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