Full Text of HR0133 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Ronald E. Powell, | 4 | | President of Local 881 of the United Food and Commercial | 5 | | Workers International Union (UFCW) and resident of Mundelein on | 6 | | his 50th anniversary of serving working men and women in the | 7 | | retail food and drug industry; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Powell's career in the labor movement began as | 9 | | a Field Representative for Local 881 (then known as the United | 10 | | Retail Workers) in 1961; he was appointed to serve as Vice | 11 | | President/Director of Field Operations in 1973, and later | 12 | | served as the union's Secretary-Treasurer; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, In addition to leading Local 881 UFCW as | 14 | | President, Mr. Powell is a Vice President on the UFCW | 15 | | International Executive Board and also a Vice President of the | 16 | | Illinois State AFL-CIO; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Under Mr. Powell's direction, Local 881 has | 18 | | assumed the role of a progressive and innovative leader on | 19 | | behalf of its members in the areas of work-site representation, | 20 | | membership services, benefits, communications, and activities; | 21 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Powell has been a dynamic force in promoting | 2 | | the union's involvement in a variety of charitable endeavors, | 3 | | including thousands of dollars being raised for the Leukemia | 4 | | and Lymphoma Society to facilitate research toward finding a | 5 | | cure; he also initiated fundraising campaigns for Jackson Park | 6 | | Hospital, the Little City Foundation, and served as a former | 7 | | member of the Boards of the United Way of Illinois and Blue | 8 | | Cross Blue Shield of Illinois; he also served for 10 years on | 9 | | the Village Board of Mundelein; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, In 2010, Mr. Powell was appointed by Governor | 11 | | Quinn to serve on the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition | 12 | | Authority Board; he has also served as Chairman of the Illinois | 13 | | State Board of Investment and on the Illinois Workers' | 14 | | Compensation Medical Fee Advisory Board, and he is currently a | 15 | | member of the Board of Directors of the Amalgamated Bank of | 16 | | Chicago; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Powell has proven to be a strong and | 18 | | enthusiastic advocate of union members and American workers in | 19 | | the area of legislative lobbying and has led the way to work on | 20 | | behalf of labor-minded political candidates in all levels of | 21 | | government who are sensitive to the needs of working people, | 22 | | including President Barack Obama; he has also been elected as a | 23 | | Delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1996, 2000, | 24 | | and 2008; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Powell and his wife, Lois, are the parents | 2 | | of four children and the proud grandparents of twelve; | 3 | | therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 6 | | we congratulate Mr. Ronald E. Powell on a successful career in | 7 | | the labor movement and for his many contributions to the men | 8 | | and women of the United Food and Commercial Workers, which | 9 | | represents persons of many backgrounds and walks of life who | 10 | | come together for the shared goal of achieving the American | 11 | | dream and protecting and improving the livelihoods of all | 12 | | workers; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented the Ronald E. Powell and to the membership of the | 15 | | United Food and Commercial Workers International Union as a | 16 | | symbol of his contributions to the American labor movement.
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