American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) Luncheon, May 16, 1990
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- American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) Luncheon, May 16, 1990
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- 1990-05-16
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- 1990-05-16
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- 101st (1989-1991)
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- Labor and Employment
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- Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021
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- correspondence
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- Collection 007, Box 398, Folder 28
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- Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
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UNITED STATES SENATE
OFFICE OF THE REPUBLICAN LEADER
WASHINGTON, D.C.
BOB DOLE
KANSAS
May 17, 1990
Dear Walter:
I wanted to thank you and your colleagues for coming to the luncheon yesterday.
Speaking on behalf of myself and the other Senators attending, we very much enjoyed our discussions and want to emphasize to you that "our" door is always open to discuss issues of concern to you.
Again, thank you for coming and I look forward to more of these luncheons in the future.
Sincerely,
BOB DOLE
Mr. Walter Shea
Vice President and Executive Assistant to the General President
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
25 Louisiana Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
UNITED STATES SENATE
OFFICE OF THE REPUBLICAN LEADER
WASHINGTON, D.C.
BOB DOLE
KANSAS
May 17, 1990
Dear Peggy:
It was a pleasure meeting you and I wanted to thank you for working with my staff to help organize yesterday's luncheon.
Speaking on behalf of myself and the other Senators attending, we very much enjoyed our discussions and want to emphasize to you that "our" door is always open to discuss issues of concern to you.
Again, thanks for your help and I look forward to more of these luncheons in the future.
Sincerely,
(signature)
BOB DOLE
Ms. Peggy Taylor
Associate Director, Department of Legislation, AFL-CIO
815 Sixteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
UNITED STATES SENATE
OFFICE OF THE REPUBLICAN LEADER
WASHINGTON, D.C.
BOB DOLE
KANSAS
May 17, 1990
Dear Rich:
I wanted to thank you and your colleagues for coming to the luncheon yesterday.
Speaking on behalf of myself and the other Senators attending, we very much enjoyed our discussions and want to emphasize to you that "our" door is always open to discuss issues of concern to you.
Again, thank you for coming and I look forward to more of these luncheons in the future.
Sincerely,
(signature)
BOB DOLE
Mr. Richard L. Trumka
President, United Mine Workers
900 Fifteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
UNITED STATES SENATE
OFFICE OF THE REPUBLICAN LEADER
WASHINGTON, D.C.
BOB DOLE
KANSAS
May 17, 1990
Dear Lane:
I wanted to thank you for coming with several of your union leaders to our luncheon yesterday.
I very much enjoyed our conversation and can not emphasize to you enough that "our" door is always open. While we will not always agree on everything, I think there are real opportunities for us to find mutually beneficial solutions to the many challenges facing our Nation.
Again, thank you for coming and I look forward to more of these luncheons in the future.
Sincerely,
(signature)
BOB DOLE
Mr. Lane Kirkland
President, AFL-CIO
815 Sixteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
UNITED STATES SENATE
OFFICE OF THE REPUBLICAN LEADER
WASHINGTON, D.C.
BOB DOLE
KANSAS
May 17, 1990
Dear Bob:
I wanted to thank you and your colleagues for coming to the luncheon yesterday.
Speaking on behalf of myself and the other Senators attending, we very much enjoyed our discussions and want to emphasize to you that "our" door is always open to discuss issues of concern to you.
Again, thank you for coming and I look forward to more of these luncheons in the future.
Sincerely,
(signature)
BOB DOLE
Mr. Robert A. Georgine
President, Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO
815 Sixteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
UNITED STATES SENATE
OFFICE OF THE REPUBLICAN LEADER
WASHINGTON, D.C.
BOB DOLE
KANSAS
May 17, 1990
Dear John:
I wanted to thank you and your colleagues for coming to the luncheon yesterday.
Speaking on behalf of myself and the other Senators attending, we very much enjoyed our discussions and want to emphasize to you that "our" door is always open to discuss issues of concern to you.
Again, thank you for coming and I look forward to more of these luncheons in the future.
Sincerely,
(signature)
BOB DOLE
Mr. John J. Sweeney
President, Service Employees International Union
1313 L Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
UNITED STATES SENATE
OFFICE OF THE REPUBLICAN LEADER
WASHINGTON, D.C.
