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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
Keynote Speaker


Congressman Artur Davis (D - AL)
Guest Speaker


Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D - OH)
Guest Speaker


Senator Arlen Specter (R - PA)
Guest Speaker

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


 

AFSCME’s 1.6 million members provide the vital services that make America happen. With members in hundreds of different occupations – from nurses to corrections officers, child care providers to sanitation workers – AFSCME advocates for fairness in the workplace, excellence in public services and prosperity and opportunity for all working families.

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American Federation of State, County
and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO
1625 L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036-5687
Telephone (202) 429-1145
Fax (202) 429-1120

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