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The affiliate unions of the Wichita/Hutchinson Labor Federation of Central Kansas, AFL-CIO, will be hosting its first one-day Organizing Conference on Thursday, September 7, 2006, in Wichita, Kansas. The Organize for our Future, Survival of the Fittest conference will be held at the Best Western Airport Inn & Conference Center, 6815 W. Kellogg, Wichita, KS 67209.

The following activists have agreed to speak at the conference:

Stewart Acuff, National Organizer, AFL-CIO
Greg Junemann, IFPTE President
Paul Shearon, SPEEA Organizer and IFPTE Secretary-Treasurer candidate
Bob Gorman, IBEW Local 46 Business Representative/Organizer.

The conference will conclude Thursday at 5:00 p.m., following a lively panel discussion moderated by Wil Leiker, Executive Vice President/Cope Director of the Kansas AFL-CIO.

Registration will be Wednesday night from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Thursday morning from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., with lunch being served at noon.. The registration fee is $25 per person to cover lunch, refreshments and conference materials.

You can register on-line with the form to the right. (If you are from a union outside of Wichita, please enter that in the organization space.)

Please send your checks to Loretta at The Wichita Hutchinson Labor Federation, 3219 West Central, Wichita, KS, 67203, (316) 941-4061 or Sandy at SPEEA, 973 S. Glendale, Wichita, KS, 67218 (316) 682-0262.

A hospitality room will be open on Wednesday evening from 6:00 p.m. - - ??? There is a restaurant and club on location

A block of rooms has been reserved for Wednesday evening, September 6, 2006. The room rate for king/double rooms is $72.00 plus tax. This price includes a discount breakfast coupon. When registering, you must specify that you are attending the Labor Fed Organizing Conference. Hotel reservations may be made by calling the Best Western at (316) 943-5600 or toll free 1-888-952-5666.