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File #: 22-0050    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 1/10/2022 In control: Miscellaneous & New Business
On agenda: 1/20/2022 Final action: 1/20/2022
Title: RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners acknowledging the 130th anniversary of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

RESOLUTION FOR BOARD MEETING OF JANUARY 20, 2022

 

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RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners acknowledging the 130th anniversary of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

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WHEREAS, on November 21, 1891, ten local union delegates representing 286 members met in St. Louis, Missouri to discuss formation of a national union of electrical workers.  They named the newly founded organization the National Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; and 

 

WHEREAS, in 1899, with the inclusion of Canadian electrical workers into the membership, the union changed its name to the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW); and

 

WHEREAS, having worked together for more than 100 years, the IBEW and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (District) have a well-respected partnership that has continued to thrive; and

 

WHEREAS, safe working environments are critical to preserving and improving our quality of life, and the District is committed to providing the greatest possible protection for all of its employees; and

 

WHEREAS, the membership of the IBEW has grown to approximately 775,000 workers since its creation in 1891.  Throughout the years, the IBEW has successfully advocated for improved working conditions, equitable wages, and increased benefits for its members while simultaneously maintaining job security in this vital and dynamic sector of industry; and

 

WHEREAS, the District commends the progressive leadership of the IBEW and wishes it continued progress and prosperity; and

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, on behalf of ourselves and our staff, do hereby acknowledge the 130th anniversary of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Resolution be spread upon the permanent Record of Proceedings of the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and that a copy of same, suitably engrossed, be presented to the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

 

Dated:  January 20, 2022