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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF42-035
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on a Department of Labor draft bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, to provide coverage for employees of large enterprises engaged in retail trade or service and of other employers engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce, to increase the minimum wage under the Act to $1.25 an hour.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF42-020
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on a Department of Labor draft bill to amend section 8(b)(4) of the National Labor Relations Act to permit common-situs picketing at a construction site.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF42-017
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on enrolled bill H.R. 10, to encourage the establishment of voluntary pension plans by self-employed individuals.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF41-082
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on a draft bill submitted by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia as an alternative to S. 860, an enrolled bill to amend the minimum wage law in the District.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF41-080
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on enrolled bill S. 1409, which would amend Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination on account of sex in the payment of wages by employers engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce. The legislation was known as the Equal Pay Act of 1963.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF41-078
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on enrolled bill S. 1703, to amend title V of the Agriculture Act of 1949 and provide an extension of the Bracero program for one year.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF41-059
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on enrolled bill H.R. 3102, to reduce the maximum workweek to 35 hours under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF41-057
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on enrolled bill S. 3174, which would amend section 5 of the Employment Act of 1946.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF41-047
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on enrolled bill H.R. 6041, to amend the prevailing wage section of the Davis-Bacon Act and related sections of the Federal Airport Act and the National Housing Act.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF41-041
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on a Department of Labor proposed report on H.R. 6501, to provide extended unemployment compensation to workers who lost their jobs by reason of the embargo on the importation of raw materials of Cuban origin. It also includes a copy of a similar bill, H.R. 8021.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF41-033
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on enrolled bill H.R. 8720, to amend the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF41-030
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on enrolled bill H.R. 11611, an act to establish a National Commission on Technology, Automation, and Economic Progress.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF41-029
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on a Department of Labor draft bill to authorize the establishment of a Youth Conservation Corps to provide healthful outdoor employment for young men and to advance the conservation, development, and management of natural resources and recreational areas, and to authorize local youth employment programs. This legislation was known as the Youth Employment Opportunities Act of 1963.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF41-028
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on a Department of Commerce draft bill to amend certain provisions of the Area Redevelopment Act.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF41-025
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on a Department of Labor draft bill entitled the Equal Pay Act of 1963.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF41-024
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on a Labor Department draft bill entitled the Occupational Safety Act of 1963.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF41-018
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on the second draft of the President's Manpower Report that was required under section 104 of the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF35-019
This folder contains material compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning manpower and labor issues. Items include two versions of a paper titled "Toward the Development of a National Manpower Policy" by Frederick Harbison. There is also information about the creation of the President's Committee on Manpower, with various proposals by Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF35-018
This folder contains material compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning the machine tool industry. Items include a speech by Burnham Finney, editor in chief of American Machinist magazine.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF35-012
This folder contains material compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Types of items include letters, memoranda, newsletters, and reports. Frequent correspondents are Ewan Clague (Commissioner of Labor Statistics) and Leon Greenberg (Chief, Division of Productivity and Technological Developments). The file includes an advance copy of a study by the BLS on "Labor Requirements of School Construction."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF35-011
This folder contains two memoranda regarding regional meetings of the President's Advisory Committee on Labor-Management Policy (LMAC).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF35-010
This folder contains material compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning meetings between the AFL-CIO and the Council of Economic Advisers. It also includes information on meetings of the President's Advisory Committee on Labor-Management Policy, which may be misfiled.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF35-009
This folder contains a small amount of correspondence between Walter W. Heller and leaders of various labor unions.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF35-008
This folder contains memoranda and data compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning the labor force and employment.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF35-002
This folder contains material compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning a proposal from the Department of Labor to collect data on job vacancies. Types of items include correspondence and memoranda.