SeaTac Hilton – September 27th, 2018

Nearly 300 workplace leaders joined together for the 2018 Leadership Conference. Members participated in focused sessions including Changing Retail Technology Landscape, Story Telling Workshop, Path to Power, Navigating Labor and Industries, and Financial Planning 101 and Financial Retirement Planning. Keynote speaker Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson spoke about recently decided court cases that could set precedence and impact our workplaces. The Leader of the Year, Rising Together, Building A Movement, Fighting for Fairness, and Our Stories Build Our Movement awards were presented.

Nearly 300 workplace Leaders joined together for the conference.

United We Win was the theme of the conference.

UFCW21 President Todd Crosby welcomes members and gives opening remarks.

Members participate in the "Path to Power" breakout session around running for elected office.

Presenters included April Sims from the WA State Labor Council, and Ademola Oyefeso from UFCW International.

WA State Attorney General Bob Ferguson gives keynote.

During breakout sessions, members heard from industry experts from organizations including WA State Depart L & I, Strategic Resource Group, and SPITFIRE.

Some helpful information distributed during the Leadership Conference included this booklet on retirement financial planning from the National Institute On Retirement Security:
Retirement in America Booklet * More handouts from the conference will be added soon.

Congratulations to all our 2018 Leadership Conference Award recipients:

Rinsing Together Award winners

Samuel Dancy from QFC, Brenda Stabler from Safeway, Naomi Oligario from Safeway, Reina Saffery from Safeway, Cheryl Butler from Safeway, Tyler Ginez from Safeway, Lance VanLanduyt from Fred Meyer, Benjamin Hartman from QFC, Kimberly Golding from Tacoma General Hospital, Bryan Gilderoy from Fred Meyer. Not pictured: Jordan Washington from QFC.