[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 72 (Thursday, June 8, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1065]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  IN RECOGNITION OF THE CITY OF HOPE'S TRI-STATE LABOR AND MANAGEMENT 
   COUNCIL HONORING MR. JOSEPH SELLERS WITH ITS SPIRIT OF LIFE AWARD

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                      HON. MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 7, 2006

  Mr. FITZPATRICK of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 
highlight the accomplishments of Mr. Joseph Sellers. Joe Sellers is the 
President and Business Manager for Local Union 19 of the Sheet Metal 
Workers in the Philadelphia area, Central Pennsylvania, Southern New 
Jersey, and Delaware.
  This week, The City of Hope's Tri-State Labor and Management Council 
will honor Mr. Sellers with its Spirit of Life Award.
  City of Hope National Medical Center is one of the world's leading 
research and treatment centers for cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, and bone 
marrow transplantation. City of Hope's Tri-state Labor and Management 
Council Award has for many years increased public awareness and support 
for its research efforts. The Council's efforts are vital to City of 
Hope's battle against killer diseases. Additionally, the Labor and 
Management Council provides opportunities to union and management 
leaders to work together for a common cause--to assist the City of Hope 
in its vital research and patient care, no matter how long the hospital 
stay or complex the therapy.
  Mr. Sellers began as an apprentice in 1980. Since then Mr. Sellers 
has made great contributions to his union and his community. Mr. 
Sellers has served as a union Executive Board Member, Training 
Coordinator, and Business Agent.
  Mr. Sellers has held numerous positions within his union's 
International Association and currently holds executive positions with 
the Pennsylvania State Council of Sheet Metal Workers' International 
Association, New Jersey State Council of Sheet Metal Workers, 
Mechanical Trades District Council of Delaware Valley, Metropolitan 
Association of Presidents and Business Representatives, and the 
National Energy Management Institute.
  If these positions were not enough, Mr. Sellers is the Vice-President 
of the Philadelphia Building and Construction Trades Council and the 
Philadelphia AFL-CIO. He is the Secretary-Treasurer of the Mechanical 
and Allied Crafts Council of New Jersey.
  Additionally, Mr. Sellers is an Executive Board Member of the 
Pennsylvania Building and Construction Trades Council and the 
Pennsylvania AFL-CIO and a Member of the Pennsylvania State Apprentice 
and Training Council.
  In addition to his commitment to supporting working men and women 
throughout the Delaware Valley, Mr. Sellers is active in civic, 
charitable, and government affairs. In the aftermath of Hurricane 
Katrina, he gathered monetary donations as well as clothing and food 
for the storm ravaged communities along the Gulf Coast. Recognizing the 
Gulf Coast's need for strong backs, hard workers, raw manpower, he 
dispatched union workers to aid in hurricane recovery.
  In his local community, Mr. Sellers has spent countless hours working 
with the Piney Grove Baptist Church and Community Center and The Potter 
House Mission. For these honors Mr. Sellers selected as Labor Leader of 
the Year 2004 for the Boy Scouts of America, and the 2004 Labor Leader 
award from the American Veterans Association.
  Mr. Speaker, it is an honor for me to draw this Chamber's attention 
to the accomplishments of Mr. Sellers. He has made a great contribution 
to his community. Our nation would be greatly improved if we all made a 
fraction of the contribution as Mr. Sellers.

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