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BENNETT HARTMAN MORRIS & KAPLAN, LLP Attorneys at Law Representing Unions and Workers Since 1960 S ERIOUS I NJURY AND D EATH C ASES • C ONSTRUCTION I NJURIES • A UTOMOBILE A CCIDENTS • M EDICAL , D ENTAL AND L EGAL M ALPRACTICE • U NSAFE P RODUCTS • B ICYCLE AND M OTORCYCLE A CCIDENTS • P EDESTRIAN A CCIDENTS • P REMISES L IABILITY ( INJURIES ON PROPERTY ) • W ORKERS ’ C OMPENSATION I NJURIES 111 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 1650, Portland, Oregon 97204 503 227-4600 www.bennetthartman.com ‘Fat-cat’ at the Benson Tower Union construction workers leafleted the sales center/show room of the Benson Tower Condominiums March 9 where the Hoyt Realty Group was holding an open house. Officials from the Laborers Union inflated a “fat-cat” choking a worker at the corner of SW 5th and Clay St. in downtown Portland to symbolize how some workers are not receiving area standard wages and benefits. The Laborers and Carpenters unions have a dispute with project subcontractor Newway Forming Inc. Those two unions have held numerous rallies at the Benson Tower since it broke ground more than a year ago. The $30 million, 26-story condominium at 1500 SW 11th Ave. at Clay St. is being built by Canadian (Our Legal Staff are Proud Members of UFCW Local 555) contractor ITC and is using a lot of out-of-state and out-of-country workers. And even though a few union subcontractors are on the project, the rallies have drawn strong support from construction unions. Bill Hoffman, an organizer for the Laborers Union, handed out a leaflet March 9 stating that a plumbing contractor on the project had its business license revoked for “egregious acts,” that another subcontractor had violated the National Labor Relations Act for illegally firing Quality, Affordable Family Dental Care: Ask About: Bright Now! workers, and that the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration • General, cosmetic, and specialty care Dental Network Dentists has issued multiple citations to subcontractors for violating safety regulations. • Orthodontics (braces) The developer of the Benson Tower is Portlander Joe Weston of Weston – serving unions • Most insurance and union plans accepted for over 25 years Investment Management and American Property Management. Protecting Union Members’ Smiles and Wallets Oregon Lottery workers file for union election SALEM — Pro-union workers at the Oregon Lottery Commission are pressing ahead with the traditional route to unionizing. On March 14, they asked the Oregon Employment Relations Board to conduct a union election. If a majority of the Lottery’s 300 workers vote to join Service Employees In- ternational Union Local 503, management would have to recognize the union and negotiate a contract. In mid-November, the union sought recognition on the basis of signed authorization cards, but management declined, saying some workers had changed their minds. Lottery hotline operator Patricia Paolazzi said workers don’t see the union as a ticket to riches; they just want to have a say, like most of the state’s workers. Gradine Storms Real Estate Broker E-Mail: gstorms@equitygroup.com www.equitygroup.com/gstorms MARCH 17, 2006 7886 SE 13th Ave. Portland, Oregon 97202 Branch: 503-233-8883 Direct: 503-495-4932 Each Office Independently Owned and Operated • Easy credit and low monthly payments, O.A.C. • Evening and Saturday appointments • Children Welcome Bright Now! Dental Grants Pass 1021 NE 6th St. Grants Pass, OR 97526 541-479-6696 An Bongmin, D.D.S. John Christopher, D.D.S. Northwest Dental Associates, P.C. Bright Now! Dental 443 NW Burnside Road Gresham, OR 97030 503-492-8487 Vicki Reichlein, D.M.D. Chung-Jay Park, D.D.S. Chau Ngo, D.D.S., M.S. Northwest Dental Associates, P.C. Bright Now! Dental 25700 SW Argyle Ave. Wilsonville, OR 97070 503-682-8552 Grace Park, D.M.D. Linh Tran, D.M.D. Christi Huynh, D.M.D. Nathan Halstead, D.D.S., M.S. Marco Gutierrez, D.D.S Northwest Dental Associates, P.C. Bright Now! Dental 4052 S. 6th St. Klamath Falls, OR 97603 541-883-7706 Mo Biria, D.M.D. Northwest Dental Associates, P.C. Bright Now! Dental 17186 SE McLoughlin Blvd. Milwaukie, OR 97267 503-659-2525 Trang Nguyen, D.M.D. Linh Tran, D.M.D. Katherine Farrell, D.M.D. Adam Ho, P.C. Bright Now! Dental 3580 SE 82nd Ave. Portland, OR 97266 503-777-0761 Allen Tam, D.M.D. Nathan Halstead, D.D.S., M.S. Khoa Hoang, D.M.D. Adam Ho, D.D.S., P.C. www.brightnow.com NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS Bright Now! Dental 831 Lancaster Mall Dr. NE Salem, OR 97301 503-362-8359 Ian Phan, D.M.D. Anthony Simon, D.M.D. Brian Kallus, D.M.D. Northwest Dental Associates, P.C. Bright Now! Dental Salmon Creek 2101 NE 129th St. Vancouver, WA 98686 360-574-4574 Clinton Harrell, D.M.D. Peter Vu, D.M.D. Chau Ngo, D.D.S., M.S. Phong Bui, D.M.D. Stirewalt, P.C. Bright Now! Dental Fishers Landing 3250 SE 164th Ave. Vancouver, WA 98683 360-891-1999 Monica Calderon, D.M.D. Peter Vu, D.M.D. Stirewalt, P.C. We know the value of a beautiful smile! PAGE 7
