District 11 Conference

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The Thirteenth Conference of District 11, UNITED STEELWORKERS, will be held at the Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark, 1 South Broadway, St. Louis, MO 63102, on May 18 to May 21, 2025.

PURPOSE OF THE CONFERENCE
This conference is called for the purpose of giving reports on activities of the District, electing committee members and dealing with such other matters as may be within the scope of activities within District 11.

DELEGATE REPRESENTATION
The delegates to the Conference shall be elected directly from the Local Unions which they represent, and each delegate shall have one (1) vote for each one hundred (100) members or less, and one (1) additional vote for each one hundred (100) members or majority fraction thereof.

EXAMPLES:
a) A Local Union with one hundred (100) members may send one (1) delegate with one (1) vote.
b) A Local Union with less than one hundred (100) members may send one (1) delegate with one (1) vote.
c) A Local Union with one hundred fifty-one (151) members may send two (2) delegates with one (1) vote
each. The fifty-one (51) members represent a majority fraction which is counted as one vote.
d) A Local Union with one thousand (1,000) members may send one (1) delegate with ten (10) votes, or ten (10) delegates with one (1) vote each.
e) A Local Union with more than one thousand (1,000) members may send one (1) delegate for each one hundred (100) additional members or majority fraction thereof.

Representation shall be based upon the average of the paid and exonerated membership of the Local Union for three months during 2024/2025. Every Local Union is encouraged to be represented by delegates to the Conference. No person shall be eligible to be a delegate who is not a member in good standing of the United Steelworkers District 11.

If a local union is sending the maximum amount of delegates as stated above and have members who would like to attend the Conference, they can be sent as observers. Observers have the right to attend the Conference during regular sessions, but would not have any right to vote or participate in any debates. They will also be subject to the registration fee mentioned below.

CREDENTIALS
The Director of the United Steelworkers District 11 shall furnish the Local Union with a Delegate Registration Form and credential blanks which must be attested as required on the blanks. The credential shall be retained by the delegates and the registration form along with a $175 registration fee per each delegate forwarded to:
United Steelworkers District 11
3433 Broadway Street NE, Suite 315
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413.

No registration form will be accepted later than April 20, 2025.

Click here for the registration form.

Click here for the dietary requests form.

DELEGATES
Delegates to the Conference must be elected at an official meeting of a Local Union or by a referendum ballot election, after this Call for the Conference is received and has been read to the Local Union. The Recording Secretary shall issue a notice, signed by the Recording Secretary and President of the Local Union, at least three (3) days prior to such meeting or election, stating that delegates are to be elected on a certain day. Delegates must receive a plurality vote of members voting.

When a delegate’s credential is to be contested, a notice of such contest shall be sent to the Director of the United Steelworkers District 11, not later than ten (10) days prior to the date for convening of the Conference. Any delegate whose credential is contested may be unseated at any time during the Conference.

RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions shall pertain to District matters only. Resolutions dealing with other than District matters will be referred to the appropriate Industry Conference for consideration. Resolutions bearing on different subjects must be typewritten on separate papers and only on one side of the paper. They must be properly signed by the President and Recording Secretary of the Local Union and impressed with the Local Union seal; otherwise they will not be considered official. Resolutions shall be limited to the objectives set forth in the Call for this Conference. All resolutions shall be sent to the District Office, United Steelworkers District 11,
3433 Broadway Street NE, Suite 315, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413, no later than April 20, 2025.

WAGES AND EXPENSES OF DELEGATES
Each Local Union shall pay all costs of its delegates while in attendance to the Conference as well as transportation to and from the Conference.

HOTEL RESERVATIONS
A block of rooms has been reserved at $219 per night. Delegates attending the Conference should make their hotel reservations in advance by directly calling the Hilton at (314) 421-1776 and reference “United Steelworkers D11 Conference” or by clicking on this link.

Reservations must be made with the hotel no later than April 14, 2025.

Click here for the Housing & Travel page for more information.

REGISTRATION
Registration of delegates will commence at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 18, 2025. All delegates should register at this time if at all possible. The registration fee is $175 per delegate. A welcome reception will take place on Sunday beginning at 6:00 p.m. (after registration). There will also be a banquet dinner on Monday evening, May 19, 2025. Further information will be available at registration.