Bill Text: IL HR0689 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Paul Piekarski on his retirement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-02-04 - Resolution Adopted [HR0689 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0689-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 Paul Piekarski on the | ||||||
| 4 | occasion of his retirement; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Paul Piekarski joined the Chicago and North | ||||||
| 6 | Western Transportation Company in 1973; he worked as a clerk | ||||||
| 7 | and brakeman and was then promoted to locomotive engineer in | ||||||
| 8 | 1975; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Paul Piekarski became a member of the Brotherhood | ||||||
| 10 | of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) in 1974; he became | ||||||
| 11 | president of BLET Division 683 in 1989 and worked through the | ||||||
| 12 | ranks of BLET's state legislative board to become chairman in | ||||||
| 13 | 2010; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, In 2014, Paul Piekarski was elected as a National | ||||||
| 15 | Alternate Legislative Vice President for BLET; in 2017, he was | ||||||
| 16 | elected chair of the National Association of State Legislative | ||||||
| 17 | Board Chairmen; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, in 2019, Paul Piekarski successfully worked for | ||||||
| 19 | the passage of legislation in the Illinois General Assembly | ||||||
| 20 | requiring a two person crew in locomotives; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Paul Piekarski has tirelessly supported and | ||||||
| 2 | fought for labor and rail safety on the local, State, and
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| 3 | federal levels; therefore, be it
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| 4 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 5 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 6 | we congratulate Paul Piekarski on his retirement, and we wish | ||||||
| 7 | him the best in all his future endeavors; and be it further
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| 8 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 9 | presented to Paul Piekarski as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
| 10 | esteem.
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