37th International Convention – Chicago, IL (2006)

Amendments

  • 1. An Amendment to Provide for Alternative Forms of Membership

  • 2. An Amendment to Authorize the International Union to Establish Organizing Committees

  • 3. An Amendment to Provide the Resources for the 21st Century Programs

  • 4. An Amendment to Authorize Councils to Pay AFL-CIO Central Body Per Capita Tax on Behalf of their Affiliated Locals

  • 5. An Amendment to Authorize Councils and Unaffiliated Local Unions to Send Representatives to Meetings

  • 6. An Amendment to Authorize Councils and Unaffiliated Local Unions to Review the Finances of their Affiliated Subordinate Bodies

  • 7. An Amendment to Authorize the International Union’s PEOPLE Committee to Submit Resolutions Regarding the Implementation of the PEOPLE program for Consideration by Subordinate Bodies

  • 8. An Amendment to Provide that the Chair of the AFSCME Retiree Council is a Non-voting Representative of the Retiree Council at Meetings of the International Executive Board

Resolutions

  • 1. Oppose the Bush Healthcare Agenda

  • 2. Reforming Government Contracting To Protect Against Privatization Problems

  • 3. Fix Medicare’s Part D Prescription Drug Benefit

  • 4. Protecting Retiree Health Care Benefits

  • 5. AFSCME’s Health Care Reform Blueprint for 2007 and 2008

  • 6. Opposing Proposals To Establish Sunset Commissions

  • 7. Organizing Pension Power to Fight Corporate Abuse and Preserve Secure Retirements for Members

  • 8. Pandemic Preparedness

  • 9. Child Care is a Need and a Right

  • 10. Opposition to Voter I.D. Programs

  • 12. Support for Extension of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

  • 13. Sweatshops

  • 14. Protecting our Public Schools

  • 16. Support Our Troops and Veterans: End the War and Bring Them Home!

  • 17. Expanding Federal Support for Child Care and Organizing Child Care Workers

  • 18. An AFSCME Agenda for Corrections`

  • 19. Safe Staffing and Strong Unions in Healthcare

  • 20. Employee Free Choice Act

  • 21. Building Affiliate Communications Capacity

  • 22. Ballot Initiatives

  • 23. Strategic Planning

  • 24. Wal-Mart

  • 25. Maintaining America’s Investment in the Head Start Program

  • 26. Fighting Proposals to Privatize the Social Security

  • 27. Civil Service Reform

  • 29. Employment Security and the Workforce System

  • 30. Unions Fight to Protect Injured Workers

  • 31. Establishing a Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace Through Contract Negotiations

  • 32. Fighting for Fair Federal Budget and Tax Policies

  • 33. Funding Public Services and Infrastructure

  • 35. Maximizing Use of the Internet for Member Communication and Activism and Projecting AFSCME’s Vision to the World

  • 37. Preserving Public Pension Plans

  • 39. Privatization-Government for Sale

  • 40. Protecting Labor Rights

  • 42. Support from Public Officials for Organizing Campaigns

  • 44. Organizing Hospital Workers

  • 45. Absentee, Permanent Absentee and Early Voting

  • 47. Recruiting and Training AFSCME Organizers and Volunteer Member Organizers

  • 49. Supporting Quality, Affordable, and Safe Child Care

  • 51. State Legislative Agenda

  • 52. Environment

  • 53. Fair Trade

  • 54. Urge Congress to Enact Legislation Extending the Definition of “Immediate Family” Under the Family Medical Leave Act

  • 56. The Emerging Workforce

  • 59. Urge Congress to Enact Legislation Requiring Paid Family Medical Leave

  • 60. Free Speech for Public Employees

  • 63. Increasing Representation on Public Pension Plan Investment Boards

  • 64. Scholarship Fund

  • 66. Urge Congress to Enact Legislation Requiring Paid Parental Leave

  • 67. Working Group on Conservative Members

  • 71. Defend School Integration at the US Supreme Court and Save Brown V. Board of Education

  • 74. PEOPLE Fundraising Goals for the 2008 Elections

  • 75. AFSCME in the 21st Century

  • 76. Organize for Power

  • 77. Bringing AFSCME’s Structure into the 21st Century

  • 78. Member and Leadership Training and Development

  • 79. An Rx for the Health Care Crisis

  • 80. People Power

  • 81. Building Respect and Support for Public Services and Public Service Workers

  • 82. 2006 Comprehensive Immigration Reform

  • 83. Defeat Ward Connerly

  • 84. Labor Unity

  • 85. Investigate the Actions of President George W. Bush

  • 89. Opposing Privatization of Public Services

  • 90. Support for Gateway Workers

  • 91. Supporting Public Service Workers and Services in New Orleans

  • 93. Supporting the Legalization of Medical Marijuana