[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 114 (Friday, July 30, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1515-E1516]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  IN RECOGNITION OF THE LATE CARL HAYNES, PAST PRESIDENT OF TEAMSTERS 
                               LOCAL 237

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 30, 2010

  Mrs. MALONEY. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor the late Carl Haynes, 
former President of the Teamsters Local 237 City Employees Union, 
former Vice President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, 
and beloved husband and father. A lifelong advocate for working men and 
women, Mr. Haynes passed away in April.
  Carl Haynes was born Carroll Edwin Haynes in West Virginia on June 2, 
1933, the second of three children. He attended West Virginia State 
College and married his sweetheart Janice in the campus chapel two days 
after graduation. The newlyweds moved to New York City to begin a long 
and fruitful life together.
  Haynes began working in the city's youth services industry in 1956 at 
Youth House in the Bronx. In 1960, he assumed a position as a Housing 
Assistant in the New York City

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Housing Authority (NYCHA). In 1967, as chairman of the 600-member 
housing assistants' local union chapter, he mobilized his co-workers in 
a strike against NYCHA for better pay and working conditions. The 
three-day job action led to the agreement by NYCHA officials to the 
strikers' demands. Haynes later spoke proudly of his role in the 
strike, the only one in NYCHA's long history. In 1968, Haynes joined 
the Teamsters' Union Local 237 staff full-time as a business agent and 
was subsequently promoted to Assistant Director and later Director of 
the Housing Division. He became a Trustee in 1978, was elected Vice 
President in 1983, and ascended to the presidency in 1993, succeeding 
Barry Feinstein. For 14 years, Haynes proved a dynamic leader guided 
above all by a ``members first'' philosophy. After truly leaving his 
mark on the organization, Haynes stepped down as President in 2007 and 
oversaw the smooth transition of his successor, his friend and 
colleague Gregory Floyd.
  Carl Haynes continued to serve as a Vice President of the 
International Brotherhood of Teamsters while heading its Public 
Employees Division until 2009. He sat on the executive boards of the 
New York State AFL-CIO, the New York City Central Labor Council, and 
the Municipal Labor Committee, and served as national AFL-CIO Vice 
President and on the boards of directors of Emblem Health Care System 
and United Way of New York City. He was a beloved leader adored by his 
members and admired by all who worked with him.
  In memorializing Haynes, Gregory Floyd recalled his ``calm demeanor 
in the face of adversity and his patience at the negotiating table. 
When it looked like there was no hope in sight, he kept a positive 
outlook. . . He was a kind and giving man who dedicated his career to 
helping working men and women.'' Teamsters national President, Jim 
Hoffa, said of him, ``Under Carl's leadership, the Public Services 
Division grew tremendously and we are grateful for his dedicated 
service to our union.''
  Carl Haynes is survived by his wife, Janice; a son, Jay, of San 
Antonio; a daughter, Liane, of Los Angeles; and three grandchildren.
  Madam Speaker, in recognition of his decades of service to the labor 
movement and to our nation, I request that my distinguished colleagues 
join me in paying tribute to Carl Haynes, a proven leader who dedicated 
his life in service to others.

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