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Mid-South Union Leadership
Institute
June 19-21, 2008
Clarion on the Lake, Hot Springs, AR
This year's MidSouth Union Leadership
Institute was attended by 36 delegates from 13 international
unions, and one intern for the Arkansas Interfaith Committee
for Worker Justice. Local unions represented included:
- AFSCME 994 and 1180 (state,
county and municipal workers)
- BMWED 1058 (maintenance of way –railroad)
- IAM 298 (machinists) IAFF 2041
(firefighters)
- OPEIU 105 (office and professional
employees)
- TWU 514 (transportation workers)
- UA 155 (plumbers) UBC 429 (carpenters)
- USW 434, 752, 833, 2741, 9121,
9448 (steelworkers)
- UTU 756 (transportation)
- UNITE Here 1022 and 2761
State caucuses were led by Alan
Hughes, President, AR AFL-CIO, and Jim Curry, President, OK
AFL-CIO. Workshops and general sessions were taught by Tom
Karson, Randy Wright, and Marquita Walker, staff of UALR’s
Labor Education Program.
The Institute ended with a hard
fought, mock union election that showcased the information
and skills learned at the conference.
2008 Photos
Brochure
Agenda
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