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Proclamation commending the Allegheny County Labor Council's wisdom in honoring Mr. Rich Stanizzo, Business Manager of the Pittsburgh Building and Construction Trades Council and Mr. Bill George, President of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO with the "Labor's Men of the Year" award.
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WHEREAS, the Allegheny County Labor Council is a local branch of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), created in 1961, it represents the collective interest of its affiliated unions and of the working people of Allegheny County; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Richard A. Stanizzo, Jr. has been Business Manager of the Pittsburgh Building and Construction Trades Council since 1989, and he has served as Vice-President of the Allegheny County Labor Council since 2000; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Stanizzo began his career in Organized Labor in 1968 as a member of Ironworkers Union Local 3, and he was elected as Recording Secretary in 1981, serving in this capacity for eight years; and
WHEREAS, as Business Manager and advocate for protecting workers health and safety, he serves on the Builders Guild of Western Pennsylvania Board, Allegheny County Airport Authority Board, Maglev, Inc. Board, Western Pennsylvania Apprentice Committee Chair, Three Rivers Area Labor/Management Committee Board, Pennsylvania Building and Construction Trades Council Executive Board, Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Vice-President of Executive Board, Leadership Pittsburgh Board (8 years), and as Director of the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Stanizzo is married to his wife Roseanne and they have three children, Richard III, Russell and Rachael, and they are grandparents to Ashley, Karlie, Katarina, Jamie, Cody and Gabriella;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Allegheny County Council does hereby commend the Allegheny County Labor Council for its wisdom in honoring Mr. Rich Stanizzo and presenting him with the “Labor's Men of the Year” award; and we further c...
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