PVAFLCIO Conference

Redux Part Deux: “It’s the Economy, Stupid!”

AMERICA NEEDS JOBS NOW!!

You are hereby called to the 2010 Annual Conference of the Pioneer Valley Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Friday, April 23, 2010, at Teamsters Local 404 Hall, 115 Progress Avenue, Springfield MA 01104 ((413) 781-6326). Doors Open for Coffee, Check-in, and Hanging Banners at 8:15am. The Conference begins at 9am, breaks for lunch around Noon, and closes at 1:30pm. From 2 to 3pm we gather for our Workers Memorial Day Ceremony at the Springfield Workers Memorial, Osborne Terrace & Page Boulevard, next to Pioneer Valley AFL-CIO headquarters [indoors in bad weather]. The fee is $45. Registration deadline: April 9.

At our annual Conference, we share information and develop strategies to more effectively serve our members and organize for justice for all. As an educational event, the Annual Conference is meant to benefit the broad spectrum of union membership, from rank and file to shop steward to officers, and our community allies. We also recognize Workers Memorial Day, honoring our brothers and sisters who have died at work.

This year, we focus on the AFL-CIO’s program to pass the AFL-CIO Jobs Plan, Employee Free Choice Act, Health Care Reform, and other measures to build an economy that works for all.

We strongly encourage each Affiliate to send their full complement of Voting Delegates and additional Non-Voting Delegates. We urge our Community Allies and non-Affiliated Unions to register Guests. And bring your banners to display! Proposed Resolutions regarding the welfare of our members and society on municipal, state, and national levels will be voted on. Send your proposals to the CLC by April 1.

A single registration form is attached. Please call or email with any questions.

In solidarity,

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Richard M. Brown, President

640 Page Boulevard, Springfield MA 01104

voice: (413) 732-7970 fax: (413) 732-1881 email: mail@pvaflcio.org

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