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DREAMS How and Why Unions Need to Redefine the Possible general DREAM no little DREAMS How and why unions need to redefine the possible e TH r t n e 16-19 c n Alberta o i t APRIL Federation n e v of Labour n o c 2015 s u l e CALGARY t 2015 AFL CONVENTION GENERAL INDEX Title Page Songs: O’Canada, Solidarity Forever, Here We Are ...................................... 1-3 AFL Officers, Executive Council & Staff ........................................................... 4-7 AFL Convention Committees ............................................................................... 8 AFL Standing Committees .................................................................................... 9 AFL Executive Committees ................................................................................... 9 AFL Non-Harassment Statement (Reading Version) ....................................... 10 AFL Non-Harassment Statement ........................................................................ 11 Guiding Principles ................................................................................................ 12 A Union Member’s Creed ................................................................................... 13 Picketing Policy .................................................................................................... 14 Hot Declaration .................................................................................................... 15 Terms of Reference for Equity-Seeking Representatives........................... 16-21 Pride and Solidarity .............................................................................. 16-17 Women ....................................................................................................... 18 Workers of Colour and Aboriginal Workers ...................................... 19-20 Young Workers........................................................................................... 21 Affiliate List............................................................................................................. 22 Delegate List .................................................................................................... 23-34 AFL 2013 Constitution (Constitution index on pages 36-37)................................ 35-52 AFL Executive Council Equity Reps –Nomination Form ............................. 53-54 O’CANADA O'Canada, our home and native land, True patriot love, in all our sons command. With glowing hearts, we see thee rise, The true north strong and free, From far and wide, O'Canada, We stand on guard for thee. God keep our land, glorious and free, O'Canada, we stand on guard for thee, O'Canada, we stand on guard for thee. SOLIDARITY FOREVER CHORUS Solidarity Forever! Solidarity Forever! Solidarity Forever! For the Union makes us strong. 1. When the Union's inspiration through the workers' blood shall run, There can be no power greater anywhere beneath the sun. Yet what force on earth is weaker than the feeble strength of one? But the Union makes us strong. CHORUS 2. It is we who plowed the prairies, built the cities where they trade, Dug the mines and built the workshops; endless miles of railroad laid. Now we stand outcast and starving; 'midst the wonders we have made, But the Union makes us strong. CHORUS 3. Now the women of the Union, we are vital to the fight, And we fight for equal wages and we fight for equal rights. And together with our brothers we will put the boss to flight, For women make the union strong. CHORUS 4. They have taken untold millions that they never toiled to earn, But without our brain and muscle not a single wheel can turn, We can break their haughty power; gain our freedom when we learn, That the Union makes us strong. CHORUS 5. In our hands is placed a power greater than their hoarded gold; Greater than the might of armies; magnified a thousand-fold. We can bring to earth a new world from the ashes of the old. For the Union makes us strong. CHORUS To the tune: John Brown's Body - words by Ralph Chaplin (New verse #3, lyrics by Notre Dames des Bananes. 2015 AFL Convention General Page 1 AFL CENTENNIAL SONG “Here We Are” – by Maria Dunn From the depth of a miner’s heart His sweat and blood, his children’s tears CHORUS Steely eyes, tired face 1912 He won’t cave in to fear Planted the ground Beatings and evictions Brothers and sisters Indebted to the company store Will not be kept down With building brothers, railwaymen Now here we are He’s solid to the core Holding the line From the breadth of the farmer’s view Look how far we’ve come together Constant toil, the open field Toughened by the prairie wind Fire on the picket line No bank will make him yield That long hot summer ’86 He’ll join with other farmers Hard times on kill floors To ship his wheat at a fair cost In lumber works, refineries The