MoveUP Convention 2024

Pre-Convention Call

Every three years MoveUP holds a three-day convention to determine policy and political direction, consider changes to our union’s constitution, and elect the vice-presidents. Our constitution defines convention as “the supreme decision-making body of the union.”

The 2024 convention will be held in Vancouver from September 12 to 14 (caucuses will be held on September 11). In mid-June, potential delegates will receive notice of convention along with a form that can be used to express interest in being a delegate to convention. The rules for delegate entitlements are laid out in the constitution, which is available on the MoveUP website. Your executive councillors will assist in conducting local delegate elections. Convention is a great opportunity to learn more about your union and have a say in how it runs.

Videos from Convention

Opening video from Convention 2024
President Annette Toth speech
Jared A. Walker keynote speech
Secretary-Treasurer Brenda Chu speech
Canadian Labour Congress Secretary-Treasurer Lily Chang greetings
Vancouver & District Labour Council President Stephen von Sychowski greetings
Canada NDP’s Leader Jagmeet Singh video message
BC Federation of Labour President Sussanne Skidmore greetings
COPE SEPB Secretary-Treasurer Pierrick Choinière-Lapointe greetings
BC Premier David Eby speech

Daily recaps

Day 1 recap – Thursday, September 12
Day 2 recap – Friday, September 13
Day 3 recap – Saturday, September 14

Newsletters

Thursday, September 12
Friday, September 13
Saturday, September 14

Photo Galleries

Click on the links below to see photos from Convention. Photos from Joshua Berson.

Wednesday, September 11
Thursday, September 12
Friday, September 13
Saturday, September 14

Vice-President Elections

Elections for vice-president positions in all three component areas (Combined Units, ICBC, Utilities) were held at Convention on Saturday, September 14.

The vice-presidents elected at Convention 2024 are:

• Rysa Kronebusch (Utilities)
• Dimitri Ossinsky (ICBC)
• Christy Slusarenko (Combined Units)

Executive Council Report Booklet

Please click here to see the Executive Council Report Booklet, which includes reports from the president, secretary-treasurer, our national union, and MoveUP’s committees.

Convention Rules of Order

Click here to see the rules of order for the 2024 MoveUP Convention.

Resolutions

Please click here for the Resolutions package. Delegates can also find all resolutions in the Convention app.

Amended resolutions:

• R-5 Amended
• CB-4 Amended
• CB-7 Revised

What happens to a resolution once it is submitted?

Once a resolution has been submitted and reviewed to ensure there are no technical issues, all resolutions will go to a committee that looks through all the submissions and puts them in priority order in advance of convention. All submitted resolutions will be published and available for all delegates and members to view on MoveUP’s website.

Resolutions that hit the convention floor will be debated and voted upon by the delegates. Delegates can choose to vote in support of or against a resolution, or in some cases they can refer a resolution back to a committee with modifications.

Resolutions that do not hit the convention floor, or are referred back to a committee for further instructions but do not return to the floor by the end of convention, will be sent to MoveUP’s executive council to debate at a later time during the course of the three-year term.

How do I become a delegate to convention?

Delegates to convention are assigned based on the number of members that fall under an executive council (EC) area. MoveUP executive board members and executive councillors receive an automatic invitation to convention. If a particular EC area has more delegate spots than just for the executive councillors, then job stewards are eligible to apply to attend. If there are still spots without a delegate, members from that area may submit their intention to fill the delegate spot.

To learn more about convention eligibility and representation, see Article 12.3 of MoveUP’s constitution available on MoveUP’s website.

The deadline to express interest in attending Convention was Friday, July 12, 2024.

Delegate expense forms

Delegates who need to submit an expense form should email them to AP@moveuptogether.ca.

Convention agenda

Click here to see the Convention agenda. The agenda is subject to change.

Executive Council Report to Convention

Click here for the Executive Council Report to Convention.