HR1318 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Charles "Chuck" Anderson of Aurora on the occasion of his retirement from Painters District Council 30; and

WHEREAS, Chuck Anderson served as Business Manager and Secretary-Treasurer for Painters District Council 30 in Aurora from 1993 to September of 2014, earning the respect and admiration of the members and officers of his organization, the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT), and the citizens of the City of Aurora and surrounding municipalities; and

WHEREAS, Chuck Anderson, as a member of the IUPAT for more than 4 decades, has served as a trustee and fiduciary of numerous employee benefits funds that strive to increase the value and dignity of work for members and their families; he also has served as a trustee of the IUPAT Finishing Trades Institute, the IUPAT Painters and Allied Trades for Children's Hope Foundation (PATCH Foundation), and as a member of the IUPAT General President's Advisory Committee; and

WHEREAS, Chuck Anderson is a well-regarded public servant in Illinois's Fox Valley region and the rest of the State; he has served as a member of the Aurora Human Relations Commission, the Aurora Economic Advisory Committee, the Marmion Academy Board of Lay Trustees, the Quad County Urban League Board of Directors, and the Illinois Attorney General's Labor Advisory Council; he also personally advocated for reform of Aurora's procurement processes to increase opportunities for women and minority business owners and residents and was a constant and vocal supporter of infrastructure investment in the city; and

WHEREAS, Chuck Anderson is known as a leader committed to successful and productive labor-management relations, and the advancement of one's industry through collaboration, conciliation, good faith negotiation, bargaining, and sensitivity to shifting economic dynamics; and

WHEREAS, Upon Chuck Anderson's retirement as Business Manager and Secretary Treasurer on Labor Day, September 1, 2014, he leaves to the next generation of leaders one of the most progressive, visible, and active unions in the Fox Valley region, and a well-regarded labor organization within North-Central Illinois; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Charles "Chuck" Anderson on his retirement from Painters District Council 30 and wish him the best in all his future endeavors; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Chuck Anderson as an expression of our esteem and respect.