May 11, 2006

TESTIMONY:

• Robert Drago
• Linda Merik
• Stacey Calvin
• Lonnie Golden
• Kathleen Magaro

AGENDA:

Introduction

Moderator: Cathy Hurwit, Chief of Staff, Rep. Jan Schakowsky

Rep. Hilda Solis, California

Rep. Rosa DeLauro, Connecticut

Robert Drago, Professor of Labor Studies and Women’s Studies, Penn State University, and Take Care Net Steering Committee

Panel 1: Paid Leave, Minimum Standards Plus Small Increments

Moderator: Letty Mederos, Legislative Director, Rep. Rosa DeLauro

Vicky Lovell, Director, Employment and Work/Life Programs, Institution for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR)

Linda Meric, Executive Director, 9to5

Stacey Calvin, 9to5 member and affected worker from Georgia

Kate Kahan, Director, Work and Family Programs, National Partnership for Women and Families, and Take Care Net

Panel 2: Right to Negotiate Flexibility, No Mandatory Overtime

Moderator: Mark Watson, Senior Staff Representative, Communications Workers of America, Local 1034

Lonnie Golden, Professor of Economics and Labor Studies, Penn State University—Abington College and Center for Work and Family Research

Debbie Curtis, Chief of Staff, Rep. Pete Stark

Kathy Magaro, Pennsylvania nurse representing Service Employees International Union

Panel 3: Right to Quality, Affordable Child and Elder Care

Moderator: Avis Jones-DeWeever, Director, Poverty, Education, and Social Welfare Programs, IWPR

Representative Lynn Woolsey, California

Leslie Getzinger, Senior Associate, American Federation of Teachers

Marsha Reggio, Director, Rosemount Center, Washington, DC

Bonnie Caldwell, AFSMEUCC, NUHHCE family child care provider

Gail Hunt, President and CEO, National Alliance for Caregiving

Wrap Up

Moderator: Heidi Hartmann, President, Institute for Women’s Policy Research, and Take Care Net Steering Committee

Eileen Appelbaum, Director, Center for Women and Work, and Professor, School of Management and Labor Relations, Rutgers University, and Take Care Net Steering Committee