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Friday, January 2, 2009

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. Read on..
 http://www.aflcio.org/issues/civilrights/mlk_conference_jan09.cfm
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.


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