MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2018
8:00 A.M. TO 8:45 A.M. – Registration – Castilian Room
8:00 A.M. – Coffee & Danish – Castilian Room Lobby Area
9:00 A.M. – Opening of 2017 Annual Meeting – Castilian Room
- William Hamilton, President, PA Conference of Teamsters – Welcoming Remarks
- Star Spangled Banner
- Prayer, Carl “Hands” Paullet, Former Eastern Region Director Retiree Affairs, IBT
- Teamsters Local No. 776 Host Local Remarks, President Ed Thompson
- Mayor Eric Papenfuse, City of Harrisburg
- U.S. Congressman Robert Brady
- PA Attorney General, Josh Shapiro
- U.S. Congressman Conor Lamb
- Sean O’Brien, Eastern Region Vice President IBT
- Daniel J. Kane, Eastern Region Vice President IBT
- U.S. Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr.
AFTERNOON SESSION-MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2018
1:00 P.M. – Opening of Meeting – Castilian Room
- General President James P. Hoffa, IBT
- PA Governor Tom Wolf
- Field Action-IBT 2018 Election Cycle- Christy Bailey,Tyler Longpine, Ed Baptiste & Scott Moore
- Michael Filler, Director Public Service Division-IBT –Public Sector Update
- Robert Baptiste, Esq., Baptiste & Wilder, PC
3:00 P.M. Teamsters Joint Council No. 53 Executive Board Meeting (For Teamsters Joint Council No 53 Affiliates only)
6:00 P.M. TO 8:00 P.M. – Cocktail Reception for all Delegates, Spouses and Guests – Fountain Lobby in The Hotel Hershey – Music by Third Stream
TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2018
8:00 A.M. – Coffee & Danish – Castilian Room Lobby Area
9:00 A.M. – Opening of the 2018 Annual Meeting – Castilian Room
Star Spangled Banner
Prayer, Carl “Hands” Paullet, Former Eastern Region Director Retiree Affairs IBT
Curt Antoniak, Mayor City of Jeannette, 25 Year Teamster
General Secretary-Treasurer Ken Hall, IBT
PA Senator Anthony H. Williams
PA Representative Frank Dermody
PA Representative John Taylor
Denis Taylor, Int. Brotherhood of Teamsters Trustee
PA Representative Stephen Kinsey
PA Representative William Keller
PA Representative Dom Costa
Rick Smith, “The Rick Smith Radio Show”
Ernie Soehl, Int. Brotherhood of Teamsters Freight Director
Joe Molinero, President Teamsters Joint Council No. 40
12:00 Noon – 1:00 P.M. Buffet Luncheon for all Delegates, Spouses and Guests – Fountain Lobby Area (11:30 A.M. for golfers)
12:30 P.M. – Charity Golf Tournament –Teamsters Local Union No. 776- Proceeds benefit Teamsters Local Union No.776’s Scholarship Fund
WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2018
8:00 A.M. – Coffee & Danish – Castilian Room Lobby Area
9:00 A.M. – Opening of Meeting – Castilian Room
Star Spangled Banner
Prayer, Carl “Hands” Paullet, Former Eastern Region Director Retiree Affairs IBT
Report of Bylaws Committee, Chairman William Hamilton
Joe Molinero, Chairman, Resolutions Committee-Reading and Passage of the 2018 Annual Meeting Resolutions
Joe Molinero, Secretary-Treasurer, Reading and Approval of the PA Conference of Teamsters Financial Report of March 2018
Betty Rose Fischer, Recording Secretary-Reading and Approval of the 2017 Annual Meeting Minutes (previously supplied to all affiliates)
William Hamilton, President PA Conf. of Teamsters – Closing Remarks
The Executive Board of the PA Conference clearly expressed that each is there to serve the interest of the membership in opposing laws and outside forces that attempt to undermine the integrity and well being of the Teamsters. Each has further pledged to work tirelessly to give all Locals the best service available.
The Executive Board of the PA Conference of Teamsters wishes to express a special THANK YOU to all the Affiliate Local Unions, GCC/IBT, BLET, Guests, vendors and Speakers that attended, participated and helped to make the 2018 Annual Meeting a huge success.
The following Resolutions were adopted by the Delegation on Wednesday, May 2, 2018:
2018 Resolutions
1. In Support of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
2. In Support of Political Action and Voter Registration
3. Against “Right-To-Work” Legislation
4. In Support of Prevailing Wage Laws
5. In Support of PA Misclassification Legislation
6. In Support of Our U.S. Troops
7. In Support of the D.G. Yuengling & Son Boycott
8. Against Converting the PA Turnpike into an Electronic Toll Road
9. In Support of the BLET’s Two-man Crew Bill”
10. In Opposition to U.S. HR 785 “National Right-To-Work” Legislation
11. In Opposition to the Philadelphia Beverage Tax
12. In Opposition to the Laws Restricting Peaceful Rallies and Protests
13. In Opposition to One-Party Control of All Three Branches of
Government
14. In Support of the “Butch Lewis Act” Pension Reform
15. In Opposition to Janus v. AFSCME
16. In Support of The PA Conference of Teamsters Endorsed Candidate
Tom Wolf
17. In Support of the Restoring Overtime Pay Act
View the 2018 Resolutions and all past Resolutions