Expressing support for the recognition of August 18th through August 24, 2024, as "Warehouse Worker Recognition Week", the national event celebrating the workers in the logistics industry.

Bill: 118-hres-1414
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
Introduced: 2024-08-13
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Latest action: action_date: 2024-08-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:

tv_txt: IV 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1414 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 13, 2024 Mrs. Torres of California submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce RESOLUTION Expressing support for the recognition of August 18th through August 24, 2024, as Warehouse Worker Recognition Week , the national event celebrating the workers in the logistics industry.

Whereas warehouse workers are important in supporting and developing the United States economy; Whereas, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the total number of warehousing and storage workers employed is over 9,000,000; Whereas, 25.8 percent of all warehouse employees are women, while 67.6 percent are men; Whereas supply chain disruptions have impacted the logistics industry; Whereas warehouse workers work around the clock, with little rest; Whereas warehouse workers in the summer months work in dangerously hot conditions, and warehouses can reach up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit; Whereas warehouses in the Inland Empire manage distribution for most goods traveling through the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports, which receive 40 percent of the Nation’s imports; and Whereas warehouse workers help individuals and communities through— (1) assisting in the supply chain; (2) helping to transport goods; and (3) packing, processing, and moving inventory: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1) supports the goals of Warehouse Worker Recognition Week ; (2) encourages increased awareness of the contributions of warehouse workers; (3) acknowledges that warehouse workers are front line workers; and (4) recommits to work together to reduce injuries and support the needs of these front line workers.