| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 468 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, Texas AFL-CIO President Becky Moeller has been |
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| 3 | 3 | | elected president of the Southern Region of the AFL-CIO by the |
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| 4 | 4 | | South Central AFL-CIO Council; and |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, In addition to overseeing 13 southern states in |
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| 6 | 6 | | her new position, Ms. Moeller becomes a member of the national |
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| 7 | 7 | | AFL-CIO General Board, a body that advises the governing national |
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| 8 | 8 | | AFL-CIO Executive Council; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Moeller's involvement in the labor movement |
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| 10 | 10 | | dates back to 1967, when she joined Communications Workers of |
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| 11 | 11 | | America Local 6137 in Corpus Christi as an employee of |
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| 12 | 12 | | Southwestern Bell; she went on to serve the group in a variety of |
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| 13 | 13 | | roles, including job steward, chief steward, executive board |
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| 14 | 14 | | member, vice president, secretary-treasurer, and president; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, At the state level, Ms. Moeller has been a member |
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| 16 | 16 | | of the Texas AFL-CIO executive board and chair of the scholarship |
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| 17 | 17 | | committee; in 2003, she became the first woman to hold statewide |
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| 18 | 18 | | office in the organization when she was elected |
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| 19 | 19 | | secretary-treasurer; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Appointed by Governor Ann Richards to serve as |
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| 21 | 21 | | chair of the commission overseeing the Texas Department of |
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| 22 | 22 | | Licensing and Regulation, she has also worked to benefit her |
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| 23 | 23 | | fellow citizens as a member of the United Way Board of Governors |
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| 24 | 24 | | and the Coastal Bend Workforce Development Board; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Becky Moeller has helped countless individuals to |
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| 26 | 26 | | achieve greater security and hope for a brighter future, and her |
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| 27 | 27 | | election to this important office is confirmation of her |
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| 28 | 28 | | outstanding leadership skills and effective advocacy on behalf |
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| 29 | 29 | | of working families; now, therefore, be it |
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| 30 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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| 31 | 31 | | Legislature, hereby congratulate Becky Moeller on her election |
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| 32 | 32 | | as president of the Southern Region of the AFL-CIO and extend to |
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| 33 | 33 | | her sincere best wishes for continued success with her important |
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| 34 | 34 | | work; and, be it further |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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| 36 | 36 | | prepared for Ms. Moeller as an expression of high regard from the |
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| 37 | 37 | | Texas Senate. |
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| 38 | 38 | | Davis |
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| 39 | 39 | | ________________________________ |
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| 40 | 40 | | President of the Senate |
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| 41 | 41 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 42 | 42 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 43 | 43 | | the Senate on March 19, 2009. |
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| 44 | 44 | | ________________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 46 | 46 | | ________________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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