LABOR UNIONS

Addresses

Case for Labor Standards in Trade Agreements: Representative Levin, E1363 [26JN]

Amendments

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (organization): anniversary (S. Res. 136), S7196, S7197 [2JN]

Laborers' International Union of North America: anniversary (S. Res. 117), S5388, S5394 [11AP]

Bills and resolutions

Aviation: require screening of passengers and property on flights be carried out by Federal employees and allow Transportation Security Administration employees to engage in collective bargaining (see H. Con. Res. 275), H8082 [9SE]

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 136), S5950 [8MY] (see H. Res. 226), H3857 [8MY]

Business and industry: establish a commission to promote employee ownership (see H.R. 1778), H3351 [11AP]

Cesar Chavez Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 925), H1394 [26FE]

Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Building, Denver, CO: redesignate Colonnade Center (see S. 30), S35 [7JA]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 963), H1460 [27FE]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Res. 112), H1466 [27FE]

Civil liberties: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 1765), S12969 [21OC] (see H.R. 391), H171 [27JA]

Collective bargaining: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see H.R. 1870), H3452 [29AP]

Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 2283), H4786 [2JN]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of sites associated with Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see S. 164), S848 [15JA] (see H.R. 1034), H1464 [27FE]

Employment: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see S. 1925), S15407 [21NO] (see H.R. 3619), H12308 [21NO]

———protect employee rights (see H.R. 2146), H4254 [19MY]

FRS: coverage of Federal Reserve Banks and the Board of Governors by certain labor-management relation regulations (see H.R. 2171), H4367 [20MY]

Government: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 2269), H4737 [22MY]

Laborers' International Union of North America: anniversary (see S. Res. 117), S5174 [10AP] (see H. Res. 186), H3052 [9AP]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: enhance the notification of democratic rights of union members (see H.R. 992, 994), H1462 [27FE]

———provide for civil monetary penalties in certain cases (see H.R. 993), H1462 [27FE]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see S. 606), S3620 [12MR]

National Labor Relations Act: establish efficient system to enable employees to form or become members of labor organizations (see S. 1513), S10617 [31JY] (see H.R. 3078), H8216 [11SE]

———prevent Government agencies from requiring or prohibiting construction industry employers to enter into agreements with labor organizations (see H.R. 2293), H4786 [2JN]

———protect employer rights (see H.R. 1793), H3352 [11AP]

———require arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 93), H55 [7JA]

New York, NY: anniversary of the Triangle Fire (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2311 [25MR]

NLRB: expand statutory authority relative to employees and labor organizations engaged in or encouraging violent and other potentially injurious conduct (see H.R. 1656), H2863 [7AP]

———inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see S. 782), S4823 [3AP] (see H.R. 1909), H3634 [1MY]

Pensions: provide special rules for multiemployer or Teamster pension plans relative to termination and funding (see S. 1492), S10265 [30JY] (see H.R. 2910), H7781 [25JY]

Postal Service: include postmasters and postmasters organizations in the process for the development and planning of certain policies, schedules, and programs (see S. 678), S4166 [20MR] (see H.R. 2249), H4736 [22MY]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H701 [13FE]

Railroads: resolve certain labor issues relative to merger of Metro-North Railroad and Long Island Rail Road (see H.R. 308), H137 [8JA]

Tradeswomen: tribute (see S. Res. 162), S7541 [9JN]

U.S. Airways, Inc.: pension plan restructuring (see S. 119), S132 [9JA]

United Mine Workers of America: protect health benefits of retired miners and provide additional sources of revenue to the Combined Benefit Fund and Benefit Plan (see S. 1756), S12838 [17OC] (see H.R. 3586), H12307 [21NO]

Factsheets

U.S. Airways, Inc., Pension Plan Restructuring (S. 119), S118 [9JA]

Letters

Cesar Estrada Chavez Study Act: Andres F. Irlando, Cesar E. Chavez Foundation, S850 [15JA]

Civil service protection for Dept. of Defense civilian employees: Bobby L. Harnage, Sr., American Federation of Government Employees, H4553 [22MY]

