Permanent Farm Labor Program: Hearings Before ..., 80-1 on S. 1334 ..., June 17, 18, and 19, 1947 |
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... things . I have the honor of representing the National Farm Labor Confer- ence , an unincorporated group of farm organizations and farmers rep- resenting more than two - thirds of the producers of crops which re- quire large numbers of ...
... things . I have the honor of representing the National Farm Labor Confer- ence , an unincorporated group of farm organizations and farmers rep- resenting more than two - thirds of the producers of crops which re- quire large numbers of ...
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... things that the Government has ever done for the farmers since I have been here . I hope that there is some way that the camp can be retained permanently for housing migratory farm workers . The majority of the farmers in this county ...
... things that the Government has ever done for the farmers since I have been here . I hope that there is some way that the camp can be retained permanently for housing migratory farm workers . The majority of the farmers in this county ...
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... things like that ; and the other 85 or 90 , approximately , are permanent camps . Senator PEPPER . In how many ... thing else except the money value of the bid , and we thought that if we get no further legislation we would try to ...
... things like that ; and the other 85 or 90 , approximately , are permanent camps . Senator PEPPER . In how many ... thing else except the money value of the bid , and we thought that if we get no further legislation we would try to ...
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... things of that nature . Senator PEPPER . They are going to be needed in the future by our farm workers . Mr. OVERBY . We think so ; yes , sir . Senator PEPPER . What about the hospitals ? Mr. OVERBY . The Government would not have these ...
... things of that nature . Senator PEPPER . They are going to be needed in the future by our farm workers . Mr. OVERBY . We think so ; yes , sir . Senator PEPPER . What about the hospitals ? Mr. OVERBY . The Government would not have these ...
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... thing is being rendered in other States where migrant labor is being employed . Personally , I am very much interested in this health program for these workers , and I am a little disturbed about the prospect of the discontinuation of ...
... thing is being rendered in other States where migrant labor is being employed . Personally , I am very much interested in this health program for these workers , and I am a little disturbed about the prospect of the discontinuation of ...
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Popular passages
Page 163 - Bureau shall investigate and report . . . upon all matters pertaining to the welfare of children and child life among all classes of our people...
Page 121 - In the enactment of the provisions of this title Congress declares as its intent and purpose that there shall be an effective job counseling and employment placement service for veterans, and that, to this end, policies shall be promulgated and administered, so as to provide for them the maximum of job opportunity in the field of gainful employment.
Page 3 - ... child-welfare services") for the protection and care of homeless, dependent, and neglected children, and children In danger of becoming delinquent, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year, beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1936, the sum of $1,500,000.
Page 166 - Committee recommended that all appropriate State and Federal agencies, as well as local community and Nation-wide groups, plan and carry through practical measures which will insure adequate housing, health, nutrition, welfare, and related services for migrants.
Page 117 - ... National Farm Labor Board shall have determined that such workers are needed in such area. As used in this section the term "farm labor" shall not include labor for packing, canning, freezing, drying, or other operations of a type generally performed other than in the operation of farms. The provisions of this Act shall not be construed to limit or interfere with any of the functions of the United States Employment Service or State public employment services with respect to maintaining a farm-placement...
Page 40 - I will ask to have it included in the record. The CHAIRMAN. It will be inserted in the record. (The...
Page 3 - No funds appropriated under this Act shall be expended directly or indirectly to fix, regulate, impose, or enforce collective-bargaining requirements, wage rates, housing standards, hours of work, or union membership with respect to agricultural workers.
Page 3 - The Secretary shall certify to the Secretary of the Treasury from time to time the amounts to be paid to any State under this section and the time or times such amounts are to be paid : and the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to the State at the time or times fixed by the Secretary the amounts so certified.
Page 2 - The Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter called the "Secretary") is authorized and directed to make available through loans, purchases, or other operations, price support to cooperators for any crop of any basic agricultural commodity, if producers have not disapproved marketing quotas for such crop, at a level not in excess of 90 per centum of the parity price of the commodity nor less than...
Page 4 - agricultural employment" includes services or activities included within the provisions of section 3 (f) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, or section 1426 (h) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended...