UAW National CAP Conference February 2-4 in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2004 -- More than 1,600 UAW political activists from across America will gather in Washington, D.C., on February 2-4 for the UAW National Community Action Program (CAP) Conference: "Fighting to Keep Good Jobs for American Workers."

On Tuesday morning, UAW political activists will join with activists from other industrial unions for the second AFL-CIO Industrial Unions Council (IUC) joint legislative conference. Immediately following the IUC conference, the union activists will go to Capitol Hill for meetings with members of Congress and congressional staffers.

  Highlights of the UAW National CAP Conference are:

  Monday, February 2
  Main Ballroom, Marriott Wardman Park

  8:45 a.m.          Keynote Speech -- UAW President Ron Gettelfinger

  9:30 a.m.          The Legislative Agenda -- Presentation by the UAW
                     Legislative Department

  10:30 a.m.         Campaign 2004 -- Panel discussion and audience Q &A;
                     panelists include Democratic strategist Debbie Dingell

  2:00 p.m.          Trade, Globalization, and Workers -- Harley Shaiken,
                     author and professor, University of California,
                     Berkeley

  Tuesday, February 3

  8:30 - 11:00 a.m.  AFL-CIO Industrial Unions Council (IUC) Joint
                     Legislative Conference
                     Main Ballroom -- Washington Hilton

  11:00 a.m.         Union activists depart Washington Hilton for Capitol
                     Hill for meetings with Members of Congress and staff
                     throughout the afternoon.

  11:30 a.m.         UAW activists speak out against President Bush's
                     Medicare prescription drug plan and toss their AARP
                     cards in the trash to protest AARP's support of Bush
                     plan. Speakers include Senator Edward M. Kennedy
                     (D-Mass.), Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), and Bill
                     Lucas, UAW Region 1C retiree and political activist.
                     Caucus Room, Cannon House Office Building

  6:00 p.m.          UAW Regional Directors' Legislative Reception
                     Main Ballroom -- Marriott Wardman Park

  Wednesday, February 4
  Main Ballroom -- Marriott Wardman Park

  8:45 a.m.          U.S. Representative John Lewis (D-Georgia 5th District)

  9:15 a.m           U.S. Representative Linda Sanchez
                     (D-California 39th District)

  9:45 a.m.          John Washington, Mayor of Penn's Grove, New Jersey, and
                     UAW International Representative

  10:00 a.m.         Conference concludes

  The conference is open to the press.