HR0459 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Michael Olvera on his successful election as business manager of Iron Workers Local 111, anchored in Illinois' Quad Cities; and

WHEREAS, The International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental, and Reinforcing Iron Workers Union Local 111 is a proud member of the Illinois AFL-CIO and a trade association whose beginnings go back to 1907; and

WHEREAS, The International Iron Workers Union represents 120,000 members across North America; and

WHEREAS, Iron Workers build skillfully, ensuring quality bridges, infrastructure improvements, schools, office buildings, hospitals, and more are safely erected; and

WHEREAS, Iron Workers are the "Bridge Builders of Illinois" as demonstrated by the improvements to at least 533 bridges since the beginning of the historic Rebuild Illinois Capital Plan; and

WHEREAS, Iron Workers are doing their part in the renewable energy sector to help construct wind turbines, solar fields, and hydrogen facilities, helping power Illinois; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate and thank Iron Workers Local Union 111 for their invaluable work on our state's infrastructure; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be presented to Business Manager Mike Olvera and the Iron Workers Local Union 111 Union Hall as an expression of our esteem and respect for the daily work iron workers do to make Illinois a leading state for world-class infrastructure and emerging competitors in renewable energy.