BOB DOLE
KANSAS
May 17, 1990
Dear Vince:
I wanted to thank you and your colleagues for coming to the luncheon yesterday.
Speaking on behalf of myself and the other Senators attending, we very much enjoyed our discussions and want to emphasize to you that "our" door is always open to discuss issues of concern to you.
Again, thank you for coming and I look forward to more of these luncheons in the future.
Sincerely,
(signature)
BOB DOLE
Mr. Vincent R. Sombrotto
President, National Association of Letter Carriers
100 Indiana Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1990
MEETING WITH AFL-CIO REPRESENTATIVES
12:00 NOON - S-230
Dole
Domenici
Durenberger
Gorton
Hatch
Heinz
McCain
Simpson
Specter
Chafee - will drop by
AFL-CIO Representataives
Lane Kirkland, President - AFL-CIO
Robert Georgine, President, Building & Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO
Walter Shea, Vice President & Executive Assistant to the General President, Teamsters
Vincent Sombrotto, President Letter Carriers
John Sweeney, President, Service Employees
Richard Trumka, President, United Mine Workers
Peggy Taylor, Associate Director, Department of Legislation AFL-CIO
Jim McMillan, Office of the Republican Leader
Sheila Burke, Office of the Republican Leader
MEMORANDUM
May 15, 1990
TO: SENATOR DOLE
FROM: JIM MCMILLAN
RE: LABOR LEADERS LUNCHEON
On Wednesday, May 16th, at 12:00, you are having lunch in S-230 with the following union leaders:
Lane Kirkland (President, AFL-CIO)
Peggy Taylor (Associate Director Department of Legislation, AFL-CIO): Bob McGlotten (Director) has a scheduling conflict so Peggy is coming in his place. She has been Associate Director since March 1986. From 1979 to 1986, she was a legislative representative with the AFL-CIO specializing in budget issues.
Robert Georgine (President, Building & Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO): Born in Chicago in 1932. Attended University of Illinois and DePaul University. He has been President of the Building & Construction Trades Department since 1974.
Walter Shea (Vice President & Executive Assistant to General President, Teamsters): Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y .; Graduate of the University of South Carolina; Former Air Force Lieutenant; Appointed to the Panama Canal Commission in 1986 by President Reagan; Appointed official U.S. observer to the elections in El Salvador; Elected Vice President in December 1982.
Vincent Sombrotto (President, National Association of Letter Carriers): Born in New York City in 1923. He has been President of the National Association of Letter Carriers since 1978 (286,000 members).
John J. Sweeney (President, Service Employees International Union): 55 years old; Attended Iona College in New Rochelle, New York; Elected to a third four-year term as President in June 1988.
Richard Trumka (President, United Mine Workers): Born in Nemacolin, Pa. in 1949. He has a BS from Pa. State University and JD from Villanova. He has been President of the UMW since 1982. He is on the board of directors of American Coal Foundation, a member of the National Coal Council and on the board of trustees of Pa. State University.
In addition, Sens. Domenici, Durenberger, Gorton, Hatch, Heinz, McCain, Simpson and Specter will attend the luncheon.
Sen. Chafee has another luncheon but said he would stop by.
MAJOR LABOR ISSUES
1. Job Training Partnership Act (sponsored by Sen. Simon; currently 18 cosponsors): As you know, there were a couple times during the month of April when S. 543 (Job Training and Basic Skills Act of 1989) was scheduled for floor time, except that Sen. Simon was not prepared.
The bill would amend the formula for fund allocation shifting primary emphasis from unemployment to poverty. The bill is non- controversial and is strongly supported by the Administration. It was expected to move fairly smoothly through the Senate, except that Sen. Simon "discovered" at the last minute that Illinois is a big loser under the new allocation formula.
Sen. Simon has since proposed a modification to the formula to help out Illinois and is trying to work out an acceptable compromise with DOL. Sen. Kennedy is not pleased with these developments since the formula was agreed upon (and in fact, Simon defended it during the hearings) six months ago. Because of Simon's problems, this bill is not moving anywhere quickly.
