Trade unions want strong turn-out
at Cascade Locks casino hearings
Public hearings in March will deter-
mine the fate of the Warm Springs Re-
sort and Casino proposed at an indus-
trial park 40 miles east of Portland in
Cascade Locks.
The $400 million project will be
built all union under a project labor
agreement with the Columbia-Pacific
Building Trades Council and Anderson
Construction. The tribe also has a com-
pact with the State of Oregon that
would allow some 2,000 resort and
casino workers to organize.
To develop the resort, the tribe needs
permission from the federal govern-
ment to buy 25 acres in the industrial
park from the Port of Cascade Locks
and convert it into tribal land. A draft
environmental impact statement was re-
leased Feb. 15. The public has until
May 15 to comment on it.
The Department of Interior, through
the Bureau of Indian Affairs, will hold
five public hearings before making a fi-
nal decision, hopefully by the end of the
year. The first meeting was held March
Clackamas County Democrats will present
anti-LNG resolution at March 20 meeting
Union backers for the development of liquefied natural gas plants in Oregon
might want to attend the March 20 meeting of the Clackamas County Democrats,
where party leaders have introduced a resolution opposing such construction.
Last month, a couple of union members were able to get the resolution tabled.
Proposed construction of an LNG plant at Bradwood Landing near Astoria has
been endorsed by the Oregon AFL-CIO and the regional and state building trades
councils.
“Their resolution against LNGs was filled with inaccuracies. We wanted more
time so that we could tell our side of the story,” said Willy Meyers, a business rep
for Sheet Metal Workers Local 16.
The next meeting of the Clackamas County Democrats is Thursday, March 20,
at 7:30 p.m. at the Operating Engineers Local 701 Union Hall, 555 First St., Glad-
stone. (Take the Gladstone exit off I-205).
3 in Warm Springs. Future meetings
will be held:
• Monday, March 10, Cascade
Locks, Port Pavillion, 355 Wa-Na-Pa
St.
• Wednesday, March 12, Stevenson,
Wash., 710 S.W. Rock Creek Dr.
• Thursday, March 13, Portland,
DoubleTree Hotel, 1000 NE Mult-
nomah St.
• Monday, March 17, Hood River
Middle School Auditorium, 1602 May
St.
All meetings start at 6 p.m.
The proposal has support from
building trades unions, Gov. Ted Ku-
longoski, the City of Cascade Locks
and all the surrounding governments
and communities.
“It’s important that we turn out a lot
of our members,” said John Mohlis, ex-
ecutive secretary-treasurer of the CP-
BCTC. “This is it. This is the time to
make our voices heard.”
In addition to public testimony, writ-
ten comments can be sent to: Stanley
Speaks, Northwest Regional Director,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, 911 NE 11th
Ave., Portland, OR 97232 or faxed to
503-231-2275, or go to www.gorge-
casinois.com and click on the Comment
Opportunities page.
CWA Local 7901 endorses
Steve Novick for U.S. Senate
Portland-based Communications Workers of American, Local 7901 has en-
dorsed Steve Novick in the Oregon Democratic primary for U.S. Senate.
“Our members were looking for a fighter to stand up for worker’s rights in
the U.S. Senate, and all agreed that Steve is that candidate,” said Local 7901
President Madelyn Elder. “We need someone who won’t just vote the right
way, but stand up as a tireless advocate for the working families of Oregon.”
Local 7901 represents nearly 1,000 workers in the public and private sectors.
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