John Gage
AFGE National President

• His press conference condemning President Obama's plan to freeze federal worker pay

Lawrence Mishel
President, Economic Policy Institute

• How a federal pay freeze will produce minimal gains in deficit reduction
• Argument for creating jobs before reducing the deficit

Roger Hickey
Co-Director, Campaign for America's Future

• Analysis of the recommendations by President Obama's deficit commission
• Deficit reduction strategies by the Citizens' Commission, organized by the Campaign for America's Future

Joseph Swerdzewski
Former General Counsel, Federal Labor Relations Authority

• Maximizing the effectiveness of labor-management forums