[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 70 (Monday, May 21, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E867]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    TRIBUTE TO CESAR CHAVEZ LEADERSHIP AWARD WINNER: VOLUME SERVICES

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                            HON. BOB FILNER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 21, 2001

  Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Volume Services as 
they are honored as the San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-
CIO Spirit of Cooperation Award winner.
  Standing shoulder-to-shoulder with workers, Volume Services, formally 
Service America, is a strong and courageous supporter of the labor 
movement. Under the leadership of Convention Center General Manager 
John Vingus, Volume Services has given numerous contributions to labor, 
including food for the SEIU 2028 janitors during their four-week strike 
last year. Vingus is a management trustee on health and welfare, 
pension, and labor union trust funds to help secure better benefits for 
union members and their families. He also sits on the Training Trust 
Fund as a management trustee.
  In addition, Vingus is a strong advocate for the Hotel Employee and 
Restaurant Employees hospitality training program. Volume Services 
contributes on an hourly basis to the fund and places people in a 
variety of union jobs.
  ``Volume Services is an advocate for employee rights,'' says Jef 
Eatchel, Business Manager for HERE Local 30. ``When they went to the 
Convention Center Board to bid on a service contract, they told the 
board that they were proud to be a union employer with medical 
benefits, stabilized wages, and retirement and urged the board to 
contract only with employers that meet those standards. Volume Services 
is definitely on our side.''
  My congratulations goes to Volume Services for their significant 
contributions to the labor movement. They are truly deserving of the 
San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO Spirit of 
Cooperation Award.

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