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34th
International Convention
Phoenix Civic Plaza
May 25-30, 2005
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convention workshop schedule
Thursday, May 26, 2005 |
| 9:00
a.m. |
Opening
Session (Ballroom)
Keynote Speaker: William Lucy
CBTU President |
| 11:00
a.m. |
Guest
Speaker: John J. Sweeney
President, AFL-CIO |
| 12:00
p.m. |
Guest
Speaker: Rev. Jesse L. Jackson
President, National Rainbow/PUSH Coalition |
| 1:00
p.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
Youth
Leadership Institute (Yuma 28-33) |
| 1:30
p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Environmental
Justice/CARAT Team Conference |
| 5:00
p.m. – 7:00 p.m. |
Town
Hall Meeting (Ballroom)
“African American, Native American, Asian American &
Latino Relations” |
Friday, May 27, 2005 |
| 9:00
a.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
CBTU
National Retirees Conference (Yuma 29 – 35) |
| 9:00
a.m. |
CBTU
National Women’s Conference (Ballroom)
Anita Patterson, Co-chair, CBTU National Women’s Committee |
| 9:30
a.m. |
Keynote
Speaker: Shirley Harrington-Watson
United States Department of Agriculture |
| 12:00
p.m. |
Women’s
Conference Awards Luncheon (Tucson 36-43)
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Eula Saxon Dean, J.D.
Education/Leadership Consultant |
| 6:00
p.m. – 8:00 p.m. |
Town
Hall Meeting (Ballroom)
“Trade and Employment: The Flight of American Jobs” |
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Saturday, May 28, 2005 |
| 11:00
a.m. |
Guest
Speakers: (Ballroom)
U.S. Senator Jon Corzine (D-NJ)
U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS)
U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA)
Willy Madisha, President, Congress of South African Trade Unions |
| 2:00
p.m. |
Update
on Labor Coalition for Community Action
Gloria Johnson, LCCA President |
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Sunday,
May 29, 2005 |
| 6:00
p.m. |
Awards
Dinner & Rodeo Show (Corona Ranch)
“Denim & Diamonds” |
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