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Participants gathered to pay homage to labor leader Lane Kirkland. President Clinton described him as “the very embodiment of the cause of freedom,” and praised him for his life’s work.

In the 10th hearing on the reauthorization bill for the Intermodal Surface Transportation and Efficiency Act, subcommittee members heard testimony concerning funding for highway safety progr…

Government leaders and legislators spoke about labor issues at the AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades legislative conference House Democratic Leader Rep. Dick Gephardt (MO) talked abou…

Vice President Al Gore addressed AFl-CIO building and construction trades conference members on the accomplishments of the Bill Clinton administration, including more jobs and a stronger eco…

A meeting of the COMMISSION ON WORKER-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS SMALL BUSINESS & LABOR RELATIONS The Ten-member panel, established by the Departments of Labor and Commerce, heard from offi…

Speakers discussed labor issues including health care reform and construction safety during the 1993 legislative conference of the building and construction division of the American Federati…

Speaker of the House Thomas Foley (D-Washington) lauded the skill and abilities of workers in the construction industry in calling for the passage of the Clinton administration’s economic pr…

The Building and Construction Trades Department of the AFL-CIO held its 1993 national legislative conference. Members of Congress and representatives from the administration gathered to spea…

President Clinton spoke to a convention of workers in the construction industry on the need for his economic stimulus legislation currently before the Senate. In his remarks, the president s…

The tenth panel of the first meeting of President Bill Clinton’s Task Force on National Health Care Reform convened at George Washington University in Washington D.C. The task force heard te…

Mr. Georgine spoke about the Building and Construction Trades Department of the AFL-CIO and its policies and goals. Mr. Kirkland spoke to conferees about labor issues and presidential politi…

AFL-CIO held a conference with multiple speakers to discuss the building and construction union issues.

Speakers talked at the 1989 National Conference of the Building & Construction Trades Department of the American Federation of Labor. Issues discussed include the Trade Union Movement and l…

The Committee for Quality Management and Compensation held a news briefing on Federal Pay Raise Recommendations to the Quadrennial (QUAD) Commission. They made comments on viewpoints on wha…