CONGRATS-ERIC M. DEAN

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SR0621
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SENATE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
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congratulate Eric M. Dean on the occasion of his retirement as
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president of the International Association of Bridge,
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Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers; and

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WHEREAS, Eric Dean, born and raised in Chicago, began his
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career as an ironworker after joining the apprenticeship
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program as a fourth-generation member of Local Union No. 63 in
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December 1980, completing his apprenticeship in 1984; he
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worked as a journeyman, foreman, and apprentice instructor
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before becoming a local union officer in 1989, and he
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ultimately held various offices within Local Union No. 63; and

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WHEREAS, Eric Dean was appointed general organizer of the
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International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental
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and Reinforcing Iron Workers in 1999, working in the
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Department of Ornamental, Architectural and Miscellaneous
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Metals; he became president of the Chicago and Vicinity
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District Council of Iron Workers in 2005; he was appointed 9th
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general vice president in 2008; he was elected as general
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secretary of the International Association of Bridge,
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Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers by
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delegates to the union's 42nd International Convention in
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2011; during his tenure, he graduated from the Harvard Labor

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Trade Program in 2013; and

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WHEREAS, Eric Dean was unanimously elected general
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president by the General Executive Council of the
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International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental
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and Reinforcing Iron Workers on April 22, 2015, which became
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effective on July 1, 2015; he was then elected as general
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president for a five-year term by the delegates to the 43rd
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International Convention in August 2016; and

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WHEREAS, Eric Dean further served the union through his
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work as secretary of the National Coordinating Committee for
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Multiemployer Plans (NCCMP), a position he was elected to in
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2015, and as a member on the Governing Board of Presidents of
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North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU) and the
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Executive Council of the American Federation of Labor and
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Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), representing
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130,000 union ironworkers; and

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WHEREAS, Eric Dean provided more than four decades of
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dedicated service to the International Association of Bridge,
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Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers, during
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which his unwavering leadership strengthened the union,
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expanded opportunities for working families, and raised the
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bar for safety and solidarity across North America before
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concluding his tenure on December 31, 2025; and

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WHEREAS, Eric Dean is the husband of Judy, and they are the
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proud parents of three and grandparents of six; therefore, be
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it

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RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Eric
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M. Dean on his retirement as president of the International
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Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing
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Iron Workers, thank him for his continued service and
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dedication to the union and its members, and wish him all the
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best in his future endeavors; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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presented to Eric Dean as an expression of our esteem and
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respect.

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