1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 936 |
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4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Texas AFL-CIO President Becky Moeller has been |
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6 | 6 | | elected president of the Southern Region of the AFL-CIO by the South |
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7 | 7 | | Central AFL-CIO Council; and |
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8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, In addition to overseeing 13 southern states in her |
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9 | 9 | | new position, Ms. Moeller becomes a member of the national AFL-CIO |
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10 | 10 | | General Board, a body that advises the governing national AFL-CIO |
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11 | 11 | | Executive Council; and |
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12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Moeller's involvement in the labor movement |
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13 | 13 | | dates back to 1967, when she joined Communications Workers of |
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14 | 14 | | America Local 6137 in Corpus Christi as an employee of Southwestern |
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15 | 15 | | Bell; she went on to serve the group in a variety of roles, |
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16 | 16 | | including job steward, chief steward, executive board member, vice |
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17 | 17 | | president, secretary-treasurer, and president; and |
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18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, At the state level, Ms. Moeller has been a member of |
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19 | 19 | | the Texas AFL-CIO executive board and chair of the scholarship |
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20 | 20 | | committee; in 2003, she became the first woman to hold statewide |
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21 | 21 | | office in the organization when she was elected |
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22 | 22 | | secretary-treasurer; and |
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23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Appointed by Governor Ann Richards to serve as chair |
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24 | 24 | | of the commission overseeing the Texas Department of Licensing and |
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25 | 25 | | Regulation, she has also worked to benefit her fellow citizens as a |
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26 | 26 | | member of the United Way Board of Governors and the Coastal Bend |
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27 | 27 | | Workforce Development Board; and |
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28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Becky Moeller has helped countless individuals to |
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29 | 29 | | achieve greater security and hope for a brighter future, and her |
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30 | 30 | | election to this important office is confirmation of her |
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31 | 31 | | outstanding leadership skills and effective advocacy on behalf of |
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32 | 32 | | working families; now, therefore, be it |
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33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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34 | 34 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Becky Moeller on her election as |
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35 | 35 | | president of the Southern Region of the AFL-CIO and extend to her |
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36 | 36 | | sincere best wishes for continued success with her important work; |
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37 | 37 | | and, be it further |
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38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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39 | 39 | | prepared for Ms. Moeller as an expression of high regard by the |
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40 | 40 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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41 | 41 | | Coleman |
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42 | 42 | | ______________________________ |
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43 | 43 | | Speaker of the House |
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44 | 44 | | I certify that H.R. No. 936 was adopted by the House on March |
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45 | 45 | | 26, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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46 | 46 | | ______________________________ |
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47 | 47 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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