Convention

Please remember, this is a tentative agenda and is subject to change.
The convention will follow the agenda delegates receive at registration.
Updated: 9/11/09

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Pre-Convention

Thursday, September 10th

• UE General Executive Board Meeting
  9:00 am - Church Room

Friday, September 11th

• International Representative's Meeting
  3:00 pm - Church Room
• Delegate Registration
  5:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Mezzanine Level
  Please register on the day of your arrival!
  
• UE Eastern Region Executive Board Meeting
  7:00 pm - Church
• UE Western Region Executive Board Meeting
  8:00 pm - George (A)

Saturday, September 12th

• UE Eastern Region Council Meeting
  9:00 am - Wooster Room
• UE Western Region Council Meeting
  9:30 am - Temple Room
• UE Northeast Region Executive Board Meeting
  1:00 pm - Chapel Room*
• Delegate Registration
  2:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Mezzanine Level
  Please register on the day of your arrival!
• UE Northeast Region Council Meeting
  2:00 pm - College Room
• Reception: Welcome Delegates!
  hosted by UE Northeast Region
  6:00 pm - 19th floor
  (includes a welcome for international guests)
  

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71st UE National Convention

Sunday, September 13th

Sunday Morning

8:00 — Delegate Registration

• Concludes: 8:45 am

9:00 — Convention Opens

• Grand Ballroom,
  Omni New Haven Hotel
• Welcome to UE Northeast Region
  UE Eastern Region President Peter Knowlton
• National Anthem
  Ruthie McClure
• Invocation
  David McClure,
  Pastor, New Life Worship Center
  and member of UE Local 243
  
• Music - Labor and Struggle
  Rabble Rousers
  
• Convention Call
  UE General Secretary-Treasurer Bruce Klipple
• Speaker
  Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D, CT)
• President's Address
  UE General President John Hovis
• Committee Appointments
  (The Rules and Order Committee
  will begin working during this session)
• Credentials Report
• Recess at noon (time approximate)

Convention Photo

• Convention Photo
  The Convention photo is set to be taken in the Grand
  Ballroom immediately following the morning session 
     

Sunday Afternoon

Committee Meetings
Committees will meet Sunday afternoon. The starting time for each committee will be up to the committee chairperson (usually sometime between 1 and 4 pm). Actual starting times will be announced during the Sunday morning session. Some committee meetings may last into the evening (typically, the Resolutions Committee). The times you see here are very tentative:

• Resolutions Committee
  Chapel;* 1:30 pm
• Constitution Committee
  Wooster Room; 1:30 pm
• Publicity and Education Committee
  Whalley; 2:00 pm
• Organizing Committee
  College Room (B); 2:00 pm
• Policy Action Committee
  Whalley;* 4:00 pm

Sunday Night

• Free Night

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Monday, September 14th

Monday Morning

9:00 — Convention Reconvenes

• Resolutions
• Speaker
  Dr David Montgomery,
  Labor Historian
• Recess at noon (approximate)

Noon — Rally

• Rally in support of National Health Care and Labor Rights
  Immediately following the conclusion of the morning session; the rally should last about 20 to 30 minutes

Monday Afternoon

2:00 — Convention Reconvenes

• Resolution on Organizing
  
• Organizing Report
  UE Director of Organization Bob Kingsley
• Recess at approximately 5:00 pm

Monday Night

6:00 — Leave Hotel for Lighthouse Point Park

• We'll be visiting New Haven's historic Lighthouse Point Park. Food (buffet style), refreshments and live music!
  
  First bus departs at 6:00 pm (boarding begins at 5:45). There will be two additional bus departures (6:15 and 6:30). Exact times and boarding locations will be announced at the Convention.
  
  

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Tuesday, September 15th

Tuesday Morning

9:00 — Convention Reconvenes

• General Session
• Education Resolution
• Convention Workshops
  10:30 am — 1:00 pm (Morning Session)
  (Workshop Descriptions)

  Bargaining in Tough Economic
  Times in the Private Sector - Wooster Room

  Preserving Jobs, Benefits and Services
  in the Public Sector- Chapel Rooms A, B & C

  What’s Going on in the Economy?
  - Temple Room

  Health Insurance Crises: Defending our
  Right to Health Care - College Room (B)
  

Tuesday Afternoon

• Convention Workshops
  2:30 pm — 5:00 pm (Afternoon Session)
  (Workshop Descriptions)

  Public Speaking Workshop
  - Chapel Rooms A, B & C
  

  Dealing with Bullying in the Workplace
  - Wooster Room

  Organize, Fight for Your Rights!
  - College Room (B)

  Learning from UE History
  - Temple Room

• Recess — approximately 5:00 pm
  (at conclusion of workshops)

Tuesday Evening

6:00 — 7:00 pm

• Women's Roundtable - Temple Room
  Hosted by UE Local 222 President Marie Lausch
  All delegates are invited and encouraged to attend!
  
  

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Wednesday, September 16th

Wednesday Morning

8:30* — Convention Reconvenes (note earlier start time)

• Speaker* (approximately 8:30 am)
  Bill Fletcher, Jr., Director of Field Services and Education,
  American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), AFL-CIO
• Resolutions
• Secretary-Treasurer's Address
  UE General Secretary Bruce Klipple
  Budget Review
• Resolutions
• Recess at approximately 12:30 pm

Wednesday Afternoon

2:00 — Convention Reconvenes

• Constitution Committee
• Resolutions
• Election of National Officers
  and National Trustees (4 pm)
• Recess at approximately 5:00 pm

Wednesday Evening

• Cocktails
  6:30 pm, cash bar - near the Grand Ballroom
• Banquet
  7:30 pm until midnight – Grand Ballroom

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Thursday, September 17th

Thursday Morning

9:00 — Convention Reconvenes

• Resolutions
• Convention Adjourns: 11:00 a.m.

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Have a Safe Trip Home!