Bureau of International Labor Affairs; U.S. National Administrative Office; North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation; Public Forum on the Effects of Sudden Plant Closings and the Impact on the Principle of Freedom of Association and the Right of Workers To Organize

Résumé

The purpose of this notice is to announce a public forum on Submission 9501 filed under the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation Submission 9501, filed with the Mexican National Administrative Office (Mexican NAO) by the Telephone Workers of The Republic of Mexico, involves labor law matters in the United States, and was filed for review on February 9, 1995. The Mexican NAO issued a public report on May 31, 1995 requesting ministerial consultations on the matter, pursuant to Article 22 of the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation (NAALC). Pursuant to these ministerial consultations an agreement was reached on December 15, 1995, between the United States Secretary of Labor Robert B. Reich and his Mexican counterpart, Secretary Javier Bonilla Garcia. This agreement provides, inter alia, for a public forum in San Francisco, California to allow interested parties an opportunity to convey to the public their concerns on the effects of the sudden closing of a plant on the principle of freedom of association and the right of workers to organize. This public forum will be held on February 27, 1996, commencing at 9:30 a.m. and ending at 6:00 p.m. Persons wishing to present