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3rd International UBC Sisters in the Brotherhood Conference
Thursday, June 17 - Sunday, June 20 at the UBC International Training Center
in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Many Locals in our region are sending between 1 and 4 Sisters. Please contact your locals office to see what they have approved. If you wish to attend and can not get sponsorship, the Regional Council approved 20 thousand to help fund Locals and UBC sisters to attend. You must ask your locals secretary for a "Delegate Reimbursement" form, you do Not have to be a delegate to do this. Just fill it out for the SIB conference so your local can submit it to the Regional.
Apprentices are encouraged to send a letter requesting to go to Tommy Flynn at tommyf@ctww.org
The Pacific NW Regional is represented on the Steering Committee by Mary Ellen Renz, you may reach her at merenzsib@gmail.com
All Sisters in the Brotherhood, everywhere are encouraged to go to their local meetings and put a motion on the floor, requesting their locals to sponsor as many as they can. All are encouraged to send letters to their Locals & Regional Councils & Training Centers & Employers stating they wish to attend and why, requesting sponsorship.
Registration form and other info on the conference is at www.UBCsisters.org.
The Banquet Hall at the Training Center will hold 800. Please pass this message to any and all UBC Sisters any and everywhere. COST will be $273 for Conference (including food) If staying onsite at the ITC include an additional $327 for a total of $600.00. Total cost to say at the Hotel instead is $299.04.
Sisters in the Brotherhood Facebook Group Page
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=27979249830&ref=ts
Steering Committee for the Sisters in the Brotherhood Conference 2010
Joann Williams, Business Representative, Missouri Council
Liz Skidmore, Business Rep/Organizer, New England Regional Council
Isbelle Maria DiJeau, Rank & File, Southwest Industrial Council
Marcia Gonzalez, Organizer, Florida Regional Council
I. Rocky Hwasta, Rank & File, Ohio & Vicinity Regional Council
Kina McCafee, Instructor, Chicago Regional Council
Barb Pecks, Rank and File, Lakes & Plains Regional Council
Cathy Pike, Business Rep/Organizer, Nova Scotia Regional Council
Mary Ellen Renz, Business Rep, Pacific NW Regional Council
Elly Spicer, Labor Management, New York City District Council
T Vincint, Millwright Instructor, Northern California Regional Council
Bobby Whitmore, Program Coord/Appr Instruct., Southwest Regional Council
This hotel is about a three minute walk from the Training Center. It's rates for the stay are just under what the dorms cost and allow sharing of rooms. Several Sisters are willing to share rooms so that we may facilitate more attending and cut the cost.
Homewood Suites by Hilton
230 Hidden Well Rd, Las Vegas, Nevada 89119, (702) 407-0075, www.homewoodsuiteslv.com
King Studio Suite cost $99.68 per night includes Clark County's 12% Occupancy Tax. Total cost for the three nights is $299.04 including tax. Smoking and non-smoking rooms available. Rate guaranteed until June 3, 2010. King Studio Suite sleeps up to 4 people, One King bed, one Sleeper Sofa, and one bathroom
Please request UBC rate code.
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