[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21575]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                     IN HONOR OF PHILIP J. McLEWIN

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                         HON. STEVEN R. ROTHMAN

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 14, 1999

  Mr. ROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Philip J. 
McLewin's twenty-five years of leadership and service on behalf of the 
Bergen County Central Trades and Labor Council, AFL-CIO, including 
sixteen years as President of the Council.
  It is a unique honor and privilege for me to acknowledge Phil's 
extensive efforts on behalf of working men and women. In addition to 
being a fierce advocate for workers, he has been a good friend and I 
will miss working with him on those issues that are important to 
America's families.
  For over two decades, Phil's extraordinary leadership has brought an 
unprecedented brand of determination and purpose to the cause of the 
labor community of northern New Jersey. Thanks to Phil's advocacy, 
working men and women of Bergen County can go to sleep at night secure 
in the knowledge that they have a safe workplace, fair wages, and a 
reasonable pension.
  During his tenure as President of the Bergen County Central Trades 
and Labor Council, Phil built the organization into an important voice 
for working families, and turned it into a source of pride for its 
membership. The number of local unions affiliated with the Council 
doubled and participation of its members increased tenfold.
  As the founder of the Council's community service program, the United 
Labor Agency of Bergen County, Phil created an agency committed to 
helping those workers who have encountered hard times. By providing New 
Jersey's union members with both the opportunity and the means to help 
their fellow workers, this agency has imbued the workers of northern 
New Jersey with a sense of togetherness and pride, and has even grown 
into a national model for community service.
  Phil's recognition of the integral role that our nation's unions have 
played in making America prosper has earned him the law and respect of 
northern New Jersey's labor community. His commitment to the Bergen 
County Central Trades and Labor Council is unparalleled and serves as a 
model of excellence for all those who care about working men and women.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to extend my thanks and gratitude to Philip 
J. McLewin and I hope that his next endeavor is a successful as his 
last one has been.

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