It’s time to start preparing for AFT-Oregon’s 2018 Annual Convention, which will be held at the Portland Hilton May 4-6, 2018.
Local presidents: You should have received an email from Leah Leach, Office Administrator & Event Planner, detailing your delegate strength and providing a link to submit your delegates and alternates. In addition, you should have been sent a second email to forward to your delegates and alternates, that will allow them to register themselves online. Both these emails were sent on January 25, 2018. If you haven’t received these two emails, please contact Leah at leahl@aft-oregon.org immediately.
Delegate strengths for locals are calculated according to Article IX, Section 2 of the AFT-Oregon Constitution and Bylaws.
If you are a delegate or alternate, and have not yet registered, register online here.
Convention Agenda
Find the tentative agenda here.
Deadline Overview
March 5, 2018
Any constitution and bylaws amendments submitted
April 3, 2018
- Hotel registration
April 4, 2018
- Delegate/alternate lists submitted
- Registrations submitted
- Payments mailed
- Any resolutions submitted
Guidelines to Conducting Elections
Review the guidelines for conducting local union elections here.
Credentialing
We are no longer requiring credential cards at registration, however, we will require everyone to provide proof of ID at registration. Please notify all attendees to bring valid photo ID with them to convention.
Registrations
The link to register for convention can be used by all attendees and should be forwarded by local presidents to their delegates and alternates. All registrations are due by April 4, 2018.
If you are attending as a delegate and alternate and have not yet registered, register online here.
Payment
Registration is $75 for delegates and alternates. Additional guests for Saturday night's awards banquet are $55 each. Make checks out to “AFT-Oregon” and mail by April 4, 2018 to:
AFT-Oregon Convention
10228 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland OR 97219
Hotel
The deadline for hotel reservations is April 3, 2018. Book your room online or call 800-HILTONS. By phone, mention code ‘AFTOREGON’ to receive our room block and discount.
Amendments to the AFT-Oregon Constitution and Bylaws
Amendment proposals were due by March 5, 2018. Here are the proposed amendments that were submitted.
Resolutions
Resolutions must be emailed as both a text-based document (such as Word or plain text) and as a signed, scanned PDF to amendments_resolutions@aft-oregon.org by April 5, 2018.
All submitted resolutions must include the following:
- A title
- Two local officer signatures, which should be visible in the PDF
Mailed Forms
If mailing by post, any forms must be postmarked by the deadlines listed above (see "Deadline Overview").
Questions?
Contact Leah Leach with any questions at leahl@aft-oregon.org or 971-888-5665.