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Transcript of hearing re Progress and Effectiveness of the NYS Economic Development Zones Program, held by Special Economic Development Zone Review Commission, April 3

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Updated proposed findings and recommendations, sent to commission members for comment, May 7, 1991; comments by ILGWU president Mazur, May 30, 1991; interim report, "Summary Findings and Recommendations of the Economic Development Zones Review Commission," June 19, 1991; final draft, for commission review, October 4, 1991; memo re future of EDDZ program; Mazur's recommendation, April 23, 1991; New York State Economic Development Zones Program Review Commission Final Report, November 1991

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Scholarly and newspaper articles on enterprise zones, most of it negative; AFL-CIO Reviews the Issues: Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities: Promise and Pitfalls, June 1994; "Enterprise Zones: New Directions in Economic Development," Roy E. Green, editor (Sage Publications); "The Political Economy of States' Job-Creation Business Incentives," Bennett Harrison and Sandra Kanter, AIP Journal, October 1987

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A program of the Governor's office. Description of program, list of Board of Directors and advisory committees; press releases announcing creation of award recognizing quality performance and cooperative labor-management relations in public, private, and educational sectors; noting first recipients; printed booklet describing criteria; newspaper clipping from Crain's NY Business, noting loan pool for midsized companies; memo to ILGWU president Mazur

Scope and Contents Text of 1981 Garment Industry Job Retention Act, establishing the Garment Industry Advisory Committee, with cover letter inviting ILGWU representation on committee; draft annual report, 1990-91; minutes and agenda of meetings, May 2, 1989, December 4, 1990, FebruaryDecember 1991, held at ILGWU headquarters; report of the Subcommittee on Industry Development, Nov. 14, 1991; letter to NYS Labor Commissioner from the chair of the NYS Garment Industry Advisory Committee expressing concern over...

Scope and Contents Feb. 9, May 4, Sept. 7, 1993, and Feb. 8, 1994, meeting minutes; text of four proposed bills introduced in the NYS legislature strengthening contractor registration law, increasing funding for unemployment insurance, and ensuring terminated workers receive accumulated vacation pay, with cover letter from ILG exec. asst. noting need to fill five investigator positions on the Apparel Industry Task Force; letter from Garment Industry Advisory Committee to Commissioner of Labor urging him to...

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Minutes of subcommittee on media/image, mostly ILG officials, discussing creation of award program

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Notice of annual awards to responsible garment manufacturers, press release announcing recipients; memos discussing criteria, related documentation

Scope and Contents Printed program for the NYS Labor Commissioner's Awards ceremony, "Outstanding Practices in the Apparel Manufacturing Industry," April 8, 1992, sponsored by the Council for American Fashion; text of remarks by keynote speaker Karen Schaffner, publisher, Apparel Industry Magazine, re efforts by manufacturers to improve workplace environment, attract and retain workers; text of welcoming remarks by ILGWU president (and co-chair of Council for American Fashion) Jay Mazur; list of attendees and...

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Feb. 11, May 5, September 24, December 1, 1992, meeting minutes, held at ILGWU headquarters