[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 18 (Thursday, February 12, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E181]
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    RECOGNIZING THE CAREER AND RETIREMENT OF DAVID HAYES--SECRETARY/
    TREASURER OF BLUFF CITY LODGE 660, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF 
                    MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS

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                         HON. JERRY F. COSTELLO

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 11, 2004

  Mr. COSTELLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask my colleagues to join 
me in recognizing the career and retirement of David W. Hayes, the 
Financial Secretary-Treasurer of the Bluff City Lodge 660, 
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers in East 
Alton, Illinois.
  David Hayes has honorably served the area and the union in a number 
of capacities for nearly 45 years--27 of those as an officer of the 
union. The local that Dave represents has over 4400 retirees and 
workers at 14 area businesses--Olin Corporation, Beall Manufacturing, 
Conoco Phillips, Lenhardt Tool and Die, Owens-Illinois, Rotary Ram, 
Dugan Tool and Die, Dooling Machine Products, ASF Keystone, Gebco 
Machine, M&W Machine and Gear Shop, Cooper B-Line and the Warren G 
Murray Development Center.
  Dave started his career at Olin in 1959 and held in-plant positions 
with the union that included Steward, Committeeman, Lodge Trustee, 
Recording Secretary and Chairman of the Mechanical Groups. He was 
elected as the full-time Financial Secretary-Treasurer of Bluff City 
Lodge 660 in 1989 and has been re-elected four times since. He has 
served as the First Vice President of the Greater Madison County 
Federation of Labor for the past 15 years and has represented the 
Federation on the Board of Directors of the Greater Alton/Twin Rivers 
Growth Association. He has been the Labor Representative on the United 
Way Partnership for many years, serving on both their Executive Board 
and Personnel Committee. As part of the Federation of Labor, Dave 
served on their Political Committee for many years and has served on 
both the 12th and the 19th Congressional District COPE Committees.
  Each year, Dave is also responsible for organizing the Alton, 
Illinois Labor Day parade. During the two-month Olin strike, Dave was 
responsible for the payments of over 2.1 million dollars in strike 
benefits to the 2,538 Machinists on strike at Olin. Dave has been the 
recipient of the 2001 Labor Leader of the Year Award presented by the 
Federation of Labor.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing the 
contributions of David Hayes and wish him and his family the very best 
in the future.

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