[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 51 (Friday, April 19, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E588]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA 100TH 
                        ANNIVERSARY DINNER-DANCE

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                        HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 18, 1996

  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, on Saturday, April 20, 1996, at the Hyatt 
Regency in New Brunswick, NY, the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and 
Joiners of America, Local No. 65, of Perth Amboy, NJ, will hold its 
100th anniversary dinner-dance.
  It is a great honor for me to join the members of Local No. 65 for 
this momentous occasion. The Carpenters and Joiners have consistently 
been a strong supporter and a tireless fighter, not only for the needs 
of their own members, but for the American worker in general. In a time 
when labor unions are being attacked and the gains that organized labor 
has made over the past century are under constant threat, I have stood 
up to defend the livable wages and good working conditions that have 
contributed to the creation of the great American middle class.
  Mr. Speaker, this 100th anniversary is a great occasion for us all to 
remember the important contributions that labor unions have made and 
continue to make to improve the quality of life at home and abroad.

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