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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, Jeremiah J. O'Connor, International 
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Secretary-Treasurer of the

International Brotherhood of 
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Electrical Workers (IBEW), is retiring; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Secretary-Treasurer O'Connor has served at 
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virtually every role in the IBEW; he was appointed  
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International Secretary-Treasurer in January 2001 and elected 
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to that position the following September at the 36th IBEW 
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International Convention in San Francisco, California; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He has  provided steady leadership during a 
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tumultuous time in the union's development and has faced the 
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difficult task of balancing priorities for the union in a time 
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of industry deregulation, plant shutdowns, global economic 
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upheaval, and a hostile political environment; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Initiated as an apprentice into Lisle Local 701 in 
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1959, he served as a journeyman wireman, foreman, and general 
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foreman; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He combined his leadership in the field with 
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service on several Local 701 committees; he extended the 
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local's influence as a leader of the DuPage County labor and 
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trade councils; appointed assistant business manager of Local 
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701 in 1965, he served in that capacity until 1978, when he was 
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elected Business Manager-Financial Secretary; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In 1987, President J.J. Barry appointed 
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Secretary-Treasurer O'Connor to the position of International 
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Representative for the Sixth District; he gained a thorough 
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knowledge of the broad membership reach of the IBEW as he 
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represented members in construction, utility, manufacturing, 
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and radio-TV broadcasting local unions throughout the Sixth 
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District; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, In 1995, he was appointed International 
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Vice-President of the Sixth District and was elected to that 
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position at the International Convention one year later; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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we congratulate IBEW Secretary-Treasurer Jeremiah J. O'Connor 
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on the occasion of his retirement and wish him all the best in 
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the years ahead; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Secretary-Treasurer Jeremiah J. O'Connor as an 
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expression of our esteem.