Proposed Resolutions 2019
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Program Book
Agenda
Time |
Thursday, August 9 |
9:00am – 12:00pm |
National Executive Board Meeting (Elko/Ely Room) (Required for 2017-2019 National Executive Board members only) |
11:00am-12:30pm |
SEIU Pre-Meeting Registration (Nevada Ballroom Foyer) |
11:30am-12:00pm |
SEIU UHW Debrief Meeting (Copper Room) |
12:00pm – 1:00pm |
National Executive Board Lunch (Goldfield Room) |
12:00pm – 7:00pm |
SEIU Pre-Meeting (Nevada Ballroom - Lake Tahoe and Reno) |
12:00pm – 7:00pm |
SEIU Workshops (Linq Hotel) |
3:00pm – 7:00pm |
Registration Open (Nevada Ballroom Foyer) |
5:00pm |
Deadline to Register for Voting Credentials for Friday |
5:00pm – 6:00pm |
First Timers Orientation (Silver Room) |
6:00pm – 7:00pm |
Volunteer Orientation (Silver Room) |
7:00pm-8:30pm |
Welcome Reception (Nevada Ballroom Foyer) Keynote Speaker: Grace Vergara Mactal, SEIU Local 1107 Welcome Remarks: Evan Low, CA Assemblymember Welcome Remarks: Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak and First Lady Kathy Sisolak |
8:30pm - 10:00pm |
Karaoke DJ Party (Nevada Ballroom Foyer) Sponsored by SEIU |
Value |
Value |
Time |
Friday, August 9 |
6:30am – 5:00pm |
Registration (Nevada Ballroom Foyer) |
7:00am – 8:00am |
AAPI Caucus Meetings AAPI Union Staff Caucus (Silver Room) This session is for staff of local, national, or international unions, labor councils, or state federations who identify as Asian American and/or Pacific Islander. Facilitators: Tarn Goelling (IBEW) and Jillian Matundan (AFSCME). AAPI Union Officer Caucus (Copper Room) This session is for elected officers of local, national, or international unions, labor councils, or state federations who identify as Asian American and/or Pacific Islander. Facilitators: Luisa Blue (SEIU), Arlene Inouye (UTLA), Susan Minato (UNITE HERE), and Johanna Puno Hester (AFSCME). |
7:00am – 5:00pm |
Exhibit Hall (Nevada Ballroom Foyer) |
7:30am – 8:30am |
Breakfast (Nevada Ballroom Foyer) |
8:30am – 9:15am |
Welcoming and Opening of Convention (Nevada Ballroom) Monica Thammarath, APALA National President (Lake Tahoe and Reno) Kim Geron, APALA National 1st Vice President Johanna Puno Hester, APALA National 2nd Vice President Tracy Lai, APALA National Secretary Michael Yee, APALA National Treasurer Color Guard and U.S. National Anthem Marina Robinson Montserrat Garibay Arlene Inouye Tarn Goelling Yeon Park Jigme Ugen Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Blessing Welcome Remarks William McCurdy II, Nevada Assemblyman Welcome Video Hon. Mazie Hirono President's Address Monica Thammarath, APALA National President - Rules Committee Report - Credentials Committee Report |
9:15am-9:30am |
Keynote Speech Tefere Gebre, AFL-CIO Executive Vice President |
9:30am-10:45am |
Plenary Session – Rights Under Attack: The System is Rigged (Nevada Ballroom - Lake Tahoe and Reno) Johanna Puno Hester Arlene Inouye Kabzuag Vaj Grace Choi Kelvin Chung |
10:45am – 11:00am |
Entertainment/Break Phil-Am Cultural Dance Group |
11:00am – 12:15pm |
Workshops
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12:15pm – 1:45pm |
Lunch (On Your Own) |
1:45pm – 3:15pm |
Plenary Session – Rising Up: Fighting For Our Vision (Nevada Ballroom - Lake Tahoe and Reno) Monica Thammarath Tho Do Ligaya Domingo Lam Cho Ming Montserrat Garibay Karen Chen Teresa Deleon |
3:30pm – 4:45pm |
Workshops LGBTQ Rights = Workers Rights: Workplace Inclusion Training (Laughlin Room) Why We Should Care about the Industry of Care (Goldfield Room) Call Your Mother! How We're Going to Win in 2020 (Copper Room) Moving The Center: Organizing In & With the Pacific Islander Community (Elko Room) Will a Robot Take Your Job? How Workers are Confronting Automation and New Technology in the 21st Century (Silver Room) From the Philippines to the U.S., Long Live International Workers’ Solidarity! (Ely Room) State of AAPI Workers Report (Tonopah Room) Formerly Incarcerated Caucus (CLOSED) (Nevada Ballroom - Lake Tahoe and Reno) Seniors Caucus (Nevada Ballroom - Lake Tahoe and Reno) |
