IBEW Womens Conference

July/August 2004 IBEW Journal

The IBEW will hold the International Womens Conference September 17-19, 2004, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C.

The three-day conference will bring together members interested in building and strengthening the IBEW and the communities in which they live. Delegates will participate in plenary sessions, branch caucuses, round table discussions, and worker-friendly workshops to help equip them to take on the challenges facing working families in a proactive, strategic and practical manner.

The interactive sessions will provide educational tools and motivate members to become workers rights advocates, union, political and community activists and leaders. Activities are designed to produce action programs in the workplace, union and communities and create opportunities to help end the myriad of assaults on working families. Congressional, labor and industry leaders have been invited to address issues important to women and their families.

Pre-conference activities on September 16 include a Call Center Forum, lobbying day and interpersonal workshops for members.

Call Center Forum Announcement

All representatives and delegates who work in or represent members in call centers should attend the Call Center Forum. The focus will be on organizing both internally and externally, in call centers. It will also be the start of a network to compare and exchange protective language, work processes and schedules, stat requirements, wages, classifications, working conditions, new technologies, industry trends and all other issues affecting call center employees. The ultimate goal will be to address the erosion of working conditions and a loss of members in our organized call centers and to provide a source of information that will assist delegates in organizing within the call center industry.

To obtain additional conference information or to register for pre-conference and/or conference activities, click here.