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DOL News Release: [12/13/2001]
Chao Inducts Two Unions
into Labor Department's Century of Service Honor Roll
WASHINGTON— Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao announced
today that the Department of Labor has inducted the Brotherhood of Railroad
Signalmen (BRS) and the International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC)
into its Century of Service Honor Roll.
This exhibit, located in the north lobby of the Frances Perkins
Building, displays commemorative plaques recognizing national labor
organizations that are at least one hundred years old. Both of this year's
inductees were established in Pennsylvania in 1901, the BRS in Altoona and IUEC
in Pittsburgh, and are celebrating their centennials this year. They are
affiliated with the AFL-CIO.
"It is a remarkable accomplishment that these two unions have served
their members so ably and for so long," Secretary Chao said. "In representing
workers in key areas of the transportation and construction industries, these
unions have rendered a great service to the nation. I am delighted to welcome
them into the select circle of Century of Service unions."
Plaques displaying the colorful and distinctive official seals of the
BRE and the IUEC, along with historical information on their creation, are now
on display. With these additions, Century of Service contains a total of 40
plaques honoring the nation's centennial unions.
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