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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to congratulate Margaret Blackshere of
4 Niles for being selected as the Northeastern Illinois
5 Federation of Labor Person of the Year; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Ms. Blackshere is a former classroom teacher who
7 has served at all levels of the labor movement from president
8 of her local union in Madison to Statewide vice president of
9 the Illinois Federation of Teachers; she served as secretary
10 and treasurer of the Illinois AFL-CIO from 1993 to 2000, when
11 she was elected president; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Ms. Blackshere received a bachelor's degree in
13 elementary education and a master's degree in urban education
14 from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville; and
 
15     WHEREAS, She serves on a variety of boards and councils,
16 including the United Way of Illinois, the American Red Cross in
17 Illinois, the Workers' Compensations Advisory Board, the
18 Unemployment Insurance Advisory Board, the Alliance for
19 Retired Americans Executive Board, the Industrial Commission's
20 Self Insurer's Advisory Board, and the Chicago Metropolis 2020
21 Board; and
 
22     WHEREAS, Ms. Blackshere has received awards such as the
23 Labor Leader Award in 2000 from the Labor Council for Latin
24 American Advancement, the Israel Peace Medal in 2000 from the
25 State of Israel, and the Protector of Working People Award in
26 2002 from the Illinois State Crime Commission; she was the
27 guest of honor in 2003 for Chicago's St. Patrick's Day Parade
28 and in 1998 was inducted into the Illinois Labor History
29 Society's Union Hall of Honor; and
 
30     WHEREAS, She has been a delegate to the Democratic National

 

 

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1 Convention, served as director of the Illinois Democratic
2 Coordinated Campaign in 1990 and 1992, and is a member of the
3 Democratic National Committee; she was the co-chair of Governor
4 Blagojevich's transition team; she is also a member of the
5 American Federation of Teachers Local 763; and
 
6     WHEREAS, She is a strong advocate of working men and women
7 and their families; therefore, be it
 
8     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
9 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
10 congratulate Margaret Blackshere for being selected as the
11 Northeastern Illinois Federation of Labor Person of the Year
12 and wish her good health and happiness in all her future
13 endeavors; and be it further
 
14     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15 presented to Margaret Blackshere as a token of our respect and
16 esteem.