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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Lula Bronson on her
4 retirement as Vice-President of the Service Employees
5 International Union (SEIU) Local 880; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Lula Bronson has been a member of SEIU Local 880
7 and has served as Vice-President since 2004; she has been a
8 member of the Executive Board for 11 years; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Lula Bronson was a leader in the campaign to pass
10 the Chicago Living Wage Ordinance in 1997; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Lula Bronson was a member of the Department of
12 Rehabilitation Services Personal Assistant bargaining
13 committee, negotiating the first contract in 2003 and winning a
14 35% wage increase for more than 23,000 workers across the State
15 of Illinois; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Through her efforts more than 40,000 home child
17 care providers received recognition and collective bargaining
18 rights in 2005; she served as a member of the bargaining
19 committee that won an average 35% rate increase and established
20 the first health care fund for home child care providers; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Lula Bronson has committed her life to ensuring
2 that others receive quality, home-based care, and that
3 caregivers receive the respect that they deserve for their hard
4 work; therefore, be it
 
5     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
7 congratulate Lula Bronson for her hard work and dedication to
8 the men and women of Service Employees International Union
9 Local 880 and wish her the best on her retirement; and be it
10 further
 
11     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12 presented to Lula Bronson as a symbol of our respect and
13 esteem.