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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 Charles "Chuck" Anderson | ||||||
4 | of Aurora on the occasion of his retirement from Painters | ||||||
5 | District Council 30; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Chuck Anderson served as Business Manager and | ||||||
7 | Secretary-Treasurer for Painters District Council 30 in Aurora | ||||||
8 | from 1993 to September of 2014, earning the respect and | ||||||
9 | admiration of the members and officers of his organization, the | ||||||
10 | International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT), and | ||||||
11 | the citizens of the City of Aurora and surrounding | ||||||
12 | municipalities; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Chuck Anderson, as a member of the IUPAT for more | ||||||
14 | than 4 decades, has served as a trustee and fiduciary of | ||||||
15 | numerous employee benefits funds that strive to increase the | ||||||
16 | value and dignity of work for members and their families; he | ||||||
17 | also has served as a trustee of the IUPAT Finishing Trades | ||||||
18 | Institute, the IUPAT Painters and Allied Trades for Children's | ||||||
19 | Hope Foundation (PATCH Foundation), and as a member of the | ||||||
20 | IUPAT General President's Advisory Committee; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Chuck Anderson is a well-regarded public servant | ||||||
22 | in Illinois's Fox Valley region and the rest of the State; he |
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1 | has served as a member of the Aurora Human Relations | ||||||
2 | Commission, the Aurora Economic
Advisory Committee, the | ||||||
3 | Marmion Academy Board of Lay Trustees, the Quad County
Urban | ||||||
4 | League Board of Directors, and the Illinois Attorney General's | ||||||
5 | Labor Advisory Council; he also personally advocated for reform | ||||||
6 | of Aurora's procurement processes to
increase opportunities | ||||||
7 | for women and minority business owners and residents and was a
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8 | constant and vocal supporter of infrastructure investment in | ||||||
9 | the city; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Chuck Anderson is known as a
leader committed to | ||||||
11 | successful and productive labor-management relations, and the
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12 | advancement of one's industry through collaboration, | ||||||
13 | conciliation, good faith negotiation,
bargaining, and | ||||||
14 | sensitivity to shifting economic dynamics; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Upon Chuck Anderson's retirement as Business | ||||||
16 | Manager and Secretary Treasurer on Labor Day, September 1,
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17 | 2014, he leaves to the next generation of leaders one of the | ||||||
18 | most progressive, visible,
and active unions in the Fox Valley | ||||||
19 | region, and a well-regarded labor organization within
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20 | North-Central Illinois; therefore, be it
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21 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
22 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
23 | we congratulate Charles "Chuck" Anderson on his retirement from |
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1 | Painters District Council 30 and wish him the best in all his | ||||||
2 | future endeavors; and be it further
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3 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
4 | presented to Chuck Anderson as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
5 | respect.
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