May 2
Calgary Telus Convention Centre
Convention Delegate Registration
Located in the Macleod Hall Pre-Function Space
Calgary Telus Convention Centre
New Delegate Orientation
Open to all delegates - located in rooms Macleod A1/A2.
Calgary Telus Convention Centre
AFL Convention May 2 Morning Session
CALL TO ORDER AND OPENING SESSION
Welcome: Elder Roger Bearshirt
Greetings: Alex Shevalier, CDLC President
Video Greetings: Mayor Nenshi, City of Calgary
AFL President's Address: Gil McGowan
Report: AFL Executive Council
Calgary Telus Convention Centre
AFL Convention May 2 Lunch Break
LUNCH BREAK
12:30 - 1:30 Optional Educational: Domestic Violence at Work - Macleod E2
Calgary Telus Convention Centre
AFL Convention May 2 Afternoon Session
IN MEMORIAM PRESENTATION
SESSION: THE GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITION
SPEAKER: Markham Hislop
REPORT: Coal Transition Coalition
POLICY: Green Jobs
SPEAKER: Russell Cobb
"Alberta's Twin: A Cautionary Tale from Oklahoma"
2019 AFL MAY DAY PRESENTATION
Adjournment
May 3
Calgary Telus Convention Centre
AFL Convention May 3 Caucuses
Caucus of Pride and Solidarity Delegates - Colonial Room, Palliser Hotel
Caucus of Workers of Colour Delegates - Corral Room, Palliser Hotel
Caucus of Aboriginal Workers Delegates - Executive Suite, Palliser Hotel
Calgary Telus Convention Centre
AFL Convention May 3 Morning Session
Call to Order
SESSION: Building an economy that works for people
SPEAKER: Jim Stanford
Greetings: Gary Hanson, Aspen Foundation for Labour Education
Greetings: Candace Martens, Workers' Resource Centre
REPORT: Child Care
REPORT: Labour Coalition on Pensions
REPORT: OHS/WCB
Calgary Telus Convention Centre
AFL Convention May 3 Lunch Break
LUNCH BREAK
AFL Convention May 3 Afternoon Session
Reconvene
PANEL: Taking the High Road
Moderator: Rory Gill
Panelists:
Joel French, Public Interest Alberta
Ricardo Acuna, Parkland Institute
Jared Matsunaga-Turnbull, Alberta Workers' Health Centre
Sandra Azocar, Friends of Medicare
REPORT: Education Committee
2019 AFL INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY PRESENTATION
Adjournment
AFL Convention May 3 After Adjournment
Roundtable on AFL Financial Statements - Macleod A3/A4
Caucus of Triple 999 Delegates - Macleod E3
Alberta Federation of Union Retirees (AFUR) AGM - Leduc Room, Palliser Hotel
May 4
AFL Convention May 4 Caucuses
Caucus of Young Worker Delegates - Macleod E3
Caucus of Women Delegates - Macleod A1/A2
Calgary Telus Convention Centre
AFL Convention May 4 Morning Session
CALL TO ORDER
SESSION: 1919 - YEAR OF REVOLT
Speakers: Alvin Finkel, Winston Gereluk, and Don Bouzek, Alberta Labour History Institute
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: John Max Smith
Don't let my Dad's Past be our Future
PANEL: RISE OF INTOLERANCE/WHO SPEAKS FOR WORKERS
Moderator: Gil McGowan
Panelists:
Calgary Telus Convention Centre
AFL Convention May 4 Lunch Break
LUNCH BREAK
12:30 - 1:30 Optional Workshop: Rise of Intolerance - Macleod E2
Calgary Telus Convention Centre
AFL Convention May 4 Afternoon Session
Reconvene
REPORT: AFL Secretary Treasurer, Siobhan Vipond
REPORT: Constitution Committee
SPEAKER: Hassan Yussuff, CLC
REPORT: Political Action Committee
PANEL: #ABPOLI
Moderator: Siobhan Vipond
Duncan Kinney, Progress Alberta
Mike Morrison, Mike's Bloggity Blog
Susan Wright, Susan on the Soapbox
CANDIDATE FORUM
Adjournment
May 5
Calgary Telus Convention Centre
AFL Convention May 5 Breakfast Educational
Political Action Training Session - Macleod A1/A2
Calgary Telus Convention Centre
AFL Convention May 5
CALL TO ORDER
SESSION: TRUMP COMES NORTH: HOW LABOUR MUST RESPOND
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Stephanie Bloomingdale
SPEAKER: Thevaki Thevaratnam
ALBERTA FIGHTBACK STRATEGY
ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND COUNCIL
Adjournment