AFSCME in Chicago – Convention Kicks Off

by   |  August 07, 2006

Today marks the opening of AFSCME’s 37th International Convention where members have gathered to do nothing less than decide the direction of our union. On the table is the 21st Century Initiative -– “the most far-reaching change initiative in our union’s history,” -- according to AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on the The Huffington Post today. This top-to-bottom strategic overhaul of AFSCME will be voted on by the more than two thousand AFSCME delegates here in Chicago. There’s been a lot of buzz already about this bold new plan for change, and not just here in the halls of the massive McCormick Convention Center in Chicago. It was reported on Friday in DailyKos (one of the most widely read political blogs in the country) as well as other major media. Check Greenline throughout the week for more updates on the 21st Century Initiative, as well as other highlights and news from the convention, posts from members and more.