[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 16267-16268]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING WILLIAM F. HENDERSON III, PRESIDENT OF CWA LOCAL 1298 ON THE 
                       OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT

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                          HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 19, 2017

  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, it is my great pleasure to rise today to 
join the many family, friends, and colleagues who have gathered to pay 
tribute to William F. Henderson III as he retires after forty-three 
years of dedicated service in the communications industry and, most 
recently, as the President of the Communications Workers of America 
Local 1298.
  A frame man and then centralized power technician, over the course of 
his career, Bill worked for Southern New England Telephone, SBC Company 
and AT&T before moving to a

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full-time position at the CWA Local 1298. Bill was active in labor 
issues from the beginning of his career and served as a steward for 
thirty years before his election as President. During his tenure, he 
has guided his members through the transition of company mergers and 
buyouts and he has fought to protect fair wages and access to quality 
health benefits, ensure safe workplaces, and preserve retirement 
security. He has long been a fierce advocate and tireless voice on 
behalf of his brothers and sisters in the CWA.
  In addition to his professional career, Bill has volunteered 
countless hours to his community. In Waterford, he served for thirteen 
years as a member of the Representative Town Meeting where he was Chair 
of the Finance Committee, six years on the Board of Selectmen, eight 
years as Chairman of the Waterford Industrial Development Committee and 
served on the Library Board of Trustees and the shellfish commission. 
In East Lyme, he served two terms on the Board of Education as well as 
the Zoning Board of Appeals. His is an example of public service to 
which we should all strive.
  I would be remiss if I did not thank Bill for his counsel and 
collaboration over the years. He has always been just a phone call away 
and I cherish the strong bond of friendship we have built. Today, as he 
marks his retirement, I hope he knows that the CWA Local 1298 will 
simply not be the same without him.
  I am proud to stand today to extend my deepest thanks and sincere 
appreciation to William F. Henderson III for his many good works not 
professional and personal. I wish him, his wife, Brenda, as well as 
their children and grandchildren all the best for many more years of 
health and happiness as they begin this new chapter.

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