2011 Conference Photos

Twelfth Annual Conference of the
National Association of State Highway and Transportation Unions (NASHTU)
Monday, May 23 – Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Hyatt Regency Washington Capitol Hill

Monday, May 23, 2011  – Concord/Lexington Room

8:00 a.m. – Breakfast – Hosted

9:00 – Welcome Remarks – Matt Hanson, President of the Professional Engineers in California Government (PECG)

9:30 – Larry Willis – Secretary-Treasurer, Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO

10:00 – Congressional Discussion: What are the Issues Facing Congress – Status of Surface Transportation Authorization, Financing, Accountability, and Safety Moderator: Ted Toppin – PECG

  • Dan Veoni – Majority Professional Staff, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Highways and Transit Subcommittee
  • Jeremy Brandon – Staff for Senator John Kerry, author of BUILD Act, which would create an Infrastructure Bank to help finance transportation projects

11:00 – A Resource and Ally: In the Public Interest

  • Shar Habibi, Resource Center Director, In the Public Interest

Noon – Lunch — Hosted

1:00 p.m. – Representative James McGovern (D-MA), Senior Minority Whip, Second Ranking Member, House Rules Committee

1:30 – Reauthorization Rumors – What’s in Administration, House and Senate Draft Bills?

  • Dennis Houlihan, AFSCME
  • Nadine Westcott, PECG

2:00 – Panel and Workshops: Responding to Assaults on State and Local Workers’ Collective Bargaining, Wages/Benefits, and Other Rights

  • Mary Grillo, SEIU: Fight for a Fair Economy
  • Seth Johnson, AFSCME

2:45 – Wisconsin and Ohio – Lessons Learned

  • Anissia Goodwin, OCSEA/AFSCME Local 11, Columbus, Ohio
  • John English, AFSCME District 48, Milwaukie, Wisconsin

3:15 – Pension Battles

  • Dan Doonan, Labor Economist, AFSCME International

3:30 – Break

4:00 – Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Ranking Member, Oversight and Government Reform Committee.  Member, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

6:30 – NASHTU Hosted Group Dinner – WE, THE PIZZA Restaurant, 305 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE (www.wethepizza.com)

Tuesday, May 24, 2011  – Concord/Lexington Room

8:00 a.m. – Breakfast – Hosted

8:30 – Chairman John Mica (R-FL), House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

9:00 – Representative Timothy Walz (D-MN), Member, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

9:30 – Jack Basso – Director of Program Finance and Management, AASHTO

10:00 – Break

10:30 – Roy Kienitz, Under Secretary for Policy, U.S. Department of Transportation

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 – Lobbying on Capitol Hill

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

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 – Thornton Room

8:00 a.m. – Breakfast – Hosted, Featured Speaker: Representative Michael Capuano (D-MA), Member, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (TENTATIVE)

8:30 – Lobby Day Report – Mary Richards – MOSES

9:00 – Panel and Discussion: Developments at Highway Departments Throughout the Nation. Moderator: Steve Reck – SEIU Local 517M, Michigan

  • Amy Lipset – SEIU Local 517M, Michigan
  • Bruce Blanning – Professional Engineers in California Government
  • Joe Dorant – Massachusetts Organization of State Engineers and Scientists

9:30 – Senator Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Member, Senate Budget Committee, Senate Environment and Public Works

10:00 – Break

10:30 – Action Plan for NASHTU for 2011-2012

  • Dennis Houlihan, AFSCME
  • Mary Richards, MOSES
  • Jimmy Tarlau, CWA
  • Ted Toppin, PECG

1:00 p.m. – Adjournment