SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 468
WHEREAS, Texas AFL-CIO President Becky Moeller has been
elected president of the Southern Region of the AFL-CIO by the
South Central AFL-CIO Council; and
WHEREAS, In addition to overseeing 13 southern states in
her new position, Ms. Moeller becomes a member of the national
AFL-CIO General Board, a body that advises the governing national
AFL-CIO Executive Council; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Moeller's involvement in the labor movement
dates back to 1967, when she joined Communications Workers of
America Local 6137 in Corpus Christi as an employee of
Southwestern Bell; she went on to serve the group in a variety of
roles, including job steward, chief steward, executive board
member, vice president, secretary-treasurer, and president; and
WHEREAS, At the state level, Ms. Moeller has been a member
of the Texas AFL-CIO executive board and chair of the scholarship
committee; in 2003, she became the first woman to hold statewide
office in the organization when she was elected
secretary-treasurer; and
WHEREAS, Appointed by Governor Ann Richards to serve as
chair of the commission overseeing the Texas Department of
Licensing and Regulation, she has also worked to benefit her
fellow citizens as a member of the United Way Board of Governors
and the Coastal Bend Workforce Development Board; and
WHEREAS, Becky Moeller has helped countless individuals to
achieve greater security and hope for a brighter future, and her
election to this important office is confirmation of her
outstanding leadership skills and effective advocacy on behalf
of working families; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st
Legislature, hereby congratulate Becky Moeller on her election
as president of the Southern Region of the AFL-CIO and extend to
her sincere best wishes for continued success with her important
work; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
prepared for Ms. Moeller as an expression of high regard from the
Texas Senate.
Davis
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on March 19, 2009.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate