DATE:       August 22, 2003

TO:             All Presidents & Secretaries, Council 40 Local Unions & Chapters

FROM:         Rick Badger, Associate Director

                    Sherry Brown, Chair, Health and Safety Committee

RE:            AFSCME Council 40 Health and Safety Conference - October 17-18, 2003

The Council 40 Health and Safety Committee is sponsoring an important Health and Safety Conference to be held at the Lake of the Torches Resort/Casino, in Lac du Flambeau on October 17-18, 2003. A copy of the Conference Agenda is attached for your information.

Given that municipal employers have a vested interest in making sure all workers are properly trained in job safety, your particular employer may be willing to pay for all or part of the cost to send members of your local to this conference. It won’t hurt to ask. The actual cost of the conference for participants should be minimal. There is no registration fee. All class materials will be provided by the Union. Costs borne by the local union (or employer) would include: Lodging ($70 single/double/$7 per extra adult + 5.5% tax), lost wages, mileage to and from Lac du Flambeau, and meals.

We strongly urge all locals to send members to this conference. Any AFSCME member is welcome to attend. It is this kind of training that literally saves lives! Sign up by filling out the registration form at the bottom of the attached Conference Agenda. Send the registration form to the Council 40 office in Madison by September 30, 2003. Please feel free to make copies of the registration form if sending more than one person.

We’ve reserved a block of rooms at the Lake of the Torches Resort/Casino. You should make your lodging reservations directly, with the Lake of the Torches Resort/Casino, phone 1-715-588-9200 or 1-800-258-6724. Be sure to mention the AFSCME Council 40 Health & Safety Conference room block. Please note the hotel registration deadline is October 9, 2003. If you are commuting or staying at another area hotel, that’s fine.

Feel free to call our Madison office for more information (1-800-362-8261). We hope to see many AFSCME members in Lac du Flambeau in October.

Attachments (click here for agenda)

cc:    Bob Chybowski, Executive Director 

         Council 40 Health & Safety Committee

         Marty Beil, Council 24 Executive Director

         Diane Brown, AFSCME Health & Safety Specialist

         Council 40 Executive Board
         Council 40 Staff
        Rich Abelson, Council 48 Executive Director