Record #: R2022-314   
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
Intro date: 3/23/2022 Current Controlling Legislative Body:
Final action: 3/23/2022
Title: Congratulations extended to Genie Kastrup as first woman president of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1
Sponsors: Villegas, Gilbert, Mitts, Emma, Reboyras, Ariel, Cardona, Jr., Felix , Hopkins, Brian , Nugent, Samantha , Vasquez, Jr., Andre, Rodriguez, Michael D., King, Sophia D., Burke, Edward M., Sigcho-Lopez, Byron, Moore, David H., Reilly, Brendan, La Spata, Daniel , Sadlowski Garza, Susan, Martin, Matthew J. , Smith, Michele, Ramirez-Rosa, Carlos
Attachments: 1. R2022-314.pdf

Chicago City Council March 23, 2022

 

 

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING GENIE KASTRUP ON BEING SELECTED AS THE FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT IN LOCAL 1'S 100-YEAR HISTORY

 

 

WHEREAS, Chicago takes pride ih the fact that this City was not only built, but continues to thrive at the hands of the working class; and

 

WHEREAS, In 1904, Chicago became home to Local 1, the first founding local ofthe Service Employees International Union (SEIU), which has served as a unified movement towards labor, racial, environmental and immigrant justice across the Midwest; and

 

WHEREAS, This Women's History Month marks another significant first for SEIU with the selection of Genie Kastrup as the first woman President in Local Ts 100-year history; and

 

WHEREAS, Motivated by her working class parents and early exposure to the necessary fight for racial justice and dignity, Mrs. Kastrup brings more than 20 years of experience leading efforts instrumental to the powerful and inclusive labor movement known and respected today throughout Chicago and the Nation; and

 

WHEREAS, She is a seasoned Local 1 trailblazer, known for her prior election as the first woman to the newly created Executive Vice President role after her successful leadership as Vice President and Chief of Staff; and

 

WHEREAS, Mrs. Kastrup's commitment to laborers extends beyond her role as President, she also serves as Vice President ofthe SEIU Illinois State Council, member of SEIU International's Division Labor Board within SEIU's Property Services Division and SEIU International's Together, We Rise/Future Committee; and

 

WHEREAS, Throughout her time with SEIU and Local 1, Mrs. Kastrup has continued to deliver long-term change through her established dynamic leadership as a labor advocate, workers' rights activist, and political strategist; and

 

WHEREAS, It is clear that this is only the beginning of Mrs. Kastrup's successes in her charge towards a more powerful, inclusive, and transformational union for members and working class people; and, now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and members of the City Council of Chicago, gathered here this 23rd day of March 2022, to congratulate Genie Kastrup for being selected to serve as the first woman President in Local Ts 100-year history and applaud her continued work towards strengthening the working class throughout Chicago and the Nation; and,

Gilbert Villegas Alderman of the 36th Ward

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be prepared and presented to Genie Kastrup.

 

 

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