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2014 SPECIAL SESSION I

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5045 Commending the Northern Virginia Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO.   Agreed to by the Senate, June 12, 2014 Agreed to by the House of Delegates, June 12, 2014  

WHEREAS, in 2014, the Northern Virginia Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, is celebrating its 20th anniversary as an American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations–chartered central labor council; and

WHEREAS, since the original charter was issued to the Northern Virginia Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, in 1994, the organization has increased affiliate memberships by over 60 percent; and

WHEREAS, the Northern Virginia Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, represents workers in the Commonwealth’s largest jurisdiction, which encompasses all of Northern Virginia; and

WHEREAS, the Northern Virginia Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, exemplifies grassroots organizing at its best, drawing from over 67 affiliate unions and community-based organizations to promote an improved quality of life for working men and women; and

WHEREAS, the Northern Virginia Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, has supported labor-friendly officials in the Virginia General Assembly and the United States Congress, greatly benefiting the Commonwealth’s working families; and

WHEREAS, the energetic and dedicated volunteers of the Northern Virginia Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, have improved the lives of countless workers in the Commonwealth as advocates for fair wages, good benefits, safe working conditions, and dignified retirements; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend and congratulate the Northern Virginia Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, on the occasion of its 20th anniversary; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Northern Virginia Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, as an expression of the General Assembly’s appreciation for its commitment to the welfare of the Commonwealth’s working men and women.