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Local Motion January 2007 Union election activity in Oregon and SW Washington, according to the National Labor Relations Board and the Oregon Employment Relations Board Elections held Union youths bowl over lawmakers State Reps. Chip Shields (D-Portland) and Tobias Read (D-Beaverton) were young-ish Oregon lawmakers who responded to an invitation to bowl Feb. 10 with young union members of Oregon Council 75 of the American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees). The event was hosted at Portland’s Hollywood Bowl by newly formed Next Wave, a group that puts on monthly social events to get more young AFSCME members involved. Up next, the group hopes to get younger members to attend AFSCME's statewide convention in Bend in April. Organizers didn’t say whether the bowling bill was paid out of the union “strike” fund, but participants did pause to hear details of a pro-worker legislative agenda from the lawmakers. Pictured above, from left to right, are Shields, Eric Vecchi and Matt Hilton of Local 328 (Oregon Health and Science University), and Martha Armstrong and Jeff Klatke of Local The Portland Trail Blazers are team- ing up with area unions for a “Union Night” to raise funds for the National Kidney Foundation through the Team- sters Kidney Benefit. The Blazers take on the Seattle Su- personics at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 14 at the Rose Garden. A block of $49 tickets has been set aside for union members at a reduced price of $30. Five dollars from each ticket sold will go to- wards the Teamsters Kidney Benefit. Tickets can be ordered online at http://tickets.blazers.com/deals. The password is “UNION.” For more information about the fundraiser, call Phil Horn at 503-963- 3965. Nurse staffing bill debated in Olympia OLYMPIA, Wash. (PAI) — More than 500 nurses, led by the Washington State Nurses Association, rallied Feb. 6 at the State Capitol here to demand leg- islative action on a new nurse-patient staffing ratio bill. The legislation, sponsored by De- mocratic State Rep. Dawn Morell, a nurse, would form a 15-member state committee to set minimum nurse staffing levels for every hospital. Nurse staffing levels have not been updated in several years, nurses at the rally said. Morell said that unless the problem is solved, high turnover of overworked nurses would continue. They can’t pro- vide top quality care, so “I watch them drop out. They go to other jobs,” she told local media before the rally. “This is a retention bill.” FEBRUARY 16, 2007 Umatilla County UC Law Enforcement Assoc. 1/4 Zachary Zabinsky • Social Security • SSI - Disability Claims Personal Attention To Every Case Working For Disability Rights Since 1983 NO FEE WITHOUT RECOVERY 621 SW Morrison, Portland 223-8517 Weber Distribution 1/17 Teamsters Local 81 Union No Union Pendleton 54 0 Gresham 44 49 Wilsonville 1 2 Willamette Education Service District 1/23 OEA vs. OSEA Oregon City 103 55 15 City of Boardman Police Department 1/26 Oregon AFSCME Co. 75 Boardman 5 0 Elections requested Company Union Location # of employees Distribution Plus Teamsters Joint Council 37 Tualatin 17 SERCO Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization Salem 4 Safeway (decertification) United Food & Commercial Workers Local 555 Burns 32 Roseburg West Ambulance 40 International Association of EMTs and Paramedics, SEIU/NAGE Healthy-Heart Screening for Tradeswomen Take a step toward lowering your risk for heart disease and stroke by participating in this FREE, 30-minute screening that includes: • Cholesterol (total, HDL) • Blood Pressure • Blood Sugar • Body Fat Measurement • Consultation with nurse about your results • Refreshments, socializing and net- work with other tradeswomen after the screening. This screening made possible through a generous donation by the Women of Good Samaritan. Coordination by Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc. Many thanks to our hosts at the HVAC & Metals Institute! www.legacyhealth.org Legacy Heart Services Health Syst Legacy Health System, a non-profit organization, includes Emanuel Hospital & Health Center, Emanuel Children’s Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital & Medical Center, Meridian Park Hospital, Mount Hood Medical Center, Salmon Creek Hospital, Legacy Clinics and CareMark/Managed HealthCare Northwest PPO. ©2007 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS Screening Date & Location: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 4:00-7:00 p.m. (Appointments scheduled every 15 minutes) HVAC & Metals Institute 2379 N.E. 178th Portland, Oregon 97230 FREE—Appointments required. Spaces are limited. Please call 503- 335-3500 to schedule your appoint- ment and for more information. NO FASTING REQUIRED. CHE-0001 ‘Union Night’ at Blazers will aid Kidney Benefit fund Location First Student 1/5 SEIU Local 503 3135 (Housing Authority of Portland). Above, bowler Jennifer Patrick exults after knocking down some pins. Patrick, who works at Multnomah County, is a member of Local 88. Results: Company Date Union PAGE 7
