[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 65 (Monday, May 23, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: May 23, 1994]
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                      IN HONOR OF JAMES L. QUILLIN

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                        HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 23, 1994

  Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to recognize Jim Quillin's 
distinguished career of service to California's workers.
  In the past 30 years, Mr. Quillin has dedicated his life to 
protecting workers' rights. He began his work dealing with the 
grievances of union members in 1961, when he became a business 
representative for the International Association of Machinists and 
Aerospace Workers. In 1969, Mr. Quillin became the president of 
District Lodge 727 in Burbank, CA and for the next 6 years served as 
administrative director of the 20,000 member union. In 1975, he was 
appointed the State Labor Commissioner by Governor Brown.
  In 1981, Mr. Quillin became the executive secretary treasurer for the 
California Conference of Machinists [IAM & AW], an association 
overseeing almost 150,000 members. He has served in this role until 
this year, when, as of August 1, he will retire from his long career of 
service.
  His involvement in local communities has been equally impressive. 
Among the many organizations to which he has contributed his expertise 
are: the United Way--as corporate vice president for the Los Angeles 
Region from 1971 to 1975; the California Commission on Industrial 
Innovation--as a member from 1981 to the present; the California 
Foundation on the Environment and the Economy--as a member of the board 
of directors; and the California Employment Training Panel--as a member 
from 1983 to the present.
  Jim Quillin will be sorely missed by his colleagues, friends, 
California's workers as well as those with whom he has worked in the 
community. I wish him much happiness and success in all of his future 
endeavors.

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