[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 5870-5871]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




HONORING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF MICHIGAN AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, 
           COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) COUNCIL 25

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                          HON. JOHN D. DINGELL

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 11, 2003

  Mr. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Michigan 
AFSCME Council 25 on their 25th Anniversary.
  Michigan AFSCME Council 25 is one of the most dynamic unions in the 
Michigan AFL-CIO. The more than 60,000 members of Council 25 are 
comprised of state and local government workers committed to achieving 
dignity and improving their working conditions through collective 
bargaining. Michigan AFSCME Council 25 was formed by a special 
convention held March of 1978. Five smaller Michigan AFSCME Councils 
combined forces to form Council 25, which became larger and stronger 
than the previous councils. The new Council 25 streamlined and enhanced 
services and realized economies of scale to benefit AFSCME members 
across Michigan.
  Today, Mr. Speaker, Michigan AFSCME Council 25 has blossomed into 
more than 300 local unions, representing more than 600 bargaining 
units. The local unions have their own constitutions, elect their own 
officers and administer a wide variety of local affairs. For 25 years, 
Michigan AFSCME Council 25 has been committed to Michigan's 
communities, has provided effective political activism and years of 
advocacy for Michigan's working families.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the numerous employees of state, county 
and municipal govennnents, school districts, public hospitals and 
nonprofit agencies to name a few, for their tireless efforts on behalf 
of workers throughout Michigan. I also want to commend AFSCME Council 
25 President, Albert Garrett, who is a good friend and a passionate 
advocate for the members of Council 25 and all of Michigan's working 
families. Additionally, Lawrence Roehrig, the Secretary-Treasurer of 
Council 25 deserves our appreciation for his

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commitment to community service and the values held dear to working 
people across this great Nation.
  On the occasion of their 25th Anniversary, Mr. Speaker, I ask all my 
colleagues to join me in saluting the Michigan AFSCME Council 25.

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