APWU National Convention News

APWU Endorses Barack Obama
Unanimous Convention Vote Follows Live Address [view speech]
Convention Adopts Changes to the Union Constitution
Exhibit Hall Activities: Good for you, Good for the Union
Legislative Department Presents Briefing on Grassroots Preparation for Fall Elections
Private-Sector Success Story in Cincinnati
Credentials Committee Report

Aug. 20, 2008 (APWU 19th Biennial Convention Highlights Video)

Video Three [21-minute Flash video]

Aug. 20, 2006 (APWU 19th Biennial Convention News Bulletin #2) HTML | PDF

Delegates Focus on Bargaining Priorities
Pro-Worker U.S. Reps to APWU: ‘Yes We Can! Yes We Can! Yes We Can!’
A Salute to Olympian Fund-Raising Feats
COPA NIGHT
Raffle Winners
APWU an ‘Affiliation-Rate’ Success Story
Panelists Agree: Privatization a Worldwide Threat
Retirees Reunion
Credentials Committee Report

Aug. 19, 2008 (APWU 19th Biennial Convention Highlights Video)

Video Two [24-minute Flash video]

Aug. 19, 2006 (APWU 19th Biennial Convention News Bulletin #1) HTML | PDF

In Historic Speech, NALC’s Young Emphasizes ‘Need to Work Together’
Challenges! Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow:
Looking Forward to a Busy Week
COLA Increase – $1,477 – Will Be Highest in History
State of the Union Address:
‘The Very Existence of Our Jobs Is at Stake’
VER Eligible? ‘Make USPS Pay’
Pre-Convention Activities Set the Stage
Women’s Organizing Campaign Expands Rolls as It Rolls Along
A Memorial Moment
Credentials Committee Report

Aug. 18, 2008 (APWU 19th Biennial Convention Highlights Video)

Video One [28-minute Flash video]

Convention Highlights Video Available on Web Site, Hotel TV

(08/18/08) As the APWU’s 19 th Biennial National Convention gets under way, video highlights of the proceedings are available on www.apwu.org and on convention hotel television stations, 24 hours a day.

Bally’s – Channel 21
Paris – Channel 32
Flamingo – Channel 19

Click here to watch highlights of pre-convention activities. [28-minute flash video]

Convention Planning Moves Into High Gear
(07/31/08) As the APWU’s 19th Biennial National Convention nears, planning for the event is in full swing at the union’s national headquarters. As of the end of July, 3,009 delegates representing 425 locals had registered for convention credentials. More than 3,100 delegates are expected to attend. Registration already exceeds attendance at the last convention; the highest daily delegate count for the 2006 convention was 2,892. Many local presidents have reported that the online delegate-registration process was easy and straightforward.
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Challenges! Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
(07/01/08) The American Postal Workers Union’s 19th Biennial Convention will chart the union’s course as we prepare for our nation’s most important general election in decades and continue the fight to protect our jobs, our rights, and our future.

The five-day National Convention, set for Aug. 18-22 in Las Vegas, is the union’s highest decision-making body. To help the union prepare for the challenges ahead, resolutions on a wide variety of subjects will be introduced, debated, and voted upon. The resolutions will give focus to the union’s goals in contract negotiations and in the political arena, as well as in helping the organization function more smoothly and better serve the membership.
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Convention Seating Again Based on COPA Goals
(07/01/08) Seating on the floor of the APWU National Convention in Las Vegas in August will again be determined by the progress that states — based on their size — have made toward their COPA goals. The seating plan is designed to reward states who have worked hard to reach their goals and to encourage those who have lagged behind.

COPA fund-raising never stops, and there will be two COPA raffle drawings each day. APWU members who have given $25 or more this year or who contribute through a recurring-payment plan (e.g., PostalEASE or via EFT contributions) will be eligible. One drawing will be for qualified givers in the hall, and one for the COPA givers who are unable to attend.

The number of raffle tickets will be based on the amount donated; delegates will have the chance to improve their odds by making donations throughout the week.

Delegates who contributed at least $100 in 2007 or who have donated that much this year will receive two tickets to the always-popular “COPA Night,” which will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 19. Ticket-holders’ children can also attend.

Convention Childcare Program Cancelled
County Regulations Restrict On-Site Activities
(05/23/08) While delegates to the last several APWU national conventions have had childcare services available to them, a recently-passed local ordinance means that the union will be unable to coordinate activities for children at this year’s gathering in Las Vegas. In the past, the union has contracted with KiddieCorp to organize programs for children ages six months to 12 years. In early March, however, event planners alerted the APWU to a Clark County law that restricts the childcare services that area hotels are allowed to provide. [read more]

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