[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 61 (Monday, April 28, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E595]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              IN RECOGNITION OF VIRGINIA ``GINNY'' TREACY

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                        HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 28, 2014

  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Virginia 
``Ginny'' Treacy on her retirement as Executive Director of JNESO 
District Council 1 International Union of Operating Engineers AFL-CIO. 
Ms. Treacy has dedicated over 35 years of service to labor causes and 
her contributions and accomplishments are truly deserving of this 
body's recognition.
  Virginia Treacy has been an active labor member since 1977 when she 
organized her first campaign while a Registered Nurse looking for fair 
and equitable treatment. She began her labor career as a business agent 
for the New Jersey State Nurses Association's labor division and become 
Union Director in 1980. Five years later, she began an independent 
professional health care union under the name JNESO with the then 2,300 
Registered Nurses from the New Jersey State Nurses Association. In 1992 
JNESO became District Council 1--IUOE after affiliating with the 
International Union of Operating Engineers. Today, JNESO District 
Council 1--IUOE represents over 5,000 registered nurses, licensed 
practical nurses and other healthcare professionals and technical 
employees in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
  In addition to her leadership of JNESO District Council 1--IUOE, Ms. 
Treacy is a member of the Gender Parity Council, the New Jersey Health 
Care Workforce Council. She has been recognized for her many 
accomplishments, being honored with awards from her union and other 
labor and nursing groups.
  A graduate of New York City's Beth Israel Medical Center School of 
Nursing, Ms. Treacy worked at various hospitals in New York and New 
Jersey before entering the labor movement. She is married, a mother of 
two daughters, a grandmother and an avid golfer.
  Mr. Speaker, once again, please join me in congratulating Virginia 
``Ginny'' Treacy on her retirement and thanking her for her years of 
service.

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