Kucinich, Edwards will pay visit
to Oregon AFL-CIO convention
SEIU’s Alice Dale considers
run for attorney general
SEASIDE — Democratic presiden-
tial hopeful Dennis Kucinich, a con-
gressman from Ohio, has been added to
the lineup of speakers at this year’s Ore-
gon AFL-CIO convention.
Kucinich will join former North Car-
olina U.S. senator and presidential can-
didate John Edwards, national AFL-
CIO President John Sweeney, Oregon
Gov. Ted Kulongoski, and several other
politicians on the speaking docket.
The 50th biennial convention starts
Monday morning, Oct. 8, and runs
through midday Wednesday, Oct. 10.
Kucinich will speak at a welcome
party scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 7,
from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Best
Western Oceanview Motel, which also
will serve as the convention headquar-
ters. The state labor federation’s Execu-
tive Board, General Board and Com-
mittee on Political Education will meet
Sunday starting at 1 p.m., also at the
Best Western Oceanview Motel.
Sweeney is slated to speak at 10 a.m.
on the opening day, Monday, Oct. 8.
Kulongoski is scheduled to appear at
4:30 p.m. Following adjournment, dele-
gates will canvass sections of the city
with Working America, a community
affiliate of the national AFL-CIO that is
partnering with labor to create a mas-
sive workers’ movement. After the can-
vass, volunteers will have a barbecue at
Broadway Park in Seaside.
On Tuesday, Oct. 9, at 10 a.m., Ed-
wards will address delegates. At 7 p.m.
that evening the popular Union Label
Show will be held at the Seaside Con-
vention Center.
On Wednesday, delegates will elect
new officers and Executive Board
members. Both president and secretary-
treasurer posts are up this year and the
only declared candidates at this point
are incumbent President Tom Cham-
berlain and incumbent Secretary-Trea-
surer Barbara Byrd. Chamberlain is
completing the term of Tim Nesbitt,
who stepped down in mid-term, and
Byrd is completing the term of Brad
Witt, who was deemed ineligible to
serve following the departure of United
Food and Commercial Workers to the
Change to Win labor federation.
Nominations will be held at 11:45
a.m. Oct. 8.
The convention begins at 9 a.m. all
three days.
An Executive Board meeting will be
held immediately following adjourn-
ment on Oct. 10.
Delegates can register from noon to
8 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 7 at the Best
Western Oceanview Motel, and from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday,
Oct. 8-9, at the Convention Center.
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Alice Dale, a high-ranking official of the Service Employees International Union
(SEIU), is considering a run for attorney general of Oregon.
Hardy Myers, the current attorney general, announced he will not seek another
term, and two candidates have so far filed to run for the office. If Dale enters the
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“She’d be a formidable candidate,”
said Oregon AFL-CIO President Tom
Chamberlain. “She’s one of the top
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Dale has been meeting with labor
leaders and others to gauge possible
support, and said she’ll most likely
make a decision by mid-October.
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