———Carol A. Bonosaro and G. Jerry Shaw, Senior Executives Association, H4553 [22MY]

———Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H4553 [22MY]

———Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, H4554 [22MY]

———Michael B. Styles, Federal Managers Association, H4552 [22MY]

Employer-sponsored retiree prescription drug coverage plans: several labor unions, S8411 [24JN]

Proclamations

Tribute to George Gantner: Representative Ney, E973 [15MY]

Remarks in House

Alameda County, CA: anniversary of International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local No. 70, E1892 [25SE]

Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers: anniversary, E1911 [29SE]

Burns Harbor, IN: anniversary of Millwright Local 1043, E1865 [23SE]

Butler, Johnny J.: Laborer's Local Union 332 Outstanding Community Leader Award recipient, E2103 [21OC]

California: anniversary of Sheet Metal Workers' International Association Local Union No. 104, E889 [7MY]

Cesar Chavez Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (H.R. 925), H5127-H5129 [10JN], E1240 [13JN]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (H.R. 963), E333 [27FE]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (H. Res. 112), H2522 [1AP]

Chinese Daily News (publication): anniversary of workers' vote to select Newspaper Guild of the Communications Workers of America to represent them for collective bargaining, E514 [19MR]

Cleveland, OH: tribute to International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local No. 436, E839 [1MY]

Denver Area Labor Federation: anniversary, E860 [1MY]

Dept. of Defense: ensure civil service protection for civilian employees, H4395, H4410, H4411, H4413, H4414, H4416, H4417 [21MY], H4534, H4545-H4550, H4552, H4594, H4595, H4603, H4605, H4607, H4610, H4611 [22MY], H10989, H10996, H10997, H10998 [7NO]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of sites associated with Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (H.R. 1034), E323 [27FE]

Durazo, Maria Elena: Paul Wellstone Citizen Leadership Award recipient, E1141 [5JN]

Employment: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (H.R. 3619), E2421 [22NO]

Espinoza, Daniel: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Labor Leader of the Year award recipient, E1198 [11JN]

Fair, Clinton: Upper Peninsula, MI, Labor Hall of Fame inductee, E730 [10AP]

Fortier, Dorothy: Central Labor Council of Alameda County, CA, AFL-CIO Unionist of the Year Award recipient, E931 [13MY]

Fouquette, Charles R.: John S. Lyons Foundation Fellowship Award recipient, E1809 [16SE]

Hardy, Fred: Fresno-Madera-Tulare-Kings Central Labor Council Lifetime Achievement award recipient, E127 [4FE]

Hull, John D.: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Friend of the Labor Council Award recipient, E1199 [11JN]

International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers: anniversary of local 363, E215 [13FE]

International Brotherhood of Teamsters: anniversary, E1727, E1729 [5SE]

Jacobson, Xema: John S. Lyons Foundation Labor Leader of the Year award recipient, E1807 [16SE]

Laborers' International Union of North America: anniversary, E569 [25MR]

———anniversary (H. Res. 186), H3014, H3015 [9AP]

Michigan: anniversary of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council No. 25, E423 [11MR]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts, H2870 [8AP], E803 [30AP]

National Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes (H.R. 93), E2 [8JA]

New York, NY: tribute to Civil Service Technical Guild, Local 375, E1413 [8JY]

Ohio: anniversary of International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local No. 20, E2317 [19NO]

Pensions: provide special rules for multiemployer or Teamster pension plans relative to termination and funding (H.R. 2910), E1659 [25JY]

Portage, IN: tribute to Sheet Metal Workers' International Association Local Union No. 20 awards banquet, E2014 [8OC]

Postal Service: include postmasters and postmasters organizations in the process for the development and planning of certain policies, schedules, and programs (H.R. 2249), H7178 [21JY]

———include postmasters and postmasters organizations in the process for the development and planning of certain policies, schedules, and programs (S. 678), H8239, H8240 [16SE]

Prola, Jim: Central Labor Council of Alameda County, CA, AFL-CIO, COPE Award recipient, E931 [13MY]

Quick, Gary: Michigan's Upper Peninsula Labor Hall of Fame inductee, E736 [11AP]

