[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 93 (Monday, June 23, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1323]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           TRIBUTE TO SACRAMENTO VALLEY UNION LABOR BULLETIN

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                         HON. ROBERT T. MATSUI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 23, 2003

  Mr. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise in tribute to the Sacramento Valley 
Union Labor Bulletin, one of the oldest labor newspapers on the west 
coast. On August 15, 2003, the Sacramento Valley Union Labor Bulletin 
will celebrate its 75th Anniversary with the publication of a Labor Day 
Special Issue. It is my honor to ask all of my colleagues to join me in 
saluting one of Sacramento's most trusted and important publications.
  The Sacramento Central Labor Council and the Sacramento-Sierra's 
Building & Construction Trades Council, both AFL-CIO councils, own the 
Sacramento Valley Union Labor Bulletin. On September 3, 1928, under the 
leadership of editor Charles W. Lyons, the Sacramento Valley Union 
Labor Bulletin first went to press with a Labor Day issue. In the 
ensuing seventy-five years, the Sacramento Valley Union Labor Bulletin 
has enjoyed unparalleled success. It has published without 
interruption. Every issue of the Sacramento Valley Union Labor Bulletin 
is stored and available to the public at the California Room of the 
California State Library.
  About 22 unions subscribe to the Sacramento Valley Union Labor 
Bulletin for their members. These unions range from service unions such 
as the Northern California Media Workers Guild, Bakers, Amalgamated 
Transit Union, Sacramento Area Fire Fighters to Building Trades Unions 
such as the Sheet Metal Workers, Glaziers, Plumbers, Painters, and 
IBEW. The great diversity in readership is a great reflection of the 
far-reaching importance of the Sacramento Valley Union Labor Bulletin 
in the Capital Region. Overall, there are 17,000 paid subscribers.
  Throughout the course of its history, the Sacramento Valley Union 
Labor Bulletin has provided a vital forum for the expression of the 
messages and attitudes of the local labor community. In good times and 
bad, one can always look to the Sacramento Valley Union Labor Bulletin 
in order to discern the pulse of the labor community.
  The Sacramento Valley Union Labor Bulletin has also provided 
Sacramento with some of its most distinguished community leaders. 
Former editor J.L.R. Marsh's stewardship of the bulletin was so admired 
that Mercy Hospital dedicated its Memorial Physical Therapy Unit in his 
honor. Another former editor, Richard Marriott, would go on to become 
one of the most beloved mayors in Sacramento history.
  Mr. Speaker, as the Sacramento Valley Union Labor Bulletin celebrates 
its 75th Anniversary, I am honored to pay tribute to an invaluable 
resource to the Sacramento community. The Bulletin's commitment to the 
local labor community has been commendable. I ask all of my colleagues 
to join with me in wishing the Sacramento Valley Union Labor Bulletin 
continued success in all its future endeavors.

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