Subject files, 1973-1999.

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Massachusetts. General Court. Joint Committee on Commerce and Labor. Subject files, 1973-1999.

Subject files, 1973-1999.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/263688311

The Joint Committee on Commerce and Labor, a standing committee of the General Court, considers all matters concerning commercial, industrial, and mercantile establishments; industrial development; consumer protection; discrimination in employment; mobile home parks; and other matters referred. It drafts, reviews, and holds hearings on proposed legislation. Subject files are compiled by and for the committee during the process of drafting and reviewing legislation to create a portfolio of background information, related research, and news concerning topics brought to the committee's attention through legislation and hearings. Files contain background materials on subjects concerning proposed legislation drafted and reviewed by the committee. Documents include fiscal and annual reports, brochures, pamphlets, correspondences, and newspaper clippings. Major subjects for the 1970s include gay rights and job security; for the 1980s, discrimination against women in the workplace; for the 1990s, temporary disability.

5 cubic ft. (4 record center cartons)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives