[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 27 (Monday, March 5, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E273]
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   IN RECOGNITION OF THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF 
           CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA, LOCAL UNION 751

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                          HON. LYNN C. WOOLSEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 5, 2001

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, we rise today to recognize 
the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 
Union 751 as this organization celebrates its 100th anniversary.
  One hundred years ago, on March 13, 1901, the Local was chartered by 
the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America.
  In the early part of the 20th century, the Local helped to establish 
the four-dollar workday. Union members also helped to rebuild Santa 
Rosa following the famous 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
  In later years, the Local signed the first labor agreements with 
building contractors in the region, established an apprenticeship 
program to ensure the continuation of craftsmanship from one generation 
to the next, and established a health benefits and pension program for 
its members.
  Union members also built a union hall that houses all of the building 
trade unions in Sonoma County. Although the headquarters of Local 751 
is in Sonoma County, its jurisdiction includes Napa, Sonoma, Lake, 
Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte Counties.
  Local 751 also united with neighboring locals to form first the North 
Coast District Council and later the Northern California Regional 
Council.
  The union is committed to ensuring that women and minorities among 
its 1,600 members have equal opportunities and an equal voice in the 
workplace.
  Mr. Speaker, it is appropriate that we acknowledge and honor today 
this pioneering union local and its members who have made an 
immeasurable difference in the lives of working families on 
California's North Coast.




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