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Public
Employee Press Bill
Brill, unions first computer pro Many DC 37 old-timers
mourned the passing of Bill Brill, the dedicated labor activist who ushered the
union into the computer era. Brill died May 28 at 86, two days short of his 66th
wedding anniversary with his wife, Pearl.
From the 1960s through his retirement
in 1982 the period of DC 37s greatest growth Brill worked
as a field rep, ran the unions printing and mailing operation and founded
the data processing department with a room-sized IBM 1401 computer that had less
memory than todays digital watches.
Bill was a wonderful guy
who was strongly committed to the values we believe in as a union, said
Executive Director Lillian Roberts.
I grew up learning from Lillian
Roberts and Vic Gotbaum, said Brills son Alan. The union was
his family as much as we were. The Brill house was decorated with many union
awards. My father passed on his ideals. In business school, when I heard
anti-union statements, I stood up and explained what the labor movement has done
for this country, said Alan. | |