[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 97 (Tuesday, June 12, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E829]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  IN RECOGNITION OF RORY GAMBLE FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AS DIRECTOR OF UAW 
                               REGION 1A

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                          HON. DEBBIE DINGELL

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 12, 2018

  Mrs. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Rory Gamble for 
his work as director of the United Automotive Workers' (UAW) Region 1A. 
Mr. Gamble has effectively served the working men and women of 
southeast Michigan through his leadership and efforts.
  Mr. Gamble began his career with the UAW in 1974 after joining the 
Ford Motor Dearborn Frame Plant as a weld fixture repairman. The 
following year, he was elected to the position of plant trustee and has 
since served a wide variety of assignments in the UAW throughout his 
career. These include membership on the UAW-Ford national Negotiating 
Team, as well as prominent roles in UAW Local 600, which currently 
represents 27,000 active and retired members with over 40 autonomous 
bargaining units in southeast Michigan. Since June 2006, Mr. Gamble has 
been elected to three four-year terms as director of UAW Region 1A, 
which covers approximately 150,000 active and retired members from the 
Big Three automakers, health care facility employees, and many other 
workplaces.
  Mr. Gamble's efforts on behalf of the workers UAW represents has been 
critical to helping them secure the pay and benefits that they have 
earned. Because of his leadership, the UAW has been able to navigate a 
challenging political and economic environment while ensuring that the 
working men and women of southeast Michigan received pay and benefits 
commensurate with the important work they perform. Additionally, Mr. 
Gamble is active in the community, serving on numerous local 
organizations and boards, including Bridging Communities, a 
collaboration between Southwest Detroit businesses, labor 
organizations, churches and residents, as well as founding a food 
program for at-risk children in area public schools. As a result of his 
efforts, Mr. Gamble has received widespread acclaim, including 
receiving the 1999 Spirit of Detroit Award as well as the 2006 Horace 
L. Sheffield Jr. Humanitarian Award for these and other activities in 
the community.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Rory Gamble 
for his leadership with the UAW and in the southeast Michigan 
community. Mr. Gamble's career and efforts have been critical to the 
well-being of Michigan's working men and women.

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