Agenda
Friday, September 27
9:00 a.m. Call to Order
Indigenous Welcome
Don Barnaby, Knowledge Keeper
10:00 a.m. Lana Payne, National President
11:00 a.m. National President’s Recommendation 1:
Defending the Right to Strike, Empowering Workers Everywhere!
11:30 a.m. Recognition of Striking Workers
12:00 p.m. Lunch | Women’s Equity Caucus - Room 511
2:00 p.m. Credentials Committee Report
2:05 p.m. Daniel Cloutier, Quebec Director
2:35 p.m. Guest Speaker
Magali Picard, President, Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec (FTQ)
3:00 p.m. National President’s Recommendation 2:
Building Canada’s Industrial Economy
3:30 p.m. Resolutions Committee
5:00 p.m. Daily Adjournment
5:30 p.m Young Workers’ Equity Caucus - Room 515 ABC
Saturday, September 28
8:00 a.m. BIWOC Caucus - Room 511
9:00 a.m. Call to Order
9:10 a.m. Len Poirier, National Secretary Treasurer
9:55 a.m. Bud Jimmerfield Award
10:05 a.m. Jennifer Murray, Atlantic Regional Director
10:25 a.m. Welcoming New Members: Organizing Workers from the Ground Up
11:00 a.m. Resolutions Committee
12:00 p.m. Lunch
Workers with DisAbilities Equity Caucus - Room 513-C-F
2:00 p.m. Year in Review
2:10 p.m. Gavin McGarrigle, Western Regional Director
2:30 p.m. Virtual Greeting
The Honourable Wab Kinew, Premier of Manitoba
2:35 p.m. Samia Hashi, Ontario Regional Director
2:55 p.m. From the Workplace to the Ballot Box: Building Politics for Workers
3:25 p.m. National President's Recommendation 3:
Committing to Politics for Workers
3:40 p.m. Resolutions Committee
5:00 p.m. Daily Adjournment
5:30 p.m. LGBTQ Equity Caucus - Room 513 C-F
6:30 p.m. Party under the Big Top at the Grand Quay!
Canada Council Reception
Last shuttle leaves to return to hotels at 10:30 pm.
Sunday, September 29
8:00 a.m. Equity Allies Caucus (open to all) - Room 511
9:00 a.m. Call to Order
9:05 a.m. Unifor's Indigenous Relations Work
9:15 a.m. Guest Speaker
Phil Fontaine, Former National Chief, Assembly of First Nations
9:45 a.m. National President's Recommendation 4:
Affirming Truth and Reconciliation
10:00 a.m. Resolutions Committee
11:45 a.m. Unfinished Business