Full Text of HR0938 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Jeff Kunz on the | 4 | | occasion of his retirement as the Department of Human Services | 5 | | Director of Labor Relations; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Jeff Kunz started his 33-year career with the | 7 | | Department of Corrections on July 1, 1981 as a Michael Curry | 8 | | Intern in Labor Relations; in February 1983, he accepted a | 9 | | promotion to the Department of Mental Health and Developmental | 10 | | Disabilities as the lead labor relations supervisor; in 1997, | 11 | | when the Department of Human Services (DHS) was created, he was | 12 | | promoted to the Assistant Bureau Chief in Labor Relations; in | 13 | | May 2003, he was promoted to the Labor Relations Director at | 14 | | DHS; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Jeff Kunz is the senior member of the State's | 16 | | master negotiation team and has participated in 10 master | 17 | | contract negotiations; he has been involved in over 25,000 | 18 | | grievances, 300 arbitrations, 12 State-operated facility | 19 | | closures, and over 100 Labor Board petitions; he has spent | 20 | | countless hours in conversations, discussions, arguments, | 21 | | negotiations, and mediations in an effort to implement the | 22 | | various programmatic needs of DHS, while at the same time | 23 | | ensuring that DHS is in compliance with the various collective |
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| 1 | | bargaining agreements and the Illinois State Labor Relations | 2 | | Act; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Jeff Kunz has been an invaluable member of the DHS | 4 | | Administrative Team who has been relied upon continuously and | 5 | | extensively for his knowledge and skill; he is appreciated, | 6 | | admired, and respected for his dedication to DHS and service to | 7 | | the citizens of Illinois; he will be missed not only as a | 8 | | co-worker but as a friend; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Jeff Kunz's first day on the job was in labor | 10 | | relations, and his last day on the job, March 31, 2014, will be | 11 | | in labor relations; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 | | we congratulate Jeff Kunz on his retirement as the Department | 15 | | of Human Services Director of Labor Relations and wish him the | 16 | | best in all his future endeavors; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to Jeff Kunz as an expression of our esteem and | 19 | | respect.
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