2. Civil Rights Act of 1990 (sponsored by Sen. Kennedy; currently 39 cosponsors): S. 2104 amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to reverse five 1989 Supreme Court decisions. It addresses (i) disparate impact, (ii) unlawful employment practices motivated by other factors in addition to discrimination, (iii) challenges to practices implementing a judgment or an order, (iv) time limits for taking certain actions, (v) seniority systems as a part of collective bargaining agreements, (vi) compensatory and punitive damages, (vii) attorneys' fees, (viii) construction of federal civil rights laws and (ix) the right to make and enforce contracts. Note that Hatch introduced an alternative (four cosponsors, including yourself) which reverses two of the five decisions.
Although Thornburgh had indicated that he would recommend a veto of S. 2104, the President has a series of meetings this week with black and other minority leaders. This issue is receiving lots of front page press, and the word from the White House is that it is not repeating the veto threat and is trying to be conciliatory. The President has indicated that he would like to sign a civil rights bill and sees room for compromise. The principle issue is to ensure that S. 2104 will not lead to quotas.
3. Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (sponsored by Sen. Pryor; currently 32 cosponsors): Committee Report was filed on April 5, 1990, and the democrats are pushing hard to get floor time (in fact there was a discussion last week over whether to seek floor time for it this week).
Proponents of the bill claim that it only reverses the Supreme Court's June 1989 decision in Ohio v. Betts which basically held that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act does not apply to employee benefits (hence employers are free to discriminate against older workers with respect to benefit plans).
The bill goes much further than reversing this decision and would modify current practices with respect to early retirement programs, the integration and coordination of employee benefits, securing written employee waiver of their rights, and the retroactive application of S. 1511.
Roger Porter signed a letter saying that he would recommend a veto of this legislation if it makes it to the President's desk. White House officials are talking to the AARP and others to see if there is any common ground for agreement. Sen. Hatch is strongly opposed to S. 1511 and has drafted an alternative which outlaws discrimination in employee benefits, permits integration as long as benefit packages are of equal value and eliminates retroactive application.
As you know, this bill will probably come to the floor sometime in June. Also, the United Steelworkers and the UAW had originally opposed this bill, although they have since struck a deal with Metzenbaum not to rock the boat.
4. OSHA Criminal Penalty Reform Act (sponsored by Sen. Metzenbaum; currently four cosponsors): S. 2154 was introduced on February 21, 1990. Hearings have been held; no markup is expected. It is unlikely that S. 2154 will come up as a free standing bill and may get attached to the crime bill.
The bill (i) significantly increases criminal penalties under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, (ii) adds new categories of criminal offenses, (ii) makes corporate directors, officers or agents liable for certain violations and (iv) provides that state and local law enforcement is not preempted by OSHA. The Administration generally has no problems with (i) and (iv) but has serious problems with adding new categories of criminal offenses and with making directors, officers and agents liable for certain violations.
DOL is working on its own bill on this subject.
5. Pension-Related Issues:
(a) ERISA Enforcement. DOL has proposed legislation that would improve ERISA enforcement and oversight by tightening " plan audit requirements, increasing incentives for private enforcement, expanding disclosure requirements, and increasing civil penalties for unlawful behavior. DOL expects to send the bill to OMB next week and hopes to have it ready for introduction shortly. Metzenbaum is planning on introducing his own bill on
ERISA enforcement.
(b) Asset Reversions (sponsored by Sen. Metzenbaum; currently 17 cosponsors). S. 685 amends ERISA expanding applicability of rules relating to fiduciary duties in relation to assets of terminated pension plans and basically mandates COLA's with respect to surplus plan assets upon plan termination.
The effect of S. 685 is to eliminate reversions since surplus assets would be required to be used for COLA's. The Administration is strongly against this bill and would rather outlaw reversions directly than to do so indirectly by setting the precedent of mandating COLA's. The Committee report is expected to be filed by the end of next week.
6. Strike Replacement (sponsored by Sen. Metzenbaum; currently 7 cosponsors): A hearing has been scheduled for May 22nd although the word is that this will probably be postponed. The bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to make it an unfair labor practice for an employer to offer or grant (i) permanent replacement employee status during a labor dispute or (ii) any employment preference to an individual who worked or indicated a willingness to work during a labor dispute over an employee who exercised specified rights during such dispute.
This is a major revision of current law which provides that you can use replacement workers in an economic-based strike (but not in an unfair labor practice strike). The Administration strongly opposes this bill.
