For Immediate Release
Thursday, March 13, 2003
Daschle, Specter, Pelosi, to Address AFSCME Legislative Conference
Labor and Political Leaders Converge to Craft Legislative Agenda
WASHINGTON —Democratic Senate and House Minority leaders Tom Daschle (D-SD), and Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA), and AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee will be among the featured speakers at the Biennial Legislative Conference of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), AFL-CIO. The two-day conference will be held March 17-18 at the Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC.
AFSCME leaders and activists from across the country will come together to address the worst state budget crisis since World War II, the impact of President Bush's tax cuts, skyrocketing health care costs, and other issues.
Speakers also include Representatives Artur Davis (D-AL); Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH); AFSCME International Secretary-Treasurer William Lucy; and Robert Kuttner, President and Co-Editor of The American Prospect.
AFSCME Legislative Conference Washington Hilton Hotel 1919 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington, DC
MONDAY, March 17th, 2003
| 8:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | Opening Session AFSCME International President Gerald McEntee Keynote Speaker Location: International Ballroom Center |
| 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Robert Kuttner, The American Prospect Guest Speaker Location: International Ballroom West |
| 2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Senator Tom Daschle, Senate Democratic Leader Special Guest Speaker Location: International Ballroom West |
TUESDAY, March 18th, 2003
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
AFSCME International Secretary-Treasurer William Lucy
Location: International Ballroom West |
| 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, House Democratic Leader Special Guest Speaker Location: International Ballroom West |
