[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 91 (Wednesday, June 4, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1133]
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                      LOCAL 1010 50TH ANNIVERSARY

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                        HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 4, 2008

  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Speaker, it is my distinct honor to recognize 
the United Steelworkers Local 1010 on the 50th anniversary of their 
union hall in East Chicago, Indiana. They will be celebrating this 
occasion by rededicating the hall in honor of four members who 
selflessly gave their lives in the ``Memorial Day Massacre'' in 1937. 
This event will take place at the Local 1010 United Steelworkers Hall 
in East Chicago, Indiana, on Saturday, June 7, 2008.
  Local 1010 has a long history of selfless sacrifice for the 
advancement of workers' rights, which in 1937 culminated with the 
``Memorial Day Massacre.'' After a picnic and rally on May 30, 1937, 
hundreds of members of Local 1010 picketed with members of other local 
unions at the plant gates of the Republic Steel Company in a show of 
solidarity against ``Little Steel.'' While the strikers were protesting 
for union and worker's rights, Chicago police officers opened fire on 
the crowd, wounding over 100 union members and killing ten individuals, 
including four members of Local 1010. The four courageous Local 1010 
members who gave their lives were: Earl Handley, Sam Popovich, Kenneth 
Reed, and Alfred Causey.
  These selfless individuals will be honored at this milestone event 
with a workers' memorial, which will be displayed in the union hall. 
The memorial will bear the engraved names of these four men, as well as 
all 387 members of Local 1010 who have lost their lives while working 
for the union. This will ensure they will be remembered forever.
  Madam Speaker, I urge you and my other distinguished colleagues to 
join me in commending Local 1010 President, Mr. Thomas Hargrove, and 
all members of the United Steelworkers Local 1010 for their loyalty and 
devotion to workers' rights.

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