Agenda: Southern District Meeting

Thursday, April 4

7 a.m.REGISTRATION OPENS
7–8:30 a.m.BREAKFAST
8:30 a.m.OPENING PLENARY
Pledge of Allegiance
AFL-CIO Code of Conduct
Welcome
Growing Our Movement—Empowering Our Communities
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PROGRAMMATIC WORKSHOPS
  • State and Local Legislation: Take Charge of Your Capitol and Win for Workers
  • Electing Union Members—Building Our Power
  • Reverse the Decline in Union Density—Goals that Matter
  • Power to Win—Worksite Organizing Programs that Deliver
  • Communicating about Labor in 2019
  • Technology and Data Tools
  • Holding the 116th Congress Accountable
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PLENARY
Collective Action—Solidarity
     Saving the Postal Service, APWU and NALC
     Fund Our Future, AFT
INDEPENDENT POLITICAL VOICE
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UNION ECONOMY WORKSHOPS
  • Membership Has Its Benefits: Maximizing the Union’s Value for Members
  • Investing in Ourselves: The AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust, AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust, and ULLICO—Harnessing Pension Capital for Real Estate Development and Union Job Creation
  • Working America: The Labor Movement's Bridge to Community
  • Workforce Issues and Stronger Unions
  • The AFL-CIO and United Way Partnership: Making It Stronger for Greater Impact in Our Communities
  • Common Sense Economics—Engaging Members: Tools for Local Unions, State Federations and Central Labor Councils
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PLENARY
It's About the Issues—Conversations with Members
4 p.m.DAY ONE—WRAP-UP
Boarding begins for shuttle buses back to the hotel.

Friday, April 5

7 a.m.REGISTRATION OPENS
7–8 a.m.BREAKFAST
8 a.m.OPENING PLENARY
Celebrating Growth
PROGRAMMATIC WORKSHOPS
  • State and Local Legislation: Take Charge of Your Capitol and Win for Workers
  • Electing Union Members—Building Our Power
  • Reverse the Decline in Union Density—Goals that Matter
  • Power to Win—Worksite Organizing Programs that Deliver
  • Communicating about Labor in 2019
  • Technology and Data Tools
  • Holding the 116th Congress Accountable
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PLENARY
Union Veterans Council
NAFTA and Labor Law Reform
Group Exercise: Conference Evaluation
Closing Remarks
Door Prizes
NoonADJOURN
Boarding begins for shuttle buses back to the hotel.