,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #bce  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,march #ad1         
#bjai,mr4 ,espaillat submitted the      
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,education and    
,labor  ,,resolution  ,recognizing      
,women's ,history ,month and the        
historic contributions of women to the  
,american labor movement4  ,whereas     
women's labor has historically been     
denigrated and overlooked in a          
male-dominated society1 and women were  
long excluded from the workforce2       
,whereas women have made critical       
contributions to the labor movement     
since its inception by leading strikes1 
organizing workers1 and demanding       
progress in pursuit of fair compensation
 and strong protection2 ,whereas women  
workers suffered some of the greatest of
 abuses on the job1 such as the horrific
 ,triangle ,shirtwaist ,factory ,fire in
 ,new ,york ,city1 in which over a      
hundred immigrant women workers lost    

their lives2 ,whereas women heroically  
flooded into our ,nation's factories    
during ,world ,war ,,ii1 and by way of  
such patriotism1 helped win the war and 
drive economic prosperity through the   
following decades2 ,whereas women of    
color in the labor movement1 such as    
,lucy ,parsons and ,dolores ,huerta1    
battled through both gender barriers and
 racial prejudice in pursuit of a more  
equitable workplace for all ,americans2 
,whereas today many women hold important
 leadership positions in major national 
labor unions2 and ,whereas ,new ,york's 
#acth ,congressional ,district is home  
to many women leaders in the labor      
community1 from teachers to childcare   
workers to transportation workers1 and  
they have demonstrated true leadership  
within key unions1 including ,,cwa      
,local #aahj1 the ,central ,labor       
,council--,,afl-,,cio1 #aaii and        
#cb;,,bj of the ,,seiu1 ,,htc1 ,,rwdsu1 
,,uft1 ,,unite ,,here ,local #ajj1      
,,dc#cg1 ,,twu1 ,,nysna1 ,,aft1 ,,ufcw's

 ,local #hhh1 and ,,afscme's ,local #bii
 and ,local #cgb3 ,now1 therefore1 be it
  ,that the ,house of ,representatives--
 7#a7 recognizes the historical and     
current role of women in the workforce  
and the contributions they have made to 
the labor movement2  7#b7 recognizes    
that there is still yet much more work  
to be done in order to ensure the value 
of women's work1 the dignity of equal   
pay1 respect for women's leadership1 and
 high standards for labor rights for all
 workers2 and  7#c7 recognizes that     
while as a ,nation we have made         
significant progress for labor and      
women's rights1 we must continue        
advancing in order to ensure that every 
worker receives dignity and fair        
treatment no matter her job4