PRINTER'S NO. 2332
No. 174 Session of 1990
INTRODUCED BY JUBELIRER, ROCKS, HESS, SALVATORE, JONES, LaVALLE,
ANDREZESKI, HOPPER, PORTERFIELD, REIBMAN, PECORA, AFFLERBACH,
SHUMAKER, WENGER AND MUSTO, JUNE 19, 1990
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JUNE 19, 1990
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the month of September 1990 as "Labor Recognition
2 Month."
3 WHEREAS, Since 1889, Pennsylvania has designated the first
4 Monday in September as a legal holiday commemorating and
5 honoring the working men and women of this Commonwealth; and
6 WHEREAS, The role of the "labor movement" in protecting and
7 promoting the welfare of workers has many of its roots in
8 Pennsylvania; and
9 WHEREAS, Labor, both organized and unorganized, has played a
10 vital and indispensable role in the social and economic growth
11 and development of our Commonwealth and our country; and
12 WHEREAS, It is desirable to foster an understanding and
13 appreciation of the role of labor in helping to shape our
14 country's free enterprise economy and way of life; therefore be
15 it
16 RESOLVED, That the Senate declare the month of September 1990
17 as "Labor Recognition Month" in Pennsylvania; and be it further
1 RESOLVED, That the Senate ask that the citizens and
2 communities throughout this Commonwealth, individually and
3 collectively, engage in activities recognizing labor's
4 continuing contributions to our nation and our State; and be it
5 further
6 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be conveyed to the
7 Governor and the House of Representatives of this Commonwealth
8 to solicit their support for this designation.
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