[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 172 (Thursday, September 5, 2019)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 46871-46872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19366]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 172 / Thursday, September 5, 2019 /
Presidential Documents
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Proclamation 9920 of August 30, 2019
Labor Day, 2019
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On Labor Day, we recognize the remarkable American
workers who comprise the greatest labor force in the
world. American workers are the heart and soul of our
Nation's economic resurgence. Since my first day in
office, I have followed through on my promise to fight
for an agenda that puts American workers first.
My Administration's pro-growth policies have enabled
countless Americans to reclaim the dignity of work and
reap the rewards of our thriving economy. Since my
election, the American economy has added more than 6
million new jobs, and for the past 17 months, the
unemployment rate has held near record lows. In 2017,
as the unemployment rate decreased, the rates of
injuries and illnesses in the workplace also declined.
Additionally, employers are paying higher wages, which
are rising at the fastest pace in a decade. Jobs are
consistently becoming available faster than people can
fill them.
As the 21st century global economy evolves, my
Administration is making it a priority to prepare the
American workforce of tomorrow. Last year, I signed an
Executive Order establishing the President's National
Council for the American Worker to ensure that students
and workers have access to the affordable, practical,
and innovative education and job training they need to
be successful across high-demand industries. We are
asking companies to sign our Pledge to America's
Workers and commit to expanding programs that educate,
train, or re-skill employees. In July, as of the 1-year
anniversary of our pledge, more than 300 companies and
organizations had already joined us in this effort,
committing to more than 12 million new education and
training opportunities for American students and
workers. We are also promoting expanded access to
apprenticeships through the Industry-Recognized
Apprenticeship Program, which will enable associations,
unions, educational institutions, and non-profit
organizations to partner and create exceptional
opportunities for apprentices to earn and learn through
their careers. Additionally, we are seeking to expand
Pell Grant program eligibility for high-quality, short-
term education and training programs in popular career
fields.
My Administration has been working tirelessly to
renegotiate one-sided trade agreements to obtain fairer
terms for American companies and workers. With the
signing of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
(USMCA), we took bold and needed action to replace the
outdated and unbalanced North American Free Trade
Agreement. Once approved by the Congress, the USMCA
will support higher-paying jobs for American workers by
enhancing the freedom of all American businesses across
all sectors of our economy. We also significantly
updated one of our most consequential trade deals, the
United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement, bringing real
benefits to American workers. And we are aggressively
enforcing the well-established trade laws of the United
States to protect American workers and businesses from
unfair trade practices that harm them.
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Today, we honor those Americans whose contributions
have turned our country into an economic powerhouse,
and we renew our commitment to create an environment
that continues to foster and promote opportunity.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States, do hereby proclaim September 2, 2019, as
Labor Day. I call upon all public officials and people
of the United States to observe this day with
appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities that
honor the contributions and resilience of working
Americans.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
thirtieth day of August, in the year of our Lord two
thousand nineteen, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
fourth.
(Presidential Sig.)
[FR Doc. 2019-19366
Filed 9-4-19; 11:15 am]
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