IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION congratulating Alise Martiny upon her selection as Labor's Representative of the Year for 2015.
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RESOLUTION NO. 18858, June 22, 2015
INTRODUCED BY Scott Burnett, Frank White, Jr., Crystal Williams, Tony Miller, Alfred Jordan, Dennis Waits, Dan Tarwater III, Greg Grounds, and
Theresa Galvin, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, Labor's Educational & Political Club Independent (LEPCI) has selected Alise Martiny, Business Manager and Financial Secretary for the Greater Kansas City Building and Construction Trades Council, as Labor's Representative of the Year for 2015; and,
WHEREAS, Alise holds an associate's degree in labor studies from Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana; and,
WHEREAS, Alise's dedication to labor matters was handed down from her father, a forty-year member of the cement masons' union and owner of J.J. Martiny Concrete Co. Inc.; and,
WHEREAS, in 1980, Alise started work in the construction industry when she was accepted to the Kansas City Cement Masons' Apprenticeship Program; and,
WHEREAS, in 1993, Alise applied her knowledge of trade skills when she obtained the position of Apprenticeship Coordinator; and,
WHEREAS, in 1999, Alise became the Business Agent for the Cement Masons' and Plasterers' Local 518; and,
WHEREAS, Alise has earned the respect and admiration of her co-workers for being a hard worker and a team player; and,
WHEREAS, Alise has served as an officer in her local for five terms and is currently president-elect; and,
WHEREAS, as the first woman to hold the position of Business Manager for the Greater Kansas City Buildings and Trades Council, Alise has experienced bias against women in the construction industry but has worked to bring more women into the field; and,
WHEREAS, Alise has a large extended family and enjoys time with her nieces and nephews as well as listening to many types of music; and,
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