HR0453 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Lula Bronson on her retirement as Vice-President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 880; and

WHEREAS, Lula Bronson has been a member of SEIU Local 880 and has served as Vice-President since 2004; she has been a member of the Executive Board for 11 years; and

WHEREAS, Lula Bronson was a leader in the campaign to pass the Chicago Living Wage Ordinance in 1997; and

WHEREAS, Lula Bronson was a member of the Department of Rehabilitation Services Personal Assistant bargaining committee, negotiating the first contract in 2003 and winning a 35% wage increase for more than 23,000 workers across the State of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, Through her efforts more than 40,000 home child care providers received recognition and collective bargaining rights in 2005; she served as a member of the bargaining committee that won an average 35% rate increase and established the first health care fund for home child care providers; and

WHEREAS, Lula Bronson has committed her life to ensuring that others receive quality, home-based care, and that caregivers receive the respect that they deserve for their hard work; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Lula Bronson for her hard work and dedication to the men and women of Service Employees International Union Local 880 and wish her the best on her retirement; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Lula Bronson as a symbol of our respect and esteem.