7. Hatch Act: Vincent Sombrotto of the National Association of Letter Carriers may be interested in discussing this bill. While we will probably have a better idea at the end of this week, it is more likely than not that S. 135 will be accepted "as is" rather than making it like the House version which has even fewer restrictions on political activity. This makes it harder for us to pick up the votes that we need.
8. Parental Leave (sponsored by Sen. Dodd; currently 21 cosponsors): S. 345 was reported in July 1989. It mandates 10 weeks over two-year period for birth, adoption or serious illness of parent or child; also provides 10 weeks over one-year period for medical leave. House bill (H.R. 770) was passed over veto threat; Senate bill is slightly less onerous. Word is that Dodd is checking his votes. The issue here is the cost to employers of maintaining health insurance during leave period (about $200 million).
9. Greyhound Strike: Management has repeatedly said it won't go back to the bargaining table until all violence stops. . While there was a three-day return to negotiations a few weeks ago, such negotiations produced nothing and Greyhound has since said "the strike is over."
Sen. Kennedy introduced Sen. Concurrent Res. 127 on May 4th (15 cosponsors) which provided in part that "it is the sense of Congress that Greyhound Lines, Inc., and the Amalgamated Transit Union should . . . pursue meaningful negotiations under the auspices of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and the Secretary of Labor." Note that while FMCS already has jurisdiction, the resolution requires Sec. of Labor to get involved which involvement was declined several months ago. The concern, of course, is setting the precedent that the Sec. of Labor will end up mediating all such labor disputes.
NON-LABOR ISSUES: Non-labor issues which may come up for discussion would be the budget (how are negotiations going?), health care, general trade issues and aid to Eastern Europe.
CC: Sheila Burke
hand drawn table plans:
circle table 1, starting at top and moving right to left: Dole, (Trumka) V. Sombrotta (Letha Carmens), Specter (check mark), Stevens, Chafee, Durenberger, J. Sweeny (Service Employees), Domenici, Sheila, Hatch (check mark), Kirkland
circle table 2, starting at top and moving right to left: R. Georgine (Building & Trades), Gorton (check mark), X, Shea (teamsters), Heinz (check mark), Trumka (crossed out and replaced with SOMBROTTO) (UMW), Simpson (check mark), McMillan, illegible name, McCain (check mark)
United States Senate
OFFICE OF THE REPUBLICAN LEADER
WASHINGTON, DC 20510-7020
OFFICIAL BUSINESS
Bob Dole
U.S.S.
PLACECARDS
LUNCH, AFL-C10 REPS.
5/ 16 - 12:00 NOON
Senator Chafee
WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1990
MEETING WITH AFL-CIO REPRESENTATIVES
12:00 NOON - S-230
handwritten note: Gorton 12 to 1:45
Dole
Domenici
Durenberger
Hatch
Heinz
McCain
Simpson
Specter
Chafee - will drop by - has another lunch
wcb: (Nickles crossed out), Kassebaum
Lane Kirkland, President - AFL-CIO
Robert Georgine, President, Building & Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO
Walter Shea, Vice President & Executive Assistant to the General President, Teamsters
Vincent Sombrotto, President Letter Carriers
John Sweeney, President, Service Employees
Richard Trumka, President, United Mine Workers
Peggy Taylor, Associate Director, Department of Legislation AFL-CIO
Jim McMillan, Office of the Republican Leader
Sheila Burke, Office of the Republican Leader
handwritten on bottom: Sheila Burke, Jim McMillan
WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1990
MEETING WITH AFL-CIO REPRESENTATIVES
12:00 NOON - S-230
Dole (check mark)
Domenici (check mark) (handwritten: energy)
Durenberger (check mark) (handwritten: 12:30)
Gorton (check mark) (handwritten: Wed club - drop by)
Hatch (check mark) (handwritten: on floor)
Heinz (check mark) (handwritten: on his way)
McCain (check mark)
Simpson (check mark) (handwritten: on the way)
Specter (check mark) (handwritten: on the way)
Chafee - will drop by (crossed out)
