Bill Text: IL HR0708 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the members of the Decatur Trades & Labor Assembly on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the organization's charter with the AFL-CIO.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2009-10-28 - Resolution Adopted [HR0708 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0708-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the | ||||||
| 4 | Decatur Trades & Labor Assembly on the occasion of the 50th | ||||||
| 5 | anniversary of the organization's charter with the AFL-CIO; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Following the 1955 merger of the American | ||||||
| 7 | Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial | ||||||
| 8 | Organizations, the mergers of their central bodies had to be | ||||||
| 9 | completed at the local level; on February 10, 1959, the AFL and | ||||||
| 10 | CIO affiliates in Decatur merged to form the Decatur Trades & | ||||||
| 11 | Labor Assembly; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, The newly-created Decatur Trades & Labor | ||||||
| 13 | Assembly, composed of several unions in the public and private | ||||||
| 14 | sectors, pledged early on to play a strong role in the | ||||||
| 15 | community; having pledged to come together as a central labor | ||||||
| 16 | council, the Assembly established a committee structure that | ||||||
| 17 | would support the council's activities; the Assembly chose | ||||||
| 18 | William Moore, a member of IBEW Local 51, to serve as the | ||||||
| 19 | group's first President; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, The Decatur Trades & Labor Assembly has had a rich | ||||||
| 21 | history of tireless efforts to help workers organize unions, | ||||||
| 22 | win and enforce contracts, improve working conditions, and | ||||||
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| 1 | create a sense of solidarity amongst workers; the Assembly has | ||||||
| 2 | also published newspapers, promoted union labels, participated | ||||||
| 3 | in political causes, educated the public on union issues, and | ||||||
| 4 | supported striking workers; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, The Decatur Trades & Labor Assembly has also | ||||||
| 6 | promoted various charitable and civic causes, including blood | ||||||
| 7 | drives for the American Red Cross, food drives for local food | ||||||
| 8 | banks, "Get Out the Vote" efforts during elections, and various | ||||||
| 9 | humanitarian efforts with the United Way; the Assembly also | ||||||
| 10 | participates in various coalitions with faith-based groups and | ||||||
| 11 | the NAACP, among others; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, The Decatur Trades & Labor Assembly currently | ||||||
| 13 | represents 35 affiliated unions and more than 14,000 union | ||||||
| 14 | members and their families in Macon County; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, The efforts of the Decatur Trades & Labor Assembly | ||||||
| 16 | have been vital in the safeguarding of worker's rights in the | ||||||
| 17 | City of Decatur and its surrounding areas; therefore, be it
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| 18 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 19 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 20 | congratulate the members of the Decatur Trades & Labor Assembly | ||||||
| 21 | on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the organization's | ||||||
| 22 | charter with the AFL-CIO and wish them continued success and | ||||||
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| 1 | happiness in the future; and be it further
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| 2 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 3 | presented to the members of the Decatur Trades & Labor Assembly | ||||||
| 4 | as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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