Full Text of HR0581 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Greg Kelley on his new | 4 | | role with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) | 5 | | Illinois State Council and on becoming the first Black | 6 | | president of the council; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, As president of the SEIU Illinois State Council, | 8 | | Greg Kelley will represent 150,000 workers in health care, | 9 | | property services, and public sectors across three local | 10 | | unions, the majority of whom are frontline, essential workers; | 11 | | and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Greg Kelley's ascension comes at an important | 13 | | moment for labor advocacy in Illinois, as workers across the | 14 | | State win higher wages, better conditions, and stronger | 15 | | protections; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Greg Kelley is the current president of SEIU | 17 | | Healthcare Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Kansas, which | 18 | | represents 90,000 healthcare, child care, nursing home and | 19 | | home healthcare workers across four states; his 20-plus years | 20 | | in the labor movement began when he was a rank-and-file SEIU | 21 | | member at the Cook County Clerk's office; his organizing work | 22 | | grew from there, and he was named president of the |
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| 1 | | fastest-growing union in the Midwest in 2020; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 3 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 | | we congratulate Greg Kelley on his new role with the SEIU | 5 | | Illinois State Council and on becoming the first Black | 6 | | president of the council; and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to Greg Kelley as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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