[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 45 (Wednesday, April 16, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E680-E681]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 2028 AND IRONWORKERS LOCAL 
   229: SAN DIEGO-IMPERIAL COUNTIES LABOR COUNCIL, AFL-CIO LABOR TO 
                             NEIGHBOR AWARD

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                            HON. BOB FILNER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 16, 1997

  Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker and colleagues, I rise today to recognize the 
Service Employees International Union Local 2028 [SEIU] and the 
Ironworkers Local 229 as they are honored by the San Diego-Imperial 
Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, for their strong support of the Labor 
to Neighbor program in San Diego and the Imperial Valley.
  The Labor to Neighbor program educates and involves union members and 
their families in the campaign to protect jobs and the future of 
working people in San Diego and Imperial Counties.
  The slogan of SEIU Local 2028 is ``Politics is Union Business.'' This 
slogan embodies the essence of the Labor to Neighbor program. Local 
2028 mobilized over 100 volunteers in the 1996 election and has also 
provided crucial support to the Labor to Neighbor Union Summer Program.
  The Ironworkers Local 229 is being recognized for its leadership role 
in bringing Labor to Neighbor into the Imperial Valley. Local 229 also 
gave significant support to the Labor to Neighbor Union Summer Program 
and sponsored a golf tournament to help fund Labor to Neighbor's fall 
program.
  For these activities, the San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, 
AFL-CIO, recognizes SEIU Local 2028 and the Ironworkers Local 229 with 
their Labor to Neighbor Award. I am pleased to join in honoring their 
contributions

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to the working families of San Diego and Imperial Counties.

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