[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 129 (Thursday, October 6, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2012]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


 IN RECOGNITION OF JOHN GOLDSTEIN, OUTGOING PRESIDENT OF THE MILWAUKEE 
                          COUNTY LABOR COUNCIL

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                            HON. GWEN MOORE

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 6, 2005

  Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
my constituent, Mr. John Goldstein, in thanks for his distinguished 
record of leadership of Milwaukee's labor movement. John served as 
president of the Milwaukee County Labor Council for 8 years, capping 
off a career of local, national and international labor activism that 
included stints as secretary/treasurer of the Labor Council and 
president of the Amalgamated Transit Union. He left the Labor Council 
in September, 2005, to become the new executive director of Partnership 
for Working Families.
  John's leadership and commitment to advancing workers' causes are 
well known. In his tenure as president of the Labor Council, he 
spearheaded several major campaigns, among them brokering a resolution 
with Milwaukee County that improved the climate for workers attempting 
to organize new unions. He also worked with Milwaukee's Common Council 
to pass legislation that ensures uniforms needed for city workers are 
not sweatshop-produced. More recently, John developed a coalition to 
advocate for the implementation of economic development policies that 
would benefit a wide array of workers and neighborhoods.
  Throughout these efforts, and many others, John's leadership has been 
marked by a commitment to building broad coalitions to ensure that 
labor movement victories brought gains for the wider community. He is 
widely acknowledged as a pioneer in developing labor-community 
partnerships designed to address problems created by economic and 
racial disparities throughout the Milwaukee area. His colleagues 
included faith leaders, a variety of local union activists, and 
community organizations.
  In his role as Labor Council president and through his career, John 
has prioritized labor organizing, mobilizing for economic justice, and 
building a strong member-to-member political organization for the 
benefit of the working people of Milwaukee County. I know he will 
continue to demonstrate exemplary leadership in his new position as 
national program director for the Partnership for Working Families. I 
am thrilled to know that he will be based in Milwaukee, and that while 
providing technical assistance and leadership to labor-community 
coalitions across the country, he will continue to enrich our 
community.

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