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SAN FRANCISCO --Director John C. Duncan and the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) will host the 81st annual summer conference of the National Association of Governmental Labor Officials (NAGLO) at the Westin-St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco from July 20 - 22. The conference is being attended by the state labor secretaries and commissioners from most U.S. states, as well as several top federal labor officials including the heads of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and Federal OSHA. Topics on the agenda range from Labor/Management Relations in the 21st century to the challenges of high technology and its impact on government. Members of the press are invited to attend the open sessions.
Selected conference sessions will also be broadcast live on the Internet at www.naglo.org. Sessions include:
MONDAY, JULY 20
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| 9:00 AM | GENERAL
SESSION NAGLO President's Welcome-Craig Hagen, North Dakota Introduction of Officers and Regional Representatives Pledge of Allegiance Distribution of Draft Resolutions |
| 9:30 AM | SAN
FRANCISCO’S COLORFUL HISTORY California State Librarian and award-winning Author Kevin Starr |
| 10:00 AM | RECENT COURT
DECISIONS and THEIR POLICY IMPLICATIONS (Moderator Victoria L. Bradshaw, Deputy Chief of Staff and Cabinet Secretary to California Governor Pete Wilson) Richard J. Simmons, Attorney and Author Barry Broad, Legislative Advocate, California Teamsters |
| 11:00 AM | BEST
PRACTICES SESSION (Moderator John C. Duncan)Attacking Problems in Low-Wage Industries by “Partnerships” |
| 1:30 PM/2:30 PM | LABOR-BUSINESS
CROSSFIRE (Moderator John C. Duncan) “Labor/Management Relations in the 21st Century” Bill Campbell, former State Senator and President Emeritus-California Manufacturers Association Daniel M. Curtin, Director, California State Council Of Carpenters |
2:45 PM/4:00 PM |
REPORTING
WORKPLACE ISSUES: NOW and IN THE FUTURE (Moderator New York Deputy Commissioner Dave Wehner) Cathleen Ferraro (Sacramento Bee) Ilana de Bare (San Francisco Chronicle) Michael Kinsman (San Diego Union Tribune) |
TUESDAY,
JULY 21
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| 8:30 AM | PRESIDENT’S
WELCOME and ANNOUNCEMENTS |
| 9:00 AM | MEDIATION and CONCILIATION
Introduction by Alabama Commissioner Jerry Ray Speaker: Acting Director Richard Barnes U.S. Mediation & Conciliation Service |
| 10:00 AM | STATE
REPORTS |
| 1:00 PM/2:00 PM | OSHA ISSUES Speaker: Assistant Secretary Charles N. Jeffress U.S. Dept. of Labor/OSHA |
| 2:00 PM/2:30 PM | OPPORTUNITIES
FOR TECHNOLOGY and GOVERNMENT Demonstration by Siemen’s Executive |
| 2:45 PM-4:00 PM | LABOR
FORECAST 2000 A Look Ahead at Labor Trends in the 21st Century Brenda Sunoo, WORKFORCE Magazine Senior Editor Julianne Broyles, Director, California Chamber of Commerce Manuel Cunha, President, Nisei Farmers League |
WEDNESDAY JULY 22 |
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| 10:00 AM | Target Adjournment
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For more information please visit NAGLO's website at www.naglo.org.