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Also naming South 22nd Street, between Market Street and Chestnut Street, "Pat Eiding Way", to honor Patrick J. Eiding for his service as President of the Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO and his accomplishments on behalf of Philadelphia workers.
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WHEREAS, Patrick J. Eiding is a lifelong Philadelphian who grew up in the City's Kensington neighborhood. Before embarking on his landmark career, Eiding was educated at Philadelphia public schools, including Dobbins Technical High School where he studied plumbing; and
WHEREAS, After honorably serving his country in the United States Army, Eiding began his extensive career in the labor movement as a member of the Insulators and Asbestos Workers Local 14 in 1963. First starting as an apprentice, Eiding quickly rose through the union's ranks and eventually served as the local's Business Manager and Financial Secretary for over twenty-five years; and
WHEREAS, Eiding has served as the Secretary Treasurer of the Philadelphia Building Trades and Construction Council since 1980. Pat is also a member of the Executive Council of the Pennsylvania American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), co-chair of PALM/BuiltRite, and is the Northeast Regional representative to the National AFL-CIO General Board; and
WHEREAS, Pat was first elected President of the Philadelphia Council of the AFL-CIO in January 2002, and he has served seven terms. During his presidency, the AFL-CIO grew to represent more than 200,000 workers from more than 100 unions, and Eiding has worked tirelessly to ensure that Philadelphia's union workers prospered during a period when organized labor has faced significant challenges; and
WHEREAS, Eiding has been a champion for improving conditions for workers in Philadelphia, and he has successfully advocated for a broad expansion of workers' rights through municipal policy, including the appointment of the first-ever Deputy Mayor for Labor and the creation of a permanent O...
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