Hearing on The Impact of U.S.-China Trade and Investment on Key Manufacturing Sectors
Thursday, September 23, 2004
Akron City Council Office
166 South High Street (Municipal Building)
Room 301 Akron, OH 44308
Hearing Co-Chairs: Commissioners Michael R. Wessel and June Teufel Dreyer
9:00 – 10:30am
Panel I: Overall Impact of China Trade on Ohio
- Mr. William A.Burga, President, Ohio AFL-CIO, Columbus, OH Dr. Jon Honeck, Research Analyst, Policy Matters Ohio, Columbus, OH Mr. David Hansen, Managing Director, Ohio Manufacturers Association, Columbus, OH Mr. Jeff Otterstedt, General Manager, CLOW Water Systems Company
10:30 – 12:00pm
Panel II: Autos and Auto Parts
- Mr. Ron Gettlefinger, President, United Auto Workers, Detroit, MI Mr. Stephen Girsky, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley, Purchase, NY Representative, Auto Industry (invited)
12:00 – 12:30 Lunch
12:30 – 2:00 pm
Panel III: Rubber, Steel, and Glassware and Ceramics
- Mr. Dave McCall, District 1 Director, United Steelworkers of America, Columbus, OH Mr. David W. Johnson, President and CEO, Summitville Tile, Summitville, OH Mr. Brad I. Root & Jerry Van, Lancaster Colony Glassware and Candle Group, Cincinnati, OH Mr. Scott Tackett, Vice President, Denman Tire Corporation, Leavittsburg, OH Mr. Doug Bartlett, President, U.S. Printed Circuit Board Alliance, Cary, IL (invited)
2:00 – 3:30 pm
Panel IV: Machine Tools and Other Industries
- Mr. Dan Imbrogno, President and CEO, Ohio Screw Products, Inc., Elyria, OH Mr. John Colm, Executive Director, WIRE-Net, Cleveland, OH Mr. David Murphy, Director of Personnel, Ferriot Inc., Akron, OH (invited) Mr. Bruce Cain, President Manufacturing, XCEL Mold & Machine Inc., Canton, OH Mr. Jim Evans, Purchasing Manager, Gentzler Tool & Die, Green, Ohio
3:30 – 5:00pm
Panel V: Community Impact
- Mr. James C. Newport, Organizing Coordinator District 1, United Steelworkers of America, Columbus, OH Prof. John B. Russo, Youngstown State University, Labor Studies Program Rev. Anne Haggler, Akron, OH
5:00 – 6:00 pm
- Open microphone for public comment 1