OFFICE OF THE MAYOR/CITY OF DALLAS
Proclamation
WHEREAS, for the past 100 years, the United States Department of Labor has fostered, promoted, and developed the welfare of wage earners, job seekers, and retirees of this country; and
WHEREAS, the United States Department of Labor has continually sought to make the American workplace safer, healthier and fairer for everyone; and
WHEREAS, working families in the city of Dallas, across the country, and across the world have benefitted from the United States Department of Labor's efforts to assure work-related benefits and rights, including the right to be paid fairly for every hour labored; and
WHEREAS, the United States Department of Labor has evolved to meet the fluctuating needs of a changing workforce by partnering with employers, community organizations and institutions of higher learning to improve job training, provide lifelong learning opportunities and advance efforts for profitable employment; and
WHEREAS, the inestimable value of the services provided by the United States Department of Labor will remain of paramount importance to the well-being of all Americans and that it will address tomorrow's conditions, and meet the needs of future workers with the same insight, foresight and passion it has shown for the past century.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, MIKE RAWLINGS, mayor of the city of Dallas, and on behalf of the Dallas City Council, do hereby proclaim the month of March as the
CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
in Dallas,Texas.
Mayor The City of Dallas
