13-R058

2013 -- H 5297

Enacted 02/06/13

H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N

RECOGNIZING THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF LOCAL 1329 OF THE INTERNATIONAL

LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION AND COMMEMORATING THE MASTERS OF THE

CRAFT DOCUMENTARY PHOTO EXHIBIT

Introduced By: Representatives Williams, Diaz, Almeida, Hull, and Abney

Date Introduced: February 06, 2013

     WHEREAS, Local 1329 of the International Longshoremen’s Association (I.L.A.) was

founded in 1933, in Providence, Rhode Island, under the leadership of Manuel Q. Ledo, John F.

Lopez, and John “Toi” Fernandes; and

     WHEREAS, I.L.A. Local 1329 was the first union organized in New England consisting

of a predominantly Cape Verdean membership; and 

     WHEREAS, Contributing greatly to the economy of this state, Members of Local 1329 of

the I.L.A. loaded and unloaded cargo in the Port of Providence and vicinity; and

     WHEREAS, Local 1329 was at the forefront of the national movement for workers’

rights, organizing two years before the passage of the Wagner Act, which legalized the formation

of unions in the private sector; and

     WHEREAS, I.L.A. Local 1329 established a system of seniority in order to assure its

senior members a fair share of the work and hours towards retirement; and

     WHEREAS, The members of Local 1329 fought for improvements on the docks, such as

safety, job securities, and benefits; and

     WHEREAS, Local 1329 played an important role in the 20th century development of the

Port of Providence and the waterfront, and continues in the 21st century as a partner in the

emergence of the Ports of Providence and Davisville as growth centers in Rhode Island’s

economic recovery plans; and

     WHEREAS, This year, 2013, marks the 80th Anniversary of the founding of Local 1329

and is commemorated by the Masters of the Craft Gallery of Memory documentary photo exhibit

at City Hall in Providence; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

Providence Plantations hereby recognizes the 80th Anniversary of Local 1329 of the I.L.A. and

commemorates the Masters of the Craft Documentary Photo Exhibit; and be it further  

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Local 1329 of the International

Longshoremen’s Association.

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