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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the |
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| Decatur Trades & Labor Assembly on the occasion of the 50th |
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| anniversary of the organization's charter with the AFL-CIO; and
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| WHEREAS, Following the 1955 merger of the American |
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| Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial |
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| Organizations, the mergers of their central bodies had to be |
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| completed at the local level; on February 10, 1959, the AFL and |
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| CIO affiliates in Decatur merged to form the Decatur Trades & |
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| Labor Assembly; and
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| WHEREAS, The newly-created Decatur Trades & Labor |
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| Assembly, composed of several unions in the public and private |
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| sectors, pledged early on to play a strong role in the |
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| community; having pledged to come together as a central labor |
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| council, the Assembly established a committee structure that |
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| would support the council's activities; the Assembly chose |
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| William Moore, a member of IBEW Local 51, to serve as the |
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| group's first President; and
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| WHEREAS, The Decatur Trades & Labor Assembly has had a rich |
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| history of tireless efforts to help workers organize unions, |
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| win and enforce contracts, improve working conditions, and |
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| create a sense of solidarity amongst workers; the Assembly has |
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| also published newspapers, promoted union labels, participated |
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| in political causes, educated the public on union issues, and |
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| supported striking workers; and
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| WHEREAS, The Decatur Trades & Labor Assembly has also |
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| promoted various charitable and civic causes, including blood |
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| drives for the American Red Cross, food drives for local food |
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| banks, "Get Out the Vote" efforts during elections, and various |
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| humanitarian efforts with the United Way; the Assembly also |
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| participates in various coalitions with faith-based groups and |
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| the NAACP, among others; and
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| WHEREAS, The Decatur Trades & Labor Assembly currently |
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| represents 35 affiliated unions and more than 14,000 union |
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| members and their families in Macon County; and
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| WHEREAS, The efforts of the Decatur Trades & Labor Assembly |
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| have been vital in the safeguarding of worker's rights in the |
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| City of Decatur and its surrounding areas; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| congratulate the members of the Decatur Trades & Labor Assembly |
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| on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the organization's |
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| charter with the AFL-CIO and wish them continued success and |