Labor Hall of Honor | |
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General information | |
Address | 200 Constitution Avenue NW |
Town or city | Washington, DC |
Coordinates | 38°53′36″N 77°00′52″W / 38.893396°N 77.014514°W |
The United States Department of Labor Hall of Honor is in the Frances Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. It is a monument to honor Americans who have made a major contribution toward their country's workers; for example, by improving working conditions, wages, and quality of life.[1]
First proposed during the John F. Kennedy administration in 1962 as the Hall of Fame,[2] the Hall of Honor was opened in 1988.[3] Honorees are selected each year by a panel inside the Department of Labor. All have been recognized posthumously with the lone exception of 2012 inductee Dolores Huerta.
Its inductees include:[4]