2010 Conference Photos

16th Conference of the
National Association of State Highway and Transportation Unions (NASHTU)
Tuesday, April 27 – Thursday, April 29th 2010
Phoenix Park Hotel Washington D.C.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010 – Yellowstone/Everglades Room

8:00 a.m. – Breakfast – Hosted

8:30 a.m. – Welcome Remarks – Shabbir Ahmed, President, Professional Engineers in California Government (PECG)

9:00 a.m.- Congressional Speaker – Representative John Garamendi (D-CA)

9:30 a.m. –  Larry Willis – Secretary-Treasurer of Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO

10:00 a.m. – Congressional Discussion: What are the Issues Facing Congress – Federal Stimulus, 2010 Transportation Authorization, Financing, Accountability, and Safety

Moderator: Ted Toppin – Professional Engineers in California Government

  • Kathy Dedrick – Senior Policy Director for Transportation, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

  • Jim Kolb – Staff Director, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Highway and

    Transit Subcommittee

11:00 a.m. – John Porcari – Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Transportation

11:30 a.m. –  Health and Safety Update

  • Katherine Cox – Director, AFSCME Health and Safety Program

12:00 p.m. – Lunch – Hosted

1:30 p.m. –

Congressional Speaker – Representative Tim Walz (D-MN)

2:30 p.m.- Update on NASHTU Activities Over the Last Year – OMB, Congress, USDOT/FHWA

  • Dennis Houlihan – American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

  • Bruce Blanning – PECG

3:45 p.m. – Pension Battles

  • Geraldine Madrid-Davis – Executive Director, National Public Pension Coalition

2:30 p.m. – Break

6:30 p.m. – NASHTU Group Dinner – Hawk and Dove Restaurant, 329 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE

Wednesday, April 28, 2010 – Concord/Lexington Room

8:30 a.m. – Breakfast – Hoted

9:50 a.m. – Congressional Speaker – Representative Judy Chu (D-CA)

10:15 p.m. – Break

10:30 p.m. –  Congressional Speaker – Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)

11:00 – Lobbying NASHTU’s Legislative Agenda

  • Mary Richards – Massachusetts Organization of State Engineers and Scientists (MOSES)

  • Ted Toppin – PECG

12:00 p.m. – Lunch – on your own

1:00 – 5:00 p.m. – Lobbying on Capitol Hill

5:30 – 7:30 p.m. – Congressional Reception – US Capitol, Room H-137

Thursday, April 29, 2010 – Concord/Lexington Room

8:30 a.m. – Breakfast – Hosted
–  Lobby Day Report – Mary Richards – MOSES

9:00 a.m. – Panel and Discussion: Developments at Highway Departments Throughout the Nation.

Moderator: Steve Reck – SEIU Local 517M, Michigan

  • Stephen Livingston – Connecticut State Employees Association, SEIU Local 2001

  • Mark Sheahan – Professional Engineers in California Government

  • Amy Lipset – SEIU Local 517M, Michigan

  • John Grabel – AFSCME Council 11, Wisconsin

9:30 a.m. – Congressional Speaker – Representative Nick Rahall (D-WV)

10:00 a.m. –  Jack Basso – Director of Program Finance and Management, AASHTO

10:45 a.m. – Break

11:00 a.m. – Action Plan for NASHTU for 2010-2011

  • Dennis Houlihan, AFSCME

  • Mary Richards, MOSES

  • Jimmy Tarlau, CWA

  • Ted Toppin, PECG

1:00 p.m. – Adjournment