HR 9055

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution designating the week of March 27-April 2,
3	2005, as "Merit Shop Construction Week" in Florida.
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5	WHEREAS, the construction industry in Florida employs over
6	444,000 men and women and is the fifth largest industry in the
7	state, and
8	WHEREAS, total employment in the construction industry is
9	more than double the cumulative employment in agriculture,
10	forestry, and fisheries, and
11	WHEREAS, the construction industry has a minority
12	employment rate of 32 percent, and
13	WHEREAS, merit shop construction has a record of higher
14	workplace safety and lower fatality rates than union shops and
15	the industry average, and
16	WHEREAS, construction in Florida has an annual payroll in
17	excess of $8.8 billion, and
18	WHEREAS, construction in Florida contributes over $1
19	billion in sales and use tax collected each year, and
20	WHEREAS, the Florida Constitution guarantees that "the
21	right of persons to work shall not be denied or abridged on
22	account of membership or nonmembership in any labor union or
23	labor organization," NOW, THEREFORE,
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25	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
26	Florida:
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28	That the week of March 27-April 2, 2005, is designated as
29	"Merit Shop Construction Week" in Florida.

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