[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 69 (Friday, May 24, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E904]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            JUDY BEAL--SAN DIEGO'S LABOR LEADER OF THE YEAR!

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                            HON. BOB FILNER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 22, 2002

  Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to salute a remarkable woman from my 
hometown of San Diego, CA.
  On Saturday, June 1, 2002, Judy Beal, President of the Communications 
Workers of America (CWA) Local 9509, will be honored as San Diego's 
Labor Leader of the Year by the San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor 
Council.
  While a native of National City, CA, in my Congressional District, 
Judy grew up in a small town 75 miles east of San Diego, Jacumba, CA. 
She earned her Associate Arts Degree in Criminal Justice Administration 
at San Diego City College, and then attended the George Meany Center 
for Labor Studies at Antioch University, earning a B.A. Degree in Labor 
Studies.
  Judy began her career working for Pacific Telephone in El Centro, CA 
in 1964. Within two weeks of beginning her employment, she joined the 
Federation of Women Telephone Workers (FWTW) and became an active 
steward. While in El Centro, she worked with Cesar Chavez to organize 
migrant workers. She transferred to San Diego and, when FWTW merged 
with CWA, Judy became actively involved. In CWA, Judy has held many 
positions including Lobbyist, Organizer, Steward, District Steward, 
Assistant to the Chief Steward, Chief Steward and Local 9509 President 
for the past 6 years.
  During her Union career, Judy has negotiated approximately 25 labor 
contracts, plant closure agreements, work share programs and wage re-
openers. She has written training material and instructed classes for 
basic and advanced stewards, collective bargaining, organizing, and 
labor law for both, the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway 
Labor Act. She has lobbied in Sacramento, CA and Washington, DC for 
numerous bills pertaining to the needs of working families.
  Judy is a staunch supporter of life long learning and has promoted 
education by constantly looking for new areas within the technical 
environment to offer training to members and their families.
  Mr. Speaker, thousands of San Diegans enjoy a higher quality of life 
because of the efforts of Judy Beal--San Diego's Labor Leader of the 
Year.

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