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Millworkers protest Walden’s support of free trade deals District Seeks Applicants to Serve on Custodian Civil Service Board In accordance with ORS 242.330, the Cus- todian Civil Service Board (CCSB) is com- posed of three commissioners, and three al- ternates, appointed by the Portland Public School Board for six-year terms. The Cus- todian Civil Service Board oversees the ap- pointment, employment, classification and discharge of custodians and assistant custo- dians in employ of the Portland Public School District. The CCSB develops rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of the Custodi- ans’ Civil Service Law, including the clas- sification of custodial employees, the man- ner in which examinations are to be held, the certification of eligible candidates for va- cancies, the appointment of candidates for employment and the investigation into the dismissal of custodial employees. The CCSB is also required to report annually to the School Board. The annual report must include the rules of the CCSB, the effect of such rules, recommendations for a more ef- fective classified civil service and a roster of all employees that fall under the Custodian Civil Service Law in the employ of the school district. To be eligible for appointment, an applicant must (1) be an elector of the District, (2) be a resident of the District for at least five years immediately preceding appointment, (3) be known to be devoted to the principles of civil service, and (4) not be a member or employee of the School Board. Commis- sioners serve without compensation and may be removed for just cause at any time. Re-appointment to the CCSB is not auto- matic at the expiration of the term; however, commissioners may continue to serve until the School Board has appointed a successor. Applications for appointment to the Custo- dian Civil Service Board can be downloaded from the Portland Public School Web site at www.pps.k12.or.us, by writing Portland Public Schools, P.O. Box 3107, Portland, Oregon, 97208-3107, or by calling the PPS board office at 503-916-3741. Completed applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 13, 2006. For more information, about the appoint- ment process, contact the School Board of- fice at 503-916-3741. PAGE 10 BEND — A dozen workers from the shuttered KorPine particle board plant here hand-delivered a letter to Oregon U.S. Representative Greg Walden’s Bend office on May 11 challenging his support for free trade agreements — deals they say have cost Central Oregon more than 1,300 family-wage jobs over the last decade. Roger Hanson, a former president of then-Paper- workers Local 406, and his son Brian, were among the coalition of workers delivering the letter. KorPine, a division of Weyerhaeuser Industries, closed its doors in 2002, putting nearly 200 union members out of work. [The local closed and the international union merged to form the Paper, Allied-In- dustrial, Chemical and Energy Workers. The U.S. Department of Labor certified that the closure was directly related to inter- national free trade, specifically the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). KorPine is not alone. According to the Oregon Fair Trade Coalition, Central Oregon has lost at least 1,303 jobs that were directly attributable to free trade agreements. Ore- gon, as a whole, has lost upwards of 50,000 jobs since NAFTA took affect, the coalition said. “This is not about obscure policy or statis- tics; these policies are about people’s livelihoods, families and communities,” Hanson said. That sentiment is what the Bend residents wanted to express with their letter to Walden, a Republican who has voted for every free trade deal ever presented. The dozen workers are part of a statewide network of workers who, through the Oregon Fair Trade Campaign, are challenging their elected officials and de- manding an end “to the destruction of outsourcing and free trade.” Utah curb on unionists’ payroll deductions is unconstitutional PROVO, Utah — A law prohibiting public employees from making politi- cal action donations by payroll deduc- tion is unconstitutional, according to a decision by U.S. District Court Judge Tena Campbell. The law, known as the Voluntary Contributions Act (VCA), was enacted by the Utah Legislature in 2001. The current version of the VCA prohibits the state and political subdivisions of the State of Utah from permitting em- ployees to have a payroll deduction for voluntary political contributions. Sig- nificant portions of the 2001 Act were previously held unconstitutional by Utah District Court Judge Stephen Henriod. The Legislature has amended the VCA twice since 2001 attempting to avoid constitutional problems. The earlier litigation cost the state nearly $800,000 in attorneys’ fees. “The court’s decision is a vindica- tion of all public employees’ rights to voluntarily contribute their own money by payroll deduction to a polit- ical action committee, just as employ- ees in the private sector are permitted to do,” said by Pat Rusk, president of Utah Education Association, a plaintiff in the lawsuit. Judge Campbell’s opinion states, “The court concludes that the statute is a content-based restriction on free speech, subject to strict scrutiny. Be- cause the state has not shown that the statute is narrowly tailored to serve a compelling state interest, the court agrees with the plaintiffs and finds that the statute is unconstitutional.” Arguing for the VCA, the state claimed the restriction on political de- ductions “merely reflect[ed] a decision not to subsidize the process of political contributions and that the state is not required by the First Amendment to devote its resources to collect political contributions from its employees.” Noting the State “incurs no expense as a result of the payroll deductions,” Judge Campbell wrote the cost of making the deduction is “slight” and the local government can require the employee or union to bear the cost. The state also argued that payroll deductions for political purposes gave preferential treatment to labor organi- zations, or that the VCA was designed to prevent political pressures on public employees. Rejecting the state’s argu- ments, the opinion notes, “there is nothing in the record that shows that the practice of voluntary payroll de- ductions has ever been the cause of po- litical pressure or that public employ- ers have become ‘entangled’ with private political activities as a result of payroll deductions.” A Rewarding Job Serving Working Families in Oregon Union Plus Mortgage is HIRING! 503.449.6994 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS E E FR BARGAIN COUNTER Free ads to subscribers DEADLINE: Friday prior to publication Published 1st and 3rd Fridays Send to: NW Labor Press, PO Box 13150, Portland, OR 97213 • 15 words or less • Include address label from front page and telephone number • Sorry, we cannot accept ads over the telephone • No commercial or business ads • 1 ad per issue • Type or print legibly Classified ads MUST include area code on all phone numbers or they will not be published Automotive 4 TIRES/WHEELS, good tread for Mercury or Ford wagon, P205-65R15, $85, old Stanley miter box, $25. 503 774-0181 ‘80 GMC SIERRA 4wd, 8600 GVW camper spe- cial, straight, no motor, $1,600 OBO. 503 760- 2148 ‘04 BUICK REGAL LS, one owner, 43k, loaded, ext warranty, 6 cyl, 25 mpg, $13,900 firm. 503 341-3182 or 360 883-9342 ‘83 FORD F100 300, 6 cyl, auto/od, well main- tained, $1,500. 503 668-7659 PAIR FORD HEADS, ‘65-’66, 289, milled, 3-an- gle, bronze guides, new springs, h/tanked and plugged. 503 233-9353 eves. ‘77 CORVETTE T-TOP, ‘82 rear end, straight, good driver, 164k, $6,400 OBO. 503 705-6495 1968 – 72 FORD PU rear extension bumper for camper, MTG, $40; rear sliding window and new rubber assembly, $70. 503 658-4453 LADDER RACK for full size van, $75 OBO. 503 698-5016 ‘69 CHEVY PU, good cond, $1,000 OBO. 503 310-6993 ‘97 CHEV CONVERSION van, pw, pl, am/fm cassette/cd, 4 capt. chairs, bench/bed, anti-lock brakes, AC, 60k, $8,500. 503 356-8370 2 ENDTABLES/NIGHTSTANDS, black iron w/glass tops,$40. 503 630-7668 (can email pic- ture) BABY CRADLE, Ikea, light wood, unused, 4 sheets, bumper pad, mattress, $45. 503 232- 3624 Sporting Goods ‘93 HERITAGE SOFTAIL, new bike, never ridden, 20 miles, black and red, $15,000 OBO. 503 281- 6545 (leave message) ‘03 HONDA CBR 600RR, 6200 miles, ex cond, new rear tire, extras, $6,200 OBO. 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