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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois wish to thank Reverend José Landaverde for |
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| his many contributions to the Latino Union of Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, The Latino Union of Chicago is a community-based |
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| organization; its central mission is to work with low-income |
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| immigrant workers in order to provide the tools necessary to |
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| collectively improve their social and economic conditions; |
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| since its inception, the Latino Union has worked to develop |
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| many community leaders who have moved the immigrant worker |
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| struggle forward by volunteering their time in a variety of |
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| ways; and
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| WHEREAS, Reverend Landaverde, a founding member of the |
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| Latino Union of Chicago, has served as the Executive Director |
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| of the organization and has contributed much to the struggle |
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| for worker rights in Chicago and beyond; an immigrant from El |
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| Salvador, Reverend Landaverde has worked tirelessly to promote |
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| the immigrant worker struggle and the creation of democratic |
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| Workers' Centers as a long-term solution to a variety of issues |
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| facing Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, Reverend Landaverde is stepping down from his |
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| position as Executive Director of the Latino Union and will be |
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| joining the organization's board of directors as of January |
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| 2004; he is being honored for his many contributions at a |
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| farewell event on Saturday, December 20, 2003; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| thank Reverend José Landaverde for his many contributions to |
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| the Latino Union of Chicago and especially for his work on |
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| behalf of immigrant workers; and be it further
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