Rep. Linda Sánchez, D-Lakewood, introduced a bi-partisan resolution calling for the observance of a National Labor History Month to honor the labor movement's heritage and its contributions to America's history, including the labor leaders who fought to end racial discrimination against African-Americans working in the defense industry and Cesar Chávez' United Farmworkers Union, who fought not only for labor rights but for equal rights for Latinos.
"Today, most Americans work in clean, well-lit, well-ventilated, air-conditioned workplaces," Sanchez said in a statement. "It is all too easy to forget the desperate conditions and treatment in which workers, including children and women, were forced to endure less than a hundred years ago. The labor movement played a leading role in ending inhumane and unfair practices."
Co-sponsored by New Jersey Republican Frank LoBiondo and 52 other members, the resolution highlights labor leaders' roles in fighting to end racial and gender discrimination in the workplace.
"In addition to fighting against the exploitation of workers, labor leaders also played a significant role in the civil rights movement, in the creation of the Social Security system, and in the growth of pensions, sick leave, paid vacations, and disability insurance," she said. "This bill pays tribute to those contributions so that the legacy of this struggle is permanently honored."
"Today, most Americans work in clean, well-lit, well-ventilated, air-conditioned workplaces," Sanchez said in a statement. "It is all too easy to forget the desperate conditions and treatment in which workers, including children and women, were forced to endure less than a hundred years ago. The labor movement played a leading role in ending inhumane and unfair practices."
Co-sponsored by New Jersey Republican Frank LoBiondo and 52 other members, the resolution highlights labor leaders' roles in fighting to end racial and gender discrimination in the workplace.
"In addition to fighting against the exploitation of workers, labor leaders also played a significant role in the civil rights movement, in the creation of the Social Security system, and in the growth of pensions, sick leave, paid vacations, and disability insurance," she said. "This bill pays tribute to those contributions so that the legacy of this struggle is permanently honored."
Karen Robes Meeks came to work for the Press-
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