[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 26, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E452-E453]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CELEBRATION OF JAN PIERCE'S 40 YEARS OF PROGRESSIVE LABOR LEADERSHIP

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                         HON. THOMAS J. MANTON

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 26, 1996

  Mr. MANTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Jan D. 
Pierce, the vice president of the Communications Workers of America, 
District One.
  For the last 40 years, Mr. Pierce has worked tirelessly as a 
progressive labor leader in the communications industry and has been a 
leading advocate for rank and file unionism in the United States.
  Mr. Pierce has been an active union member his entire working life, 
beginning with his

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employment by the then Bell System in 1956. He then served as president 
of CWA Local 4320 in Columbus, OH. Following that, he worked with the 
CWA District One staff as area director, assistant to the vice 
president and beginning in 1985, as vice president of the largest CWA 
district in the country.
  Mr. Speaker, Mr. Pierce has stood by his word for the last 40 years 
by serving as an articulate spokesperson with a progressive point of 
view on major social, economic and political issues. In addition, he 
has involved himself in countless causes and struggles including civil 
rights, human rights, women's rights, political campaigns, 
demonstrations, picket lines and movements to improve conditions for 
the American worker.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to recognize the achievements of Jan D. 
Pierce, and I know my colleagues join me in honoring him as we 
celebrate 40 years of progressive labor leadership with the 
Communications Workers of America.

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