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2026 ATU Legislative Conference

Welcome to the 2026 ATU Legislative Conference. Below you’ll see the schedule for each day of the Conference, including special speakers.

Casual Attire

Conference Registration and ATU COPE Table/ATU Store Open

Second Floor Coat Check

Welcome Dinner

Congressional Ballroom

Business Casual Attire

Conference Registration and ATU COPE Table/ATU Store Open

Second Floor Coat Check

Breakfast

Congressional Ballroom

Morning Sessions

Welcoming Remarks

John A. Costa

ATU International President
Keynote Speaker

Liz Shuler

President
, AFL-CIO
Federal Surface Transportation Bill

Jeff Rosenberg

ATU Government Affairs Director
ATU COPE Program

Emma Cleveland

ATU State and Local Political Coordinator
ATU COPE Awards

Lunch

Congressional Ballroom

ATU COPE Table

Second Floor Coat Check

Afternoon Sessions

Guest Speaker

Janeese Lewis George

Member of the Council of the District of Columbia & Candidate for DC Mayor

Workshops (choose 1 to attend)

Workshop 1: Power Mapping and Lobbying in Practice

Location: Senate

Workshop 2: The Unique Risks of AI: A Workshop on AV and Surveillance Contract Language

Location: Congressional

Workshop 3: Effective Safety Committees: Identifying and Eliminating Hazards

Location: Statler AB

Break

ATU Political Program and 2026 Elections

Dinner

Business Casual Attire

Breakfast

Congressional Ballroom

Morning Sessions

ATU’s State Legislative Campaigns (Panel)

Moderator: Emma Cleveland

ATU State and Local Political Coordinator
State and Local Transit Funding Solutions

Monica Blair

ATU Policy Analyst
How AVs Could Upend Cities and What To Do About It

David Zipper

Contributing Writer at Bloomberg and Cohost of the podcast Look Both Ways

Afternoon Sessions

Lunch

Congressional Ballroom
Guest Speaker

The Honorable Greg Casar

U.S. Representative, Texas

Workshops (choose 1 to attend)

Workshop 1: Power Mapping and Lobbying in Practice

Workshop 2: The Unique Risks of AI: A Workshop on AV and Surveillance Contract Language

Workshop 3: Effective Safety Committees: Identifying and Eliminating Hazards

Break

Expectations for Lobby Day Hill Visits

Jeff Rosenberg

ATU Director of Government Affairs
Guest Speaker

The Honorable Rick Larsen

U.S. Representative, Washington

Dinner

Congressional Ballroom

Attire: ATU Collared Polo and Comfortable Shoes

Map of the United State Capitol Hill Grounds

Breakfast

Congressional Ballroom

Load Buses to Capitol Hill

Entrance of Capital Hilton

ATU Group Photo

U.S. Capitol Reflecting Pool

Capitol Hill Rally

U.S. Capitol Reflecting Pool
Guest Speaker

The Honorable Tim Kennedy

U.S. Representative, New York
Guest Speaker

The Honorable Chris Deluzio

U.S. Representative, Pennsylvania
Guest Speaker

The Honorable Shomari Figures

U.S. Representative, Alabama
Guest Speaker

The Honorable Analilia Mejia

U.S. Representative, New Jersey
Guest Speaker

The Honorable Delia Ramirez

U.S. Representative, Illinois
Guest Speaker

The Honorable Norma Torres

U.S. Representative, California

House and Senate Hill Meetings

Buses Return from Capitol Hill to Capital Hilton on Continuous Loop

Garfield Memorial Circle

Cocktails & Hors d’oeuvres

Congressional Ballroom