Full Text of HR0295 97th General Assembly
HR0295 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Steamfitters Local 353 was granted a charter for | 3 | | membership from the United Association of Journeymen and | 4 | | Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the | 5 | | United States and Canada on June 10, 1911 in Peoria; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Steamfitters Local 353 started humbly with a | 7 | | membership of 12 men; in the last 100 years, the organization | 8 | | has grown to a membership of 621 journeymen and apprentices; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, In 1949, Steamfitters Local 353 was instrumental | 11 | | in the organization of the refrigeration industry, welcoming | 12 | | those organized members into Local 353; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Steamfitters Local 353 merged with Local 528 from | 14 | | Pekin on January 1, 1978 and Local 579 from Canton on October | 15 | | 1, 1981; these mergers increased the jurisdictional area of | 16 | | Local 353 to encompass 11 counties in central Illinois; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, The members of Steamfitters Local 353 work | 18 | | tirelessly in many fields, including pipefitting, | 19 | | refrigeration, HVAC, food processing plants, chemical plants, | 20 | | powerhouses, hospitals, and green awareness projects, thereby | 21 | | helping to make their communities comfortable, safe, and |
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| 1 | | healthy; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Recognizing the need for a well-trained | 3 | | workforce, Steamfitters Local 353 started the Joint Apprentice | 4 | | Training Committee in 1948; the Local 353 apprenticeship | 5 | | program strives to equip their members with the skills, | 6 | | certifications, and training necessary to become valuable | 7 | | members of the work-force in central Illinois and across the | 8 | | nation; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Recognizing the need to create a proactive and | 10 | | well-trained workforce, Steamfitters Local 353 broke ground on | 11 | | a state-of-the-art facility on September 17, 1998; the | 12 | | organization moved into their present location in July of 1999; | 13 | | and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Steamfitters Local 353 has worked to create a | 15 | | sense of solidarity among their members by promoting numerous | 16 | | union causes, including labor rallies, the Peoria Labor Day | 17 | | Parade, and job fairs at local area schools; Local 353 also | 18 | | participates in "Get out to Vote" by manning phone banks; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Steamfitters Local 353 contributes to | 20 | | humanitarian causes in its community; Local 353 sponsors an | 21 | | annual charity golf outing which contributes to the Thomas | 22 | | Jefferson Foundation, providing scholarships for handicapped |
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| 1 | | students and the Children's Miracle Network; members of the | 2 | | Local man phone lines at the Children's Miracle Network | 3 | | telethon; the Local also hosts an annual blood drive for the | 4 | | Red Cross, which encourages their members to "give the gift of | 5 | | life" and actively supports the United Way, both financially | 6 | | and through volunteer work; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 9 | | we congratulate the members of Steamfitters Local 353 on the | 10 | | occasion of the 100th anniversary of the organization's charter | 11 | | with the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of | 12 | | the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and | 13 | | Canada and wish them continued success and happiness in the | 14 | | future; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the members of Steamfitters Local 353 as a symbol | 17 | | of our esteem and respect.
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