AFL-CIO’s Byrd to receive
‘100 Most Powerful
Women’ recognition
Oregon AFL-CIO Secretary-Trea-
surer Barbara Byrd has been selected
by the NW Women’s Journal as one
of the “100 Most Powerful Women”
in the Portland metro area. She will be
recognized at a black-tie ceremony
Sept. 20, at the Red Lion Hotel on the
River in Portland
Along with Byrd — whose full-
time job is with the University of Ore-
gon’s Labor Education and Research
Center — others who will be honored
include former Oregon Gov. Barbara
Roberts, Washington Gov. Chris Gre-
goire and U.S. Senators Maria
Cantwell and Patty Murray of Wash-
ington.
“Barbara has a spoon in every pot,
from teaching union members to be
effective leaders, to convening busi-
ness and environmental interests to
promote good jobs and clean, renew-
able energy,” said Tom Chamberlain,
president of the Oregon AFL-CIO.
“She’s a huge asset to the working
men and women of Oregon, and I’m
HAPPY LABOR DAY TO ALL FROM
IRON WORKERS LOCAL 29
107 PROUD YEARS OF SERVING THE
WORKING MEN AND WOMEN OF OREGON
Local Union Officers:
Business Agents
Kevin Jensen - FST/BM
Jim Pauley - President/Dispatcher
Jamie Maygra - Vice President/BA
Kevin Soto - Recording Secretary
Joe Bowers- Organizer
Robert Camarillo - Organizer
Tom Rios- Organizer
E-Board Members
Bob Edwards, Joseph Fields, Ray Gragg,
Ron McDowell, John Winters
Office Staff
Susan Hunziker - Bookkeeper
Aimee Parmeter - Administrative Assistant
BARBARA BYRD
proud to have her on board with us.”
NW Women’s Journal is a monthly
magazine written by, for and about
professional women in the Portland-
Vancouver metro area and is pub-
lished by Purple Turtle Press, Inc. in
Vancouver.
11620 NE Ainsworth Circle, Suite 200,
Portland, OR
503-774-0777
The 46,000 members of the Oregon Education Association salute
Working People
of Oregon
Thank you!
Working Together for Public Education
6900 SW Atlanta Street, Portland, OR 97223 503-684-3300
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