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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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RECOGNIZING THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF LOCAL 1329 OF THE INTERNATIONAL | |
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LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION AND COMMEMORATING THE MASTERS OF THE | |
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CRAFT DOCUMENTARY PHOTO EXHIBIT | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Williams, Diaz, Almeida, Hull, and Abney | |
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Date Introduced: February 06, 2013 | |
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Referred To: House read and passed | |
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WHEREAS, Local 1329 of the International Longshoremen’s Association (I.L.A.) was |
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founded in 1933, in Providence, Rhode Island, under the leadership of Manuel Q. Ledo, John F. |
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Lopez, and John “Toi” Fernandes; and |
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WHEREAS, I.L.A. Local 1329 was the first union organized in New England consisting |
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of a predominantly Cape Verdean membership; and |
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WHEREAS, Contributing greatly to the economy of this state, Members of Local 1329 of |
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the I.L.A. loaded and unloaded cargo in the Port of Providence and vicinity; and |
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WHEREAS, Local 1329 was at the forefront of the national movement for workers’ |
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rights, organizing two years before the passage of the Wagner Act, which legalized the formation |
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of unions in the private sector; and |
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WHEREAS, I.L.A. Local 1329 established a system of seniority in order to assure its |
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senior members a fair share of the work and hours towards retirement; and |
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WHEREAS, The members of Local 1329 fought for improvements on the docks, such as |
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safety, job securities, and benefits; and |
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WHEREAS, Local 1329 played an important role in the 20th century development of the |
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Port of Providence and the waterfront, and continues in the 21st century as a partner in the |
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emergence of the Ports of Providence and Davisville as growth centers in Rhode Island’s |
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economic recovery plans; and |
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WHEREAS, This year, 2013, marks the 80th Anniversary of the founding of Local 1329 |
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and is commemorated by the Masters of the Craft Gallery of Memory documentary photo exhibit |
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at City Hall in Providence; now, therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and |
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Providence Plantations hereby recognizes the 80th Anniversary of Local 1329 of the I.L.A. and |
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commemorates the Masters of the Craft Documentary Photo Exhibit; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Local 1329 of the International |
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Longshoremen’s Association. |
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