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UALR Institute for Economic Advancement
2801 South University Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72204-1099
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Email: lep@ualr.edu

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Mid-South Union Leadership Institute
November 5-7, 2009

Clarion Resort on the Lake, Hot Springs, AR
4813 Central Ave
Online Registration

Hot Springs, AR 71913
(501) 525-1391
www.clarionhotel.com
Sponsored by the Arkansas AFL-CIO, Mississippi AFL-CIO, Oklahoma AFL-CIO, Tennessee AFL-CIO,
and Texas AFL-CIO

Who Should Attend? 
Union officers and representatives with leadership responsibilities.

Major Workshops (Choose Track A or B)

Track A:  Effective Local Union                   
Administration

Track B:  Union Building

Roles of Officers and Executive Board Members

Using Power to Lead the Local

Conducting Effective Local and Committee Meetings

Setting and Achieving Goals

Legal Responsibilities under Landrum Griffin/Labor Reporting and Disclosure Act

Growing and Mobilizing the Membership

Conducting Local Union Elections

Dealing with Conflict in the Local

Parliamentary Procedure

 


Special Topic Workshops (Choose One)

  1. Communicating in the YouTube Age
    Learn how to use online social networks, video hosting services and microblogging/texting sites to communicate your union's message.

  2. From Smokestacks to Wind Turbines:  Unions in the Green Economy
    Exploring the opportunities the new Green Economy offers to unions and their membership.

General Sessions

  1. Legislative Update
  2. Understanding the Current Economic Crisis and Labor’s Response
  3. The “New” Department of Labor:  Enforcing OSHA, FMLA, FLSA, and the NLRA

AFL-CIO State Caucuses
Mock Meeting to showcase skills and information learned during the conference.

Seminar Hours

Thursday, November 5, 2009
 
Seminar Check In   8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Sessions and workshops 8:45 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Hospitality in the evening  
Friday, November 6, 2009  
Sessions and workshops 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 7, 2009  
Sessions and workshops 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Graduation Luncheon 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Registration Fees and Options

Please register early!

By October 2 – Early Bird $200
By October 23 -  Regular $225
If registering after October 16, call LEP at 501-569-8483 to confirm your registration.

Options
  1. Download the brochure, and fill out the registration form.
  2. Online Registration.

A minimum number of registrations are required for this seminar. 

Sleeping Rooms

Please call the Clarion Resort on the Lake at (501) 525-1391 to make your sleeping room reservations. 
A block of rooms has been reserved until October 5 at the rate of $82, single or double.  Please mention the UALR Labor Education Program to receive this rate.

Questions??

For more information contact the Labor Education Program at 501-569-8483, fax at 501-569-8538 or email lep@ualr.edu