2012 NATIONAL TEAMSTERS HISPANIC CAUCUS CONVENTION JW MARRIOT LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2012 BUILDING COALITIONS TO ORGANIZE!
9 AM – 910 AM COLORS PRESENTATION VFW Wilmington Post
910 – 912 AM INTRODUCTION OF SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT Randy Korgan, Trustee Local 630
912 – 914 AM PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Scholarship Recipient – Past or Current
914 – 925 AM VIDEO OF NATIONAL ANTHEMS US Puerto Rico Canada
925 – 930 AM INVOCATION Richard Estrada
930 – 940 AM REMARKS AND INTRODUCTION OF RANDY CAMMACK Rick Middleton
940 – 10 AM OPENING REMARKS Randy Cammack, Regional Vice President and Joint Council 42 President
10 – 1005 AM INTRODUCTION OF MAYOR PRO TEM HERB WESSON Ron Herrera
1005 – 1015 AM WELCOMING Herb Wesson, Mayor Pro Tem
1015 – 1020 AM VIDEO OF GP JAMES P. HOFFA
1020 – 1025 AM INTRODUCTION OF SOLIDARITY SPEAKER Ruben Torres
1025 – 1040AM SOLIDARITY SPEAKER Antonio Christian, Executive Director Teamsters National Black Caucus
1040 – 1045 AM VIDEO OF GST KEN HALL (IBT Communications)
1045 – 1050 AM INTRODUCTION OF ASHLEY ALVARADO Norma Lopez
REMARKS AND INTRODUCTION OF PRESIDENT 1050 – 1100 AM Ashley Alvarado, Secretary Treasurer local 601
1100 – 1120 AM PRESIDENT George Miranda (Acknowledge all IBT Officers and Present Theme ‐ Caucus Direction and Vision)
1120 – 1125 AM INTRODUCTION OF OFFICERS George Miranda
1125 – 1130 AM INTRODUCTION OF ROME ALOISE, Ron Herrera
1130 – 1140 AM REMARKS AND INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER ROME ALOISE, International Vice President at Large and Joint Council 7 President
1140 ‐Noon KEYNOTE SPEAKER Jose Hernandez, Astronaut/Scientist/Engineer/Teamster
RECESS AND INSTRUCTIONS Ron Herrera
Noon – 130 PM LUNCH
130 – 3 PM WORKSHOPS A AND B
3 – 315 PM BREAK
315 – 445 PM WORKSHOPS A AND B
6 – 8 PM RECEPTION
2012 NATIONAL TEAMSTERS HISPANIC CAUCUS CONVENTION JW MARRIOT LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA SATURDAY, JULY 28, 2012 BUILDING COALTIONS TO ORGANIZE!
9 ‐ 905 AM PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND OPENING REMARKS George Miranda
905 – 910 AM INTRODUCTION OF STEVE VAIRMA George Miranda
910 – 925 AM STEVE VAIRMA, IBT WESTERN REGION
925 – 930 AM VIDEO OF SECRETARY OF LABOR HILDA SOLIS
930 – 935 AM INTRODUCTION OF UFW FOUNDER DOLORES HUERTA Ernesto Medrano
935 – 955 AM REMARKS BY UFW FOUNDER DOLORES HUERTA
955 – 1000 AM INTRODUCTION OF JOSE CALDERON Louie Diaz
1000 – 1020 AM REMARKS BY JOSE CALDERON, PHD Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Chicano/a‐Latino/a Studies
1020 – 1025 AM INTRODUCTION OF MARIA ELENA HINCAPIE Ernesto Medrano
1025 – 1045 AM REMARKS BY MARIA ELENA HINCAPIE
1045– 1050 AM INTRODUCTION TO MARIA ELENA DURAZO Jeff Farmer 10 minutes
1050 – 1105 AM MARIA ELENA DURAZO LA COUNTY FEDERATION OF LABOR, AFL‐CIO
1105 – 1110 AM VIDEO OF TOLL ORGANIZING CAMPAIGN
1110 – 1115 AM INTRODUCTION OF TOLL WORKER Eric Tate
1115 – 1130 AM Orlando Ayala, Eduardo Urrea, Jose Ortega Jr.
1130 – 1135 AM VIDEO OF AMERICAN RECLAMATION CAMPAIGN
1135 – 1140 AM INTRODUCTION OF KARLA CAMPOS Javier Bonales
1140 – 1155 AM KARLA CAMPOS, AMERICAN RECLAMATION WORKER
1155 – 1205 AM REFLECTION Ron Herrera
1205 – 130 PM Lunch
130 – 135 PM INTRODUCTION TO LUIS GUTIERREZ George Miranda
135 – 155 pm CONGRESSMAN LUIS GUTIERREZ (video message)
155 – 4 PM ELECTION/CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT – Antonio Christian President Secretary Treasurer Recording Secretary 1st VP 2nd VP Trustee (5)
6 – 630 PM Reception Dinner – Mariachi
645 to 745 PM Mariachi playing 645 PM Invocation – Pedro Cardi Food served Dinner George Miranda Introduction of Ricardo Lara 5 minutes Ricardo Lara 15 minutes (Acknowledge Servers)
745 – 10 PM Dance ‐ Cold Duck