[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 71 (Tuesday, May 13, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E931]
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   HONORING ALAMEDA COUNTY 2003 UNIONIST OF THE YEAR DOROTHY FORTIER

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                        HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 13, 2003

  Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dorothy Fortier for 
receiving the 2003 Unionist of the Year award from the Central Labor 
Council of Alameda County, AFL-CIO. Ms. Fortier will be honored at the 
Council's Unionist of the Year Dinner on May 15.
  Ms. Fortier will be honored for her life-long dedication to the labor 
movement and her community. She currently serves as President and on 
the Executive Board of the Central Labor Council.
  In addition to her responsibilities on the Central Labor Council, she 
serves as Secretary-Treasurer of the International Brotherhood of 
Electrical Workers (IBEW) Minority Caucus, and on the National 
Executive Board of the Coalition of Labor Union Women.
  Ms. Fortier began her involvement in the labor movement in 1975 as a 
member of IBEW Local Union 1245. She has served as the union's 
Assistant Business Manager since 1987.
  Ms. Fortier has gone beyond what is required as President of the 
Central Labor Council to successfully complete numerous labor studies 
courses. She participates as an instructor and moderator in a wide 
range of union programs on the local, State, national and international 
levels.
  Ms. Fortier has also been active in raising a new generation of labor 
activists at home. Her three children, Rhonda R. Fortier-Bourne, Alfred 
W. Fortier II and Richelle B. Fortier-Phillips are union activists in 
OPEIU, IBEW and CWA respectively.
  I am honored to commend Dorothy Fortier for her commitment to 
improving the labor movement and her community.

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