2004 CAP Conference
The International Union Community Action
Program (CAP) legislative conference will begin on Sunday, February
01, 2004 and run through Wednesday, February 04, 2004. This conference
deals with legislative issues that are important to working Americans
everywhere.
There will be daily updates on the conference on the UAW Region 8 website
after 9:00PM each day.
With 2004 being an election year cycle, political action is extremely
important. Working families across the country are under assault by
corporate America and the elected officials they control. Currently,
President Bush is making an all out attempt to take away overtime provisions
for over 3,000,000 working Americans. In addition, he is gearing up
for another push at privatizing Social Security.
The President has spent the past three years lining the pockets of his
political contributors while bashing working families. It is time to
take a stand for working families and America. Political action is the
only voice working Americans have, and we must stand and make our voice
heard.
The UAW Community Action Program (CAP) was created in the 1960's to
develop and advance policies that improve social and economic conditions
and enrich the quality of life for all people.
National CAP coordinates the UAW's efforts to educate, organize, and
mobilize the 1.3 million active and retired UAW members in election
campaigns and the legislative arena. It has organized rapid-response
teams of volunteers -- known as Congressional District Action Committees
or C-DAC's for short -- that write, call, and fax their representatives
and senators on key votes.
The CAP Conference features special speakers from labor and elected
Representatives from all over the country. In addition, there are educational
sessions for conference attendees to provide information on pending
legislation that affects America’s working families. The conference
also includes trips to Capital Hill so participants can meet with their
elected officials to discuss these issues that are so vital to working
families.
Check back daily for updates on the conference and email links to contact
your representative to voice your concerns about current and pending
legislation.
