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The second annual California Conference of Public Employees was held in Oakland in 1956 to begin an organizing campaign throughout the state. From left: Homer Stevens, master of ceremonies; Daniel Scannell, regional director; Mayor Clifford Rishell, Oakland; Colonel A.E. Garey, civil service counsel; Jim McCormack, regional director; and Charles Hobbs, conference chairman.