Verle Steele to retire
Mike Phillips, secretary-
treasurer of the Clark,
Skamania, Klickitat Counties
Labor Council in Vancouver,
wrings out his gloves after
completing a 100-mile
motorcycle poker run benefit
for kids.
Motorcycle riders raise cash for charity
Rain and cool weather didn’t
dampen the spirits of more than 100
motorcycle riders who participated
in the fifth annual Motorcycle Poker
Run and Chili Cook-Off June 9.
Sponsored by the non-profit
“Union for Kids,” money raised goes
to Doernbecher Children’s Hospital
in Portland. In addition to the Poker
Run registration, funding comes
from a raffle for a new Harley-
Davidson motorcycle, a silent auc-
tion, 50/50 drawing and other raffle
ticket sales. The amount collected
had not been finalized at press time,
but co-chair Lee Duncan was confi-
dent the group would raise $25,000.
“The folks here really opened up
their wallets this year,” Duncan said.
Rick Wardell of Vancouver was
the winner of the motorcycle — a
black Dyna Low-Rider FXDL.
Twelve-year-old George Gilstrap,
the son of Rick Gilstrap, a member
of Longshore and Warehouse Union
Local 8, won the 50/50 drawing
worth $216. He donated his win-
nings back to the charity.
Sherry Roche won the Poker Run
“high hand” with a full house, and
Jim Bristow took home the “low-
hand” prize with a 9 high. Stephanie
Peck of Teamsters Local 223 won
the chili cook-off against four other
competitors.
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May 2007
Elections held
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Union
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63
50
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan (Portland)
5/1
SEIU Local 49
Portland
40
15
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan (Clackamas)
5/3
SEIU Local 49
Portland
21
5
Oregon Housing & Associated Services
5/15
ATU Local 757
6
8
Location
Portland Development Commission
5/1
Oregon AFSCME
Event organizers Lee Duncan (left) of IBEW Local 48 and Barry White
of Millwrights Local 711 prepare to read the name of the winner of the
raffle for a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. The name of Rick Wardell
was drawn by Stirling Walker, the daughter of Shannon Walker, a
member of Office and Professional Employees Local 277.
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tions. By that time, numerous mills
were shuttering and laying off wood-
workers. Several wood products unions
came together to discuss the needs of
their members.
With assistants from the Labor Edu-
cation and Research Center, the State
of Oregon, through the U.S. Depart-
ment of Labor, initiated a contract with
the Oregon AFL-CIO in 1995 for a la-
bor liaison position to help dislocated
workers.
As labor liaison for the state labor
federation, Steele is represented by
Electrical Workers Local 48.
The Oregon AFL-CIO’s Workforce
Development Department helps direct
workers into skill enhancement pro-
grams; helps dislocated workers train
for new careers; and provides technical
assistance to local and regional work-
force investment boards.
Union election activity in Oregon and SW Washington,
according to the National Labor Relations Board
and the Oregon Employment Relations Board
Sandy
Elections requested
REVERSE MORTGAGES
Lynn Russell
SALEM — A retirement party for
Verle Steele, the Oregon AFL-CIO’s la-
bor liaison to the Workforce Investment
Act (WIA) is slated for Friday, July 6,
at 6 p.m. at the Central Electrical Train-
ing Center, 33309 Highway 99E, Tan-
gent.
Steele is retiring after serving as the
labor liaison since May 1995. His last
day on the job is June 30.
Steele is a fourth-generation mill-
worker. He started his career at Santiam
Plywood Mill in Sweet Home in 1963.
He served as a shop steward and vice
president of the Western Council of In-
dustrial Workers (now the Carpenters
Industrial Union) Local 2791, He was
elected business representative of the
local in 1983.
In 1994, at the age of 51, the mill —
which was purchased by Willamette In-
dustries in 1967 — closed its opera-
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Teamsters Local 206
North Bend
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Vancouver
155
JUNE 15, 2007