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Resolutions & Amendments

30th International Convention - Las Vegas, NV (1992)

The Contingent Workforce

Resolution No. 21
30th International Convention
June 15-19, 1992
Las Vegas, NV

WHEREAS:

The expansion of contingent employment is evidence of a fundamental transformation of the arrangement of work in the U.S. economy. Since 1973, the rate of nontraditional employment has grown faster than the rate of fulltime work. By 1988, nearly 27 million workers, or 23 percent of U.S. workers, were employed outside the permanent full-time labor force; and

WHEREAS:

This shift to more nontraditional work arrangements breeds social and economic insecurity for too many workers. Many part-time and temporary jobs fail to provide guaranteed employment, fringe benefits, a living wage, or union representation. In some cases, these more "flexible" forms of work relieve employers of federal obligations tinder the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), unemployment compensation, and affirmative action; and

WHEREAS:

Current public and private employment policies are designed for full-time workers with permanent attachments to the labor force.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:

That AFSCME will work to revamp employment policy to reflect the changing profile of the American workforce.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:

That AFSCME initiatives include:

SUBMITTED BY:

Ronald C. Alexander, President
Andy J. DiLoreto, Secretary-Treasurer
AFSCME/0CSEA Local 11
Ohio