[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 194 (Monday, December 10, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1622]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             EDWIN D. HILL

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                          HON. DONALD NORCROSS

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, December 10, 2018

  Mr. NORCROSS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today as a proud and lifelong IBEW 
member to honor the life and legacy of IBEW International President 
Emeritus Edwin D. Hill. I join with President Hill's family and friends 
in mourning his loss. Mr. Hill dedicated his life to the labor movement 
and spent nearly six decades in service to working families through the 
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. It is fitting that we 
recognize the late Edwin D. Hill, on the floor of the House of 
Representatives, as someone who was a true leader in the organized 
labor movement.
  Mr. Hill was originally from Center Township, Pennsylvania. He was a 
Journeyman Wireman by trade, and from a young age he made the IBEW his 
calling. He was a second-generation member and began his labor career 
in 1956 as a construction wireman, and he later became the Business 
Manager of Beaver County's International Brotherhood of Electrical 
Workers Local 712.
  Mr. Hill continued his career serving as the International Vice 
President for the union's 3rd District, covering Pennsylvania, New 
York, New Jersey, and Delaware. In 1997, Hill became the International 
Secretary and shortly after became International Secretary-Treasurer 
when the two positions were combined. He then became President of the 
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in 2001, a position 
which he held until 2015.
  During his tenure as President of the IBEW, Hill implemented and 
pioneered new programs such as the Code of Excellence, as well as an 
alternate job classification program to help contractors successfully 
bid on projects. Furthermore, he pioneered business development 
initiatives and oversaw an expanded investment in membership 
development, which ensured that the IBEW could not only survive through 
the toughest of times but expand and grow.
  Mr. Hill's dedication and hard work affirmed the legacy of the 
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, and now the dreams of 
its founders are being realized by new generations of electrical 
workers. Through his leadership, the International Brotherhood of 
Electrical Workers is one of the strongest and most influential unions 
in North America.
  Mr. Speaker, the late Mr. Edwin D. Hill dedicated his life to the 
organized labor movement and he ably led the International Brotherhood 
of Electrical Workers with vision and integrity. I hope that you will 
all join me in honoring his life and legacy.

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