The 2009 Mel Myers Conference was our most successful conference to date with over 300 people in attendance. As a result, we were able to make charitable contributions to the Compass Residential Youth Program (an AFM residential treatment program for youths suffering from addictions) and the Community Unemployed Help Centre. The 2009 charitable contributions totalled $15,000. Thank you to all who attended and especially to those who donated their time to speak at the 2009 Conference.

Mark your calendars!! The 2010 Conference will be held on March 4 & 5, 2010 at Victoria Inn Conference Centre. Please see the brochure attached below. We hope to see you there!

The Annual Mel Myers Labour Conference is Manitoba's premier forum for bringing together union leaders and union-side labour lawyers to review and learn about current labour law topics, and to explore solutions to issues impacting the unionized workplace. In a "management-free" environment, knowledgeable individuals within their respective fields lead informative, hands-on sessions providing attendees with the necessary "know-how" and skills to help them deal with the diverse challenges facing unions and their member employees within today's workplaces. The conference is held annually and is a non-profit event with the net proceeds donated each year to a charitable organization which espouses economic and social justice and other worthy causes pursued by the labour community.

CONFERENCE FORMAT

• Timely and relevant workshop and plenary sessions
• Presenters with strong union and union law backgrounds
• Considerable interaction between attendees and presenters
• Relaxed, informal, management-free environment
• Great networking opportunity for union representatives

We look forward to seeing you.