Bill Text: IL HR0139 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Glyn Ramage on the occasion of his retirement as business manager of the Downstate Illinois Laborers' District Council of the Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA). Recognizes his dedication to and impact on LIUNA.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2025-02-19 - Resolution Adopted [HR0139 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HR0139-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to congratulate Glyn Ramage on the
occasion of his retirement as business manager of the
Downstate Illinois Laborers' District Council of the Laborers'
International Union of North America (LIUNA); and
WHEREAS, For the past 25 years, Glyn Ramage was elected to
represent over 3,000 LIUNA members in 12 counties in
Southwestern Illinois, as well as the newly organized
Downstate Illinois Laborers' District Council, representing
10,000 LIUNA members and 16 local unions within 58 counties of
Downstate Illinois; he first started working out of LIUNA
Local #100 at the age of 15 in 1972, becoming a card-carrying
member in 1977; during his tenure, he was elected to serve in
several positions with Local #100, including as a delegate to
the Downstate Illinois Laborers' District Council, as
recording secretary, and as president before being elected as
business manager of Local #100, serving in that position from
1992 until 2005; and
WHEREAS, Glyn Ramage has served as chairman on a number of
boards throughout his career, including the Capital
Development Board, the Foundation for Fair Contracting of
Southwestern Illinois, the Labor Management Work Preservation &

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Construction Industry Trust of Southwestern Illinois, the
LIUNA Southwestern Illinois Laborers' Political League, the
LIUNA Laborers' Midwest Region Retiree Council, the LIUNA
Laborers' 100 & 397 Health and Welfare and Pension Fund, the
Illinois Laborers' and Contractors Joint Apprenticeship and
Training Fund, and the LIUNA Southwestern Illinois Laborers'
District Council Laborers' - Employers Cooperation and
Education Trust, now named the Downstate Illinois District
Council Laborers' - Employers Cooperation and Education Trust;
and
WHEREAS, Glyn Ramage has also served on several boards,
including the LIUNA Laborers' District Council Scholarship
Fund, the Central Laborers' Pension Fund, the Laborers' Home
Development Corporation, United Way, the Leadership Council of
Southwestern Illinois, the Labor Management Committee of
Southwestern Illinois, the St. Clair County Democratic
Screening Committee, the Council of Owners and Construction
Associates, Inc., the Mid America Workforce Investment Board,
Citizens for Modern Transit, the LIUNA Midwest Region
Foundation for Fair Contracting, the LIUNA Midwest Region
Organizing Committee, the LIUNA Midwest Region Laborers' -
Employers Cooperation and Education Trust, the LIUNA Laborers'
Political League, the LIUNA Midwest Region Health and Safety
Fund, and the LIUNA Midwest Region Legislative Committee; and

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WHEREAS, Glyn Ramage retired as business manager on
February 1, 2025; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we congratulate Glyn Ramage on his retirement as business
manager of the Downstate Illinois Laborers' District Council
of the Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA),
and we recognize his dedication to and impact on LIUNA; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Glyn Ramage as an expression of our esteem and
respect.