HONORING CAROL WHITEHEAD-SUTTON

On 2026-07-13, Representative Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL-24) delivered a floor speech titled "HONORING CAROL WHITEHEAD-SUTTON" in the House.

HONORING CAROL WHITEHEAD-SUTTON

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E668] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] HONORING CAROL WHITEHEAD-SUTTON ______ HON. FREDERICA S. WILSON of florida in the house of representatives Monday, July 13, 2026 Ms. WILSON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor one of South Florida's most respected union leaders, the late Carol Whitehead-Sutton, President of the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO Miami Area Local. Mrs. Carol Whitehead-Sutton joined United States Postal Service in 1980 as a Central Forwarding Clerk. In 1981, she volunteered as a union advocate and over the next 20 years would have a profound impact on working conditions for her fellow co-workers. She is credited with successfully resolving work infractions, contractual violations and putting numerous postal workers back to work after losing their jobs or being suspended. Mrs. Carol Whitehead-Sutton was also a well-respected community activist. In 2001, she helped form the Miami Jackson Senior High School Alumni Association. Other organization and union affiliations ranged from the Organization for Inner City Schools (I.C. A.R.E.) to the NAACP; the Martin Luther King Trade Coalition; the A. Philip Randolph (APRE); the Coalition Black Trade Union, to Alpha Phi Omega. Born to parents, the late Mr. Moses Whitehead and Mrs. Rozella Whitehead, Carol received her education in the Miami-Dade County Public School System, attending Orchard Villa, Gladeview and Allapattah Elementary Schools. She graduated from Miami Jackson Senior High School in 1975 and received an Associate of Arts Degree from Miami-Dade College North Campus in 1979. Mrs. Carol Whitehead-Sutton was a loyal and faithful member of New Birth Baptist Church Cathedral of Faith in Miami, Florida. Please join me in honoring Carol Whitehead-Sutton for her unwavering faith and commitment to her community, family and friends. ____________________