14 May, 2009
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
May 12-13, 2009
A g e n d a
Monday, May 11, 2009
Arrival of participants
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
08:00 Registration
09:30 Opening of the Conference:
Stan Johnson, International Secretary-Treasurer/Chairman of the Rubber&Plastics Conference of USW
10:00 General Report on ICEM Activities
Manfred Warda, ICEM General Secretary
10:30 Presentation: “Global Industry Trends and Challenges”
Kemal Özkan, ICEM Chemical and Rubber Industries Officer (click for presentation)
11:00 Coffee-break
11:30 First panel discussion: “ Effects Of Global Crisis on the Industry and Trade Union Challenges”
Peter Bakvis, ITUC/Global Unions (click for presentation)
Fabio Lins, CNQ-CUT, Brasil
Jacques Caltot, FCE-CFDT, France
Alexander Sitnov, RCWU, Russia
K.K. Siritharan, NUECMRP, Malaysia
Discussions
13:00 Lunch
14:30 Presentation: “Collective Bargaining, Wage Developments and Employment Relationship”
Kemal Özkan, ICEM Chemical and Rubber Industries Officer (click for presentation)
15:00 Second panel discussion: "Rising Hardships and Distortion in Work Relationships"
Pedro Wasiejko, SUTNA-CTA, Argentina
Edwin Cisco, FAWUL, Liberia
Kevin Johnson, USW, USA (click for presentation)
Holger Michel, IG BCE, Germany
16:00 Coffee-break
16:30 Discussions
Summary of panels
17:00 End of first day work
19:00 Conference dinner
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
09:30 Presentation: “Global Trade Union Response Against Challenges”
Kemal Özkan, ICEM Chemical and Rubber Industries Officer (click for presentation)
10:00 Third panel discussion: “Global Agreements, Global/Regional Company & Sector Networks and Campaigns”
Cyrille Poughon, FCE-CFDT, France (click for presentation)
Jesus Delgado, FIA-UGT, Spain (click for presentation)
Fabio Lins, CNQ-CUT, Brasil (click for presentation)
Michael Mersmann, IG BCE, Germany
Melinda Newhouse, USW, USA (click for presentation)
11:00 Coffee-break
11:30 Presentation: “Healthy and Safe Work and Environment; Sustainable Development”
Brian Kohler, ICEM Health, Safety and Sustainibilty Officer (click for presentation)
12:00 Fourth panel discussion: “How To Improve Health And Safety for Workers; What Kind of Industrial Policy for Greener Environment by Securing Jobs”
Jim Frederick, USW, USA (click for presentation)
Jacques Caltot, FCE-CFDT, France (click for presentation)
13:00 Lunch
14:30 Presentation: “Action Plan For Upcoming Period” Kemal Özkan, ICEM Chemical and Rubber Industries Officer (click for presentation)
15:00 Fifth panel discussion: “How To Better Coordinate Global Union Solidarity, Support and Cooperation”
Jerry Fernandez, USW, USA (click for presentation)
Phil McNulty, T&G-AMICUS, UK
Pedro Vasiejko, SUTNA, Argentina
Austin Natee, FAWUL, Liberia
16:00 Coffee-break
16:30 Discussions
Summary of panels and presentation of action plan
Manfred Warda, ICEM General Secretary
16:45 Election of Industry Chairman
Closing speech of Chairman
17:00 End of the conference
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Departure of participants