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OUR UNION
The 23rd Constitutional Convention
Aug 14 2009
Delegates to TWU’s 23rd Constitutional Convention will chart the course for our union for the next four years the week of September 14, 2009 at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
International President James C. Little will chair the event alongside Executive Vice President Harry Lombardo, Secretary Treasurer Joseph C. Gordon, and Administrative Vice Presidents Hubert Snead and Susan Resch.
The theme of the 23rd Convention is “Building on Our Legacy,” to honor the 75th Anniversary of the TWU. The focus will be on building our union in today’s world with the same strong principles and passion the TWU was founded upon decades ago.
“Michael Quill and the other people in the beginning had an impressive dedication to equal rights, uncommon those days, and an obvious passion for the working people and their rights,” said International President James C. Little. “We want to recognize that and celebrate the 75 strong years that TWU has thrived. At the same time we are going to focus on the future and on how we can use our strong foundation to continue to thrive in an unstable economic climate and uncertain tomorrow.”
The event will focus on the current troubled economy and its effect on our members and how we are going to rise above the hard times; the importance of civil and human rights, and the right for employees to choose a union; and energy, the environment and transportation.
Four different workshops will be held on the second day of the Convention, Tuesday, September 15, at 3 p.m. Each will focus on one of four topics: Power and Politics, Enhancing our Technological Capacities, Union Building During Economic Crisis and Building Community Power. Delegates are encouraged to sign up for one of the workshops at the registration booth on Sunday or Monday. Speakers at the Convention will be announced in early September on our website, www.twu.org.
During the Convention you will find daily photo, video and written updates from the event on our website and after the Convention we will have stories and photographs in the following issue of the Express.
International President James C. Little will chair the event alongside Executive Vice President Harry Lombardo, Secretary Treasurer Joseph C. Gordon, and Administrative Vice Presidents Hubert Snead and Susan Resch.
The theme of the 23rd Convention is “Building on Our Legacy,” to honor the 75th Anniversary of the TWU. The focus will be on building our union in today’s world with the same strong principles and passion the TWU was founded upon decades ago.
“Michael Quill and the other people in the beginning had an impressive dedication to equal rights, uncommon those days, and an obvious passion for the working people and their rights,” said International President James C. Little. “We want to recognize that and celebrate the 75 strong years that TWU has thrived. At the same time we are going to focus on the future and on how we can use our strong foundation to continue to thrive in an unstable economic climate and uncertain tomorrow.”
The event will focus on the current troubled economy and its effect on our members and how we are going to rise above the hard times; the importance of civil and human rights, and the right for employees to choose a union; and energy, the environment and transportation.
Four different workshops will be held on the second day of the Convention, Tuesday, September 15, at 3 p.m. Each will focus on one of four topics: Power and Politics, Enhancing our Technological Capacities, Union Building During Economic Crisis and Building Community Power. Delegates are encouraged to sign up for one of the workshops at the registration booth on Sunday or Monday. Speakers at the Convention will be announced in early September on our website, www.twu.org.
During the Convention you will find daily photo, video and written updates from the event on our website and after the Convention we will have stories and photographs in the following issue of the Express.
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