Save the date: May 20 – 22, 2013
Join us for National Federation of Nurses’ Fourth Annual National Labor Academy, Building a Stronger Future Together: Unleashing Our Potential.
The Ohio Nurses Association(OBN-001-91) is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Read recaps from past Labor Academies:
- Third Annual National Labor Academy, 2012: “Sharpening Our Political and Collective Bargaining Focus”
- Second Annual National Labor Academy, 2011: “Nurses Leading the Way in Abolishing Violence in the Workplace”
- First Annual National Labor Academy, 2010
Call to 2013 National Federation Assembly
This notice constitutes the official call to meeting to the 2013 NFN National Federation Assembly (NFA) to be held May 17-19 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Arlington, VA.
Purpose of the NFA
The purpose of the NFA shall be to elect NFN officers; consider resolutions consistent with the Purposes and Functions of NFN; and receive, discuss, debate and perfect amendments to the NFN constitution for referral to the NLOs for ratification by the NLOs by a 2/3 majority vote of the NFA.
Governing Documents Guiding the NFA
Refer to the NFN Constitution, Articles X, XI and XIV for details on the National Federation Assembly.
Read the NFN Constitution.
Delegate Reservations
Elected delegates to the Assembly should register with the Crowne Plaza Hotel for the nights of May 17 and 18 with a departure on the 19th. The phone number for the hotel is 703 416 1600. The reservation group code is “National Federation of Nurses 2013″.
Calendar of Events
- May 17: Welcome Reception for Assembly Delegates: 6:30 – 7:30 pm
- May 18: Breakfast 8:00 am – 9:00 am
- May 18: National Assembly 9:30 am – 3 pm
- May 18: Capitol Steps Performance 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
- May 19: Breakfast 8:00 am – 9:00 am
- May 19: National Assembly 9:30 am – Noon
Proposed Resolutions
- Resolution in support of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Medicare and Social Security
- Resolution in support of Gun Control
- Resolution opposing Right to Work Laws
- Resolution in support of Affiliation with AFT
- Resolution opposing Labor Trafficking
Proposed Constitutional Amendments
Read the proposed constitutional amendments.
Read highlights from the 2011 National Federation Assembly.