Full Text of HR0656 103rd General Assembly
HR0656 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | | | HR0656 | | LRB103 39457 LAW 69651 r |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Iron Workers Local 392 of | 4 | | the International Association of Bridge, Structural, | 5 | | Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers on the occasion of its | 6 | | 100th anniversary; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Iron Workers Local 392 has been a leader in the | 8 | | construction industry for a century, with the organization | 9 | | currently representing nearly 650 members in southwestern | 10 | | Illinois who are trained in the industry's latest iron working | 11 | | and safety standards; the organization covers 20 full and | 12 | | partial counties in Illinois, providing the safest and most | 13 | | productive workforce in the Metro East area; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, On April 10, 1924, Iron Workers Local 392 was | 15 | | established in East St. Louis with the objective to enhance | 16 | | the standard of living, wages, working conditions, and job | 17 | | security; in the subsequent years, the organization | 18 | | effectively served the purpose for which it was founded, | 19 | | improving the future of its members, thus providing | 20 | | inspiration for ironworkers in other parts of the country; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Through persistence and relentless pursuit for a | 22 | | higher standard of living, better benefits, and conditions, |
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| 1 | | Iron Workers Local 392 has endured and overcome a great deal in | 2 | | its 100-year history, permitting today's members to enjoy a | 3 | | safe workplace, an excellent hourly wage, superior health and | 4 | | welfare benefits, a generous pension and annuity, and | 5 | | vacation; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Ironworkers are known as the "cowboys in the | 7 | | sky", building safely and skillfully while ensuring the | 8 | | production of quality private, state, and federally-funded | 9 | | projects, including the Rebuild Illinois program; therefore, | 10 | | be it | 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 12 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 | | we congratulate Iron Workers Local 392 of the International | 14 | | Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing | 15 | | Iron Workers on its 100th anniversary; and be it further | 16 | | RESOLVED, That we thank Iron Workers Local 392, its | 17 | | officers, and its members for their invaluable work to make | 18 | | Illinois a leading state in world-class infrastructure for | 19 | | generations to come; and be it further | 20 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to Iron Workers Local 392 and its officers as an | 22 | | expression of our esteem and respect. |
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