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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate Michael Olvera on his 
4successful election as business manager of Iron Workers Local 
5111, anchored in Illinois' Quad Cities; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The International Association of Bridge, 
7Structural, Ornamental, and Reinforcing Iron Workers Union 
8Local 111 is a proud member of the Illinois AFL-CIO and a trade 
9association whose beginnings go back to 1907; and
 
10    WHEREAS, The International Iron Workers Union represents 
11120,000 members across North America; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Iron Workers build skillfully, ensuring quality 
13bridges, infrastructure improvements, schools, office 
14buildings, hospitals, and more are safely erected; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Iron Workers are the "Bridge Builders of 
16Illinois" as demonstrated by the improvements to at least 533 
17bridges since the beginning of the historic Rebuild Illinois 
18Capital Plan; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Iron Workers are doing their part in the 
20renewable energy sector to help construct wind turbines, solar 
 
 
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1fields, and hydrogen facilities, helping power Illinois; 
2therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
4HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
5we congratulate and thank Iron Workers Local Union 111 for 
6their invaluable work on our state's infrastructure; and be it 
7further
 
8    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
9presented to Business Manager Mike Olvera and the Iron Workers 
10Local Union 111 Union Hall as an expression of our esteem and 
11respect for the daily work iron workers do to make Illinois a 
12leading state for world-class infrastructure and emerging 
13competitors in renewable energy.