[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 13, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E17]
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                          HONORING CHUCK MACK

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                        HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 13, 2010

  Mr. STARK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Chuck Mack 
of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. On January 15, 2010, the 
Teamsters Joint Council 7 will host a Testimonial Dinner in San 
Francisco, California, honoring Chuck's exemplary career in the labor 
movement.
  Chuck joined the Teamsters in the summer of 1960 as a Del Monte 
seasonal worker, and continued as a loader and driver for Garrett 
Trucking for four years. In 1966, Chuck was elected business agent at 
Teamsters Local 70 and was re-elected in 1969. In 1971, at the request 
of the Teamster leadership, Chuck served as a lobbyist in Sacramento 
for the California Teamsters Public Affairs Council. He returned to 
Local 70 the following year and was elected secretary-treasurer and 
served in that capacity until June 2009.
  He became president of Joint Council 7 in 1982 and served in that 
position until June 2009, making him the second longest-serving Joint 
Council president. In 1998 he was elected vice president of the 
International Brotherhood of Teamsters Western Region. He was re-
elected to this office in 2001 and 2006.
  Chuck was appointed IBT director of Port Division in 2003 and 
remained in this position until June 2009. As port director, he built a 
powerful coalition of labor, community, environmental and interfaith 
groups to fight for economic justice for drivers and environmental 
justice for communities. Since 1981, he has served as a Western 
Conference of Teamsters Pension Trustee and became co-chair in 2009.
  Chuck Mack's commitment to labor and to the welfare of others has 
earned him the deep respect of his members and others. To quote Chuck, 
``the most rewarding part of this job has always been the members. 
Meeting with them one-on-one and listening to what they have to say, 
providing strong representation so that they have good jobs with good 
wages, good health care and a strong pension . . . jobs that provide 
for them and their families.''
  I join Chuck Mack's colleagues and friends in honoring his 
contributions and his continuing service.

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