land he poured his heart into Cops on the company’s side He will not see it lost! We’re singing in the jailhouse now From Brooks to Fort McMurray CHORUS There is no backing down… 1912 They planted the ground Courage of laundry workers Brothers and sisters Walking out in ‘95 Will not be kept down Immigrants and single moms Now here we are Refuse to go without their pride Holding the line Their reward for rollbacks -- Look how far we’ve come together No jobs, no severance pay Shaking out the dirty linen Out of despair in the Depression They show us the way! Compassion for the other’s plight In the brutal slaughterhouses CHORUS Packing workers unite 1912 Sit-downs and slow downs Planted the ground Building power through the War Brothers and sisters Raising wages country wide Will not be kept down They cannot be ignored … Here we are Holding the line From the backbone of the operator Look how far we’ve come together Bending over her machine (which side are you on, Nurse, teacher, social worker which side are you on) Standing up for those in need In hospitals and factories Outraged at witnessing Proving she can hold her own A worker dies of lung disease Now she’s marching, marching We ground that mill to a halt For equal pay reform! The air unsafe to breathe Armed with knowledge Asbestos and its deadly charm Now we’ve helped the whole town By raising the alarm … 2015 AFL Convention General Page 2 Exploited foreign workers These hard-won rights Like navvies in the railroad days We guard them, pass them on Language barriers and laws Our collective action Keep them in their place Will shape the world to come Threats of deportation We won’t accept a system Withholding promised pay Leaving anyone in poverty We speak up for them We’ll keep pushing forward Give them the right to stay In solidarity! CHORUS 1912 1912 Planted the ground Planted the ground Brothers and sisters Brothers and sisters Will not be kept down Will not be kept down Here we are Now here we are Holding the line Holding the line How far we’ve come … Look how far we’ve come together From 1912 Standing our ground Brothers and sisters Will not be kept down Here we are Holding the line Look how far we’ve come together Moving forward now together! 2015 AFL Convention General Page 3 AFL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Gil McGowan President Unifor Siobhán Vipond Secretary Treasurer Int’l. Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Motion Picture Technicians Darlene Malayko Vice President Amalgamated Transit Union Zul Vira Vice President Amalgamated Transit Union Bev Ray Vice President Canadian Union of Postal Workers Robert Laliberte Vice President Canadian Union of Postal Workers Marle Roberts Vice President Canadian Union of Public Employees Rh’ena Oake Vice President Canadian Union of Public Employees Elisabeth Ballermann Vice President Health Sciences Association of Alberta Diane Lowe Vice President Health Sciences Association of Alberta [vacant] Vice President Int’l. Brotherhood of Electrical Workers [vacant] Vice President Int’l. Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Timothy Hunt Vice President Public Service Alliance of Canada Brenda Skayman Vice President Public Service Alliance of Canada [vacant] Vice President Int’l. Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Motion Picture Technicians Dan Uchasz Vice President Int’l. Assoc. of Machinists & Aerospace Workers Gary Savard Vice President International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Ironworkers [vacant] Vice President International Association of Firefighters Grace Thostenson Vice President United Utility Workers’ Association Don Boucher Vice President Unifor Sue Pearce Vice President Unifor Theresa McLaren Vice President United Food and Commercial Workers Cathy Logan Vice President United Food and Commercial Workers Heather Smith Vice President United Nurses of Alberta Daphne Wallace Vice President United Nurses of Alberta [vacant] Vice President United Steelworkers Juanita West Vice President United Steelworkers (TWU) Jay Smith Vice President Triple Nine (999) Caucus Connie Slade Vice President Triple Nine (999) Caucus 2015 AFL Convention General Page 4 AFL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ALTERNATES [vacant] Vice President (alt.) Amalgamated Transit Union [vacant] Vice President (alt.) Amalgamated Transit Union Nancy Dodsworth Vice President (alt.) Canadian Union of Postal Workers [vacant] Vice President (alt.) Canadian Union of Postal Workers Mike Scott Vice President (alt.) Canadian Union of Public Employees [vacant] Vice President (alt.) Canadian Union of Public Employees Kelly Garland Vice President (alt.) Health Sciences Association of Alberta Trudy Thomson Vice President (alt.) Health Sciences Association of Alberta Robert Blakeman Vice President (alt.) International Association
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