[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 157 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E979]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





     HONORING CLAUDINO ``TITO'' ROSARIO FOR HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH

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                            HON. DARREN SOTO

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 28, 2022

  Mr. SOTO. Madam Speaker, as a labor organizer, Claudino ``Tito'' 
Rosario has served Central Florida for the past 15 years working to 
organize hospitality workers with UNITE HERE Local 362.
  Tito was one of the key organizers in the union's fight to win $15 
per hour at Walt Disney World in 2018, while winning affordable 
healthcare for airport workers, recruiting countless workplace leaders, 
participating in civil disobedience, and building a stronger union that 
is filled with hope due to his spirit.
  Tito first joined UNITE HERE when he became a custodial cast member 
at Walt Disney World in 1995. He worked in several resorts across their 
property, eventually working at Disney's Animal Kingdom where he became 
a shop steward for his co-workers in 2005. He was hired to the Local 
362 Union organizing team in 2007 where he organized workers at Walt 
Disney World, airport food service workers, airline catering workers, 
and casino workers across the country.
  In retirement, Tito plans to spend time with his wife Lourdes of 25 
years, his 11 grandchildren, and his one great-grandchild. He also 
plans to donate time to his church's ministry--Iglesia Pentecostal Pozo 
De Jacob, Inc. Pastores Melissa Rivera y Jose A. Franco--serving as 
secretary general. Tito has touched thousands of lives in Central 
Florida, and I join the members of UNITE HERE Local 362 in being 
forever grateful for his hard work and dedication.

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