In order to improve the collective bargaining efforts of our union, a Collective Bargaining Conference will be held April 23-26, 2023 at the Doubletree Bloomington-Minneapolis South in Bloomington, Minnesota.
This conference is for all local unions whose contracts expire between May 1, 2023 and April 30, 2024. It will be the responsibility of each local to decide how many delegates to send, but I would strongly encourage, at a minimum, the President or Unit President of each affected contract to participate.
The training will include a mock bargaining session and debrief.
REGISTER
Click here to download the registration form.
There will be a registration fee of $125 for each participant which includes the cost of all training materials and lunch on Monday and Tuesday.
All other costs such as lost time, hotel and travel expenses will be the responsibility of the local union.
Please complete the registration form and return it along with a check for the registration fee to the District office in Minneapolis no later than March 31, 2023.
HOTEL
Doubletree Bloomington-Minneapolis South
7800 Normandale Blvd.
Minneapolis, MN 55439
Ph: (952) 835-7800
A block of sleeping rooms has been reserved at the Doubletree at the rate of $141 per night plus tax. You are responsible for making your own reservations.
Reservations can be made by calling the Doubletree at 1-800-222-8733 or (952) 835-7800. Please ask for the United Steelworkers-Collective Bargaining room block or ask for Group Code AUS to receive this special rate.
The cut-off date for reservations is April 4, 2023.
AGENDA OUTLINE
Attendee Registration
Sun., April 23 – 4-7 p.m.
Monday, April 24 – 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.
Conference Dates
Mon., April 24 and Tues., April 25 (full days)
Wed., April 26 (1 p.m. end time)
The tentative curriculum will include the following subjects:
- Building Power
- Law of Collective Bargaining
- Bargaining Committee Training
- Health and Retirement Benefits
- Research Methods