[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 49 (Thursday, April 21, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E720]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        IN HONOR OF LINDA SMITH

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                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 20, 2005

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Linda Smith for her 
years of dedicated service and outstanding commitment to the labor 
movement. Mrs. Smith received the Labor Person of the Year Award, 
sponsored by the AFL-CIO, at the annual Labor Awards Breakfast on 
Sunday, April 17, 2005.
  For 25 years, Mrs. Smith has been a member of the Communication 
Workers of America (CWA) Local Union 1082. During that time, she has 
demonstrated strong leadership skills as president of the Local 1082 
for the past eight years and as an elected member of the executive 
board for ten years. Mrs. Smith is known by her fellow Local 1082 
members for her willingness to volunteer her time and help in whatever 
capacity necessary to support the union, and her perseverance and self-
sacrifice cannot be measured.
  When she is not involved with the Local 1082, she is serving as vice-
president of the Middlesex County AFL-CIO Labor Council and as a labor 
representative to the Middlesex County Workforce Investment Board. 
Additionally, she is a committee person for the Franklin Township 
Democratic Organization.
  Apart from her involvement with labor and community groups, Mrs. 
Smith has worked for 25 years at the Middlesex County Board of Social 
Services. A graduate of Somerset County Vocational & Technical High 
School, she has also studied at the George Meany Center for Labor 
Studies and Rutgers University. She is the mother of three sons and 
lives in Somerset.
  Today, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Linda Smith for her 
active participation in the CWA and her exemplary service to her fellow 
union members throughout the years.

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