[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 106 (Monday, July 19, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1356]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SALUTING STANLEY GOLD

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                         HON. KENDRICK B. MEEK

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 19, 2010

  Mr. MEEK of Florida. Madam Speaker, today I rise to salute Mr. 
Stanley Gold for his outstanding achievements within the United States 
Postal Service. Mr. Gold is currently a member of Miami Branch 146 and 
has served within the American Legion for decades. He is the highest 
Department of Florida legislative officer. Mr. Gold has also served in 
multiple legislative functions within the postal community.
  In August 1966, as a member of the United Federation of Postal 
Clerks, Mr. Gold took the stand in front of the Civil Service and Post 
Office Committee. He laid out his support for H.R. 11434, which would 
provide for the immediate release of postal workers without loss of pay 
or leave should the Weather Bureau declare a hurricane warning. In 
addition, the bill required the Weather Bureau to provide appropriate 
notice when such a warning was lifted.
  Alongside Pat Nilan, the then federation's national legislative 
director, Mr. Gold outlined how this legislation would protect not only 
postal workers in hurricane-ravaged Florida, but workers all across the 
nation. ``We have to eliminate any kind of confusion within the postal 
work force,'' said Mr. Gold. ``We must cut down on the unfair practices 
by some of our postmasters who do not take conditions in mind when 
leaving with the work force.'' Although the ``Hurricane Bill'' did not 
pass in the Senate, Mr. Gold continued to work continuously for the 
next 36 years to insure that there was some kind of movement with this 
critical issue. The victory Mr. Gold and others had long sought came in 
the form of a report inserted into the FY-02 postal appropriations 
bill. The report required the Postal Service to not have its carriers 
out in any kind of extreme weather. In addition, the workers would 
still be paid as normal, even though they would not necessarily be out 
on their routes. On January 2, 2002 President George W. Bush signed the 
bill into law. Mr. Gold's nearly 40 years of commitment and 
perseverance paid off in the long run.
  Mr. Stanley Gold is an outstanding American worthy of our collective 
honor and appreciation. It is with deep respect and admiration that I 
commend Mr. Gold for his many years of service with the United States 
Postal Service and the American Legion.

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