AFSCME Conferences Scheduled for 2013
AFSCME members should take advantage of a number of conferences held throughout the year to strategize for our battles for collective bargaining rights, retirement security, and against privatization (just to name a few.) Conferences also offer extensive networking opportunities and dynamic professional development sessions. Here’s this year’s lineup:
AFSCME’s first Family Child Care Conference, May 3-5 in Madison, Wis., will strategize how to grow political, legislative and organizing strength. Providers will develop skills to support AFSCME’s fight for respect for their profession and for quality early childhood education. Participants will support Wisconsin child care providers in their fight for their union.
The 14th Nurses Congress, May 5-8 (during National Nurses Week) is in Washington, DC. The conference will examine the impact of the Affordable Care Act on the nursing profession and health care employers.
AFSCME’s Next Wave Conference is July 12-14 in Detroit, Mich. Next Wave is a network of AFSCME members 35 and under. The agenda: protecting worker rights, including collective bargaining and the fight for AFSCME priorities such as protecting retirement security.
AFSCME’s role in defending and growing homecare programs at the federal and state level will be a focus of the Home Care Conference in Missouri (date and city to be determined). Providers will hear from key political and community allies. Participants will put boots on the ground to help our Missouri sisters and brothers win a strong contract for Missouri Home Care workers.
AFSCME’s Women’s Conference, Sept. 20-22 in Denver, Colo., will strategize on our fight for retirement security and other union priorities. The conference is designed to cultivate political activism among female members, and to encourage women to become leaders of their local unions.
The union’s Public Safety Conference will be held Oct. 18-20 in Columbus, Ohio. The conference brings together corrections and sworn, law enforcement employees from across the nation to discuss national union priorities affecting their professions, including fighting back against attacks on officers’ rights, benefits and job security.
