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The most recent Grand Lodge Convention, the 36th, was held in Cincinnati, Ohio in September 2004. The 37th is slated for Orlando, Florida in 2008.
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 The IAM's international convention convenes every four years. Each and every IAM member, through delegates elected to represent their local lodges, has a voice at the IAM convention. For a full week, each delegate can participate in open, democratic discussions, debate and votes on crucial issues that will establish IAM policies and programs for the next four years. Delegates work diligently to set priorities and develop policies that will serve as benchmarks for guiding the IAM and its members through the stormy seas which lie ahead. IAM members, indeed, all working families face daunting challenges, challenges in the workplace...challenges in the political arena...challenges in the global economy. As the world changes, working families and the unions which represent them must develop new strategies, new priorities, new commitments to win the battles for social justice and economic dignity that are the birthright of every working man or woman. This then, is the legacy of the Grand Lodge Convention. |