 On The Web
Review daily updates from the SEIU Convention at www.SEIUVOICE.org.
Check www.SEIUVoice.org, to view breaking news coverage, action alerts, members blogging from inside the convention, and more. SEIUvoice also features a nightly video show letting you know what's going on in our fight for union democracy. This convention is our opportunity to get our union back on the right track. UHW is proposing a slate of amendments to the SEIU Constitution that will guarantee bottom-up leadership and a voice for rank-and-file members. It’s all part of a growing movement to reverse SEIU’s move toward centralizing power in Washington, D.C., while reducing the strength of our members.
Why the Convention is Important
The 2008 SEIU International Convention is our opportunity to set our union on the right path, now and into the future. Every four years, delegates from every local union in SEIU make decisions that determine the union’s direction.
This year, UHW is proposing a slate of constitutional amendments that will improve our ability to achieve real growth and real strength by guaranteeing democracy and a voice for rank-and-file members. Votes taken at previous SEIU conventions have helped change our union’s focus and direction, and that’s why it’s more important than ever that we enshrine democracy and real justice this year. |
Convention Basics
Who: approximately 3,000 delegates and alternates from the United States, U.S. territories and Canada
Dates: Friday May 30 through Thursday June 5 (plenary sessions are June 2, 3, and 4)
Location: Puerto Rico Convention Center, on the outskirts of San Juan, Puerto Rico
UHW’s delegation: a combination of UHW executive board members, other elected delegates and guests.
What delegates do: Hear speeches and other presentations about the future direction of the union, hear speeches from major political figures, vote on resolutions, vote on proposed changes to the SEIU International Constitution, and vote for International officers.
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