THE CLASSIFIED AFSCME Local 4041 Summer 2018
[email protected] Biannual Convention Recap. —Sonja Whitten Local 4041, Vice President The Classified Local 4041 held its biannual convention in Governor of Nevada, offering them an Contributors Carson City, April 5—8, 2018. An opportunity to speak with the convention orientation training was offered on delegates. Only two gubernatorial ► Peggy Bohn Thursday night providing delegates an candidates accepted our invitation. Chis opportunity to ask questions and help Giunchigliani and Steve Sisolak both laid ► Grey Martin familiarize themselves the parliamentary out their vision for the road to victory for rules, also known as Robert’s Rules of all Nevadans and both of these ► Gordon Milden Order. candidates support collective bargaining ► Sonja Whitten rights for State of Nevada employees. Over the course of our two day convention ► Cedric Williams delegates in attendance participated in AFSCME Local 4041 made a dual trainings and worked diligently on the endorsement for Governor in the primary various resolutions submitted by Desert, election of Chris G. and Steve Sisolak. A Sierra Range & Washoe Chapters. Their complete list of endorsements can be hard work helped us start crafting our found in this newsletter and will also be legislative agenda for the 2019 session posted on our social media & website. and update our Local’s constitution. The Executive Board would like to thank each delegate for their participation and commitment to growing our Local! Friday morning the convention was called to order by President Harry Schiffman, who introduced the first of many guest speakers to address the delegation. AFSCME Local 4041 Jeanine Lake, Senior Labor Office Locations Representative; AFSCME Local 4041 gave a brief overview of the history of our Open: Local (from our time as SNEA, State of Chis Giunchigliani—Endorsement for Governor Weekdays from 8:30 am Nevada Employees Association), to our until 5:00 pm decision to affiliate with AFSCME Closed: International.