handwritten to right of the above names:
Stevens drop by (check mark)
Hatfield drop by (check mark)
Rudman drop by
Gramm drop by
Lane Kirkland, President - AFL-CIO (check mark)
Robert Georgine, President, Building & Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO (check mark)
Walter Shea, Vice President & Executive Assistant to the General President, Teamsters (check mark)
Vincent Sombrotto, President Letter Carriers (check mark)
John Sweeney, President, Service Employees (check mark)
Richard Trumka, President, United Mine Workers (check mark)
Peggy Taylor, Associate Director, Department of Legislation AFL-CIO (check mark)
Jim McMillan, Office of the Republican Leader (check mark)
Sheila Burke, Office of the Republican Leader
handwritten on next page:
1990 Black Lincoln
Tag: DC 223 910
Driver: George
Occupants: Kirkland, Georgina, Trumka, Sweeney (crossed out), Peggy Taylor
WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1990
MEETING WITH AFL-CIO REPRESENTATIVES
12:00 NOON - S-230
Dole
Domenici
Durenberger
Hatch
Heinz
McCain
Simpson
Specter
Chafee - will drop by - has another lunch
wcb: Nickles, Kassebaum
AFL-CIO Representataives
Lane Kirkland, President - AFL-CIO
Robert Georgine, President, Building & Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO
Walter Shea, Vice President & Executive Assistant to the General President, Teamsters
Vincent Sombrotto, President Letter Carriers
John Sweeney, President, Service Employees
Richard Trumka, President, United Mine Workers
Peggy Taylor, Associate Director, Department of Legislation AFL-CIO
MEMORANDUM
March 30, 1990
TO: SENATOR DOLE
FROM: JIM MCMILLAN
RE: MEETING WITH AFL-CIO REPRESENTATIVES
handwritten on page: Wed., May 16th
In connection with the arrangements for a meeting between you and Lane Kirkland, President, AFL-CIO, Robert (Bob) McGlotten, Director, Department of Legislation, AFL-CIO, and the presidents of the various unions, Mr. Kirkland has suggested that the meeting be a luncheon meeting instead of a breakfast meeting since Mr. Kirkland "does not like mornings." It also was suggested that more union presidents would be able to attend a luncheon meeting since they would fly to Washington the morning of the meeting rather than the night before.
IS A LUNCHEON MEETING ( INSTEAD OF A BREAKFAST MEETING) ACCEPTABLE TO YOU, SUCH MEETING TO BE TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 16TH (THIS DATE HAS BEEN CLEARED WITH MARIAM)?
YES (check mark)
NO
IF SUCH A MEETING IS ACCEPTABLE, DO YOU WANT OTHER SENATORS TO ATTEND?
YES (check mark)
NO
IF SO, WHICH SENATORS? (all handwritten)
Y SIMPSON
NICKLES wcb
DURENBERGER wcb
OK DOMENICI
handwritten on bottom of page:
Y - Hatch - late
Jeffords OK (crossed out)
NO Hatfield
Y McCain
Cochran - N
Specter - wcb YES
Heinz - YES
N - Chafee - (stop by) no lunch
N Stevens - NO
N - Gorton - wcb
N Danforth - wcb
WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1990
MEETING WITH AFL-CIO REPRESENTATIVES
12:00 NOON - S-230
Dole
Domenici
Hatch
Heinz
McCain
Simpson
Specter
Chafee - will drop by - has another lunch
wcb: Durenberger (handwritten: Y), Nickles, Kassebaum
AFL-CIO Representataives
Lane Kirkland, President - AFL-CIO
Robert Georgine, President, Building & Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO
Walter Shea, Vice President & Executive Assistant to the General President, Teamsters
Vincent Sombrotto, President Letter Carriers
John Sweeney, President, Service Employees
Richard Trumka, President, United Mine Workers
Peggy Taylor, Associate Director, Department of Legislation AFL-CIO
Attendance List for Luncheon with Minority Leader Bob Dole
Wednesday, May 16 at 12:00 p.m.
Lane Kirkland, President, AFL-CIO
Robert Georgine, President, Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO
Walter Shea, Vice President and Exec. Assistant to the General President, Teamsters
Vincent Sombrotto, President, Letter Carriers
John Sweeney, President, Service Employees
Richard Trumka, President, United Mine Workers
Peggy Taylor, Associate Director, Department of Legislation, AFL-CIO
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