[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 104 (Thursday, July 12, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S4945]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                        TRIBUTE TO JACK BOOKTER

 Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, today I am honored to pay tribute 
to Jack Bookter for his 45 years of extraordinary service to the 
International Brotherhood of Teamsters in San Francisco. Throughout his 
career, Mr. Bookter has worked to ensure that the workers represented 
by his union have received just compensation under fair working 
conditions.
  After serving in the U.S. Navy and as a police officer in San Bruno, 
CA, Jack became a driver for United Parcel Service, UPS, where he also 
served as a shop steward who represented the interests of his fellow 
drivers. For the past 36 years, he has served as secretary treasurer 
for Teamsters Local 278, which later became Local 2785. Jack Bookter 
has also served as chairman of the UPS Western Region Grievance Panel 
and as a member of the policy committee representing the Teamsters 
Joint Council 7 at the California Teamsters Public Affairs Council.
  Mr. Bookter is part of a long and proud tradition of union leaders 
who fight to give workers and their families the rights and 
opportunities they need to achieve the American dream.
  I join Mr. Bookter's friends and colleagues in celebrating his career 
and much deserved retirement. I wish him well in this next chapter of 
his life, and I hope that he enjoys many more years of happiness with 
his wife Yvonne, as well as his daughters, Cathy, Jill, and 
Yvette.

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