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67th UE National Convention
Tentative Agenda
Updated: 9/12/02
Please remember, this is a tentative agenda and is
subject to change. The convention will follow the agenda delegates receive at registration.
Pre-Convention
Friday, September 13th
Saturday, September 14th
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UE General Executive Board Meeting
resumes at 10 am (if necessary)
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International Representative's Meeting
2:00 pm
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Delegate Registration
3 pm - 9 pm, 3rd Floor Foyer
Note: Please register during this time,
if you are arriving on Saturday.
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District Caucus Meeting,
Committee Assignments
6:00 pm — 9:00 pm
Sunday, September 15th
Sunday Morning
8:30 — Registration
10:00 — Convention Opens
Oak Forest Ballroom,
3rd Floor,
Sheraton Capital Center Hotel
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Pledge of Allegiance
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Invocation
Rev. David Foy
Oak Level United Church of Christ
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Welcome to UE District 1
District 1 President Connie Spinozzi
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Welcome/Introductions
UE Local 150 President Barbara Prear
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Labor Songs
Fruit of Labor
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Speaker
Baldemar Velasquez,
President, Farm Labor Organizing Committee
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President's Address
UE General President John Hovis
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Convention Call
UE General Secretary-Treasurer Bruce Klipple
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Committee Appointments
(The Rules and Order Committee
will begin working during this session)
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Credentials Report
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Recess at Noon. (time approximate)
Convention Photo (Sunday, noontime)
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Convention Photo
The Convention photo is tentatively set to be taken outside, weather
permitting, following the end of the opening session. In the event of inclement weather, the photo will be taken inside at
the conclusion of the opening 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 3 pm). Actual starting times will be announced Sunday morning. Some
committee meetings may last into the evening (typically, the Resolutions Committee).
Sunday Night
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Local 150 Cultural/Solidarity Night
7 – 10 pm — Hannover Ballroom (Room 1), Third Floor.
Cash bar/snacks. Music, speakers and a good time. Meet UE Local 150 members and find out more about this
rapidly-growing UE Local, also known as "The North Carolina Public Service Workers Union." Sponsored by UE Local
150.
Sunday, Monday & Tuesday
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NC Labor History Display Room
Sunday and Monday, Pine Oak Room (around the corner from the convention hall). Tuesday, Gallery, (2nd floor, right below
convention hall). Photographs, audio recordings and documents showing some of the history of organizing in NC. The featured
exhibit is artist Susan Simone's "We Are All Housekeepers". This multi-media exhibit is "in honor of the UNC
Houskeepers and the Chapel Hill Black Public Workers."
Monday, September 16th
Monday Morning
9:00 — Convention Reconvenes
Recess at Noon
Monday Lunchtime (12:00 pm)
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March & Rally:
Collective Bargaining Rights
For North Carolina Public Employees!
Thousands of North Carolina state and public employees — teachers,
caregivers, housekeepers, highway and city workers and hundreds more — are denied the basic right to collective bargaining
by law. Join UE Local 150 and a broad coalition of labor, community and religious organizations in demanding the right to
collective bargaining for public employees in North Carolina. We'll be marching from the Hotel (at noon) to the
North Carolina State Capitol Building. Emcee: UE Dir. of Org. Bob Kingsley.
Monday Afternoon
2:00 — Convention Reconvenes
Organizing Report
UE Director of Organization Bob Kingsley
Recess at approximately 5:30 pm
Monday Night
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District One at the IMAX
IMAX Theatre at Exploris
201 East Hargett Street, Raleigh
Exploris/IMAX is located a few blocks from the hotel, within easy walking distance. [Website
• Directions and Map]. Don't miss this UE Convention Event
featuring: "Southern Style" cuisine, beer, wine and soda. Hosted by UE District One.
6 – 8 pm: Food & Refreshments
8 – 9 pm: Imax Presentation
9 – ? pm: Coffee/Desserts
Tuesday, September 17th
Tuesday Morning
9:00 — Convention Reconvenes
Tuesday Afternoon
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Convention Workshops
2:00 pm — 4:00 pm (Afternoon Session)
(Workshop Listing)
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4 pm: Convention Reconvenes
(at conclusion of workshops)
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Speaker
Kit Gage
Director, First Amendment Foundation
Recess at approximately 5:30 pm
Tuesday Evening
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5:30 pm: NC Labor History Forum, Gallery
Immediately following Tuesday afternoon convention session, delegates, alternates and guests are encouraged to attend this
forum on NC Labor History to start your free night. Both rank and file workers and historians will give interesting and
rarely heard perspective on the history that set the stage for UE Local 150. The forum will include a visual presentation
and time for comments, questions and discussion.
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Free Night
Wednesday, September 18th
Wednesday Morning
9:00 — Convention Reconvenes
Recess at approximately 12:30 pm
Wednesday Afternoon
2:00 — Convention Reconvenes
Recess at approximately 5:00 pm
Wednesday Night
Thursday, September 19th
Thursday Morning
9:00 — Convention Reconvenes
Convention Adjourns: 11:00 a.m.
Have a Safe Trip Home!
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