IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION congratulating Billy R. Thompson, President of and Business Representative for Teamster Local Union No. 838, upon his selection as Labor's Representative of the Year by the board of directors of Labor's Educational & Political Club Independent.
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RESOLUTION # 16289, May 7, 2007
INTRODUCED BY Dan Tarwater, Henry C. Rizzo, Theresa A. Garza, Fred Arbanas,
Scott Burnett, James D. Tindall, Dennis Waits, Greg Grounds,
and Bob Spence, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, Billy R. Thompson, was recently selected as Labor's Representative of the Year by the Labor's Educational & Political Club Independent for his contributions as an extraordinary labor leader; and;
WHEREAS, Billy was born in West Plains, Missouri, attended West Plains Rural School, and graduated from West Plains High School; and,
WHEREAS, in 1962, Billy joined the Teamsters Union after being hired as a warehouseman for Cloud Oak Flooring of West Plains; and,
WHEREAS, in 1965, Billy moved from West Plains to Independence, MO, where he joined the Laborers Local 663 as a warehouseman with Underground Storage, Inc; and,
WHEREAS, in 1970, Billy enthusiastically returned to the Teamsters Union as a member of Teamsters Local 838; and,
WHEREAS, Billy was recognized by Local 838's Executive Board and was appointed Door Warden in 1986 and Trustee in 1987, to which position he was reelected in 1988; and,
WHEREAS, he was appointed and reelected as Recording Secretary in 1991 and 1992, was hired as Assistant Business Representative in 1993, appointed Vice President in 1993, and elected to that position in 1995; and,
WHEREAS, in 1998, Billy was appointed President and Principal Executive Officer of Teamsters Local 838 to complete the term of John Green and was subsequently elected to that position that same year, a second term in 2001, and a third term in 2004; and,
WHEREAS, Billy has also b...
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