Full Text of HR0929 095th General Assembly
HR0929 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, On February 6, 1928, the "International Hod | 3 |
| Carriers and Building Laborers' Union of America" chartered the | 4 |
| Local 751 Laborers' Union in Kankakee; and
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| WHEREAS, The Laborers' Union was started and built by | 6 |
| immigrants and minorities; today, they continue to be the | 7 |
| fastest growing segment of the Union's membership; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1965, the Laborers' Union officially changed | 9 |
| its name to the "Laborers' International Union of North | 10 |
| America" to better reflect the continual expansion of the union | 11 |
| beyond the construction field; and
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| WHEREAS, For 80 years, Laborers' Local 751 has played a | 13 |
| vital role in building the City of Kankakee by constructing | 14 |
| highways, bridges, tunnels, dams, power plants, factories, | 15 |
| office buildings, schools, churches, hospitals, houses, and | 16 |
| apartment buildings; and
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| WHEREAS, Laborers' Local 751 is an extraordinary union | 18 |
| whose leadership has worked hard for 80 years to protect its | 19 |
| members' health and safety, to provide laborers a strong voice | 20 |
| in the workplace and extensive skill training designed to | 21 |
| empower its members to reach their potential, and, perhaps most |
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| important, to ensure the dignity, respect, and security of | 2 |
| laborers in the workplace; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 5 |
| congratulate the members and officers of the Laborers' Local | 6 |
| 751 for its many achievements over the last 80 years, for the | 7 |
| strength of its membership, and for enhancing the standard of | 8 |
| living and work environments for future laborers; and be it | 9 |
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| RESOLVED, That we designate February 6, 2008 as Laborers' | 11 |
| Local 751 Day in the State of Illinois in recognition of the 80 | 12 |
| years of service provided by this extraordinary union; and be | 13 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to a representative of Laborers' Local 751 as a | 16 |
| symbol of our esteem and respect.
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