AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION 57TH CONVENTION · amalgamated transit union. 57th convention. august...

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A M A L G A M AT E D T R A N S I T U N I O N

57TH CONVENTIONAUGUST 26-30, 2013 - SAN DIEGO, CA

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Brothers and Sisters,

Welcome to the 57th International Convention of the Amalgamated Transit Union in San Diego, CA. The theme of the Convention – So Much More – reflects our conviction that while we have accomplished so much since our last Convention, we have only begun to realize the full potential of our international union.

ATU delegates from local unions all over Canada and the United States are convening to address the challenges faced by Labor and the transportation industry, and chart a brighter future for transit and allied workers. We will also be offering the first-ever ATU Convention Training Academy. This Academy is part of our ongoing efforts to both broaden our outreach and provide access to relevant training and education programs.

We meet at a challenging time for our members and all workers. Billionaires and politicians who serve them have spent the last five years tearing apart the laws that enable us to bargain and have decent lives, both at work and at home. Privatization has become rampant in our industry. Management has continued to try and beat us down. Globalization has chipped away at all union jobs.

As we meet on our important business here this week we must recognize that doing things the way we always have is going to get us the same results. We need to be better prepared to fight back and do more to protect our members and our locals.

A committee of thirty ATU local presidents and the General Executive Board have been examining our structure, considering the current challenges and making recommendations for change. We are under attack, but we have a plan.

I look forward to meeting all of those gathered here this week. I know it will be an exciting and productive week and we will leave this Convention ready for the challenges that lie ahead and accomplish “So Much More.”

In solidarity,

Larry Hanley International President

SO MUCH MORE

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Building A Better Future

Brothers & Sisters,

Welcome to the Fifty-Seventh International Convention of the Amalgamated Transit Union. You come here as delegates to represent your local at what will be one of the most momentous Conventions in our Union’s history. You will have the awesome responsibility of voting on a restructuring plan for our Union crafted after broad consultation with every part of this international union.

As all of you know by now, working people today are undergoing greater attack today than they have at any time since our Union’s founding in 1892. The challenges we are experiencing are remarkably similar to those our founders faced:

Workers are employed at jobs with no health care, sick days, or vacation days.

401(k)s have replaced pensions, but at many places there is no retirement at all.

Contract language protecting the rights of workers on the job are being replaced by company-written manuals, or, worse, the whim of managers.

Wages are sinking to the point that an increasing number of full-time workers live in poverty.

Transit operators are worked beyond the point of human endurance, and denied the basic human right of a bathroom break.

Drivers are also subject to a rising tide of violence in which they are cursed at, spit at, shoved, kicked, punched, knifed and shot on a regular basis.

Doesn’t this sound a lot more like 1892, than 2013?

I know that the reason you serve your local members, and the reason you are here at this Convention, is that you believe that these conditions are pushing workers below the level of human dignity that is the right of all people. I know that you are here because you believe that this must stop, and that you are going to be one of the people putting a stop to it.

In order to help you in that mission, we have, for the first time, fashioned ATU Convention Academy workshops that will provide you with the armor you need to do battle with the forces that want to push your members back to 1892 in your community.

I commend you for your commitment, and look forward to talking with you during this week as we lay plans for a future in which we will all have the tools and the enthusiasm necessary to accomplish so much more.

In solidarity,

Oscar Owens International Secretary-Treasurer

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The members of the General Executive Board and all International Officers extend greetings to the Delegates and Guests of the Fifty-Seventh Convention and pray for understanding and success

in their serious deliberations during this Convention. We are confident that the spirit of Organized Labor in the United States and in Canada will bring success to this Convention.

International Vice Presidents & General Executive Board Members

Larry R. Kinnear Javier M. Perez, Jr. Richard M. Murphy Bob M. Hykaway

William G. McLean Janis M. Borchardt Paul Bowen Kenneth R. Kirk

Gary Rauen Marcellus Barnes Ray Rivera Yvette Salazar

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Int. RepresentativeAnthony Withington

Int. RepresentativeDennis Antonellis

Int. RepresentativeStephan MacDougall

Int. RepresentativeAnthony Garland

Gary Johnson Sr. Robin West John Costa Chuck Watson

Claudia Hudson Bruce Hamilton Michael MaharCanadian Director

International Vice Presidents & General Executive Board Members

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Retired ExecutiveInternational Officers

Ellis B. FranklinInternational Executive Vice President, Emeritus

Robert H. Baker, Sr.International ExecutiveVice President, Retired

Randy GrahamInternational ExecutiveVice President, Retired

Michael J. SianoInternational Executive Vice President, Emeritus

Ronald J. HeintzmanInternational President,

Retired

Warren S. GeorgeInternational President,

Emeritus

James La Sala International President,

Emeritus

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Retired InternationalVice Presidents

Richard C. Branson Arthur Burke James Daley

Luther Hall Donald Hansen James Hayes

Angus Leo McFarlane Tommy Mullins Charles Pettus

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Retired InternationalVice Presidents

Retired Canadian Directors

Stan Dera

Robert Saarinen Karen Simmons Wilford Spears

Joseph Welch Rodney Richmond Charles Cook

Kenneth Foster

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REGISTRATION OF DELEGATES AND GUESTS

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Friday, August 23, 2013 Sapphire Level

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Saturday, August 24, 2013 Sapphire Level

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Sunday, August 25, 2013 Sapphire Level

FRIDAY, AUGUST 23

1:00 PM History Room Opens Sapphire 410

SUNDAY, AUGUST 25

6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Luau Waterfront Park

MONDAY, AUGUST 26

7:00 AM Delegate Breakfast Indigo Ballroom

MORNING SESSION

7:30 AM Convention Hall Opens Sapphire Ballroom

Invocation – Fred Westbrook President/Business Agent, Local 26 and President, ATU Black Caucus

9:00 AM Convention Called to Order

Presentation of Colors

National Anthems

Invocation

Welcoming Addresses

Presentation of Gavel

Introductions

Appointment of the Committees

Convention Activities

12:00 Noon Recess for Lunch

AGENDA

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AFTERNOON

1:00 PM ATU 2013 Convention Training Academy Room assignments will be listed on hotel message boards

7:30 PM California Night Indigo Terrace and Poolside For Benefit of the ATU Disaster Relief Fund

TUESDAY, AUGUST 27


Invocation – Rabbi Laurie Coskey

9:00 AM Call to Order


11:30 AM Adjourn for the Day

12:00 PM Bus Leaves for San Diego Sea World Promenade Level

12:30 PM Bus Leaves for San Diego Zoo Promenade Level

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28

MORNING SESSION


Invocation – Marcellus Barnes ATU International Vice President




AFTERNOON SESSION

1:30 PM Convention Reconvenes Sapphire Ballroom

Committee Reports

Reading of Communications

3:00 PM Adjourn for the Day


6:00 PM ATU 57th Convention Dinner Sapphire Level

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 29

MORNING SESSION


Invocation – Sister Justine Church




AFTERNOON SESSION

1:30 PM Convention Reconvenes Sapphire Ballroom

Committee Reports


FRIDAY, AUGUST 30

MORNING SESSION


Invocation – Brother Edgar Hopida


Committee Reports

Closing Remarks by International President

12:00 Noon Final Adjournment

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