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Local Motion November 2007 Union activity in Oregon and Southwest Washington, according to the National Labor Relations Board and the Oregon Employment Relations Board Election results Results: Company Date Union Location SuperValu (decertification) 11/14 UFCW Local 555 First Student/Laidlaw 11/16 Teamsters Local 206 Union No Union Corvallis 44 19 Sandy, The Dalles 31 7 The Dalles 36 18 Sandy 16 11 Fred Meyer 11/16 UFCW Local 555 US Metal Works 11/16 Iron Workers Local 516 Location # of employees Portland 75 UNITUS Community Credit Union (decertification) Communications Workers of America Lake Oswego 25 Bread Song Bakery Bakers Local 114 (From Page 1) ings for sending three e-mails to unit employees at their Register-Guard e- mail addresses. The newspaper imposed a written policy four years earlier forbidding the use of company e-mail for “non-job-re- lated solicitations,” but management had never enforced it. The union filed an unfair labor practice complaint, arguing that unions have a right to send e-mail to members and non-members in the same way they have a right to distrib- ute fliers and bulletins. Censoring such communications violates federal labor law. Not so, responded management, asserting its property rights in decid- ing how it’s resources may be used. BEKO Membrane Technology (decertification) International Association of Machinists for Q (Editor’s Note: Press Associates Inc. and American Rights at Work con- tributed to this report.) caused by asbestos exposure Since 1989, we have been dedicated to helping asbestos cancer patients get justice in the courtrooms and help in the hospitals. In the last ten years, we have recovered over $725 million for our clients. Bend 19 increase of 14 cents. The increases re- flect the rise of the cost-of-living as de- fined by the Consumer Price Index and is mandated by law in both states. Quest Investment Management, Inc. • Serving Multi-Employer Multi-Employer Serving Trusts for for Over Twenty Years Trusts Twenty Years } Cam Johnson Cam Johnson Adrian Hamilton Adrian Hamilton Doug Goebel Goebel Doug Garth Nisbet for a while. Battista’s term expired Dec. 16 and President Bush did not renominate him, or name a replace- ment. That left the board split with two Republicans and two Democrats. And two of its members — one from each party — saw their terms end last month, leaving the NLRB without a quorum to conduct busi- ness. Given the NLRB’s anti-worker track record under Battista, though, “We’re better off with a board that can’t act than one that can,” said CWA President Larry Cohen. Mesothelioma cancer $34 Million: $20 Million: $12.6 Million: $10 Million: $8.4 Million: Minimum wage increases in Pacific NW Oregon's minimum wage will in- crease 15 cents to $7.95 per hour on Jan 1, 2008, while Washington’s minimum wage will jump to $8.07 an hour — an An administrative law judge ini- tially sided with the union, ruling that the newspaper couldn’t ban union messages at the same time it allowed “jokes, baby announcements, party in- vitations, and the occasional offer of sports tickets or request for services such as dog walking.” The Register-Guard appealed to the full board, and on Dec. 16 the three- member majority reversed the earlier decision. Under the new ruling, companies can bar union-related e- mails as long as they also prohibit so- licitations from any outside organiza- tion. It is likely the order will be ap- pealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals. It’s also possible that the e-mail ruling will be one of the board’s last Roger G. Worthington, P.C. leads the fight to find a cure Representation petitions Company Union ...NLRB bars union e-mail at work Greg Sherwood Greg Sherwood Monte Johnson Monte Johnson Bill Zenk Zenk Bill Pat Worley 60 year-old Navy veteran and carpenter 54 year-old engineer 69 year-old psychiatrist exposed at home 54 year-old woman exposed via father’s clothes 60 year-old Navy veteran and crane operator 800-831-9399 For a free booklet of medical/legal information, including medical experts, patient profiles, clinical trials and asbestos products, call us or visit our website. www.mesothel.com Mesothelioma typically We’ve helped hundreds develops 20 to 60 years after the first asbestos exposure. Each year about 3,000 new cases of mesothelioma are diagnosed in the U.S. of patients find the best doctors, coast to coast and we’re known for providing up-to-date medical information and patient education. Asbestos lawyers for life. Offices in Los Angeles, Orange County, and Dallas, Texas • Lawyers licensed in California, Oregon, and Texas One SW SW Columbia St., Suite 1100, Portland, OR 97258 One 1100 Portland, 503-221-0158 503-221-0158 www.QuestInvestment.com www.QuestInvestment.com PAGE 8 Roger G. Worthington, P.C. has donated more than $2.5 Million to medical research working on a cure for mesothelioma — more than all the asbestos companies combined. NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS JANUARY 4, 2008
