[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 48 (Thursday, March 25, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E504-E505]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING THE WORK OF BARRY LUBOVISKI

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                          HON. JOHN GARAMENDI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 25, 2010

  Mr. GARAMENDI. Madam Speaker, I wanted to take this opportunity to 
honor the great work of Barry Luboviski. After serving for fifteen 
years as Secretary-Treasurer of the Building and Construction Trades 
Council of Alameda Council, Barry is stepping down for some much 
deserved rest and relaxation.
  Barry's commitment to the working men and women of this country began 
when he joined the Iron Workers Union, Local 378 as an Apprentice in 
1965. He became an active participant in union activities, and in 1981, 
he started teaching evening classes for the Iron Workers Apprenticeship 
Program.
  In 1979, Barry was elected as a Delegate to the Building and 
Construction Trades Council of Alameda County, AFL-CIO, and he was 
later appointed to Chair the Political Action Committee of the Building 
Trades Council. There, he helped organize voter registration drives and 
membership education.
  Soon he was elected to serve as an Executive Boardmember of the Iron 
Workers Union, Local 378 and continued to help lead his local union 
until being hired in 1991 by the California State Building and 
Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO as an Organizer. After four years 
of effective service, he was elected in 1995 to the position of 
Secretary-Treasurer of the Building and Construction Trades Council of 
Alameda County, AFL-CIO.
  It has been an honor to work with Barry these many decades, 
strengthening worker protections and forging a more just and equitable 
California. Let the record show that the working people of California 
are better off because of Barry's leadership.

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