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Proclamation recognizing Iron Workers Local Union No. 3 for their efforts to assure the worker and civil rights of refugees.
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WHEREAS, the labor unions and justice organizations of Allegheny County fight for laborers' rights and for equality in the work place; and
WHEREAS, Ironworkers Local 3 and Three Rivers Coalition for Justice have been defending 14 Burmese workers who came to our county as refugees in hope of establishing families and a hopeful life; and
WHEREAS, unfair and dangerous working conditions have forced many of these workers to struggle through their search for a better life; and
WHEREAS, Three Rivers Coalition for Justice - the human rights-based organization that has taken responsibility for the workers fight - provides our region's refugees with assistance in acquiring a higher standard of living for themselves and their families; and
WHEREAS, while the organization and Ironworkers Local 3 continue to support the refugees and their search for justice, we proudly commend the organizations' efforts to give the refugees a sense of community and a place where they are welcomed and appreciated;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that this Council, on behalf of the citizens of Allegheny County, commends Ironworkers Local 3 and Three Rivers Coalition for Justice for fighting for the worker and human rights of our region's refugees. We acknowledge their efforts to seek justice and to open our community to the refugees, and we hope they continue to work tirelessly to achieve their goals.