HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 10201987 - 87-618 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of: )
Honoring Tony Cannata )
Upon his Retirement. ) RESOLUTION NO. 87/618
WHEREAS Tony Cannata is retiring from his position of
Secretary-Treasurer of the Contra Costa Central Labor Council
AFL-CIO, a position he has held since first being elected in
1976; and
WHEREAS Tony was born in Sicily and, at age 9, moved to
Lorain, Ohio where he was raised and where he worked for United
States Steel before being drafted into the U. S. Army during
World War II, serving for four years, including one year in the
South Pacific; and
WHEREAS following military service he located in Pittsburg,
California beginning a career with U. S. Steel Pittsburg Works,
becoming a Journeyman Machinist and a member of Steelworkers
Local #1440, holding several offices in that Local; and
WHEREAS Tony Cannata served as International Staff
Representative of the United Steelworkers Sub-District Three, was
elected President of the Central Labor Council in 1962, and held
that position until being elected to the full-time position of
Secretary-Treasurer; and
WHEREAS he has served his country, Contra Costa County, and
organized labor with devotion and dedication for thirty years;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA
COSTA COUNTY RESOLVED that Tony Cannata is Honored on the
occasion of his retirement from the Central Labor Council; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that October 23, 1987 is hereby
declared Tony Cannata Day in Contra Costa County.
PASSED by unanimous vote of the Board Members present on
this 20th day of October, 1987 .
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of a resolution entered on the minutes of said Board of
Supervisors on the date aforesaid.
SUNNE WRIGHT McPEAK, CHAIR
District 4
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ROBERT I . SCHRODER TOM TORLAKSON
.. District 3 District 5
Witness my hand and the seal of
rN.N the Board of Supervisors affixed
this 20th day of October, 1987 .
PHIL BATCHELOR, County
Administrator and Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors
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