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Labor Democrats back Merkley for Senate Oregon Labor Commissioner Dan Gardner and six state legislators who are labor union members announced their support for Jeff Merkley for the U.S. Senate in the May 2008 Democra- tic primary. “Jeff Merkley’s leadership in the House has opened doors for workers all across Oregon,” said Gardner, a mem- ber of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 48. “He has Pacific Northwest Labor Arts Festival coming Nov. 10 November is Labor History month and in recognition, the Northwest Ore- gon Labor Council is co-sponsoring the Pacific Northwest Labor Arts Fes- tival, to be held at Portland State Uni- versity on Saturday, Nov. 10, from 1 to 9 p.m. The festival will feature labor mu- sic, art exhibits, film, drama and panel discussions. Anne Feeney, who con- sidered one of the best labor singer/ songwriters in America, will perform. If you are an artist (i.e. musician, poet, visual arts) and would like to participate, or to contribute money to help offset the cost, contact Jim Cook at 503-703-1693. been a real ally in protecting prevailing wage jobs and the minimum wage, ex- panding collective bargaining rights, protecting our firefighters and police of- ficers and strengthening Oregon’s fam- ily leave laws. That’s the kind of leader- ship Oregon needs in the U.S. Senate, and Jeff’s the guy to get it done.” The union members endorsing Merkley are: State Representatives Di- ane Rosenbaum, a member of Commu- nications Workers Local 7901; Brad Witt, a business agent of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 555; Paul Holvey, an organizer for the Pa- cific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters; Jeff Barker, a former presi- dent and retired member of the Portland Police Association; Mike Schaufler, a former member of the Laborers Union; Larry Galizio of the American Federa- tion of Teachers; and State Senator Lori Monnes Anderson, a member of the Oregon Nurses Association. “Working families are the backbone of our economy, but clearly Gordon Smith doesn’t get that, or he just doesn’t care,” Merkley said. “Instead, he has made it his job to rubber-stamp every corporate tax give away George Bush puts in front of him. Multi-national cor- porations have plenty of friends in the Senate. Oregon’s working families need someone to stand with them.” Seattle-area grocery workers ratify new three-year contracts SEATTLE (PAI) — After five months of bargaining, Seattle/Puget Sound-area grocery, retail, warehouse and meatcutter workers represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union and the Teamsters rati- fied new three-year contracts on Aug. 29 with Safeway, Albertsons, Fred Meyer and QFC. The pacts involve UFCW Locals 21, 44 and 88, and Teamsters Local 38. the contracts cover more than 20,000 work- ers. The grocers bargain as part of a multi-employer group. The pacts include affordable and im- proved health care with no-cost preven- tative care, shorter waiting periods and lower drug costs. Workers get raises of up to $1.30 an hour over the life of the pact and a more-secure pension plan with no cuts, UFCW added. 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