ALF V1

AFL Convention Office
McLeod E1 Room
Tel: 403-218-7861

Environmentally-Friendly
The AFL is reducing paper at this convention and changes to documents will be made on the screens. Caucus meetings will be announced. If you wish to have a hard copy of any document that is not circulated or in your kits contact the AFL office.

Cell and Mobile Phones
In order to reduce distractions, please put your mobile phones and pagers in silent/vibrate mode while inside the convention hall.

Scent Free
Out of respect for those who have chemical or allergic sensitivities please reduce or eliminate the use of all scents, perfumes, colognes, aftershaves and perfumed soaps, for the duration of the Convention.

Zero Tolerance
Please review the AFL Non-harassment statement. If you experience harassment or discrimination please consult with one of the Ombudspersons or an AFL Officer for an early resolution.

Thursday, April 16

8:00-9:00 am	New Delegate Orientation	McLeod A1/A2
6:30	Delegate Reception, sponsored by UFCW 401	Turner Valley
7:30	Doors open for Film Screening at 8:00 pm	John Dutton Theatre, 2nd Flr.
8:00	African Grandmothers Tribunal:	Calgary Public Library
8:00	Seeking Justice on the Front lines of the AIDS Crisis (43 m) Sponsored by American Income Life	616 Macleod Trail SE

Friday, April 17

8:00	Caucus of Pride and Solidarity Delegates	Colonial Room
8:00	Caucus of Workers of Colour and Aboriginal Workers Delegates	Marquis Room
8:00	Election Readiness Workshop	Macleod A1/A3
12:30 PM	Play "That’s Danger" by AWHC, sponsored by Chivers Carpenter	Alberta Room
12:30	Domestic Violence Workshop	McLeod E3
5:00	Roundtable discussions on Financial Statements	McLeod E3
5:00	Caucus of Triple 999 Delegates	Colonial Room
5:20	Workshop on Climate Change and the Economy: How Building a Low-carbon Society can be good for both the Environment and the Economy	Macleod A1/A2
7:00	Labour Councils’ Hospitality	Turner Valley

Saturday, April 18

8:00 AM	Caucus of Young Worker Delegates	Colonial Room
8:00	Caucus of Women Delegates	Leduc Room
8:00	Election Readiness Workshop	Macleod A1/A2
12:30	Play “That’s Danger” by AWHC, sponsored by Chivers Carpenter	Alberta
12:30	Workshop on New Organizing Strategies in US Fast Food and Retail: Lessons for the Canadian Labour Movement	McLeod E3
5:30	Gil McGowan and Siobhán Vipond Hospitality Hosted by Unifor and IATSE	Turner Valley
8:00	Dance and Social: Music by Susie Q Light Refreshments and Cash Bar (doors open at 7:45 pm)	Crystal Ballroom

MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2015

AFL Convention Office, Tel: 403-218-7861	Macleod E1
Calgary Convention Centre, 120 – 9th Avenue SE, Calgary	South Building (Lower Level)
Storage – Calgary Convention Centre	Pacific Room
Storage – Fairmont Palliser Hotel	Tudor Room

PRE-CONVENTION MEETINGS

AFL Executive Council Meeting

9:30 AM	Registration for Council members	Alberta Room, Palliser
10:30-2:30	AFL Executive Council Meeting	Alberta Room, Palliser

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2015

Convention Committees, Equity Reps and Registration (day-time meetings)

7:30/8:00 AM	General Resolutions Committee	Corral Room, Fairmont Palliser
10:00	Constitution Committee	Colonial Room, Fairmont Palliser
11:30	Education Committee	Leduc Room, Fairmont Palliser
11:30	Communications Committee	Marquis, Fairmont Palliser
1:30 PM	Political Action Committee	Colonial, Fairmont Palliser
1:30	Outreach Committee	Marquis, Fairmont Palliser
3:00	Equity Reps Meeting	Marquis, Fairmont Palliser
5:30 PM	Credentials Committee	Macleod E1
6:00	Registration of UNA Delegates	Alberta Room, Palliser
7:00-9:00	UNA Caucus	Alberta Room, Palliser
7:00-9:00	Delegate Registration	Macleod Foyer, South Building Lower Level, Conv. Centre

THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2015

8:00 AM	Delegate Registration	Macleod Foyer, Conv. Centre
8:00	New Delegate Orientation	Macleod A1/A2, Conv. Centre
8:30	CUPW Caucus	Marquis Room, Palliser Hotel
8:30	Sergeant-at-Arms Committee	Macleod E1, Conv. Centre
9:00	Balloting Committee	Convention Floor
9:30	Marshall for Procession of Banners	Foyer/Convention Floor
9:45	Procession of Banners	Foyer/Convention Floor
9:45	Refreshments sponsored by Unifor
10:00	Welcome by Elder Call to Order and Opening Session O’Canada and Solidarity Forever Adoption of Agenda Adoption of Convention Committees Non-Harassment Statement and Ombudspersons
10:25	Credentials Committee Report
10:30	Greetings: Alex Shevalier, CDLC President
10:35	Greetings: Andre Chabot, Deputy Mayor of Calgary
10:40	Gil McGowan, AFL President’s Address
11:20	Introductions of AFL Council and Staff
11:35	AFL Logo Launch and Website
11:55	Announcements
11:55	Marshall for Rally
12:15-1:15 PM	RALLY
1:00-2:00	Lunch Break
Thursday afternoon
12:30-2:00	Executive Council and Guest Lunch	Macleod A1/A2
1:30-2:00	Executive Council Meeting (as required)	Macleod A3/A4
1:45 PM	Refreshments sponsored by Johnson Inc.
2:00	Reconvene/Announcements
2:05	Executive Council Report
2:20	AFL in Action (two years in pictures)
2:30	Responding to the Collapse in Oil Prices: Ralph re-runs? There is a Better Way! Speaker: Dr. Alex Himelfarb, author of Tax is Not a Four-Letter Word: A Different Take on Taxes in Canada Resolutions Committee
3:55	Making a Difference in the Election Campaign Overview of AFL Political Action Campaign
4:05	Saving Canada’s Postal Service Speakers: Gord Fisher, National Director, Prairie Region, CUPW and Chellae Rehbein, President, Fort McMurray Local, CUPW
4:35	Resolutions Committee
4:55	Announcements

AFTER ADJOURNMENT
5:00 PM	UFCW Caucus	Macleod A1/A2, Centre
5:00	CUPE Caucus	Leduc Room, Palliser
5:00	PSAC Caucus	Colonial Room, Palliser
5:00	Unifor Caucus	Marquis Room, Palliser

EVENING ACTIVITIES:
6:30 PM	Delegate Reception sponsored by UFCW 401	Turner Valley Room, Palliser
7:30	Doors open for Film Screening	John Dutton Theatre 616 MacLeod Trail SE
8:00	Film Screening followed by light reception: African Grandmothers Tribunal: Seeking Justice at the Front lines of the AIDS Crisis Sponsored by American Income Life	2nd Floor, Calgary Public Library

FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2015

7:45 AM	HSAA Breakfast and Caucus	Leduc Room, Palliser
8:00	Caucus of Pride and Solidarity Delegates	Colonial Room, Palliser
8:00	Caucus of Workers of Colour and Aboriginal Workers Delegates	Marquis Room, Palliser
8:15-8:45	Election Readiness Workshop	Macleod A1/A2, Centre
8:45	Refreshments sponsored by UNA
9:00	Call to Order/Announcements
9:05	Credentials Report
9:10	Speaker: Hassan Yussuff, President, Canadian Labour Congress
9:30	Lifeline for Working Families: A Call for a National Child Care Program Speaker: Martha Friendlystrong>, Executive Director, Childcare Resource and Research Unit Resolutions Committee
10:20	AFL Outreach Committee
10:35	Thinking Like Owners: A Call for a Publicly-Owned Energy Corporation to Champion Value-Added Development in the Oil Sands Speaker: Rolf Wiborg, Former Director, Norwegian Petroleum Directorate Resolutions Committee
11:35	Speaker: Rachel Notley, Leader, Alberta New Democrats
11:55	Announcements
12:00-1:30 PM	Lunch Break
Noon-1:00	Executive Council Lunch with Guests	Macleod A1/A2
1:00-1:30	Executive Council Meeting	Macleod A3/A4
LUNCH SESSIONS: (participation encouraged)
12:25-1:15 PM	Play “That’s Danger”by the Alberta Workers Health Centre Sponsored by Chivers Carpenter	Alberta Room, Palliser
12:25-1:15	Workshop – Domestic Violence	Macleod E3
Friday afternoon
1:15	Coffee and Tea sponsored by Canadian Benefits Trust
1:30	Reconvene/Announcements
1:30	Why Expanding the Medicare Umbrella Makes Sense: A Call for a National Pharmacare Program Speaker: Linda Silas, President, CFNU Resolutions Committee
2:30	AFL Communications Committee Report on Social Media
2:50	Inequality is the Problem, Unions are the Solution: A Call for Labour Law Reform in Alberta Speaker: Dr. Stephanie Ross, York University Resolutions Committee
3:50	Panel of Friends Sandra Azocar, Friends of Medicare Gary Hansen, Aspen Foundation for Labour Education Trevor Harrison, Parkland Institute Candace Martens, Calgary Workers’ Resource Centre Bill Moore-Kilgannon, Public Interest Alberta James Muir, Alberta Labour History Institute Jared Matsunaga-Turnbull, Alberta Workers’ Health Centre
4:55	Announcements
5:00	Adjournment

