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Labor Secretary Robert B. Reich said today that the U.S.
Court of Appeals has reaffirmed the President's authority to issue "broad
ranging" executive orders in the procurement of goods and services for the
federal government.
The Secretary, however, took issue with the three-judge
panel's decision overturning the U.S. District Court's decision. That decision
upheld the President's authority to prohibit federal agencies from doing
business with companies that permanently replace lawfully striking workers.
The President issued Executive Order No. 12954 in his role
as the federal government's chief executive officer, fulfilling his
responsibility under the law to assure that the taxpayers get the quality goods
and services they deserve in a timely way from reliable federal contractors.
Executive Order No. 12954 prohibits federal agencies from doing business with
federal contractors who permanently replace lawfully striking workers. Strikes
involving replacement workers are substantially longer and more bitter, and
pose a threat to federal procurement, according to the findings contained in
the executive order.
"We don't want American service men and women in Bosnia
trying to keep the peace while driving around on tires made by rookies and
replacement workers," said Reich. "The Court of Appeals should have upheld the
President's executive order, consistent with the opinion previously rendered by
the U.S. District Court," Reich added.
The President is directing the Justice Department to take
all appropriate steps to have this decision overturned.
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