36th International Convention - Anaheim, CA (2004)

Amendments

• An Amendment Concerning Vacancies in the Office of the International Secretary-Treasurer
• An Amendment to Provide for More Timely Adjustment of the Number of International Vice Presidents Elected by Legislative Districts
• An Amendment to Increase the Minimum Dues Rate and the Rate of International Union Per Capita Tax

Resolutions

• 1. Building Community and Consumer Support for AFSCME Organizing Campaigns
• 2. PEOPLE Training and Education
• 3. PEOPLE Checkoff
• 5. Making Nursing Homes Safe for Patients and for Workers
• 6. Privatization - Government for Sale
• 7. Winning First Contracts
• 8. Retaining Veterans Job Services in the U.S. Department of Labor
• 9. Supporting Redistricting Integrity
• 11. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
• 12. Electronic Commerce and the State Sales and Use Tax
• 13. Creation of High Quality Manufacturing Jobs
• 14. Correctional Officer and Employee Federal Legislative Agenda
• 15. Support the "American Parity Act" to Protect Vital Public Services and Invest in America
• 19. Restore Fundamental Civil and Employment Rights
• 21. Developing a Union Agenda for Shaping Change in Government
• 22. Civil Service Reform
• 23. Management Rights
• 24. Employment Security and the Workforce System
• 25. The Nurse Staffing Crisis
• 26. The Crisis in Public Schools
• 27. Overcoming Barriers to Women in Organizing and Leadership
• 28. Goals of the PEOPLE Program
• 29. Fight the Bush Assault on Workplace Safety
• 31. Permanent Partner Immigration Resolution
• 32. Making Best Use of Expanded Voting Options
• 33. Opposing Block Grants
• 34. Fully Fund Highway and Transit Programs
• 35. Workforce Investment Act and Job Training
• 36. Affordable Prescription Drugs
• 37. Preserving Worker Access to the Courts
• 38. Raising Contribution Limits for Political Action Committees
• 39. Organizer Training for AFSCME Staff
• 41. Building Council and Local Organizing Programs by Increasing the Involvement of Members
• 43. Take Back State Courts
• 45. Child Care is a Need and a Right
• 46. Joint Training and Workforce Development Program
• 47. Protecting the Rights of Federal Employees
• 48. Putting Politics over Science
• 49. Equal Rights for Gay and Lesbian Citizens
• 50. Feasibility Study Researching International's Ability to Administer Membership Healthcare Services
• 51. Direct Care Worker Organizing
• 52. Ensuring Universal Access to the Ballot Box
• 53. Strengthening AFSCME and its Affiliates' Organizing Efforts
• 55. Commitment of AFSCME to Organize Court Interpreters
• 56. Preserving Section 8 Housing Vouchers
• 59. Repeal Sections of the USA Patriot Act
• 60. Preserving and Expanding Head Start
• 61. Increasing Representation on Public Pension Plan Investment Boards
• 62. Unemployment Insurance Benefits
• 63. Organize to Improve Quality Jobs: Revive Civil Rights Unionism
• 64. Crisis in Haiti
• 65. Organizing Pension Power to Fight Corporate Abuse and Preserve Secure Retirements for Members
• 67. Increase Funding for First Responders
• 68. Reparations
• 70. Accountability of Non-profit Organizations That Rely on Public Funds
• 72. The Health Care Crisis
• 74. Preserving Social Security for Future Generations of Workers
• 75. Preserving Retirement Security
• 76. Support for AFSCME Local 1224 and Access to Higher Education for AFSCME Members and their Families
• 77. Support the March for Our Lives
• 78. Use 9/11 Funds to Build Low-income Housing, Create Jobs, and Provide Healthcare Coverage for New Yorkers
• 79. Global Warming
• 83. Oppose Pre-emptive War
• 87. Support the Right to Fully-funded, Fully-empowered School Boards
• 89. Email Communications
• 92. Defend Affirmative Action; Call for Ward Connerly to Resign as University of California Regent
• 93. Preventing Harassment
• 94. Preserving the Integrity of the Judicial Nominations Process
• 95. Opposing Efforts to Restrict Political Speech
• 96. Oppose the Bush Plan to Strip Overtime Protections from Workers
• 97. Keep Public Service Jobs at Home
• 98. Fully Funding Voter Registration and Mobilization Programs
• 99. Federal Budget and Tax Policies
• 100. Extending Fiscal Relief for Burdened State and Local Governments
• 101. AARP & Medicare
• 102. A Fair and Balanced Media in America
• 103. 2004 Council and Local Political Action Programs
• 104. State Legislative Agenda for Protecting Public Services
• 105. Employee Free Choice Act
• 106. Twenty-First Century Committee
• 107. Opposing Private Prisons and Budget Cuts
• 109. César E. Chavez National Holiday Campaign