[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16929]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



         HONORING ROBERT A. MUNYAN, PRESIDENT, IBEW LOCAL 1289

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                        HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 20, 1999

  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, it is my great pleasure to rise today to 
honor a man who has spent the last 43 years of his life representing 
the interests of working men and women in Central New Jersey.
  Robert A. Munyan, today, retires as President and Business Manager of 
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 1289.
  For the last several decades, Robert Munyan has spent a majority of 
his time improving the quality of life for thousands of workers in the 
State of New Jersey. Throughout his career in organized labor, Mr. 
Munyan has held numerous positions for Local 1289, culminating with his 
election as President and Business Manager in 1980.
  Mr. Munyan has played an essential role in IBEW contract 
negotiations, helping shape the New Jersey Master Energy Plan, and 
protecting workers' rights in the New Jersey State Energy Deregulation 
Bill. He continues to be a constant supporter of organized labor and 
works to ensure that all workers have a voice.
  With Robert Munyan's retirement, IBEW Local 1289 is losing a worker, 
a family man, and a leader. I want to offer Mr. Munyan my 
congratulations and thanks for his outstanding career of service. It is 
with men like Robert Munyan that our nation's labor movement is such a 
huge success. He will be sorely missed.

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