July 3, 2009 Education Conference On '34 General Strike & July 6, 2009 International Labor Confernence
July 3, 2009 Education Conference On '34 General Strike & July 6, 2009 International Labor Conference
'34 General Strike Educational Conference July 3, 2009
Marine Fireman's Union
240 Second St.
San Francisco
San Francisco
9:00 AM
5 minutes-Introductions:
Greetings
Greetings from Maritime unions
9:05 AM
10 minutes-Introduction of Delegations and Guests
9:15 AM
20 minutes with Harvey Schwartz July 3, 1934 What Happened
9:35
10 minutes-Clarence Thomas introduces Cleophus Williams And the How This Shaped The ILWU
9:45
20 minutes Cleophus Williams on The Fight To Defend Harry Bridges From Being Expelled
10:05
10 minutes-Award To Cleophus Williams and All Those Who Fought To Defend Harry Bridges
10:15
10 minutes video of Pete Seeger and the 1940 performance and witch hunts
10:25
20 minutes Jack Heyman on How The General Strike Was Won And The Lessons
10:45
20 minutes Brad Weidmeier Role of Albion Group by
11:05 15 minutes Howard Keylor on the 1948 Strike and the Role of the Strike Committee
11:15
45 minutes Discussion
12:00 Lunch &
Screening Of Harry Bridges, A Man And His Union
1:00 PM
30 minutes Lessons of SF General Strike From Japan
1:35
10 minutes Award/Recognition to Doro-Chiba For translating the Big Strike in Japanese and Publication
1:45
20 minutes Giffard Hartford on Role of Sydicalism and IWW on Harry Bridges and ILWU Founding
2:05
30 minutes Discussion
2:35
10 minutes Music: Ballad of Harry Bridges and other songs
2:45
25 minutes Ralph Schoenman and Lessons of the Struggle for 113 Steuart ILA strike Headquarters and preservation of site and history
3:10
15 minutes Stories and Poems of Tillie Olsen and others
3:25
15 minutes to outline proposal for Labor History/Education/Training Center at 113 Steuart St.
3:40
5 minute Discussion and vote on proposal to support establishment of Labor Center
3:45
1 hour 15 minutes Discussion
5:00 PM Close of Conference
International Labor Conference July 6
9:00 AM
Greetings
ILWU Local 34 President
9:15 AM
Introductions
9:20 AM
Reports of Unions and Organizations And Activist
Korea
Brother Lee Jae Young, former president of KCTU Seoul
Jun Yoon Gwang, the
policy director of the Korean Transport Workers' Union
(KTWU). KTWU and one of its affiliated union, the Korea Cargo
Transport Workers' Union (KCTWU)
Japan
Tanaka-san, President of Doro-Chiba
Aruga-san
National Organizing Committee of August 6-9 Hiroshima-Nagasaki Anti-War and Anti-Nuke Actions/ Committee of August 6 Hiroshima Rally of Great Action
Turkey
TUFAN SERTLEK
Union: Dev-Sağlık İş Sendikası-Disk Turkey
Membe of the Executive Committee of the Union and the current General Secretary.
Brazil
Fabio Bosco
Brazil Bankers Union/Conlutas/Coordenação Nacional de Lutas
Philippines
Gerry Rivera, President Philippine Airlines Ground Workers Union
Italy
Pietrasanta Marco
FILT CGIL Genova Ports & Transportation Workers
US Delegates
Brian Lewis, President UTU 239 Union Pacific
Kaminkow Ron IBT/BLE, Railroad Workers United RWU
ILWU Local 34 Allen Fung, Secretary Treasurer
ILWU Local 10, Adam Mendez, Secretary Treasurer
Cindy Sheehan, Gold Star Mother
11:45 Discussion
12:30 Lunch
1:15 PM
Global Economic Crisis And Policies Privatization, Deregulation and Union Busting
World Labor and A Fightback-Need for World Action of labor and break with labor-management collaboration and partnership with Bosses and Corporate governments
The Affect of Deregulation
Labor And War, Repression TWIC, ICE, Repression Globally
Labor Media and education/information
3:30 PM
Proposals-Resolutions For Action-Defense of Working Class Globally/International Labor Communication/Media Network
5:00 PM Conference ends with International
7:00 PM International Labor Musical Program
ILWU Local 34
801 2nd St/Embarcadero, San Francisco
Musical program
Ann Feeney, Jack Chernos, Jimmy Kelley
Music From Delegations
www.sfgeneralstrike.org
www.ilwu10.org
www.laborfest.org
www.transportworkers.org