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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to 
3congratulate Glyn Ramage on the occasion of his retirement as 
4business manager of the Downstate Illinois Laborers' District 
5Council of the Laborers' International Union of North America 
6(LIUNA); and
 
7    WHEREAS, For the past 25 years, Glyn Ramage was elected to 
8represent the more than 3,000 LIUNA members in 12 counties in 
9Southwestern Illinois, as well as the newly organized 
10Downstate Illinois Laborers' District Council, representing 
1110,000 LIUNA members and 16 local unions within 58 counties of 
12Downstate Illinois; he first started working out of LIUNA 
13Local #100 at the age of 15 in 1972, becoming a card-carrying 
14member in 1977; during his tenure, he was elected to serve in 
15several positions with Local #100, including as a delegate to 
16the Downstate Illinois Laborers' District Council, as 
17recording secretary, and as president before being elected as 
18business manager of Local #100, serving in that position from 
191992 until 2005; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Glyn Ramage has served as chairman on a number of 
21boards throughout his career, including the Capital 
22Development Board, the Foundation for Fair Contracting of 
23Southwestern Illinois, the Labor Management Work Preservation &
 
 
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1 Construction Industry Trust of Southwestern Illinois, the 
2LIUNA Southwestern Illinois Laborers' Political League, the 
3LIUNA Laborers' Midwest Region Retiree Council, the LIUNA 
4Laborers' 100 & 397 Health and Welfare and Pension Fund, the 
5Illinois Laborers' and Contractors Joint Apprenticeship and 
6Training Fund, and the LIUNA Southwestern Illinois Laborers' 
7District Council Laborers' - Employers Cooperation and 
8Education Trust, now named the Downstate Illinois District 
9Council Laborers' - Employers Cooperation and Education Trust; 
10and
 
11    WHEREAS, Glyn Ramage has also served on several boards, 
12including the LIUNA Laborers' District Council Scholarship 
13Fund, the Central Laborers' Pension Fund, the Laborers' Home 
14Development Corporation, United Way, the Leadership Council of 
15Southwestern Illinois, the Labor Management Committee of 
16Southwestern Illinois, the St. Clair County Democratic 
17Screening Committee, the Council of Owners and Construction 
18Associates, Inc., the Mid America Workforce Investment Board, 
19Citizens for Modern Transit, the LIUNA Midwest Region 
20Foundation for Fair Contracting, the LIUNA Midwest Region 
21Organizing Committee, the LIUNA Midwest Region Laborers' - 
22Employers Cooperation and Education Trust, the LIUNA Laborers' 
23Political League, the LIUNA Midwest Region Health and Safety 
24Fund, and the LIUNA Midwest Region Legislative Committee; and
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Glyn Ramage retired as business manager on 
2February 1, 2025; therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL 
4ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Glyn 
5Ramage on his retirement as business manager of the Downstate 
6Illinois Laborers' District Council of the Laborers' 
7International Union of North America (LIUNA), and we recognize 
8his dedication to and impact on LIUNA; and be it further
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
10presented to Glyn Ramage as an expression of our esteem and 
11respect.