[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 47 (Monday, April 4, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E616-E617]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 IN HONOR OF JOSEPH J. HUNT, PRESIDENT OF INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF 
      BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL, AND REINFORCING IRONWORKERS

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                         HON. STEPHEN F. LYNCH

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 4, 2011

  Mr. LYNCH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of a good friend and 
tremendous labor leader, Joseph J. Hunt. Joe has dedicated his life to 
improving the lives of working men and women.
  Joseph J. Hunt was elected General President of the International 
Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron 
Workers on February 23, 2001. A native of St. Louis, Missouri, he is a 
third generation ironworker. His father, Joseph Hunt, Sr., and his 
grandfather, Jim Hunt, both held offices in Iron Workers Local Union 
No. 396, St. Louis. As his father and grandfather before him, Joe has 
held numerous positions in Local No. 396 including that of Business 
Manager. In 1983 he was appointed a General Organizer and assigned to 
International Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He first served as 
Assistant to the Director of Jurisdiction and then became Assistant to 
the General Treasurer. In 1990, he returned to St. Louis and was 
elected President of the Iron Workers District Council of St. Louis. In 
1994, Joe was appointed General Vice President and in December of 1998 
he was appointed General Treasurer.
  Between May and July of 2001, Joe was both elected as an Executive 
Board Member of the Maritime Trades Department and as a Vice President 
of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial 
Organizations (AFL-CIO). Subsequently, in August of the same year, he 
was elected as an Executive Board Member of the Metal Trades 
Department.
  During his distinct career, Joe served as a member of the Governing 
Board of Presidents of the Building and Construction Trades Department 
and the Secretary of the Board of Directors of the National 
Coordinating Committee for Multiemployer Plans. While he

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served on the Board of Directors of Union Labor Life Insurance Company, 
Joe was elected as Chairman of the Board on August 3rd, 2003. In 
addition, Joe has served in other labor related positions including 
Vice President and Executive Board Member of the St. Louis Building 
Trades Council, Executive Board Member of the Missouri Building Trades 
Council, Trustee and Executive Board Member of the St. Louis Labor 
Council, AFL-CIO, Chairman of the National Stack and Chimney Committee, 
and Secretary of the Regional Committee of the National Infrastructure 
Alliance. His extensive and impressive resume also includes serving as 
a Board Member of the Maria Droste Home, as a Trustee of the Arch 
Mutual Fund, and as a Board Member of FIRMCO.
  A 1987 graduate of the Harvard University Trade Union Program, Joe 
and his wife Jan have four children including son Joe (who is also a 
member of Local 396), as well as eleven grandchildren. They all 
currently reside in St. Louis.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my distinct honor to join with Joe's family, 
friends, and brothers and sisters of labor to thank him for his 
incredible dedication and commitment to the fight for workers' rights 
and services. I hope my colleagues will join me in celebrating Joe's 
distinguished career and in wishing him good health and success in all 
of his future endeavors.

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