U.S. Department of Labor Hall of Honor facts for kids
The United States Department of Labor Hall of Honor is a special place in the Frances Perkins Building in Washington, DC. It honors Americans who have made a big, positive difference in how people work and live in the United States.
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What is the Hall of Honor?
The Hall of Honor celebrates people and groups who have greatly improved things for American workers. This includes making wages better and improving their overall quality of life.
How it Started
The idea for the Hall of Honor (which was first called the Hall of Fame) came up in 1962, during the time John F. Kennedy was president. The Hall officially started in 1988.
How People Are Chosen
Each year, a group of people at the Department of Labor chooses who will be honored. To be chosen, a person must have made a very important contribution. The award is given posthumously, which means after they have passed away.
Who is in the Hall of Honor?
Many important people and groups have been added to the Hall of Honor. Here are some of them:
- 1989 - Cyrus S. Ching
- 1989 - John R. Commons
- 1989 - Samuel Gompers
- 1989 - John L. Lewis
- 1989 - George Meany
- 1989 - James P. Mitchell
- 1989 - Frances Perkins
- 1989 - A. Philip Randolph
- 1990 - Eugene V. Debs
- 1990 - Henry J. Kaiser
- 1990 - Walter P. Reuther
- 1990 - Robert F. Wagner
- 1991 - Mary Anderson
- 1991 - Philip Murray
- 1992 - Sidney Hillman
- 1992 - Mother Jones
- 1993 - David Dubinsky
- 1994 - George W. Taylor
- 1995 - Arthur J. Goldberg
- 1996 - William Green
- 1997 - David A. Morse
- 1998 - Cesar Chavez
- 1999 - Terence V. Powderly
- 2000 - Joseph A. Beirne
- 2002 - 9/11 Rescue workers
- 2003 - Paul Hall
- 2003 - Milton Hershey
- 2003 - Steve Young
- 2004 - Harley-Davidson: William S. Harley; Arthur Davidson; Walter Davidson; and William A. Davidson
- 2005 - Robert Wood Johnson
- 2005 - Peter J. Brennan
- 2006 - Charles R. Walgreen
- 2006 - Alfred E. Smith
- 2007 - Adolphus Busch
- 2007 - William B. Wilson
- 2008 - John Willard Marriott
- 2008 - Leonard F. Woodcock
- 2010 - Justin Dart, Jr.
- 2019 - Helen Keller
- 2011 - The Workers of the Memphis Sanitation Strike
- 2012 - The Pioneers of the Farm Worker Movement
- 2012 - Rev. Addie Wyatt
- 2012 - Tony Mazzocchi
- 2012 - Mark Ayers
- 2012 - Dolores Huerta
- 2013 - Bayard Rustin
- 2013 - Esther Peterson
- 2014 - The Chinese Railroad Workers
- 2015 - Ted Kennedy
- 2016 - Frank Kameny
- 2017 - Ronald Reagan
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U.S. Department of Labor Hall of Honor, showcase highlighting the life-changing contributions that women, men, groups and organizations have made which have had a profound, positive impact on the American way of work and the American way of life.
