Terry Spencer Hesser
Author, "I Am a Teamster: A Short, Fiery Story of Regina V. Polk, Her Hats, Her Pets, Sweet Love, and the Modern-Day Labor Movement"

• The life story of Regina V. Polk, an organizer and business representative for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 743

Heidi Shierholz
Economist, Economic Policy Institute

• The status of the U.S. job market
• Impact of state and local government job losses on the economy
• Economic policies that can help create jobs

Reece Rushing
Director of Government Reform, Center for American Progress

• CAP's government reform efforts
• Thoughts on insourcing government work