2018 MTD Annual Conference
 

Metal Trades Department, AFL-CIO Annual Conference

October 8-11, 2018

Bally’s Hotel/Las Vegas, Nevada

 

TENTATIVE AGENDA

 

Date

Event

Location

Monday, October 8th

 

 

11:00 a.m.

MTD Annual Charity Golf Tournament

Desert Pines Golf Resort

Tuesday, October 9th

 

 

8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

DOE Caucus Meeting

Bronze 4

    9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

IAMAW Caucus (Invite Only)

Bronze 3

9:00 a.m.

Exhibit Set Up

Bally’s Silver

8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

 

Federal Caucus

Bronze 2

     1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

UA Caucus (Invite Only)

Bronze 2

1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

Early Registration

Bally’s Registration Office

2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

IBEW Caucus (Invite Only)

Bronze 3

1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

CBA Training (Invite Only)

Bronze 4

3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

Executive Council Meeting

Directors Room

Wednesday, October 10th

 

 

7:30 a.m.

Registration

Bally’s Registration Office

7:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

Bally’s Silver

9:00 a.m. 

Opening Ceremony

Invocation

Pledge of Allegiance

Bally’s Platinum

9:15 a.m.

Introduction of Head Table & Opening Remarks

 

10:00 a.m. 

Keynote Speaker

Daniel Stepano,General President, OPCMIA

 

10:20 a.m. 

Special Presentation

Doug Matheney, Special Advisor to the Secretary of the Department of Energy, DOE

 

10:35 a.m. 

Ed Smith, President and CEO 
ULLICO

 

10:50 a.m.

Break

 

11:05 a.m. 

Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA, 3rd District)

 

11:25 a.m.

RADM Stephen Williamson, Deputy Commander, Logistics, Maintenance and Industrial Operations, NAVSEA

 

12:00 p.m. 

Lunch (on own)

 

12:00 p.m.

NAVSEA Lunch (Invite Only)

Bronze 3

1:30 p.m.

Award Presentation, Chico McGill Metal Trades Department Honoree of the Year

Bally’s Platinum

1:45 p.m.

Tim Ryan, VP of Benefit Relations

Student Resource Center, LLC

 

2:00 p.m.

Will Attig, Executive Director, Union Veterans Council

 

2:15 p.m. 

Russ Gittlen, President and Director, Guide Dogs of America

 

2:30 p.m. 

Bridget Martin, Senior Vice President Labor Market Development, Bank of Labor

 

2:45 p.m.

Close

 

6 p.m.-9 p.m.

Reception

Paris Pool

Thursday, October 11th

 

 

7:30 am - 9:00 am

Continental Breakfast

Bally’s Silver

     9 a.m. 

General Session Convenes

Bally’s Platinum

9:10 a.m. 

MTD Business

 

9:30 a.m.

Keynote 

Newton Jones, President, IBB

 

9:45 a.m.

Panel Discussion I
Transformation of the Metal Trades… a bright future

 

10:45 a.m.

Break

 

11:00 a.m.

Panel Discussion II
MTD Health and Safety

 

12:00 p.m.

Lunch

Bally’s Silver

1:15 p.m.

Panel Discussion III
Developing and Benefitting from MTD Union Membership

Bally’s Platinum

2:15 p.m.

Awards Presentation — Special Recognition for Safety at Hanford

 

2:30 p.m.

Union Sportsmen’s Alliance Presentation and Giveaway

 

2:45 p.m. 

Conference wrap up and feedback