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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 23, \"2/10/76 - Remarks at the Swearing-in\nCeremony for William J. Usery, Jr. as Secretary of Labor\" of the President's Speeches and\nStatements: Reading Copies at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nDigitized from Box 23 of President's Speeches and Statements: Reading Copies at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nSWEARING IN OF W.J. USERY, JR.\nAS SECRETARY OF LABOR\nTUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1976\nTHE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN\nACKNOWLEDGEMENTS\nMR. CHIEF JUSTICE\nMR. VICE PRESIDENT\nMR. SECRETARY-DESIGNATE\nMEMBERS OF CONGRESS\nDISTINGUISHED GUESTS\nLADIES AND GENTLEMEN\n-1-\nLET ME WELCOME YOU HERE TODAY\nFOR THE SWEARING IN OF BILL USERY AS SECRETARY OF LABOR\n-2-\nTHERE CAN BE NO DOUBT THAT BILL USERY\nHAS OUTSTANDING QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS TREMENDOUS\nRESPONSIBILITY.\nWE JUST HAVE TO LOOK TO THE IMPRESSIVE\nRECORD HE BUILT UP OVER THE YEARS IN SUCCESSFULLY MEDIATING\nso MANY OF THE MOST DIFFICULT AND COMPLEX LABOR-MANAGEMENT\nDISPUTES\n-3-\nHE IS TRUSTED AND RESPECTED BY LABOR AND MANAGEMENT ALIKE\nBECAUSE HE UNDERSTANDS THE NEEDS AND CONCERNS OF BOTH\n-4-\nFOLLOWING HIS SUCCESSFUL AND VAR IED WORK\nFOR THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND\nAEROSPACE WORKERS OF THE AFL-C IO,\nBILL USERY\nWAS APPOINTED ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF LABOR FOR\nLABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS IN 1969\n-5-\nIN FEBRUARY OF 1973, HE BECAME DIRECTOR OF THE FEDERAL\nMEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE\nAND HE HAS SERVED\nWITH DISTINCTION AS MY SPECIAL ASSISTANT FOR\nLABOR-MANAGEMENT NEGOTIATIONS.\n-6-\nBILL USERY ASSUMES LEADERSHIP OF\nTHE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AT A TIME OF SPECIAL CHALLENGE\nLABOR CONTRACTS COVERING NEARLY TWICE AS MANY\nWORKERS AS LAST YEAR ARE COMING UP FOR RENEWAL.\nKEY INDUSTRIES ARE INVOLVED, SUCH AS RUBBER TRUCKING\nAUTOS\nELECTRICAL MANUFACTURI ING AND CONSTRUCTION.\n-7-\nTHE SUCCESS OF OUR PROGRAM OF STEADY,\nBALANCED ECONOMIC RECOVERY WILL DEPEND PARTLY ON\nREACHING COMMON SENSE LABOR AGREEMENTS WITHOUT\nPROLONGED, MAJOR WORK STOPPAGES AND WITHOUT\nINFLATIONARY SETTLEMENTS\n-8-\nONE OF OUR TOP NATIONAL PRIORITIES\nIS FINDING MORE JOBS FOR MORE AMERICANS.\nWE MUST GENERATE REAL, PERMANENT, FULFILLING JOBS --\nNOT GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED JOBS THAT MAKE WORK,\nBUT DO NOT MAKE A FUTURE -- EITHER FOR AMERICA OR AMERICANS.\n-9-\nPERMANENT JOBS HAVE TO BE GENERATED\nBY THE STEADY, BALANCED GROWTH OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR,\nWHERE FIVE OUT OF SIX JOBS IN THIS COUNTRY ARE TODAY.\n-10-\nTHIS STEADY APPROACH IS ALREADY YIELDING\nCONVINCING RESULTS:\nTOTAL EMPLOYMENT HAS RISEN\nBY MORE THAN 2 MILLION JOBS SINCE LAST MARCH,\nAND JANUARY SAW THE LARGEST MONTHLY DECLINE IN THE JOBLESS\nRATE IN OVER 16 YEARS -- DOWN FROM 8.3 PERCENT TO\n7.8 PERCENT\nWE EXPECT THIS GOOD TREND TO CONTINUE.\n-11-\nIN THE MEANTIME, WE WILL CONTINUE PROVEN\nJOB TRAINING AND OPPORTUNITY PROGRAMS / AS WE WORK OUR WAY\nTOWARD COMPLETE RECOVERY\nI KNOW BILL USERY\nHAS HAD A LONG-STANDING INTEREST IN HELPING UNEMPLOYED\nYOUNG PEOPLE AND VETERANS -- AS WELL AS ALL OTHER\nAMERICANS WHO WANT JOBS AND CAN'T FIND THEM\n-12-\nTHIS IS A PRIME NATIONAL PRIORITY\nWE WILL NEVER LOSE SIGHT OF\nBILL, I LOOK FORWARD\nTO WORKING WITH YOU IN ACHIEVING THESE GOALS\nCHIEF\nAND NOW JUSTICE BURGER WILL ADMINISTER\nTHE OATH OF OFFICE\nEND OF TEXT"
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