IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION congratulating Jim Kabell upon his selection by Labor's Educational and Political Club Independent as "Organized Labor's Representative of the Year 2001"
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RESOLUTION # 13631, March 26, 2001
INTRODUCED BY Victor E. Callahan, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, Labor's Educational and Political Club Independent (LEPCI) Board voted unanimously to honor Jim Kabell, along with Bobby Davidson, as "Organized Labor's Representative of the Year 2001," for his successful efforts to ensure that 1500 Associated Wholesale Grocers union members retained their jobs, jobs that were threatened by a management lock-out; and,
WHEREAS, Jim assisted in orchestrating a masterful public relations campaign that captured the interest of the news media, allied the public on the side of the union, and united support from organized labor; and,
WHEREAS, he argued skillful appeals that convinced arbitrators and gained the support of the National Labor Relations Board; and,
WHEREAS, Jim was introduced to the Teamsters Union by his father, George Hall, a twenty-year member of Teamsters Local Union 823 of Joplin; and,
WHEREAS, Jim carried the proud Teamsters tradition to Associated Wholesale Grocers when he joined the company in 1972, and became an active Teamster of Local 245; and,
WHEREAS, two years after joining Local 245, Jim was elected Union Steward by his co-workers, only to be elected Vice President four years later on a slate headed by long-time Springfield Teamster, Bernard Morris, who one year after that recognized Jim's talents and hired him as a full-time Business Agent; and,
WHEREAS, Jim's hard work and know-how paid off in 1990 when he was elected President of Local 245, followed by his election as Secretary-Treasurer and Business Manager of the Local in 1994, and later that same year his succession of Bernard Morris as Trustee of Teamsters Joint Council 56, a positi...
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