LABOR UNIONS

Amendments

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (H.R. 980), S4079, S4082, S4086, S4093, S4115, S4117, S4118, S4119 [13MY], S4187, S4193, S4200, S4201 [14MY], S4286, S4287 [15MY]

Articles and editorials

Global Reach—U.S. Corporate Interests in Colombia (excerpt), H2126 [9AP]

U.S. Farmers Using Prison Labor, H2822 [29AP]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees (see S. 2824), S2636 [7AP]

FAA: improve dispute resolution relative to the personnel management system (see S. 3416), S7905 [31JY]

Geremek, Bronislaw: tribute (see S. Res. 629), S7629 [29JY]

Human rights: express that the U.S. should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions (see H. Res. 1169), H3018 [1MY]

Labor-Management Relations Act: repeal limitation regarding requirements for labor organization membership as a condition of employment (see H.R. 6477), H6406 [10JY]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: provide for specified civil penalties for violations (see H.R. 5775), H2224 [10AP]

———provide specified civil penalties for violations (see S. 2878), S3144 [17AP]

Ludlow Massacre National Historic Landmark: designate (see S. 2893), S3174 [18AP] (see H.R. 5871), H2552 [22AP]

National Workforce Development Professionals Month: designate (see H. Res. 1164), H2853 [29AP]

Workers Memorial Day: observance (see H. Res. 1141), H2658 [23AP] (see H. Res. 1154), H2759 [24AP]

Biographies

Bieber, Michael, E1250 [17JN]

Cloture motions

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (H.R. 980), S4135, S4150 [14MY]

———provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (H.R. 980), motion to proceed, S3883 [7MY], S4072 [13MY]

Factsheets

Agriprocessors, Inc., immigration raids, E1082 [23MY]

Letters

Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act: Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of New York, NY, S4133 [14MY]

Motions

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (H.R. 980), S3883 [7MY], S4137 [14MY]

Press releases

Farmworkers Reach Settlement in Lawsuit Against Watermelon Grower: Texas RioGrande Legal Aid Press Center (Internet site), H2822 [29AP]

Remarks in House

A. Philip Randolph Institute: anniversary of Saginaw, MI, chapter, E661 [18AP]

Chavez, Cesar E.: establish an honorary legal public holiday (H. Res. 76), H1825, H1826, H1827, H1828, H1877 [1AP], E462 [1AP], E475 [2AP], E496 [3AP], E522 [4AP]

Cleveland, OH: anniversary of UAW Local Union 1050, E1783 [15SE]

East Chicago, IN: anniversary of United Steelworkers Local Union 1010, E1133 [4JN]

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. 800), H3873 [14MY]

Ewles, Berteen: UAW Local 1811 Walter Reuther Distinguished Service Award recipient, E1888 [24SE]

Flint, MI: tribute to Cesar E. Chavez Citizen March, E376 [12MR]

FremantleMedia North America, Inc.: alleged unfair wage and employment practices, E1486 [16JY]

Hammond, IN: tribute to Hammond Letter Carriers Organization, Hammond Merged Branch 580 of the National Association of Letter Carriers members, E37 [17JA]

Human rights: express that the U.S. should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions (H. Res. 1169), E797 [1MY]

Immigration: settlement between farmworkers and watermelon growers relative to misuse of the H-2A temporary agricultural worker program, H2822 [29AP]

International Longshore and Warehouse Union: strike to protest Iraq war policies and effects on working families, E787 [1MY]

Kern County Fire Fighters Union, Inc.: anniversary, E479 [2AP]

LaCosse, Richard: Upper Peninsula Labor Hall of Fame inductee, E2157 [29SE]

Lake County, IN: tribute to Lake County Electricians Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, E1102 [23MY]

Lane, Ron: UAW Local 1811 Walter Reuther Distinguished Service Award recipient, E1888 [24SE]

Merrillville, IN: tribute to Plumbers Local Union 210, E1084 [23MY]

Powell, Joe: San Diego, CA, Labor Leader of the Year award recipient, E1720 [8SE]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (H.R. 980), H8394 [17SE]

San Mateo, CA, County Building & Construction Trades Council: anniversary, E835 [7MY]

Smith, Ed: San Diego, CA, Labor Community Johns Retiree of the Year award recipient, E1731 [9SE]

Taft-Hartley Act: repeal certain provisions allowing States to pass right-to-work laws that prevent labor unions from charging fees for negotiating labor contracts, H6202 [8JY]

Wells, Jimmie: UAW Local 1811 Walter Reuther Distinguished Service Award recipient, E1888 [24SE]

Workers Memorial Day: observance (H. Res. 1154), H2662 [24AP], H2906, H2907 [30AP], E790 [1MY], E816 [5MY]

———tribute to York-Adams County, PA, Central Labor Council observance, E731 [24AP]

Remarks in Senate

AFL-CIO: replace noncompetitive earmarks for the Working for America Institute and Appalachian Council, Inc., funding with competitive grants, S915, S916 [12FE]

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, S2879, S2882, S2936 [10AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees (S. 2824), S2638 [7AP]

Employment: impact of certain pending legislation on U.S. labor and employment laws, S5733-S5735 [18JN]

FAA: improve dispute resolution relative to the personnel management system (S. 3416), S8022 [1AU]

Geremek, Bronislaw: tribute (S. Res. 629), S7638 [29JY]

Labor Day: observance, S10638 [19NO]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB, S1973 [12MR]

Public safety officers: allow State and local governments to opt out of Federal collective bargaining obligations if such obligations would negatively impact public safety or services or increase local taxes, S4082-S4091 [13MY], S4134 [14MY]

———allow State and local governments to pass laws to opt out of Federal collective bargaining obligations within one year of enactment of such mandates, S4092, S4093 [13MY]

———provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (H.R. 980), S3989 [12MY], S4072-S4095 [13MY], S4123, S4130-S4152 [14MY], S4277 [15MY]

———provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (H.R. 980), motion to proceed, S3883 [7MY], S4014-S4016, S4022 [12MY], S4072 [13MY]

———provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (H.R. 980), unanimous-consent request, S3883 [7MY], S4755 [22MY]

———provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (S. 2123), S3991 [12MY], S4050 [13MY]

———provide safety officer bill of rights relative to secret ballot votes on unionizing, use of dues collected by labor unions, and labor union financial transparency, S4079, S4080, S4086, S4090-S4092 [13MY], S4133 [14MY]

Screen Actors Guild, Inc.: anniversary, S4479 [20MY]

Taxation: provide tax credit to employers headquartered in U.S., that pay fair wages, provide benefits, offset income for employees serving in Reserves, and respect the right to organize (S. 1945), S9358 [24SE]

Workers Memorial Day: observance, S3431 [28AP]

Reports filed

Cesar Estrada Chavez Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 359) (S. Rept. 110-312), S2944 [10AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 1154, Workers Memorial Day, H2906 [30AP]

S. Res. 629, tribute to Bronislaw Geremek, S7638 [29JY]

Tributes

Chavez, Cesar E., S2221 [31MR], E469 [1AP], E486 [2AP]