M a r k D i l l e y

Little by little he became active, first as a steward, then joining the executive board, getting elected vice president and taking the helm in 1985 as president of the Albany local of Communications Workers of America.

He led what is now Local 1118 through four strikes and 10 organizing campaigns. After 20 years as the head of the 1,400-member organization, O'Hare is retiring from his union.

And, he's going back to work at the phone company.