2129 RES NOVEMBER 15 1981 MARKS 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF FEDERATION OF ORGANIZED TRADES AND LABOR UNIONS

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RESOLUTION N0. 2129 WHEREAS, Idovember 15, 1981, marks the 100th anni- versary of the founding of the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions, which evolved into the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organi- zations (AFL-CIO), and inaugurated the establishment of the modern American trade union movement; and, WHEREAS, since that tir.le trade unions have played an increasingly effective part in winning for their members the right to decent wages, safe and healthful working conditions, and dignified enjoyment of their leisure time and retirenent years; and, WHEREAS, Arierica's local communities have benefited directly from the activities of AFL-CIO trade unions, both on behalf of their members and in the championing of the rights and progress of all Americans; and, WHEREAS, the trade union movement is an effective and accepted part of our local social and economic fabric, providing for stability and progress through its con- tinuing contributions toward the advancement of job opnortunities to all who wish to work; and, WHEREAS, trade unions are in the forefront of the battles to do away with discrimination, to improve the quality of community life, and to open new opportunities for individual advancement, on behalf of those who often have no other effective champion; and, WHEREAS, we now take for granted many of the accomplish-- ments of AFL-CIO trade unions in the area of decent wages and working conditions, in erecting bars against the ex- ploitation of the weak and defenseless, in providing opportunities for training and education of the unskilled, and in the safeguarding of the community interest against the assault of special interests; and, WHEREAS, the continued existence of strong and effective trade unions among us is a measure of the place they have won in the basic fabric of our society, to be cherished and fostered as a matter of civic pride, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the City Council of the City of Paris hereby congratulates the AFL-CIO and the Paris Central Labor Council on the century of progress it has achieved, and joins in commemoratin; Labor's Centennial; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be furnished to the officers of the Paris Central Labor Council. Passed and adopted this 9th day of November, 1981 . AT"'EST: Bill Burnett, Mayor H. C. Gree e, City Clerk APPROVED A TO FORiI: % . K. Haynes, City Attorney