Sacramento Valley Union Labor Bulletin (publication): anniversary, E1323 [23JN]

Staten, Samuel, Jr.: Laborer's Local Union 332 Outstanding Labor Leader Award recipient, E2105 [21OC]

Toledo, OH: anniversary of Iron Workers International Union Local No. 55, E1793 [16SE]

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: independent monitoring of labor and employment practices, H12748 [8DE]

Yale University: labor dispute with dining hall workers and janitors, H8257 [16SE]

Young, Steve: Dept. of Labor Labor Hall of Fame award recipient, E1937 [1OC]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: labor agreements relative to natural gas pipeline construction, S10571 [31JY]

Aviation: ensure fair resolution of labor integration issues relative to airline mergers, S4770-S4772 [3AP]

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (organization): anniversary (S. Res. 136), S7171 [23MY], S7197 [2JN]

Cesar Chavez Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (H.R. 925), S8598 [25JN]

Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Building, Denver, CO: redesignate Colonnade Center (S. 30), S42 [7JA]

Courts: history of District of Columbia Circuit Court decisions, S2279-S2281 [12FE]

Dept. of Defense: ensure civil service protection for civilian employees, S14428, S14429 [11NO], S14485, S14489 [12NO]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of sites associated with Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (S. 164), S849 [15JA], S4910 [7AP]

Employment: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (S. 1925), S15805 [24NO]

International Brotherhood of Teamsters: anniversary, S11156 [5SE]

Laborers' International Union of North America: anniversary (S. Res. 117), S5394 [11AP]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (S. 606), S3623-S3626 [12MR]

Michigan: anniversary of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council No. 25, S3501 [11MR]

Pensions: provide special rules for multiemployer or Teamster pension plans relative to termination and funding (S. 1492), S10268 [30JY]

Postal Service: include postmasters and postmasters organizations in the process for the development and planning of certain policies, schedules, and programs (S. 678), S4175 [20MR], S10167, S10168 [29JY]

U.S. Airways, Inc.: pension plan restructuring, S1342-S1346 [22JA]

———pension plan restructuring (S. 119), S117-S120 [9JA]

United Mine Workers of America: provide additional sources of revenue to the Combined Benefit Fund and Benefit Plan, S7600 [10JN], S7713 [11JN], S8434 [24JN]

Wilmington, DE: anniversary of Asbestos Workers Local 42 of the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers, S7977 [17JN]

Reports filed

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (organization) Anniversary: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 136), S6977 [22MY]

Cesar Chavez Post Office, Chicago, IL: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 925), S8300 [20JN]

Cesar Estrada Chavez Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 164) (S. Rept. 108-20), S3993 [19MR]

Laborers' International Union of North America Anniversary: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 117), S5172 [10AP]

Postmasters Equity Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 678) (S. Rept. 108-112), S9959 [25JY]

Statements

Civil Service Protection for Dept. of Defense Civilian Employees: G. Jerry Shaw, Senior Executives Association, H4553 [22MY]

Testimonies

U.S. Airways, Inc., Pension Plan Restructuring: James J. Keightley, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., and William Kilberg, S1343 [22JA]

Texts of

H. Res. 186, Laborers' International Union of North America anniversary, H3015 [9AP]

H.R. 925, Cesar Chavez Post Office, Chicago, IL, H5127 [10JN]

H.R. 2249, Postmasters Equity Act, H7178 [21JY]

S. 30, redesignate Colonnade Center, Denver, CO, as Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Building, S43 [7JA]

S. 164, Cesar Estrada Chavez Study Act, S850 [15JA], S4910 [7AP]

S. 606, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, S3624 [12MR]

S. 678, Postmasters Equity Act, S4176 [20MR], S10167 [29JY], H8239 [16SE]

S. 1756, Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Stability and Fairness Act, S12846-S12849 [17OC]

S. Res. 136, anniversary of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (organization), S7171 [23MY]

S. Res. 136, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (organization) anniversary, S5973 [8MY]

S. Res. 162, tribute to tradeswomen, S7555 [9JN]

Tributes

Chavez, Cesar E., H2578-H2584 [1AP], E626 [31MR]