[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 88 (Friday, June 12, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1397]
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               IN HONOR OF THE LIFE'S WORK OF CHUCK MACK

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                          HON. JACKIE SPEIER-

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 12, 2009

  Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the 
outstanding contributions of retiring Teamsters Union Western Region 
Vice President Chuck Mack.
  Mr. Mack began his work with the Teamsters in 1962, loading and 
driving trucks in Oakland, California. Just a few years later, he was 
elected business agent of Teamsters Local 70 and was re-elected with 
the largest number of votes in the Local's history. So began his 43-
year career of dedicated service as one of the top leaders in the 
international Teamsters Union. Mr. Mack was elected Secretary-Treasurer 
of Local 70 in 1972, President of Joint Council 7 in 1982 and, finally, 
Western Region Vice President in 1998--all positions he held until his 
retirement this year.
  As the Western Region Vice President, Chuck was a champion for 
millions of American workers, even as he maintained a personal 
commitment to local laborers and the unions who represent them in my 
District and in California. Following his retirement, he will continue 
his commitment to the Teamsters, taking up leadership of the Western 
Conference Teamster Pension Trust.
  Madam Speaker, I have known and worked with Chuck Mack for as long as 
I have been in public service and I know that he is much more than just 
a union leader. In addition to his tireless fight for the welfare of 
workers, Chuck maintained a fierce commitment to environmental and 
economic justice. An early booster of the Los Angeles Clean Trucks 
Program, Mr. Mack led the fight for sustainable and accountable 
transportation, keeping our communities safe and healthy for 
generations to come.
  But no leader, however capable, acts alone. Chuck's family, including 
his wonderful wife Marlene, his four daughters--Tammy, Kelly, Kerry and 
Shannon, and Chuck's eight grandchildren, who loaned their husband, dad 
and grandfather to the cause of working men and women everywhere, must 
be recognized as well. Chuck Mack's life-long dedication to the health, 
livelihood and safety of workers around our country and across the 
globe is something his family will look back on for generations with 
pride and admiration. The same can be said of his vast extended family, 
those fortunate enough to be in the Brotherhood--and Sisterhood--of 
Teamsters.

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