Bill Text: IL HR0506 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes the Chicago Federation of Labor on the 125th anniversary of its founding. Further recognizes the CFL for its legacy of activism and solidarity with the working people of Chicago and Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-19 - Resolution Adopted [HR0506 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HR0506-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate the Chicago Federation of | ||||||
| 4 | Labor (CFL) on the occasion of its 125th anniversary; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, The Chicago Federation of Labor was issued its | ||||||
| 6 | charter by American Federation of Labor President Samuel | ||||||
| 7 | Gompers on November 9, 1896; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Chicago is the hometown of the American Labor | ||||||
| 9 | Movement and is the site of the Haymarket Affair, the Pullman | ||||||
| 10 | Strike, the Republic Steel Strike, and more Local 1 unions | ||||||
| 11 | than anywhere else; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, The Chicago Federation of Labor has fought for | ||||||
| 13 | economic, racial, and social justice for workers in Chicago, | ||||||
| 14 | Cook County, and beyond for 125 years; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, The Chicago Federation of Labor organized workers | ||||||
| 16 | across industries in the 19th and 20th centuries regardless of | ||||||
| 17 | race, ethnicity, or nationality; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, One of the first presidents of the Chicago | ||||||
| 19 | Federation of Labor was John Fitzpatrick, an innovator whose | ||||||
| 20 | dedication to justice and passion for organizing sustained the | ||||||
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| 1 | CFL for 40 years; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The Chicago Federation of Labor was guided by | ||||||
| 3 | President William A. Lee for nearly four decades after the | ||||||
| 4 | passing of President Fitzpatrick, navigating a changing world | ||||||
| 5 | during the civil rights movement and beyond; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, The Chicago Federation of Labor merged with the | ||||||
| 7 | Cook County Industrial Union Council and other local labor | ||||||
| 8 | councils in 1962; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, The Chicago Federation of Labor created and | ||||||
| 10 | managed radio station WCFL, the "Voice of Labor", from 1926 to | ||||||
| 11 | 1978, bringing the latest news, information, and entertainment | ||||||
| 12 | to working people in Chicagoland and beyond; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, The Chicago Federation of Labor has published the | ||||||
| 14 | Federation News for more than 100 years, first as a newspaper | ||||||
| 15 | and now as a quarterly magazine, bringing labor news to local | ||||||
| 16 | workers; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, The Chicago Federation of Labor has brought | ||||||
| 18 | freedom fighters and labor leaders from around the world to | ||||||
| 19 | Chicago, including Cesar Chavez, Lech Walesa, and Nelson | ||||||
| 20 | Mandela; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, In recent years, the Chicago Federation of Labor | ||||||
| 2 | has worked to pass increases to the minimum wage, fair | ||||||
| 3 | workweek, and paid sick leave laws, in addition to protections | ||||||
| 4 | to retirement security and a host of other policies to protect | ||||||
| 5 | workers; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, The Chicago Federation of Labor supports its | ||||||
| 7 | approximately 300 affiliates and 500,000 union members in | ||||||
| 8 | Chicago and Cook County; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, The Chicago Federation of Labor maintains the | ||||||
| 10 | spirit of solidarity that has guided the organization for 125 | ||||||
| 11 | years, continuing the fight for justice for all workers; | ||||||
| 12 | therefore, be it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 14 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 15 | we recognize the Chicago Federation of Labor on the 125th | ||||||
| 16 | anniversary of its founding, and we further recognize the CFL | ||||||
| 17 | for its legacy of activism and solidarity with the working | ||||||
| 18 | people of Chicago and Illinois; and be it further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to the Chicago Federation of Labor as an expression | ||||||
| 21 | of our esteem and respect.
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