Full Text of HR0832 97th General Assembly
HR0832 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 the members of ABLE | 4 | | Central-Western Region, Naperville Chapter, for its many | 5 | | achievements as an Employee Business Partner in | 6 | | Alcatel-Lucent; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The Association of Black Laboratories Employees, | 8 | | Inc., (ABLE) was formed in 1970 to address placement and | 9 | | promotional concerns of black Bell Laboratories employees; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, In January of 1985, ABLE, the Committee of AT&T | 11 | | Employees, and the Employee Focus Group (EFG) of AT&T | 12 | | Communications merged to form the Alliance of Black | 13 | | Telecommunications Employees, Inc.; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, In September of 2000, ABLE divested again into 2 | 15 | | entities, the Alliance of Black Lucent Employees, Inc., (ABLE) | 16 | | and the Alliance of Black Leaders of Avaya (ABL), to align with | 17 | | Lucent's spin-off of Avaya; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, In December of 2006, ABLE incorporated Leaders of | 19 | | African Descent as part of its name to align with the merger of | 20 | | Alcatel and Lucent Technologies to form Alcatel-Lucent; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, ABLE's goal is to develop a climate that supports | 2 | | all employees in realizing their full potential, thereby making | 3 | | Alcatel-Lucent a more successful enterprise and a more | 4 | | wholesome place to work; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, ABLE is served by a nationally-elected Board of | 6 | | Directors and has 3 operating regions: Eastern, Southern, and | 7 | | Central/Western; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, ABLE's national and local chapter programming | 9 | | occurs in support of 6 strategic thrusts: professional | 10 | | development, community action, networking, economic | 11 | | development, affirmative action advocacy, and spiritual | 12 | | enrichment; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Over the years, a significant improvement in the | 14 | | quality of work life allowed ABLE Central-Western Region to | 15 | | extend its focus to include self-help and community | 16 | | involvement; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, The ABLE Central-Western Region, Naperville | 18 | | Chapter, serves as a model of diversity programming, community | 19 | | outreach, and professional development for the people of the | 20 | | State of Illinois; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| 1 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 2 | | we congratulate the members of the ABLE Central-Western Region, | 3 | | Naperville Chapter, for its many accomplishments as an Employee | 4 | | Business Partner in Alcatel-Lucent and thank the organization | 5 | | for serving as an advocate in the African-American community | 6 | | and as a source of quality diversity programming, especially | 7 | | during Black History Month; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the ABLE Central-Western Region, Naperville | 10 | | Chapter, as a symbol of our high regard and respect.
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