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...New Yorker drops millions in two Oregon ballot measures (From Page 1) recent campaign finance report, Oct. 2, showed at least $30,000 more. “My question would be, ‘Has he ever set foot in Oregon?’ ” said Ore- gon AFL-CIO President Tom Cham- berlain. “The thing about Oregonians which folks on the East Coast don’t understand is we hate being told what to do.” Similar sentiments prompted Mon- tana Governor Brian Schweitzer to challenge Rich to a debate. Rich de- cline to respond. Montana is one of the states where Rich’s measures cir- culated. The measures qualified for the ballot, but were disqualified after the Montana Supreme Court found a pattern of widespread fraud in signa- ture gathering efforts. While there’s no evidence of a sim- ilar degree of fraud in Oregon this time, critics of the two Oregon meas- ures say the measures wouldn’t have qualified for the ballot without Rich’s riches. “There’s no support for Measure 48 from the grass roots,” said Becca Uherbelau, spokesperson for Defend Oregon, a coalition of over 100 labor and community groups that formed to oppose Measure 48 and Measure 41, which would cut income taxes, mostly for the wealthiest. While Rich is very private and hardly ever grants press interviews, a group called Ballot Initiative Strategy Center put together enough research Fire Fighters, 18 other unions establish sportsmen’s group TORONTO (PAI) — The Fire Fighters and 18 other unions are set- ting up their own union-based group to appeal to hunters, fishermen and women, and other outdoor sports en- thusiasts. The new Union Sportsmen’s Asso- ciation will build on alliances that many unions have with the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP), delegates to the IAFF con- vention in Toronto decided. Both the TRCP and the new group will “unite union men and women who share a common interest in hunt- ing, fishing and shooting” and will fo- cus “on conserving, maintaining and enhancing access to land and water available to the general public,” the Fire Fighters Union said. The unions will pay, through TRCP, proportionate start-up costs for the first two years of the new group. After that, it will be on its own. Besides that initial funding com- mitment, details of the new association are still being worked out between the unions that will co-sponsor the new group, said Fire Fighters President Harold Schaitberger. 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For more information about the November 2006 election, look to the Oct. 20 issue of the Northwest Labor Press, in print and online at www.nwlaborpress.org. and Employers Rights; Grover Norquist’s group Americans for Tax Reform; and the Club for Growth, a conservative group targeting Republi- cans who are perceived as too moder- ate. How will Oregonians vote on the two measures if Rich funds a flurry of TV ads? Uherbelau says its plausible that Rich may have waited until after the reporting period to make his next CALL US or VISIT OUR WEB SITE ( 503) 228-5222 http://www.stc-law.com MEMBERS OF TEAMSTERS LOCAL 223 — Eric Brending, Owner — OCTOBER 6, 2006 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS PAGE 5
