On this page you will find information regarding the Railroad Workers United founding convention.

To see a list of resolutions proposed for the convention click the link below:

http://railroadworkersunited.org/rwu-founding-convention-discussion

Clcik here for a Draft of the Founding Convention Agenda

Click here for a Draft of the Founding Convention Rules

Click here for a Draft of the Railroad Workers United Bylaws

For those attending please download and fill out an RWU Founding Convention Registration Form by clicking here:

RWU Founding Convention Registration Form MS-WORD

Fill out this form in Microsoft Word, save it and then send it attached to an e-mail to info@railroadworkersunited.org, or print it and bring it with you to the RWU Founding Convention. You can also download this form in PDF form by clicking here:

RWU Founding Convention Registration Form PDF

Railroaders from all crafts, all unions, and from all carriers across North America will come together to lay the foundation for solidarity, unity, and democracy on the rails at the Founding Convention of Railroad Workers United. The convention will commence on Friday April 11 and run from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Click "Here" to download founding convention poster.

There, RWU members present expect to formally discuss and adopt a name, a Statement of Principles, the proposed bylaws, and will debate and discuss various resolutions. Organizers are inviting workers from all carriers, all crafts and all unions in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. All RWU members are welcome to attend and participate. All rail workers who support RWU's principles are invited to attend as pre-registered guests.

Everyone who joins RWU before the Convention on April 11, will receive a special "Founding Member" membership card and "Founding Member" certificate suitable for framing.

You can register for the RWU convention today by calling RWU at (206) 984-3051 or email us at info@railroadworkersunited.org .

The RWU founding convention will be hosted by the Labor Notes Conference, and you might as well join many of the railroaders who are staying for the whole weekend.

To book your room for the RWU Convention and/or the Labor Notes Conference, call the Dearborn Hyatt Regency at 313-593-1234.

Let them know you are attending the RWU Founding Convention and get the discounted registration rate for the entire conference (all weekend) for $80.00. You can also book online at http://dearborn.hyatt.com/groupbooking/d005.

The Labor Notes Conference is the best in the field for labor activists across North America to meet, network, learn skills, and better understand the labor movement and our role in it. If you plan to attend the RWU Founding Convention, you may want to consdier registering for the Labor Notes Conference as well, to be held in the same spot as the RWU convention, that weekend.

REGISTER NOW!

Don't miss your opportunity to take advantage of the early bird discount for the upcoming Labor Notes conference "Rebuilding Labor's
Power" taking place April 11 13 in Dearborn Michigan.

$35 off your registration fee if you sign up by February 15! Register at
http://www.labornotes.org/conference .

NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES

You can bet that the conference will be the best opportunity to network
amongst labor activists like yourself and build a labor movement responding to the crises currently faced by workers in the U.S. and around the world.

Jorge Mujica, of Movimiento 10 de Marzo, knows how important it is to come together to share ideas and strategize. He says, "Undocumented workers are under an unprecedented attack. And what many people do not realize is that attacking undocumented workers is to be attacking working people in general. That's why it's necessary to attend the upcoming Labor Notes conference, so we can discuss this issue."

Join Jorge and others to discuss topics from immigrant worker rights, to the Chinese labor movement and everything in between.

WORKSHOPS (more to be confirmed soon)

Here's just a sample of the workshops that available at the upcoming
conference:

Assertive Grievance Handling; At the Bargaining Table; Blue-Green
Coalitions; Building Alliances Between Unions and Worker Centers; Building Power for Low-Wage Workers; Contract Campaigns; Creative Tactics; Dealing with the Media; Fighting Back Against Raids and No-Match Letters; Fighting Racism; Flyers and Newsletters; Getting Ahead of Globalization; Health Care Crisis; Home-Based Workers; Immigrant Workers and the Building Trades; Internal Organizing Key to a Strong Union; International Solidarity; Labor Against the War; Labor History; Labor in Latin America; LGBTQ Issues at Work; Member-Driven Organizing; Non-Majority Unions; Organizing Immigrant Workers; Organizing in Right-to-Work States; Organizing Strategies; Passing the Leadership Torch; Pension Crisis 101; Pros and Cons of Top-Down Organizing Deals; Running for Local Office; Shop Floor Tactics; Strategic Approaches to Contract Expiration; Strategic Planning: Building a Strong Local; Student-Worker Alliances; Women at Work

For more information go to http://labornotes.org/conference, call
313-842-6262, or email http://us.f601.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=conference@labornotes.org.