[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 8170-8171]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING ROGER POOLE ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT AS DIRECTING 
BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE OF DISTRICT NO. 9, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF 
                    MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS

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                         HON. JERRY F. COSTELLO

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 19, 2009

  Mr. COSTELLO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to ask my colleagues to 
join me in recognizing Roger E. Poole and congratulating him on his 
retirement as Directing Business Representative of District No. 9, 
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers 
(I.A.M.A.W.).
  Roger Poole has been a 41-year member of Automotive Lodge 313, 
joining the Machinists Union in 1967. He was elected Business 
Representative in 1979 before being elected to the offices of Vice 
President and President. In representing his Local, Roger served on an 
impressive list of labor councils. These included: the Belleville Union 
Labor Council, Southwestern Illinois Central Labor Council, Greater 
Madison County Federation of Labor, District Lodge 9, Illinois State 
Council of Machinists, Mid-West States Conference of Machinists, and 
the Illinois State AFL-CIO. Roger also served as a delegate to every 
IAM Convention since 1972.
  Roger's contributions to the labor movement have brought him well-
deserved accolades.

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He was named Labor Man of the Year by the Southwestern Illinois Central 
Labor Council and Community Services Labor Man of the Year by the St. 
Louis Labor Council.
  Always active in representing the working men and women of our area, 
Roger expanded his involvement to civic, political and community 
organizations. He has been a member of the Machinists Non-Partisan 
Political League National Planning Committee, President of the Mid-West 
States Council of Machinists, President of the 12th Congressional 
District C.O.P.E. AFL-CIO, Vice President of both the Illinois and 
Missouri State AFL-CIO, Executive Board Member of the St. Louis Labor 
Council and the United Way of Greater St. Louis. He also found time to 
serve as Democratic Precinct Committeeman.
  Roger and his wife, Rosalie, have two sons, Brian and Jason, and two 
grandchildren, Darby and Cody.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in an expression of 
appreciation and congratulations to Mr. Roger E. Poole, a true champion 
of organized labor, and to wish him all the best in his retirement.

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