a few years thereafter she ran for seiu local 87's president and won in a land slide election. she's one of the youngest latinaseses elected in seiu history ~. today olga proudly represents over 3500 janitors in san francisco and as president of local 87, her formidable skills, she's an impeccable negotiator that continues to make history by negotiating one of the strongest janitorial contracts in the nation. in some of the countries worst's economic times, she ha been able to single handedly accomplish this all while being a loving wife and mother to a very young boy. i've had the pleasure of working with olga and can certainly attest for her steadfast commitment to her role, to the labor community. i'm proud to call her a friend and in many ways she's a mentor to me. we are fortunate to have her as a leader here in san francisco. please, please, put your hands together and just honor olga. [cheering and applauding] >> i'd like to give her sister an opportunity to speak on her behalf. >> thank you. as you said, unfortunately olga is not here today, she's in d.c. and she is hon