[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 20, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S42-S43]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                         TRIBUTE TO CHUCK MACK

 Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, as Chuck Mack is honored by the 
Teamsters Joint Council 7, I take this opportunity to commend him for 
his tireless and dedicated service to the International Brotherhood of 
Teamsters.
  Chuck Mack first joined the Teamsters as a seasonal plant worker for 
Del Monte in the summer of 1960. A few years later, he was elected 
business agent at Local 70 in Oakland, CA. In 1971, Chuck transitioned 
to a position in Sacramento, working as a lobbyist for the California 
Teamsters Public Affairs Council. The following year, he returned to 
Local 70, where he was elected as secretary-treasurer. For the next 27 
years, until he retired in 2009, Mr. Mack served as Local 70's 
secretary-treasurer, where he was a strong and passionate advocate for 
bay area workers and their families.
  Though serving as secretary-treasurer for Local 70 was a full-time 
job, Mr. Mack further showed his commitment to the International 
Brotherhood of Teamsters by also serving as the president of Joint 
Council 7 from 1982 until 2009--the second longest-serving Joint 
Council president in history. Mr. Mack also held several other 
distinguished positions during his tenure with the Teamsters, 
including: vice president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters 
Western Region; IBT director of Port Division; and Western Conference 
of Teamsters Pension trustee. Though retired from many of his positions 
since June 2009, Mr. Mack continues to serve as the cochair of the 
Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust.
  Mr. Mack is known for his integrity and strong work ethic. From his 
humble beginnings with the Teamsters in the 1960s, Mr. Mack has worked 
for more than 40 years to help negotiate first-class rights for workers 
and their families throughout California. It is through his efforts 
that some of the strongest rights for workers have been won, including 
good jobs with good wages, access to health care, and fair and just 
contracts.
  I have known Chuck Mack for many years, and I am continually inspired 
by his dedication to the labor movement. As a stalwart defender of 
equal rights and a champion for workers everywhere, I wish him many 
more years of continued community involvement and leadership.

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