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LWC Membership Meeting & 10th Anniversary Commemoration
June 10-12, 2010, Savannah, Georgia

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Join us to celebrate the LWC’s achievements & be part of its future!

GUEST SPEAKER:
Bill Lucy, Secretary-Treasurer, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees & Founder and President of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists.

MEETING TOPICS:
* Commemorating the LWC’s achievements & planning for the future
* Organizing for July 2010 South Atlantic & Gulf Coast District Convention
* Saving Our Jobs & Our Union: the LWC campaign to address the threat of new technologies
* LWC committee meetings: Women’s Vision Group, health & safety committee, recruitment
* LWC leadership election

MEETING DETAILS:
Schedule: Registration opens at 9am on Friday June 11. The 10th anniversary celebration banquet will start at 7pm on Saturday June 12. The LWC Savannah Chapter is organizing an evening reception on Thursday June 10. Click here for a draft agenda.

Meeting Location: The meeting takes place at the Holiday Inn Express, 17 Gateway Blvd East, Savannah, GA 31419, tel. 912-925-2700. For directions, call the hotel or click here.

Accommodations: The LWC has reserved a block of discounted rooms for $65/night (plus taxes) at the Holiday Inn Express. Book your room before June 3 to get this rate; call 912-925-2700 and mention “Longshore Workers’ Coalition.”

Registration fee: $50. Register before June 1 and get a 10% discount! Registration includes the Saturday banquet dinner. Call 718-865-8782 to register or email marsha@lwcjustice.org. ILA Local 1414 members must register through George Godlock: call 912-713-1399.

LWC LEADERSHIP ELECTION DETAILS:
On Saturday June 12, 2010, the LWC will hold an election for its Steering Committee and Officers.

• Nominations will take place Friday June 11 during the afternoon LWC Membership Meeting session.
• The election will take place Saturday June 12 from noon to 4:00 pm. The ballot count will take place immediately after the polls close.
• The new Steering Committee and LWC Officers will be announced on Saturday June 12 in the evening at the 10th anniversary event & banquet.

Click here for an overview of the election rules and the relevant sections from the LWC Constitution.

This meeting is co-organized by the Dockworkers Education & Legal Defense Fund.