IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION congratulating Joseph S. Capra upon being named the Seth Slocum Union Advocate of the Year for 2015.
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RESOLUTION NO. 18859, 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 Joseph S. Capra, Directing Business Representative of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Lodge #778, as recipient of the Seth Slocum Union Advocate of the Year for 2015; and,
WHEREAS, during his years at Ruskin High School, Joe attended the Herndon Career Center where he completed training in diesel and heavy equipment; and,
WHEREAS, Joe joined the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) in 1978 when he started working at Yellow Freight System; and,
WHEREAS, at the age of 25, Joe became the youngest shop steward at Yellow Freight where he progressed up the union ranks to his election as President of the IAM Local Lodge #778 in 1996; and,
WHEREAS, in 1999, Joe was appointed full-time Business Representative for IAM Local Lodge #778, and in 2002 he was appointed as Directing Business Representative; and,
WHEREAS, Joe is the Vice President to the Missouri State Council of Machinists, Delegate to the Kansas State Council of Machinists, Delegate to Midwest States Council of Machinist, and he served as the Local Lodge #778 IAM Convention Delegate for the years 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2012; and,
WHEREAS, Joe and his wife Lynn are the proud parents of two sons and grandparents of four grandchildren; and,
WHEREAS, Joe will be honored at the LEPCI’s awards banquet scheduled for Friday, July 17, 2015; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature hereby congratulates Joseph S. Capra upon his selection as Seth Slocum Union Advocate of the Year for 2015, and wishes him well in all his future endeavors.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 18859 of June 22, 2015, was duly passed on June 29, 2015 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______8________ Nays _______0_______
Abstaining ____0_____ Absent ______0______
Excused _____1______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature