The United States Department of Labor Hall of Honor is in the Frances Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC. It is a monument to honor Americans who have made a positive contribution to how people in the United States work and live.
The people and groups who are honored have all improved , wages, and over-all quality of life for American workers. The Hall of Honor (first called the Hall of Fame) was first planned during the John F. Kennedy administration in 1962. The hall was actually started in 1988. The people to be given this honor are selected each year by a panel inside the Department of Labor. Each must have made a major contribution and the award is given posthumously (after they have died).
Those who have been inducted into the Hall of Honor are:
Feeder Airlines
Feeder Airlines is an airline based in Juba, South Sudan. It operates from Juba International Airport. It started operations on 2 June 2007. It operates scheduled and charter service.
Feeder Airlines is mostly owned by South Sudanese people. It serves major airports in South Sudan. It uses Juba International Airport as its hub. In March 2010, the airline started daily flights between Juba and Entebbe.
Following is a list of places that Feeder Airlines flies to, as of March 2014.
As of 26 March 2012, Feeder Airlines has the following aircraft. The average age of the aircraft is 21.4 years:
Henry J. Kaiser
Henry John Kaiser (May 9, 1882 – August 24, 1967) was an American industrialist. He started working when he was only 13 years old but in his lifetime founded over 100 companies. He became known as the father of modern American shipbuilding. Kaiser started the Kaiser Shipyard which built Liberty ships during World War II. After the war he started Kaiser Aluminum. Kaiser organized Kaiser Permanente health care for his workers and their families. He led Kaiser-Frazer followed by Kaiser Motors, automobile company known for the safety of their designs. Kaiser was involved in large construction projects such as civic centers and dams. He also invested in real estate. With his great wealth, he initiated the Kaiser Family Foundation, a non-profit, non-partisan, charitable organization.
Ripple (payment protocol)
Ripple is a communication protocol for sending money through the internet. It was developed by Ripple Labs, Inc which is an American Financial technology company. The company wants to take on the established financial industry with their X-rapid blockchain protocol with the XRP settlement token.
Bedtime for Democracy
Bedtime for Democracy is the fourth studio album by American hardcore punk band, Dead Kennedys. "Bedtime for Democracy" was released in November 1986.
The name of the album is a reference to the 1951 comedy film, Bedtime for Bonzo which starred Ronald Reagan. The name of the album may also reflect the band's bitterness from the aftermath of the both financially and emotionally draining trial that they were being subjected to at the time because of the controversial poster that was included with their previous album, "Frankenchrist". When the band started recording "Bedtime for Democracy", they had already played what would be their last live concert in February of 1986 in the San Francisco Bay Area with lead singer Jello Biafra and they announced the band's breakup immediately after the record's release. Allmusic rated the album 3 out of 5 stars.
Frankenchrist
Frankenchrist is the third studio album by American hardcore punk band, Dead Kennedys. "Frankenchrist" was released in October 1985.
The album caused controversy because of a poster that was inserted in the original record sleeve. The poster called "Landscape #XX", or Penis Landscape H. R. Giger, was a painting that showed rows of penises and vulvae. Lead singer Jello Biafra's record label Alternative Tentacles was almost driven to bankruptcy and Biafra was brought to trial for distributing harmful matter to minors but was not convicted. Allmusic rated the album 3.5 out of 5 stars.
Hipparcos
Hipparcos is a satellite that was used to make the Hipparcos catalog of 118,000 stars with unprecedented precision. The European Space Agency (ESA) launched it in 1989 and it operated until 1983. It was named for the ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus and is also an acronym for HIgh Precision PARallax COllecting Satellite.
Plastic Surgery Disasters
Plastic Surgery Disasters is the second studio album by American hardcore punk band, Dead Kennedys. "Plastic Surgery Disasters" was released in November 1982.
The album was reissued with their last EP "In God We Trust, Inc." which are the last eight songs on the CD. The cover photo of the album is a picture called "Hands" by photographer Michael Wells. Allmusic rated the album 4.5 out of 5 stars.
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables is the first studio album by American hardcore punk band, Dead Kennedys. "Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables" was released on September 2, 1980.
The album featured the singles "California Über Alles", "Holiday in Cambodia", "Kill the Poor", and "Too Drunk to Fuck". The album has been the best selling and mainly the most critically acclaimed album by the band. Allmusic rated the album 5 out of 5 stars.
Věra Chytilová
Věra Chytilová (2 February 1929 – 12 March 2014) was an avant-garde Czech movie director. She was known for her works in "Daises", "Wolf's Hole", "A Hoof Here, a Hoof There", and "The Inheritance or Fuckoffguysgoodday".
Chytilová was born in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia.
Republic of Crimea
The Republic of Crimea (Crimean Tatar: Къырым Джумхуриети, "Qırım Cumhuriyeti"; Russian: Республика Крым, "Respublika Krym") is an unrecognised Russian federal subject officially part of Ukraine. It is the Crimean peninsula in the Black Sea. It is located southeast of Ukraine and west of southern Russia. Its capital is Simferopol. The parliament of Crimea declared independence in 2014 after the victory of Euromaidan and joined Russia.
Jackie Gaughan
John D. "Jackie" Gaughan, Sr. (October 24, 1920 – March 12, 2014) was an American casino owner and gambler. Gaughan owned a casino in Las Vegas. It was El Cortez. Gaughan at one time owned more than 25 percent of the real estate in Downtown Las Vegas.
Gaughan died in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was 93 years old.
Jean Vallée
Jean Vallée (born Paul Georges M. J. Goeders; 2 October 1941 – 12 March 2014) was a Belgian singer and songwriter. He was made Knight in the Order of the Crown by HM Albert II in 1999. He was born in Verviers, Liège.
Vallée died after a long illness on 12 March 2014. He was 72 years old.
Ola L. Mize
Ola Lee Mize (August 28, 1931 – March 12, 2014) was a United States Army officer. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Korean War. He was born in Marshall County, Alabama.
Mize died on March 12, 2014. He was 82 years old.
Richard Coogan
Richard Coogan (April 4, 1914 - March 12, 2014) was an American actor. He is best known for his role as Captain Video in "Captain Video and His Video Rangers" from 1949 to 1950. He was also known for his role in "The Californians".
Coogan died in Beverly Hills, California from natural causes, aged 99.
Karl Otto Götz
Karl Otto Götz (February 22, 1914 – August 19, 2017) was a German artist. He was best known for his many abstract painting in the Informel, or art without form, style.
Götz was born in Aachen, Germany.
Witold Sobociński
Witold Sobociński (October 15, 1929 – November 19, 2018) was a Polish cinematographer, academic teacher as well as former jazz musician. He was known for his cinematography works in "The Adventures of Gerard", "The Hourglass Sanatorium" and in "Frantic".
Sobociński studied at the National Film School in Łódź. He was a member of Melomani, in which he played the drums.
Sobociński was born on October 15, 1929 in Łódź, Poland. He died on November 19, 2018 in Łódź at the age of 89.
Krzysztof Zanussi