[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 113 (Friday, July 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1948-E1949]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             IN RECOGNITION OF MR. DOMINIC ``MICKEY'' SGRO

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                          HON. JOHN P. MURTHA

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 23, 2009

  Mr. MURTHA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the accomplishments 
of Mr. Dominic ``Mickey'' Sgro of Indiana, Pennsylvania. Mr. Sgro will 
be honored as the 2009 Labor Award recipient at the Blair/Bedford 
County Central Labor Council's 29th Annual Person of the Year Event.
  The spirit of labor runs deep for Mr. Sgro and his family. He is a 
second generation labor leader. His father was a former business agent 
for the IUE. Over the course of his career, Mr. Sgro has held a number 
of various

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positions in AFSCME Council 83, based in Duncansville, Pennsylvania. 
These positions include staff representative, member of the Council 
Executive Board, and member of the Council Steering Committee. In 
February of 2006, Mr. Sgro became the staff director of Council 83.
  In addition to his service to AFSCME Council 83, Mr. Sgro also spent 
20 years working for PennDOT as an equipment operator. He also served 
the Local 2121 as its president and is now a member of the Retired 
Public Employees of Pennsylvania (RPEP), Subchapter 8306. He also 
serves on the Board of the Pennsylvania Employee Benefit Trust Fund 
(PEBTF) and the Executive Board of the Central Pennsylvania Area Labor 
Federation, AFL-CIO (Central PA ALF). He is also an alternate vice 
president to the AFL-CIO.
  Over the years Mr. Sgro has been supported by his wife Jaime and his 
two daughters Danielle and Michelle.
  Madam Speaker, I close my remarks by congratulating Mr. Mickey Sgro 
for the 2009 Labor Award and for all of his accomplishments.

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