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To honor and recognize John H. Lacey II as the 2008 recipient of the John T. Greene II Labor Award in behalf of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists' 21st Annual Labor's Salute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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WHEREAS, Mr. Lacey is currently a Service Representative for the Ohio State Council of the Chicago and Midwest Region of "UNITE" servicing 14 Locals in Northeast Ohio; and
WHEREAS, In 2000, he became a fulltime Staff Service Representative for the former "UNITE". Currently he is the Regional Vice President of the Federation of Union Representatives (F.O.U.R.), the Staff's Union; and
WHEREAS, a C.O.P.E. School Graduate actively involved in lobbying the United States General Assembly as well as the President to reform labor and immigrant issues. He is also a Civil Rights Designee, having attended regional and national Civil Rights conferences; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Lacey is Assistant to the President of the A. Phillip Randolph Institute Educational Conference, assistant to the National Board member and the Chair of the NAACP Image Awards show, Executive Board Member of the Columbus Chapter of the Coalition Black Trade Unionists, and Executive Board Member of the Columbus Chapter of the A. Phillip Randolph Institute.; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby recognize and honor John H. Lacey II as the John T. Greene II Labor Award recipient, on this 5th day of January 2008