[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 131 (Thursday, September 6, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1818]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING 100 YEARS OF SERVICE BY THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF 
                     ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL 595

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                          HON. JERRY McNERNEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 6, 2007

  Mr. McNERNEY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Local 595 of the 
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers on the occasion of 
their 100th anniversary. IBEW was founded in 1891 and has become the 
largest union representing electrical workers in the United States and 
Canada. Local 595 was established by charter of the national IBEW on 
August 26, 1907, in Oakland, California. Today, Local 595 is 
headquartered in Dublin, California, in the district that I represent.
  For the last 100 years, Local 595 has organized all of the electrical 
workers in Alameda County. The thousands of electrical workers, who 
have made up Local 595 throughout its history, have excelled in their 
trade while working at shipyards, motor shops, construction sites, and 
government facilities.
  These men and women have electrified hundreds of thousands of homes, 
office buildings, manufacturing plants, and classrooms throughout the 
East Bay. Local 595 has consistently and dramatically improved the 
lives of its members and their families, thereby improving the 
communities in which they live. Local 595's apprenticeship programs 
have greatly improved the quality of electrical workers throughout the 
region, and this heightened expertise has helped to ensure Local 595 
members have long careers with high wages, good pensions, and quality 
healthcare benefits.
  Local 595 has reached out to help all working families in the East 
Bay through its active involvement in the Alameda County Building 
Trades Council and the Alameda County Central Labor Council. Local 595 
has helped to build and grow communities throughout the East Bay by 
supporting numerous volunteer construction, scholarship, educational, 
and cancer research programs. For these reasons, and many others, I 
would like to commend IBEW Local 595 for 100 years of service to its 
members and to the community.

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