AFTER ADJOURNMENT:
5:00 PM	Roundtable on AFL Financial Statements	Macleod E3
5:00	Triple 999 Delegates Caucus	Colonial Room, Palliser
5:00	CUPW Caucus	Marquis Room, Palliser

EVENING ACTIVITIES: (participation encouraged)
5:15-6:30	Workshop - Climate Change and the Economy: How Building a Low-Carbon Society can be goodfor both the Environment and the Economy Facilitator: Jim Byrne, University of Lethbridge	Macleod A1/A2
7:00	Hospitality Suite – Labour Councils	Turner Valley Room, Palliser

SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2015

8:00 AM	Caucus of Young Worker Delegates	Colonial Room, Palliser
8:00	Caucus of Women Delegates	Leduc Room, Palliser
8:15-8:45	Election Readiness Workshop	Macleod A1/A2
8:45	Coffee and Tea sponsored by UFCW 401
9:00	Call to Order/Announcements
9:05	Credentials Report
9:10	Secretary Treasurer’s Report and Financial Statements
9:30	Country of Citizens, Not Serfs: A Call for a Labour Force Strategy that Focuses on Training and Citizenship, not Exploitation Resolutions Committee
10:10	2015 AFL May Day Award Presentation
10:45	Retirement with Dignity and Security: A Call for One Big Pension Speaker: Bernard Dussault Resolutions Committee
11:35	IN MEMORIUM
11:55	Announcements
12:00-1:30 PM	Lunch Break
Noon-1:00	Executive Council Lunch with Guests	Macleod E1/E2
1:00-1:30	Executive Council Meeting	Macleod E3/E4
LUNCH SESSIONS: (participation encouraged)
12:25-1:15 pm	m Play “That’s Danger” by the Alberta Workers’ Health Centre Sponsored by Chivers Carpenter	Alberta Room, Palliser
12:25-1:15 pm	Workshop – New Organizing Strategies in US Fast Food and Retail: Lessons for the Canadian Labour Movement Facilitated by: Stephanie Ross, York University	Macleod E3
Saturday afternoon
1:30 PM	Reconvene/Announcements
1:35	2015 AFL IWD Award Presentation
2:10	A Decade of Harper: Time to Reclaim our Canada Speaker: Stephen Lewis, Distinguished Visiting Professor at Ryerson University
3:15	AFL Political Action Committee
3:35	Constitution Committee
4:40	Announcements
4:45	Candidate Forum
5:00	Adjournment
AFTER ADJOURNMENT:
5:00	CUPW Caucus	Marquis Room, Palliser
EVENING ACTIVITIES:
5:30-8:00 PM	Gil McGowan and Siobhán Vipond Hospitality Hosted by Unifor and IATSE	Turner Valley Room, Palliser
7:45	Doors open for dance	Crystal Ballroom, Palliser
8:00-12:00	Social and Dance, Music by Suzie Q Light Refreshments and Cash Bar

SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2015

8:45 AM	Coffee and Tea sponsored by HSAA
9:00	Call to Order/Announcements
9:05	Credentials Report
9:10	AFL Education Committee
9:30	Resolutions Committee
9:45	The Biggest Strikes you’ve Never Heard Of: : How Workers in China are Pushing Back against a Global Economic System that Keeps them Poor Speaker: Qiang Li Executive Director, China Labour Watch Translator:Kevin Slaten, Program Director, China Labour Watch
10:30	Don’t Tell Us We Can’t Say No: Why Workers Need to Defend the Right to Strike Speaker: Larry Hubich, President, Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) Resolutions Committee
11:10	Final Credentials Report
11:15	Election of Officers and Council Swearing in of Officers and Executive Council
12:35 PM	Resolutions or Constitution Committees
12:45	Unfinished Business Closing Ceremonies
1:00	Adjournment of Convention
AFTER ADJOURMENT:
1:30 PM	AFL Executive Council Meeting and Lunch	Alberta Room, Palliser