4:45pm – 5:00pm |
Break |
5:00pm – 5:45pm |
General Session (Nevada Ballroom - Lake Tahoe and Reno) - Constitution Committee - Elections Committee - Nominations Committee (Speeches for At-Large Executive Board Members) |
5:45pm – 6:00pm |
Call to Action (Nevada Ballroom - Lake Tahoe and Reno) Geoconda Arguello-Kline, Secretary Treasurer Culinary Workers Union Local 226 Palms Hotel Workers |
6:00pm |
Depart Harrah's for Palms Casino |
6:20pm - 6:50pm |
Action (The Palms Casino & Resort) |
7:00pm - 7:30pm |
SEIU UHW Debrief Meeting (Laughlin Room) |
7:00pm - 8:00pm |
Dinner (On Your Own) |
8:00pm - 9:00pm |
APALA's Got Talent/Open-Mic Night (Nevada Ballroom - Lake Tahoe and Reno) |
9:00pm – 10:00pm |
Young Worker Caucus (Copper Room) |
Time |
Saturday, August 10 |
7:00am – 2:00pm |
Registration Open (Nevada Ballroom Foyer) |
7:30am – 8:30am |
Breakfast (Nevada Ballroom Foyer) |
7:30am – 9:00am |
NEA Caucus Meeting (Silver) |
9:00am – 9:30am |
Exhibit Hall (Nevada Ballroom Foyer) |
9:00am – 9:30am |
General Session (Nevada Ballroom - Lake Tahoe and Reno)
|
9:30am – 11:15am |
Plenary Session – Fighting Back: We Won't Back Down
|
11:15am – 11:30am |
Entertainment/Break - DJ Kuttin Kandi |
11:30am – 1:15pm |
Union Caucuses (Working Lunch)
|
1:15pm – 1:30pm |
Break |
1:30pm – 2:45pm |
Workshops Organizing Using a Racial Justice Lens (Laughlin) Social Justice Unionism for the Schools Our Students Deserve (Silver) Common Sense Economics for Young Workers (Copper) Creative People, Creative Organizing (Elko) New Sector Organizing (Goldfield) Never Again is Now: Detention and Mass Incarceration (Ely) Better Together: Building a Stronger Labor Movement through Community Partnerships (Tonopah) LGBTQ Caucus |
3:00pm – 4:15pm |
Regional Caucuses Pacific Northwest (Copper) California (Nevada Ballroom - Lake Tahoe and Reno) Midwest (Laughlin) Nevada (Tonopah) South (Elko) East (Silver) Hawai’i (Ely) |
4:15pm – 6:30pm |
Free Time |
6:30pm – 7:00pm |
Gala Reception (Nevada Ballroom Foyer) |
7:00pm – 10:00pm |
Gala Awards Dinner (Nevada Ballroom - Lake Tahoe and Reno) Emcee: Parvesh Cheena, SAG-AFTRA Phil-Am Cultural Dance Group Activism and Solidarity Video Census Pledge Card Call-out In Memorian Gigi Video Art Takei Award: Kat General, IFPTE Presented by: Frances Hsieh and JR Santos, IFPTE Local 21 Philip Vera Cruz Lifetime Achievement Award: Leon Chow, SEIU Presented by: Luisa Blue, SEIU Vincent Foo Award: Arlene Inouye, UTLA Presented by: Kent Wong John Delloro Award: Eunice How, UNITE HERE Presented by: Tracy Lai, AFT John Delloro Award: Jessica Tang, Boston Teachers Union Presented by: Karen Chen, CPA Tam Tran Award: Gregory Cendana, National Writers Union Presented by: Monica Thammarath, NEA Keynote Speaker Sara Nelson, President, AFA-CWA |
9:30pm – 12:30am |
After-Party: Bring Your Dancing Shoes! (Nevada Ballroom - Lake Tahoe and Reno) Forever Young of Heart |
Time |
Sunday, August 11, 2019 |
7:00am – 8:30am |
Tai Chi with Alex Hing (Goldfield Room) |
7:00am – 8:30am |
Breakfast (Nevada Ballroom Foyer) |
7:30am – 9:00am |
At-Large Board Member Elections (Laughlin Room) |
8:30am |
Staff Check-In |
9:00am – 11:00am |
General Session (Nevada Ballroom - Lake Tahoe & Reno)
Resolutions Committee Pt. 2 Elections Committee Nominations & Elections for Officers Speeches President's Closing Address |
11:00am-11:30am |
SEIU UHW Debrief Meeting (Silver) |
12:00pm-1:30pm |
National Executive Board Meeting (Copper Room)
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2:00pm-4:00pm |
Young Worker Convention Debrief (Silver Room)
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