Mt. Hood CC new site for OR-OSHA center
Hotel workers and their supporters have been leafleting outside the downtown
Portland Hilton Hotel and Executive Tower to inform the public about a
union-led boycott. Taking part Nov. 15, from left to right, are Hilton workers
Allian Smith, John Hefferin and Mary Livengood; Livengood’s son Johan;
UNITE HERE Local 9 boycott coordinator Eryn Slack; and Maggie Long of
SEIU Local 49.
UNITE HERE Local 9
calls for Hilton boycott
Workers at the downtown Portland
Hilton Hotel and Executive Tower are
calling for a boycott of their employer.
Portland-based UNITE HERE Lo-
cal 9 has been in bargaining with the
Hilton for four months, with little to
show for it, the union’s leaders said. On
Oct. 26, members voted by 96 percent
to authorize a boycott.
Among other things, the union
wants to reduce the workload of house-
keeping staff; housekeepers say their
quotas for the number of rooms they
clean are unreasonable.
As one of four unionized hotels in
the Portland area, the downtown Port-
land Hilton is often favored as a meet-
ing place for union events.
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But the union is calling on the public
not to eat, sleep, or meet at the Portland
Hilton until they sign a fair contract.
Boycott supporters are asked to call
Hilton general manager Tracy Marks at
503-226-1611 to let him know they
won’t patronize the facility.
Boycott coordinator Eryn Slack said
Local 9 plans to seek support for the
boycott from the broader labor commu-
nity and the general public.
The Hilton Hotel also has contracts
with the Teamster Unions and Operat-
ing Engineers. UNITE HERE and the
Teamsters are members of the Change
to Win union federation.
Those with questions can call
UNITE HERE at 503-230-2304.
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The Oregon Occupational Safety
and Health Division (OR-OSHA) and
Mt. Hood Community College have
teamed up to establish the state’s first
Occupational Health and Safety In-
structional Center on a college campus.
The new center is the first of its kind
in the state and will become a part of the
college’s Environmental Health and
Safety program. MHCC is the only col-
lege in Oregon to offer a degree in En-
vironmental Health and Safety.
“Everyone from laborers to law en-
forcement will able to obtain the train-
ing that addresses health and safety is-
sues,” said MHCC program director Dr.
Javid Mohtasham.
Students taking classes through the
center also will have the opportunity to
work toward a degree through the Envi-
ronmental Health and Safety program.
“The college offers state-of-the-art
instructional facilities, making it a per-
fect location to house such a center,”
said OR-OSHA Administrator Michael
Wood.
For more information on the center
or the Environmental Health and Safety
program, call Mohtasham at 503-491-
7440.
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