[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 137 (Saturday, September 28, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1802-E1803]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING DON GLENN ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE AFL-CIO

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                       HON. ESTEBAN EDWARD TORRES

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 27, 1996

  Mr. TORRES. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me today in 
honoring Don Glenn on the occasion of his retirement from the AFL-CIO 
after dedicating his entire adult life to the labor movement.
  Don was hired as an AFL-CIO field representative in 1967. He was 
instrumental in establishing statewide central labor council 
conferences both in Wisconsin and California. He also assisted the Los 
Angeles Orange County Organizing Committee [LAOCOC] with organizing 
workshops, think tank sessions, and organizing projects.
  Before joining the AFL-CIO field staff, Don served in the U.S. Army 
for 2 years, and was a member of the Meatcutters Union, the Structural 
Ironworkers Union, the Railroad Union, and the Steelworkers Union.
  When he was a steelworker, he became a steward. He than took a 
position as an organizer, and worked as a negotiator and servicer for 6 
years for a joint council in Chicago, which included several unions. 
Among them were the Distillery Union, and the Laborers International 
Union. Production Workers Union, Sheetmetal Workers Union, and the 
Laborers International Union. During this time he also attended 
Roosevelt University, and successfully completed a 4-year course in 
labor leadership.
  Prior to completion of his studies, AFL-CIO Regional Director Dan 
Healy interviewed and

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hired Don as a field representative, where he would serve for 20 years. 
He then transferred to California, where he began his assistance with 
the LAOCOC. He served in that capacity for another 8 years, retiring on 
July 1, 1996.
  On Friday, October 4, 1996, the leadership of the AFL-CIO will pay 
tribute to Don Glenn as he retires after over 25 years of selfless 
service to the labor movement. I proudly ask my colleagues to rise and 
join in solidarity paying tribute to Don Glenn on the occasion of his 
retirement.

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