[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 13, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1840-S1841]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO FRANK MORONEY

 Mr. MARKEY. Mr. President, today I recognize Frank Moroney, 
executive director of AFSCME Council 93 and the AFSCME International 
vice president for the northern New England region. For his entire 
life, Frank has been a committed and fearless advocate for working 
people. Now, after four decades of service, he is entering a well-
deserved retirement.
  Frank began his career with AFSCME in 1967, when he joined Local 1358 
as a worker in the Brookline Water Department. He quickly rose through 
the union ranks, and in 1971, he was elected president of the local. 
Frank scored two huge victories for his members early in his career. In 
1973, he successfully took his local on strike

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and received important longevity benefits for its members. He then 
fought for survivor health insurance benefits for all Brookline's 
municipal employees, taking the fight to the voters and winning on a 
ballot initiative.
  Frank would build on these achievements as his career progressed, 
improving the lives of thousands of public employees throughout New 
England. He secured numerous wage increases, obtained more paid sick 
leave time, and successfully negotiated the Agency Fee in Maine. In 
2012, Frank was appointed as the executive director of Council 93 and 
as vice president to the AFSCME International Executive Board, where he 
has served since. It is a leadership position befiting his service and 
dedication.
  On April 1, 2019, Frank will retire as AFSCME Council 93 executive 
director. Throughout my and Frank's years of service, I have had the 
privilege of working closely with him and am lucky enough to call him 
my friend. Frank is irreplaceable, but his successes have left the 
council strong and one of the most effective AFSCME affiliates in the 
Nation.

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