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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Rosa Walker of Austin is being inducted into the |
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Texas AFL-CIO Hall of Fame on June 10, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, A leading figure in the state's labor movement, Ms. |
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Walker served the Texas AFL-CIO as director of community |
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services/volunteers for 39 years before her retirement in 2003; she |
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was instrumental in the recruitment of many capable women for the |
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union cause through the years, and she coordinated union disaster |
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relief operations, voter registration drives, and get-out-the-vote |
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efforts; in addition, she played a key role in advocacy activities |
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for a number of issues and managed preparations for special labor |
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events; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Walker was born in Hemphill and graduated from |
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Pineland High School; after beginning her career with Southwestern |
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Bell, she joined the Communication Workers of America and went on to |
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serve as a commercial job steward and member of the CWA executive |
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board; she later dedicated herself to the labor movement on a |
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full-time basis, becoming an organizer for the Industrial Union |
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Department of the AFL-CIO before joining the staff of the Harris |
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County AFL-CIO; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1965, Ms. Walker began her long tenure with the |
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Texas AFL-CIO; she also served as vice president of the Texas |
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Coalition of Labor Union Women and as a member of the Democratic |
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National Committee and the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct, |
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and she was a founder of the Texas Consumer Association; a member of |
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the Texas Women's Hall of Fame, she is the recipient of numerous |
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other accolades as well; and |
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WHEREAS, Rosa Walker has made a positive difference in the |
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lives of countless Texas workers through her tireless commitment to |
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the labor movement, and this prestigious honor is a testament to the |
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respect and admiration she has earned through her noteworthy |
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contributions; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Rosa Walker on |
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her induction into the Texas AFL-CIO Hall of Fame and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Walker as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Alonzo |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 21 was adopted by the House on June |
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28, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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