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To Recognize and Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Transportation Workers Union Local 208.
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WHEREAS, the Transportation Workers Union is dedicated to bettering the lives of working families in the City of Columbus and across the country by working to safeguard, protect, and improve working conditions and living standards for all workers; and
WHEREAS; members of the Transportation Workers Union make airplanes fly, railroads run, buses, subways and bikes move, and casinos shine while demanding respect, dignity and equality for all; and
WHEREAS, the Transportation Workers Union Local 208 was formed in 1941, after a long struggle with transportation and power companies to secure fair treatment for transportation workers in the City of Columbus; and
WHEREAS, the Transportation Workers Union Local 208 has long demonstrated their commitment to the City of Columbus through community service such as their Adopt a School Program and their Holiday Food Drive; and
WHEREAS, the Transportation Workers Union Local 208, and their members, have performed the important work of providing transportation services to the residents of the City of Columbus for seventy five years and will continue “Move America” for another seventy five years; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby recognize and celebrate Transportation Workers Union Local 208 on their 75th Anniversary and wishes them the best of success in their next 75 years.