W.J. Usery, Jr. oral history collection [sound recording] 1987, Aug. 26 [Tape 22].

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W.J. Usery, Jr. oral history collection [sound recording] 1987, Aug. 26 [Tape 22].

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Detailed descriptions of Usery's work in the Labor Department continue on tape 22, as he recounts his early years in Labor-Management Services in the Department, and describes the task force in charge of the Executive Order 11491 for federal employees. Usery's relationship with the postal unions and a description of the Executive Order 11491 are mentioned. The federal labor sector for Labor-Management Relations and both the rationale behind and the work of the Department of Labor within the federal sector of collective bargaining. Usery goes on to focus on Taft-Hartley and Davis-Bacon while recollecting his time as a mediator in the postal strike. Later, he notes the Nixon Administration's acceptance of collective bargaining as a valid mechanism in labor relations. Usery's work as a key labor advisor to President Nixon, his involvement in policy making and his ongoing fear of entering a Republican administration are all described. Also, accounts of Usery's work in the Nixon Administration, his work on the Emergency Board of the Department of Labor and the relationship of the Labor Department during the remainder of the Nixon Administration are given. Usery notes growing concern with the Teamsters' power, the change in labor relations in the United States, and the change in the nation's concern with labor issues as well.

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The United States Department of Labor (DOL) is a cabinet-level department of the U.S. federal government, responsible for occupational safety and health, wage and hour standards, unemployment benefits, reemployment services, and occasionally, economic statistics. Many U.S. states also have such departments. The Department of Labor is headed by the U.S. Secretary of Labor. The purpose of the Department of Labor is to foster, promote, and develop the well being of the wage earners, job seekers,...

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W.J. Usery (1923- ), machinist, union official, Assistant Secretary and Secretary of Labor, federal and private mediator, born in Hardwick, Georgia. From the description of W.J. Usery papers, 1940, 1952-1985. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38477540 W.J. Usery, Jr. (1923- ), machinist, union official, Assistant Secretary and Secretary of Labor, federal and private mediator, born in Hardwick, Georgia. From the description of W.J. Usery, Jr. oral hi...