Mr. President. I rise to speak today about one of Californias loyal members of the labor movement. Lou Riga. a first generation American. born of Italian immigrants in Oakland. CA on October 20. 1936. Riga recently retired as secretarytreasurer of Teamsters Local 576 in San Jose. CA. after nearly 40 years with the union. In 1991. he was a candidate for general president of the Teamsters. After successfully completing high school. Lou went directly into the labor market as an employee of Montgomery Ward in Oakland. At the time. there was a Teamsters organizing drive in progress. and Lou saw an opportunity to participate in a movement that would improve his and his fellow workers positions In the workplace.
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