[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 54 (Thursday, May 4, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E641]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 TRIBUTE TO THE RETIREMENT OF STANLEY SMITH AS SECRETARY-TREASURER OF 
       THE SAN FRANCISCO BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL

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                           HON. NANCY PELOSI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 4, 2000

  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, today I pay tribute to Stan Smith who is 
retiring after twenty-five years of distinguished service as Secretary-
Treasurer of the San Francisco Building and Construction Trades 
Council.
  Stan was elected president of Glaziers Union Local #718 in 1958 after 
only five years in the glazing trade. He was then elected Field 
Representative of Local #718 in 1965. In 1975, his peers elected him to 
his current post as Secretary-Treasurer. In this position, he has 
overseen all of the construction unions in San Francisco for the past 
quarter century and has done so with a skill that belies the complexity 
of the task. In addition, Stan has been an active member of the 
community and has served on countless boards and committees whose 
collective theme has been to give less fortunate members of the 
community new opportunities in life through the construction trades.
  Stan Smith is a fighter for America's working families. Throughout 
his tenure with the San Francisco Building and Construction Trades 
Council he has made a significant contribution to organized labor and 
to the greater San Francisco community. I commend him for his 
outstanding leadership and wish him all the best in his retirement.

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