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Annual Convention
The 2017 Annual Meeting of the PA Conference of Teamsters will be held at the Hotel Hershey in Hershey, PA form April 30 through May 3, 2017.

Future dates set for the PA Conference of Teamsters Annual Meeting/Convention are as follows:
  • April 28th through May 1, 2019
  • April 26th through April 29, 2020

 

THE 2018 ANNUAL MEETING
OF THE PENNSYLVANIA CONFERENCE
OF TEAMSTERS

WAS HELD FROM
April 29 – May 2, 2018
AT THE HOTEL HERSHEY IN HERSHEY, PA.

The PA Conference is proud to announce that we had 99% participation from all our affiliate Locals. 

The main theme at this year's convention revolved around “Right-to-Work”. Many union officials and elected officials addressed the attendees on the importance of staying the course and actively fighting all forms of anti-union legislation and especially "Right-to-Work legilsation..

Numerous dignitaries, both elected and appointed, attended the reception held in the evening of the opening day of the Annual Meeting at The Hotel Hershey. Those in attendance included congressmen, legislators, senators, cabinet members, judges and the heads of various state and federal agencies. 

The2018 Annual Meeting closed at the end of the final Session on May 2, 2018
.
Following is a summary of speakers and programs presented on Monday, April 30 and Tuesday, May 1, 2018:

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

 

  1. William Hamilton, President, PA Conference of Teamsters – Welcoming Remarks
  2. Star Spangled Banner
  3. Prayer, Carl “Hands” Paullet, Former Eastern Region Director Retiree Affairs, IBT
  4. Teamsters Local No. 776 Host Local Remarks, President Ed Thompson
  5. Mayor Eric Papenfuse, City of Harrisburg
  6. U.S. Congressman Robert Brady
  7. PA Attorney General, Josh Shapiro
  8. U.S. Congressman Conor Lamb
  9. Sean O’Brien, Eastern Region Vice President IBT
  10. Daniel J. Kane, Eastern Region Vice President IBT
  11. U.S. Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr.

 

 

AFTERNOON SESSION-MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2018

 

1:00 P.M. – Opening of Meeting – Castilian Room

 

  1. General President James P. Hoffa, IBT
  2. PA Governor Tom Wolf
  3. Field Action-IBT 2018 Election Cycle- Christy Bailey,Tyler Longpine, Ed Baptiste & Scott Moore
  4. Michael Filler, Director Public Service Division-IBT –Public Sector Update
  5. 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



 
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