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September 5, 2008
NEW JERSEY STATE AFL-CIO LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE
OCTOBER 7 – 8, 2008
CONFERENCE UPDATE:
HOTEL SPACE IS LIMITED!
The 2008 election has uplifted and energized our electoral spirit, and that energy is spilling over into our conference! We are proud to announce a number of captivating speakers who will be sharing their ideas and visions with us. New York Times Reporter Steven Greenhouse will be joining us to discuss his new book “The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker,” and Ron Blackwell, Chief Economist of the AFL-CIO will share his presentation on economics that has been receiving rave reviews in union halls and venues across the country.
We are also very pleased to announce that our invited keynote speakers will include:
Governor Jon Corzine
U.S. Senator Joseph Biden
Arlene Holt-Baker, Executive Vice President AFL-CIO
U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg
This year’s election, and accordingly our Legislative Conference, will focus on some of the core programs at stake for working families: the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), health care reform, trade policies and the economy. To focus on strategies to achieving these priorities, and to help us better understand their positions on the issues, we’ll be joined by:
Congressman Robert Andrews (D-1)
State Senator John Adler (D-4), Candidate for Congress, District 3
Assemblyman Nelson Albano (D-1)
Assemblywoman Linda Stender (D-22), Candidate for Congress, District 7
Assemblywoman Annette Quijano (D-20)
Assemblyman John Wisniewski (D-19)
Dr. Dennis Shulman, Candidate for Congress, District 5
Commissioner David Socolow, Department of Labor & Workforce Development
Please find registration materials, via the links below: