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 Sub-Series

Sub-Series VI: Workplace & Workforce Matters,, 1960-1980 (bulk 1969 - 1980).

Dates

  • 1960-1980 (bulk 1969 - 1980).

Scope and Contents

Workplace & Workforce Matters includes materials related to labor legislation sponsored by HAW in the 1970s. Well represented is the epic, and ultimately failed, 1977 floor debate for labor law reform; this material includes briefing documents, cost analyses, debating points, bill and amendment prints, remarks, etc. HAW's work on the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) has a small amount of documentation, including transcripts of a Jersey City hearing. Equal employment, minimum wage, and workers compensation legislation are represented in the series with briefing books, staff memos, hearing transcripts, etc. A lengthy internal staff memo from 1975 assessing the weak economy and its implications for equal employment and other labor legislation is of interest. A letter from President Jimmy Carter to HAW regarding the Comprehensive Education & Training Act (CETA) is in the sub-series.

Material in the sub-series dated prior to 1969 is reference material in the form of copied journal articles.

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Undetermined .

Physical Description

(4.25 cubic feet)

Arrangement

The sub-series is arranged alphabetically by subject. Material found at a later date was placed at the end of the end of the container list.

Related Series

Legislative material can be found in other series of the collection, including LEGISLATION FILES and BRIEFING MATERIALS.

Appraisal and Discard Information

40 cubic feet of material from this sub-series was returned to the Senate.