NC AFL-CIO
66th Annual Convention
Sept. 7-8, 2023
Asheville, NC
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Hotel Information
The convention will be held at the Renaissance in beautiful downtown Asheville! Hotel rooms cost $189 per night plus tax. The cutoff date for placing reservations is Friday, August 4th. Book your stay online (best option) at bit.ly/ncafl23hot or reference group code “AFLCIO” when you call 828-252-8211. We expect that the hotel will sell out, so book now!
Buy Tickets
Registration fees should be paid in advance either online or by check when accompanying credential registration forms required for all delegates and alternates. You can pay fees online at bit.ly/ncafl23tix. Discount "Early Bird" tickets are only available until July 31st. Prices go up again after August 18th. Visit the ticketing website or refer to the Call Letter for the fee schedule.
Convention Speakers
Gov. Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper is Governor of the state of North Carolina
Fred Redmond, AFL-CIO
Fred Redmond is the elected Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO
Bonnie Castillo, NNU
Bonnie Castillo is the Executive Director of National Nurses United (NNU).
P.R. Latta Rank-and-File Award
This year we will present the P.R. Latta Rank-and-File Award to the members of United Steelworkers Smoky Mountain Local 507.
For over 50 years, USW Local 507 in Canton has been a pillar of the Western North Carolina community, transforming jobs at the town's 115-year-old paper mill into pathways to a middle class life -- until the mill closed earlier this year.
Special Event: Asheville Rally
What do you do when over 250 trade unionists come to town for the 66th Annual Convention of the NC State AFL-CIO? If you're Asheville, you rally for workers rights!
What: Asheville Rally for Workers' Rights and Health Care
When: Thursday, Sept. 7th, from 4 to 5pm
Where: Pack Square Park, 80 Court Plaza, Asheville, NC 28801
Sponsored by: NC State AFL-CIO, Western NC CLC, National Nurses United, IBEW Local 238, Asheville Food & Beverage United, and Just Economics
Convention Documents
