AFL-CIO Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Observance
| When: | January 15–19, 2009 |
| Where: | New Orleans, Astor Crowne Plaza, 739 Canal St. |
| Conference Cost: | $150.00. Includes conference attendance, awards dinner, labor breakfast and all conference materials. Late registration fee after Monday, Dec. 29, 2008. |
| Hotel Cost: | $123 plus 13 percent tax. Participants should make reservations directly with the hotel at 866-750-4202. |
The 2009 AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday observance is set for Jan. 15–19 in New Orleans, days before our first African American president is sworn in.
We will celebrate the monumental election of President-elect Barack Obama to the highest political office in the country, examine what this election will mean for our nation and working families and perform community service in a city that continues to suffer from the effects of Hurricane Katrina.
This year, we are devoting two days to community service projects because our brothers and sisters in New Orleans still need help rebuilding their communities. Bring your work clothes. We also will have a day of education with speakers and workshops. A detailed agenda for the conference will be available at a later date.
- For more information, please contact Eva Walton in the AFL-CIO Civil, Human and Women’s Rights Department at ewalton@aflcio.org or by phone at 202-637-5274.
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- Find out more about Dr. King and the union movement here.
