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Good Jobs First
Reclaiming Economic Development III
The Conference Center at the Maritime Institute
Linthicum Heights, Maryland
May 7-8, 2008
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 7
Special Author Appearance (8:30-8:50 AM, Auditorium)
· Steven Greenhouse, author of The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker
Conference Greeting and Welcome (8:50-9:00 AM, Auditorium)
· Greg LeRoy, Executive Director, Good Jobs First
· Fred Mason, President, Maryland State and D.C. AFL-CIO
Plenary: Power, Policy & Public Leverage: Frontline Organizing for a Just Economy (9:00-10:30 AM, Auditorium)
· Moderator: Leslie Moody, Executive Director, Partnership for Working Families
· Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, Chief Executive Officer, South Bay AFL-CIO and Executive Director of Working Partnerships USA
· Deborah Scott, Executive Director, Georgia Stand Up
· Madeline Janis, Executive Director, Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy
Break (10:30-10:45 AM)
Workshop Sessions I (10:45-12:30 PM)
1. Economic Development and Subsidy Accountability: Introduction to Accountability (Room A300)
· What is it? Who is doing it and why? Greg LeRoy, Executive Director, Good Jobs First
· Coalescing with Organized Labor Naomi Walker, Director of State Government Affairs, AFL-CIO
· National Education Associations TEF program Richard Sims, Chief Economist, National Education Association
· Community Benefits Agreements and the Partnership for Working Families Robin Kniech, FRESC for Good Jobs, Strong Communities (Denver)
2. Smart Growth/Cooler Climate for Working Families: Introduction to Smart Growth (Room A302)
· What is Smart Growth? Who is Advocating for It and Why? Scot Spencer, Board Member of Smart Growth America and Manager of Baltimore Relations, Annie E. Casey Foundation
· State Policy Toolkit for Smart Growth Tim Torma, Acting Director, U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Smart Growth Program
· Green Jobs, Less Poverty Joanna Lee, Lead Researcher, Strategic Concepts in Organizing & Policy Education (Los Angeles)
· Mapping How Job Subsidies Fuel Sprawl Allison Lack, Research Analyst, Good Jobs First
3. Community Benefits and Beyond: This Land is Our Land: Organizing to Change How Our Local Economy Works (Bridge Room)
· Moderator: Elana Dix, Puget Sound SAGE
· Dearborn Street Coalition Quang H. Nguyen, Executive Director, Washington Vietnamese American Chamber of Commerce (Seattle)
· The Kingsbridge Armory Campaign Desiree Pilgrim-Hunter, Community Leader, Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition
· One Hill Community Benefits Agreement Coalition Carl Redwood, Hill District Consensus Group (Pittsburgh)
4. Wal-Mart/Big-Box Accountability: Regulating Big-Box Land use to Curb Sprawl and Protect Existing Businesses (Room A307)
· Maines Landmark State Big-Box Law Stacy Mitchell, Senior Researcher, Institute for Local Self-Reliance
· Los Angeles Model Local Big-Box Law Madeline Janis, Executive Director, Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy
· Gander Mountains Campaign Against Subsidies to Cabelas and Bass Pro Mega-Stores David Ewald, CEO, Ewald Consulting
5. Advanced Research: Researching Economic Development Subsidies (Room A111/A113)
· Determining Whether a Company Has Gotten Job Subsidies Phil Mattera, Research Director, Good Jobs First
· Mapping How Job Subsidies Fuel Sprawl Karla Walter, Research Analyst, Good Jobs First
· Researching Subsidies in New York State Jim Heaney, Investigative Reporter, Buffalo News
· Whos on First? Researching the Players in a Deal Bettina Damiani, Director, Good Jobs New York
Lunch (12:30-1:30, Dining Room)
Plenary: Cities and States Are Getting It; How About Uncle Sam? (1:30-3:15 PM, Auditorium)
· Greeting: Matt Gardner, Executive Director, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy
· Greeting: Toby Rittner, Executive Director of the Council of Development Finance Agencies
· Cecilia Estolano, Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency
· Margaret Blackshere, Immediate Past President, Illinois State AFL-CIO
· Mary Beth Maxwell, Executive Director, American Rights at Work
· Greg LeRoy, Executive Director, Good Jobs First
Break 3:15-3:30 PM
Workshop Sessions II (3:30-5:15 PM)
1. Economic Development Subsidy Accountability: Subsidies, Sprawl and Climate Change (Room A300)
· Mapping How Job Subsidies Fuel Sprawl Allison Lack, Research Analyst, Good Jobs First
· State Policy Toolkit for Smart Growth Tim Torma, Acting Director, U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Smart Growth Program
· Tax Increment Financing and Sprawl Greg LeRoy, Executive Director, Good Jobs First
· Climate Quality Standards for Growing Cooler Greg LeRoy, Good Jobs First
2. Smart Growth/Cooler Climate for Working Families: Smart Growth and Organized Labor (Room A302)
· Organized Labor: Harmed by Sprawl, Gaining from Smart Growth Greg LeRoy, Executive Director, Good Jobs First
· Coyote Valley: Labor Case Study Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, Executive Director, Working Partnerships USA (San Jose)
· From Con to Pro-Smart Growth: Organized Labor in San Diego Donald Cohen, President and Executive Director, Center on Policy Initiatives
3. Community Benefits and Beyond: Understanding Community Benefits from a Developers Point of View (Bridge Room)
· Moderator: Jennifer Steffel Johnson, Senior Policy Analyst, Partnership for Working Families
· The Basics of Development Finance Howard Greenwich, Research Director, Puget Sound SAGE
· How Investors Look at Project Risk David Keto, Chief Operating Officer, AFL-CIO Investment Trust Corporation
· Achieving a Double Bottom Line Brandon Mitchell, Development Director, Full Spectrum Developers
4. Wal-Mart/Big-Box Accountability: Wal-Marts Low-Road Employment Practices and Hidden Taxpayer Costs (Room A307)
· Wal-Marts Hidden Taxpayer Costs and How It Could Afford Wage Increases Ken Jacobs, Chair, UC-Berkeley Labor Center
· Wal-Marts Healthcare Practices Basav Sen , United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
5. Advanced Research: Researching Corporate Tax Behavior (Room A111/A113)
· Analyzing a Public Companys Federal Tax Payment Record Matt Gardner, Executive Director, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy
· Corporate Tax Dodging and Campaign for State Tax Return Disclosure Michael Mazerov, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
· Researching Property Tax Assessment Appeals Phil Mattera, Good Jobs First
Break (5:15-5:30 PM)
Affinity-Group Meetings (5:30-6:15 PM)
Private Dinner (6:15-7:00 PM, Dining Room)
Keynote Address (7:00-8:00 PM, Dining Room)
· Stacy Mitchell, author of Big-Box Swindle: The True Cost of Mega-Retailers and the Fight for America's Independent Business
Dessert Reception and Book-Signing (8:00-10:00 PM, Dining Room)
THURSDAY, MAY 8
Plenary: State Accountability Campaigns (8:00-9:00 AM, Auditorium)
· Mary Forsberg, Research Director, New Jersey Policy Perspective
· Carrie Brunk, Executive Director, New York Jobs with Justice
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