[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! ______ 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. ____________________