843 [11JY]

FRS: coverage of Federal Reserve Banks and the Board of Governors by certain labor-management relation regulations (see H.R. 4036), H1123 [20MR]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: enhance the democratic rights of union members (see H.R. 4963), H7127 [26JY]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts (see H. Res. 452), H1588 [29MR]

National Labor Relations Act: amend (see H.R. 5635), H11927 [14NO]

NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see S. 2676), S4564 [6JN]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish a Chief Labor Negotiator (see S. 3257), S11252 [27OC]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc (see S. Con. Res. 131), S7160 [18JY] (see H. Con. Res. 416), H8735 [3OC]

United Mine Workers of America: restore stability and equity to the financing of the Combined Benefit Fund (see S. 2729), S5106 [14JN] (see H.R. 4713), H4817 [21JN]

Letters

Ensure physician's rights to choose whether to join a labor organization: Peggy Taylor, AFL-CIO, H5642 [29JN]

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 103 anniversary: Representative Delahunt, E1198 [11JY]

Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act: Jack W. Wilhelm, Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees International Union, E303 [14MR]

———Vicky Hedderman and Thomas M. Beatty, Nevada Service Employees Union, E303 [14MR]

Messages

Federal Labor Relations Authority Report: President Clinton, S7653 [26JY], H7061 [26JY]

Obituaries

Joiner, Gus: Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, H527 [29FE]

Remarks in House

A.O. Reed & Co.: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Spirit of Cooperation Award recipient, E786 [19MY]

Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.: anniversary, E814 [23MY]

Boston, MA: anniversary of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 103, E1198 [11JY]

Business and industry: recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings brought by NLRB or OSHA (H.R. 1987), H331 [10FE]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (H.R. 534), H8688-H8690 [3OC], E1718 [6OC]

Crown Central Petroleum Corp.: anniversary of lockout of union workers, H192 [2FE]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal, H11509, H11510 [29OC]

Ferraro, Nico: San Diego County Building and Construction Trades Council Labor Leader of the Year award recipient, E1373 [27JY]

Freeburg, IL: anniversary of Carpenters Local 480, E1843 [19OC]

Hammond, IN: tribute to Carpenter's Union Local 599 honorees, E523 [10AP]

———tribute to Ironworkers Local 395 honorees, E1624 [28SE]

Health care professionals: ensure rights to choose whether to join a labor organization, H5641-H5643 [29JN]

Housing: provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions, H1862, H1865, H1902-H1908 [6AP]

Johnson, John: New Jersey AFL-CIO Labor Award recipient, E1987 [28OC]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: enhance the democratic rights of union members (H.R. 4963), E1333 [27JY]

Library of Congress: transfer of temporary employees to permanent Federal status, E1186 [10JY]

Lucchino, Larry: San Diego County Building and Construction Trades Council Johns Fellowship Award recipient, E1374 [27JY]

Man, WV: tribute to Arch Coal Co., and United Mine Workers of America for efforts to reopen Appalachian Regional Hospital, E1474 [13SE]

National Association of Letter Carriers: Branches 70, 1100, and 2225, San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Community Service Award recipients, E784 [19MY]

———tribute to food drive efforts, E571 [13AP], E617, E625, E628 [3MY]

New Haven, CT: anniversary of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 90, E996 [14JN]

Newark, NJ: anniversary of Service Employees International Union Local 617, E2017 [29OC]

Pelote, Willie: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Friend of the Labor Council Award recipient, E790 [19MY]

Perry, Ray: Committee on Political Education Unity Award recipient, E868 [25MY]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc (H. Con. Res. 416), E1653 [3OC]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H426-H431 [15FE]

Saathoff, Ron: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Leadership Award recipient, E782 [19MY]

Somerville, NJ: anniversary of Carpenters' Local Union #455, E1296 [21JY]

St. Paul, MN: anniversary of Millwright Local No. 548, E378 [22MR]

Swanson, Chester F.: Michigan's Upper Peninsula Labor Hall of Fame inductee, E588 [13AP]

Tweet, Bill: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Labor to Neighbor Award recipient, E783 [19MY]

Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Spirit of Cooperation Award recipient, E787 [19MY]

Woodall, Daniel L.: Philadelphia, PA, UNICO Gold Medal of Achievement Award recipient, E975 [12JN]

Remarks in Senate

China, People's Republic of: require certification on the status and release of certain detained or imprisoned labor activists prior to granting permanent normal trade relations, S8487-S8490, S8492 [13SE]

Collective bargaining: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (S. 764), S1809 [28MR]

Convention Concerning Safety and Health in Mines: ratification, S9184 [25SE]

Discrimination: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (S. 3249), S11135 [26OC]

Employment: submission of employee discrimination claims relative to mandatory binding arbitration (S. 121), S1810 [28MR]

Hoyt Lakes, MN: closing of taconite plant by LTV Steel Mining Co., S4418 [25MY]

Los Angeles, CA: strike by janitors for fair pay increases, S2852 [25AP]

Massachusetts State Letter Carriers' Association: tribute, S3509 [4MY]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts, S4290 [23MY]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc (S. Con. Res. 131), S10267, S10268 [11OC]

United Mine Workers of America: restore stability and equity to the financing of the Combined Benefit Fund (S. 2729), S5113 [14JN]

Reports filed

Nomination of Carol W. Pope to the Federal Labor Relations Authority: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5106 [14JN]

Polish Anniversary of Workers' Strikes That Led to the Creation of the Independent Trade Union Solidarnosc: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 131), S7838 [27JY]

Truth in Employment Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1441) (H. Rept. 106-967), H9766 [11OC]

Worker Paycheck Fairness Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2434) (H. Rept. 106-968), H9766 [11OC]

Statements

Allow Agencies To Reimburse Federal Employees for Certain Adoption Expenses: Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, S1395 [9MR]

Texts of

H.R. 534, Motor Vehicle Franchise Contract Arbitration Fairness Act, H8688 [3OC]

S. 2676, inflation adjustments to NLRB mandatory jurisdiction thresholds, S4572 [6JN]

S. 2729, Combined Fund Stability and Fairness Act, S5114 [14JN]

S. Con. Res. 131, anniversary of workers' strikes in Poland that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc, S10267, S10268 [11OC]

S. Con. Res. 131, Polish anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc, S7166 [18JY]

Tributes

Chavez-Rodriguez, Linda, E1761 [12OC]