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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Ronald E. "Ron"
4Kastner on the occasion of his retirement as President/Business
5Manager/Financial Secretary of the International Brotherhood
6of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local Union 21; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Ronald Kastner has been a member of the IBEW since
81968; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Ronald Kastner has served the IBEW Local Union 21
10in a variety of leadership roles, including shop steward
11(1974), steward (1978), chief steward (1979), and business
12representative (1990); he served as Local 21's Vice President
13from 1996 to 1998 and has served in his current post as
14President/Business Manager/Financial Secretary since 1999; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Ronald Kastner served as a delegate to the
16International Convention from 1982 to 2011; he has served as a
17delegate to the Telecommunications Conference and as a board
18member of the Telephone Division to the IBEW State Conference;
19he has also served as a delegate to the Chicago Federation of
20Labor and was the IBEW Vice President of the Illinois AFL-CIO;
21and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Ronald Kastner served as the Chief Union
2Negotiator during bargaining with SBC/Ameren and AT&T; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Ronald Kastner was named the Chairman of the
4System Council T3 and was designated the 2011 Person of the
5Year by the Northeast Illinois Federation of Labor; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Ronald Kastner has been a tireless advocate for
7his brothers and sisters in the labor movement; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Ronald Kastner will enjoy his retirement by
9spending time with his wife, Judy; his sons, Ronald Jr., Jason,
10and Tim; and his granddaughter, Harper Elizabeth; he will also
11enjoy himself by collecting his most prized possessions,
12baseball cards; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Ronald Kastner will be sorely missed by his
14friends in organized labor, the telecommunications industry,
15and Illinois government and will be called upon for his wisdom
16and guidance on key issues; therefore, be it
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
18NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
19we congratulate Ronald E. "Ron" Kastner on his successful
20career in the Illinois State Capitol and thank him for his many
21contributions to organized labor; and be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to Ronald Kastner as a symbol of our esteem and
3respect.