[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16027]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING THE WORK OF HARRY SWAIM

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                            HON. BART GORDON

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 14, 1999

  Mr. GORDON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Harry Swaim and his 
nearly 45 years of work for the Communications Workers of America, 
which has a nationwide membership of more than 600,000. Harry tenure 
with the organization will soon come to an end, though. He has decided 
to retire on Aug. 7.
  As a state representative for the union, Harry's invaluable 
experience and caring attitude helped advance the union's many worthy 
causes. His tireless service to the organization reveals his genuine 
concern about the membership. Harry truly exemplifies all that is good 
about organized labor. He is certainly a fixture within the CWA and 
will be sorely missed by the entire membership.
  I have known Harry for more than 20 years and consider him a close 
friend. He has given me lots of good advice over the years, and I thank 
him for that. I congratulate Harry for his admirable and distinguished 
career and wish him lots of luck in future endeavors.

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