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About Northwest labor press. (Portland , Ore.) 1987-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 15, 2006)
Labor law confab slated Jan. 19 at IBEW in Portland More than 200 people are regis- tered to attend the 11th annual Oregon Labor Law Conference Friday, Jan. 19, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the NECA-IBEW Local 48 Electrical Training Center, 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland. The conference is sponsored by the Oregon AFL-CIO, Electrical Workers Local 48 and the Columbia-Pacific Building Trades Council and is de- signed for business managers, busi- ness agents, organizers and union offi- cers to get the latest information to avoid legal liability and to better serve members, said conference coordinator Norman Malbin, general counsel for Local 48. This year’s conference will feature a panel on the Kentucky River deci- sion by the National Labor Relations Board. On that panel will be Richard Ahearn, regional director of the NLRB in Seattle. Ahearn was the re- gional director in Ohio who ruled ini- tially that nurses are employees and not supervisors. That ruling was ap- pealed to the U.S. Supreme Court and remanded back to the NLRB, which earlier this year ruled that nurses can be supervisors. Other courses offered will include corporate campaigns, union record- keeping, the Employment Relations Board, Fair Labor Standards Act class actions and the Family and Medical Leave Act. Oregon Labor Commissioner Dan Gardner will speak at lunch. For more information about the conference or to register, call Donna Marshall at 503-889-3660 or e-mail her at Donna@IBEW48.com. From All of Us to All of You — Happy Holidays! from the staff of Masonry Industry Trust Administration, In c. Trudy, Debbie, Marva, Holly, Mary Jane, Kirt, Lynn and Nancy Steelworkers strike Goodyear Local members of the United Steelworkers (USW) rallied with supporters outside of tire dealerships in at least 15 cities Dec. 2, including Portland. About 15,000 USW members have been on strike since Oct. 5 at 15 North American Goodyear factories. USW said members were essentially forced out on strike because of company demands to cut health care, close factories and import tires from China and other low-wage countries. With the company using replacement workers to make tires, USW is trying to raise public concern about the safety of the tires. The union is pointing to the 2000 recall of 14.4 million Firestone tires in the Ford Explorer. Those tires, manufactured by striker replacements, were linked to 271 fatalities and over 800 injuries, the union said. K ramers/metro mailing service 3201 N.W. YEON PORTLAND, OREGON 97210 (503) 274-1638 FAX (503) 227-1245 THE ONLY UNION MAILER IN OREGON Visit our Web site at www.kramersmailing.com IRS PROBLEMS? MEMBERS OF TEAMSTERS LOCAL 223 — Eric Brending, Owner — •Haven’t filed for...years? • Lost records? •Liens-Levies-Garnishments? •Fees are affordable • Appointments available evenings & weekends • Working with union members for over 20 years The Construction Industry Drug-Free Workplace Program 9848 E. Burnside St. Portland, OR 97216 503-254-4022 Toll-Free 1-800-591-8326 Construction Industry Drug-Free Workplace Program Numbers: 503-261-0809 or toll-free 1-877-210-2654 Warm Wishes This Holiday Season Rainier Investment Management Inc. ® Season’s Greetings to the Northwest Labor Community Call Nancy D. Anderson Enrolled Agent/Tax Practitioner 503-697-7757 Trust Administrators for the Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers, Operative Plasterers & Cement Masons International Union and the Independently Owned. Experienced Professionals. • • • Equity Balanced Fixed Income Mike Raney • Jim Ridgeway • Rick Hansen • Steve Hanks 541 NE 20 TH A VENUE , S UITE 108, P ORTLAND , O RE . 97232 503-222-9603 • F AX 503-727-2353 Serving America’s Taft-Hartley Trust Funds SINCE 1951 Quarry 8” Safety toe or reg. Gortex/Vibram. Black Try a pair on, you’ll like them. Tough boots for the Northwest. 601 Union St., Suite 2801 AL’S SHOES TEL 800.536.4640 5811 SE 82nd, Portland 503-771-2130 Seattle, WA 98101 www.rainierfunds.com Mon-Fri 10-7:30 Sat 10-5:30 Sun 12-6 DECEMBER 15, 2006 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS Renee Steele Tom Royalty Linda Sherburn Patrick Pine Joanne Nordquist Sheryl Erickson Theresa Gardner PAGE 7
