Bill Text: IL HR1234 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Dennis J. Gannon on the occasion of his retirement as the President of the Chicago Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-05-06 - Resolution Adopted [HR1234 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR1234-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 Dennis J. Gannon on | ||||||
4 | the occasion of his retirement as the President of the Chicago | ||||||
5 | Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; the CFL is comprised of 470,000 | ||||||
6 | members and 300 affiliate unions; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Mr. Gannon has always worked in good faith with | ||||||
8 | the business community, elected officials and fellow labor | ||||||
9 | leaders to find common ground and opportunities for | ||||||
10 | collaboration that would boost the Chicago region, and helped | ||||||
11 | improve the lives of the state's working men and women; and
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12 | WHEREAS, At a time of wrenching change and challenge in our | ||||||
13 | economy, Mr. Gannon has stood on the frontlines, fighting the | ||||||
14 | good fight on behalf of his brothers and sisters in the labor | ||||||
15 | movement; many, union members and not, have benefitted from his | ||||||
16 | efforts to improve working conditions, workplace safety | ||||||
17 | protections, wages, and health and retirement benefits; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Mr. Gannon has always been proud of Chicago's role | ||||||
19 | in American labor history and knowledgeable about the union | ||||||
20 | movement's struggles and victories; he has sought to ensure | ||||||
21 | that important events and achievements, such as the birthplace | ||||||
22 | of May Day and the workers' struggle for the eight-hour day, |
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1 | the Haymarket Tragedy, the Great Pullman Strike, and the | ||||||
2 | Memorial Day Massacre, are not forgotten; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Mr. Gannon began his career in the labor movement | ||||||
4 | at the City of Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation, | ||||||
5 | where he worked for 17 years as a hoisting engineer, foreman, | ||||||
6 | and general foreman; as a member of the International Union of | ||||||
7 | Operating Engineers Local 150, he served as Business Agent from | ||||||
8 | 1991 until joining the CFL in 1995; prior to his election as | ||||||
9 | CFL President in 2002 and re-election in 2006, he served as CFL | ||||||
10 | Secretary-Treasurer for 6 years and for one year as Assistant | ||||||
11 | to CFL President; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Throughout his career in organized labor, Mr. | ||||||
13 | Gannon has served on a number of boards and commissions for | ||||||
14 | labor, government, and community organizations, including
the | ||||||
15 | Amalgamated Bank of Chicago, Blue Cross Blue Shield/HCSC, | ||||||
16 | Citizen Action/Illinois, the Chicago Convention and Tourism | ||||||
17 | Bureau, Chicago Jobs with Justice, and the United Way of | ||||||
18 | Metropolitan Chicago; he is a member of the board of governors | ||||||
19 | of the Metropolitan Planning Council and president of the | ||||||
20 | Michael Bruton Workplace Safety Foundation; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Mr. Gannon is also a member of the Chicago Public | ||||||
22 | Schools Blue Ribbon Advisory Committee, the Chicago Workforce | ||||||
23 | Board, the Illinois Department of Labor Advisory Board, the St. |
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1 | Joseph College Seminary's Rerum Novarum Committee, the | ||||||
2 | University of Illinois at Chicago Labor Advisory Board, and the | ||||||
3 | Welfare Reform Task Force; and
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4 | WHEREAS, From 1992 until 2004, Mr. Gannon served on the | ||||||
5 | Illinois Capital Development Board; he was previously a member | ||||||
6 | of the Illinois Human Resource Investment Council; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Mr. Gannon is a graduate of St. Laurence High | ||||||
8 | School, where he was a linebacker and co-captain of the Prep | ||||||
9 | Bowl-winning football team; he received his Bachelor of Arts | ||||||
10 | degree from Indiana State University; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Mr. Gannon resides in Chicago with his wife, | ||||||
12 | Diane; they are the proud parents of two children, Matt and | ||||||
13 | Colleen; therefore, be it
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14 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
15 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
16 | congratulate Mr. Dennis Gannon on a successful career in the | ||||||
17 | labor movement through his contributions to the men and women | ||||||
18 | of the Chicago Federation of Labor, representing many | ||||||
19 | backgrounds and walks of life, but who come together as the CFL | ||||||
20 | for the shared goal of achieving the American Dream to protect | ||||||
21 | and improve the livelihoods of all workers; we wish him well in | ||||||
22 | his retirement and in all of his future endeavors; and be it |
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1 | further
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2 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
3 | presented to Dennis J. Gannon as a symbol of his contributions | ||||||
4 | to the American labor movement and the people of the State of | ||||||
5 | Illinois.
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