6555 RESOLUTION NO. 6 ,555
A RESOLUTION DECLARING APRIL 15, 1981, TO BE
A. PHILIP RANDOLPH DAY; RECOGNIZING THE MANY
ACHIEVEMENTS OF A. PHILIP RANDOLPH; AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, the Central Arkansas Labor Council and the local A.
Philip Randolph Institute Chapter have requested that the Board of
Directors declare April 15, 1981, to be A. Philip Randolph Day; and
WHEREAS, A. Philip Randolph died May 16, 1979, at the age of
90; and
WHEREAS, A. Philip Randolph led a campaign to organize sleeping
car porters and to get the Pullman Company to sign a contract with him;
and
WHEREAS, Randolph, President of the Sleeping Car Porters, suc-
ceeded in getting a contract signed by the Pullman Company with the
i porters which in 1937 marked the first time a white employer had signed
a labor agreement with a black union leader; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Board to recognize A. Philip
Randolph for his efforts to achieve full human rights for all persons.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. April 15, 1981, is hereby declared to be A. Philip
Randolph Day in the City of Little Rock.
4 SECTION 2. A. Philip Randolph is hereby recognized and honored
for the unyielding strength of his life-long struggle for full human
Irights for all persons and for a labor movement that would be free of
all prejudice and which would play a key role in changing society for
the better.
SECTION 3. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect
from and after its adoption and approval.
ADOPTED: April 15 , 1981
Al'1'EST: G{/YLit APPROVED: /
City 1 k Mayor