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Register Today for the 2010 Convention & BanquetADA will hold it's 62nd Convention June 10th-12th in Washington, DC. Learn more about the event & register today! The annual Banquet will be held June 11th at the Beacon Hotel. Our honorees at the banquet will be William Burrus, the President of the America Postal Workers Union (APWU who will receive the Reuther-Chavez Award and Elizabeth M. Smith, the longtime Political Director of the America Federation of Teachers (AFT) who will receive the Winn Newman Award. ** The banquet is included in the convention cost. Additional tickets can be purchased though for $75 a seat or $750 for a table of ten. Register here! ADA 2009 National BanquetADA held the 62nd annual banquet at the Mandarin Oriental on June 5, 2009. This years banquet was honoring former Labor Secretary Robert Reich and long-time ADA National Director Amy Isaacs. One of the highlights of the night was when ADA President, Richard Parker presented former Labor Secretary Robert Reich with John Kenneth Galbraith's academic robes-- Robert Reich is 4 feet 10.5 inches tall and John Kenneth Galbraith was almost 7 feet. Steelworkers President, Leo Gerard gave a moving speech about our current economic state and the steps that we must take to secure a strong future. Representatives Barney Frank and Jim McDermott also gave warming remarks about ADA and Amy Isaacs, who is retiring. Rep. John Conyers also spoke to the crowd about the current health care fight on the hill. Thank you to everyone that attended and helped to make the night a success. Couldn't attend the banquet? You can still send Amy Isaacs off with a fond farewell-- click here to leave her a message! |