2021 Convention
Representatives from our affiliate unions and allies will gather for two-days on September 18th and 19th for business, elections, and workshops on everything from organizing to strikes to social justice unionism. The following is our agenda for the weekend:
Day 1, Saturday, September 18th
8:00 am - 9:30 am: Registration and Coffee
9:30 am - 10:00 am: Opening Remarks from VT AFL-CIO President David Van Deusen and Vice President Tristin Adie
10:00 am - 10:20 am: Report from Executive Director and Q&A
10:20 am - 10:30 am: President 1343 Damion Gilbert on Why We Need to Fight for Members on the Shop Floor
10:30 am - 12:00 pm: Organizing/Steward Workshop
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Lunch
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Nominations for Office with Brief Candidate Statements
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Afternoon Workshops
- Option 1: Strike Workshop
- Option 2: Social Justice Unionism Workshop
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Solidarity Speakers
- Wafic Faour (Vermonters for Justice in Palestine)
- Tanya Vyhovsky (VT Progressive Party)
- Matt Giles (DSA, VT-NEA)
- Madey Madey (The Black Perspective)
- Curtis Clough (Teamsters 597)
- Danielle Bombardier (RENEW)
- Chief Don Stevens (Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk, Abenaki Nation)
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Check-in* and UNITED! Happy Hour
*Check-in time is 4:00 pm. Guests are welcome to come to the desk or call before they drive up earlier than 4pm on their arrival date and see if their room is ready ahead of time.
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Dinner, with special video message from Sara Nelson and possible other Guest Speaker
Day 2, Sunday, September 19th
8:00 am - 9:00 am: Check-out* and Breakfast
*Check-out time is 11:00 am. Guests may be personally charged an additional night if not checked out by this time.
9:00 am - 9:30 am: Committee Reports
9:30 am - 10:00 am: Elections
10:00 am - 10:30 am: Resolutions
10:30 am - 11:00 am: Bylaw Changes
11:00 am - 11:15 am: Break
11:15 am - 12:00 pm: Executive Board Meeting