[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 30 (Thursday, March 17, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                         TRIBUTE TO BOB ELLIOT

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                       HON. GEORGE E. BROWN, JR.

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 17, 1994

  Mr. BROWN of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
Bob Elliot in honor of 12 years of dedicated service as the general 
manager of the San Bernardino Public Employees Association. Mr. Elliot 
will be retiring on March 31, after a distinguished career in the 
public employee association field.
  Mr. Elliot was Canadian-born but became a naturalized citizen after 
moving to Detroit with his family in 1930 and then later to Riverside, 
CA. He served in the U.S. Navy aboard the aircraft carrier, U.S.S. 
Essex from 1955 to 1958. The city of Riverside hired Mr. Elliot in 
1962, at which time he joined the Public Employees of Riverside 
Association [PERC]. After representing his fellow employees before the 
Riverside City Council in 1967, Mr. Elliot joined the Public Employees 
Riverside County as a full-time staff representative. He went on to 
become general manager of PERC in 1970.
  Mr. Elliot began his career with the San Bernardino Public Employee 
Association [SBPEA] in January 1982 when he moved to the Inland Empire 
to work as a staff representative for the association. On May 1, 1982, 
Mr. Elliot was appointed as interim general manager for the SBPEA. On 
Mr. Elliot's 52d birthday, he was appointed by the board of directors 
of the SBPEA as the permanent general manager. Two years later, Mr. 
Elliot also became executive director of the Working Assembly of 
Governmental Employees [WAGE].
  I would like to take this opportunity to recognize Mr. Elliot's 
success in recognizing the SBPEA. When Mr. Elliot came to the SBPEA, 
the association was in decline and financial difficulty. Membership was 
at a low of 4,200. By getting staff and board members involved in the 
organization and building a stronger and more effective employees 
association, Mr. Elliot increased membership to 10,000.
  The SBPEA is a committee driven association with total accountability 
to its members. Mr. Elliot considers his relationship with the 
president and the board of directors as a partnership. This outstanding 
partnership has resulted in the SBPEA being recognized as the No. 1 
public employee association in the Nation. Appropriately, Bob Elliot is 
recognized as the most outstanding and respected general managers in 
the business.
  Mr. Speaker, members of SBPEA have expressed to me their deep 
sentiments of gratitude and appreciation to have had Mr. Elliot as 
their general manager for 12 years. It is my privilege today to ask my 
colleagues to join me in paying the highest tribute to his excellent 
service to the public employees of San Bernardino.

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