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Committee Screens Convention Resolutions
APWU Web News Article #36-06, June 20, 2006
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Diane North and Linda Person consult the Collective Bargaining Agreement. |
A committee of union representatives has begun sorting through hundreds of proposals submitted by APWU state and local organizations for consideration by delegates to the 18th Biennial National Convention.
The convention’s Screening Committee met in Washington, DC, on June 19 to examine resolutions covering a wide array of subjects. By the time it adjourns on June 23, the panel will have referred approximately 500 resolutions to various committees that will make recommendations for or against adoption at the convention.
Resolutions considered at APWU conventions help determine the union’s goals in contract negotiations and in the political arena, as well as determine policies to help the APWU better serve its members. APWU biennial conventions are the union’s highest decision-making body.
The screening committee makes sure resolutions are reviewed by the appropriate committees. It also eliminates repetitive resolutions and consolidates resolutions containing the same subject matter.
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2006 National Convention Screening Committee members (standing, left to right) James Walker, Norcross Local; Linda Person, Chicago BMC Area Local; Dwight Slaikeu, Waterloo Local; Ken Allen, Chicago Local; Margaret Stewart, East Bay Area Local; Mark Rowe, Phoenix Metro Area Local; Darol Stewart, Stockton Local; Terry Conant, Southern Illinois Area Local; Steve Mello, Northeast Mass Area Local. (Seated, left to right) Robert Hager, Devils Lake Area Local; Steering Committee Chairman Robert Johnson, Greater Connecticut Area Local; Regina Sanders, Havelock Local; Diane North, Broward County Area Local; Ed Dalley, Colorado Springs Area Local; and Mary Hogarty, Boston Metro Area Local. |
