HR0604 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Deborah Lane on the occasion of her retirement from the Chicago Transit Authority; and

WHEREAS, Deborah Lane has been a member of her union for 33 years and has served in a number of positions, including as the first female president of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Illinois Joint Conference and as the financial secretary/treasurer and first organizer of the Amalgamated Transit Union-Local 308; and

WHEREAS, Deborah Lane has deep ties to the labor movement in Illinois; in 1993, she first took a union steward class, and in 2017, she was mentored by the legendary Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis; and

WHEREAS, Deborah Lane, as the head of the ATU Illinois Joint Conference, represented 15 union locals and almost 20,000 members from across the State of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, Deborah Lane is a fighter for working people; she assisted in the process of winning important benefits for workers in the 2018 ATU-CTA contract, which included pay increases of 9.5% and a freeze on healthcare increases for her membership; and

WHEREAS, Deborah Lane has played an integral role in electing Democrats across the country, including President Joseph Biden, Governor JB Pritzker, Mayor Lori Lightfoot, and Senator Warnock; most recently, she served as campaign manager for Congressman Jonathan Jackson; and

WHEREAS, Deborah Lane's family is just as important to her as her work; she is the proud mother of three, Errin, Erwin, and Nicholas, and is the daughter of Mamie L. Cosey and the late Rev. Richard C. Cosey; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Deborah Lane on her retirement from the Chicago Transit Authority; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Deborah Lane as a symbol of our respect and esteem.