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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate the members of the
4National Association of Letter Carriers Aurora Branch 219 on
5the occasion of the organization's 125th anniversary in 2016;
6and
 
7    WHEREAS, Benjamin Franklin was appointed to serve as the
8first Postmaster General in what is now the United States by
9the Continental Congress in 1775; since then, the history of
10the United States Postal Service has been interwoven with that
11of the country it serves; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Free city delivery of mail was established in the
13United States in 1863; in the years that followed, letter
14carriers found themselves working 10 to 12-hour days, seven
15days a week; the fight to achieve legal recognition of an
16eight-hour day, successfully concluded in 1888, clearly
17demonstrated what could be achieved when letter carriers banded
18together and reached out beyond their local area; and
 
19    WHEREAS, This idea was behind the official call, issued by
20Milwaukee letter carriers, to meet in August of 1889; for the
21event, 60 letter carriers showed up in Milwaukee on August 29,
221899 in the meeting room above Schaeffer's Saloon; the

 

 

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1following day, these delegates passed a resolution officially
2establishing the National Association of Letter Carriers; the
3following year saw letter carriers in attendance from the north
4and the south, from small towns and big cities alike, united
5and ready to move forward; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Over the years, the National Association of Letter
7Carriers has raised money for several charities, collected for
8food pantries, and helped their communities on a daily basis;
9and
 
10    WHEREAS, Charters have been an essential part of
11maintaining the union's structure since its founding; Article
1211, Section 3 of their first constitution refers to a charter
13"duly granted by the national association", which gives the
14local association or branch "all the power and privileges of a
15local association working under the jurisdiction of the
16National Association"; on May 6, 1891, letter carriers in
17Aurora were issued a charter for Branch 219 in order to
18represent the interests of the City's letter carriers; and
 
19    WHEREAS, The members of the National Association of Letter
20Carriers Aurora Branch 219 serve as models of hard work,
21integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of
22Illinois; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
3congratulate the members of the National Association of Letter
4Carriers Aurora Branch 219 on the occasion of the
5organization's 125th anniversary and wish them continued
6success and happiness in the future; and be it further
 
7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8presented to the National Association of Letter Carriers Aurora
9Branch 219 as a symbol of our esteem and respect.