THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY D. O'BRIEN, BELFANTI, BEYER, BISHOP, BOYLE, BRENNAN, BRIGGS, CALTAGIRONE, CONKLIN, D. COSTA, DALLY, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, FRANKEL, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GRUCELA, HARKINS, HENNESSEY, HESS, W. KELLER, KORTZ, LEVDANSKY, MAHONEY, MANDERINO, McCALL, MILLARD, MURT, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, QUINN, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROSS, SABATINA, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SEIP, SIPTROTH, SOLOBAY, SONNEY, SWANGER, J. TAYLOR, THOMAS, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, YOUNGBLOOD AND GOODMAN, JUNE 22, 2009

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JUNE 22, 2009  

A RESOLUTION

Honoring Insulators Local 14 upon the occasion of the 100th

anniversary of its establishment.

WHEREAS, Insulators Local 14 organized in 1909 when a small

group of asbestos workers came together to preserve the right to

work in the City of Philadelphia; and

WHEREAS, By 1914, Local 14 had grown to include 250 members;

and

WHEREAS, In its early years, Local 14 helped to build the

Philadelphia Stock Exchange Building, Class and Nachod Brewery,

the Marcus Hook oil refinery, 30th Street Station and the PSFS

Building, among others, and worked on the many ships built in

South Philadelphia that were vital to the Allied efforts in

World Wars I and II; and

WHEREAS, After World War II, as the City of Philadelphia

grew, modernized and prospered, Local 14 members where fully

employed and integral to the revitalization of Center City

Philadelphia; and

WHEREAS, During the 1960s and 1970s, information on the

danger of asbestos became known and Local 14 members remained

employed and involved in innovative programs to maintain safe

work environments; and

WHEREAS, Local 14 members worked on several large projects in

the Philadelphia area during the 1980s and 1990s, including

Philadelphia Airport renovations, construction of the QVC

complex in West Chester and building Liberty Place One and Two

and the Gulf Oil refinery, reaching 100% employment; and

WHEREAS, Local 14 entered the 21st century committed to the

employment, health and safety of its members; and

WHEREAS, Local 14 supports Philadelphia as a leader in local

building trades and in the local AFL-CIO; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor this

vibrant and essential union, Insulators Local 14, upon the 100th

anniversary of its establishment.