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War protest May 1 could shut down ports coastwise Retiree gets 72-year pin from Bricklayers Local 1 Leonard “Shorty” Pardue — a 72-year member of the Bricklayers Union — received a lifetime achievement award April 5 at the annual pin dinner of Portland Bricklayers and Allied Craftwork- ers Local 1. Pardue, 99, is the only member of Local 1 to ever reach this mile- stone. He started in the trade as an ap- prentice in 1936 in Oklahoma. Af- ter moving to Portland in 1940, he joined Local 1 and, two years later, started his own company, L.C. Par- due. He maintained his union mem- bership as a contractor. Pardue retired in the early ‘70s and his son, Lenny, took over the business. Both men attended the awards presentation, which drew an estimated 225 members and spouses. In addition to Pardue, Local 1 recognized 50-year pin recipients Stuart Henshaw, Ernest Mills and Delbert Perkins; 40-year members Bill Belanger, Scott Cronholm, Syd- ney Hall III, and Milford Peterson; and 25-year recipients Greg Neilson and Kelly Smith. Also receiving a special award — and some cash — was appren- tice Jacob Amos. Amos finished “Shorty” Pardue (center) listens as Local 1 Business Manager Keith Wright reads inscription on plaque that was presented to the 72-year member. To the right is President Matt Eleazer. second in last year’s Western States Brick & Tile contest held at the in- ternational union’s training center in Washington, D.C. Apprentices na- tionwide compete in regional con- tests to qualify for the national fi- nals. An 80 percent apprentice at the time, Amos beat out more than 30 other apprentices to finish second. Rumors have been flying that longshore workers are going to stop work May 1 to call for the immediate, safe return of U.S. troops in Iraq. At its Feb. 8 meeting, the long- shore caucus of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) debated and adopted a reso- lution calling for an eight-hour stop- work meeting May 1 at ports in Cali- fornia, Oregon, and Washington, at which members would have a chance to speak out in opposition to the war. ILWU represents 25,000 dock workers at ports on the West Coast and in Hawaii and Alaska. Caucus delegates are democratically elected representatives from every longshore local who set policy for the Long- shore Division. Under the ILWU contract with the Union musicians will entertain at Vancouver Share fundraiser VANCOUVER — Union musicians Patrick Lamb, Linda Hornbuckle, and Norman Sylvester will be performing at the 7th annual Share-a-Bowl soup din- ner and concert Sunday, April 27, at Skyview High School, 1300 NW 139th Oregon Alliance for Retired Americans to convene April 26 at ILWU Hall in Portland The Oregon Alliance for Retired Americans will hold its 5th annual convention April 26 at the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Hall, 2435 NW Naito Parkway, Portland. Registration for the convention, which opens at 9 a.m. and runs until 3 p.m., is $25 and includes lunch. For more information, call the Oregon ARA at 503- 284-8591. employer group, the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), the union is al- lowed to call mandatory-attendance union meetings on the second shift, which workers attend while still on the clock. That’s a right that’s pretty much unique in the American labor movement. But to call a meeting for the first shift, during the day, requires the PMA to sign off on it. And the PMA wasn’t interested in protesting the war. In fact, they make money shipping war material. So ILWU’s official position is that it is no longer coordinating a day shift stop-work action on May 1. That doesn’t rule out activists in some lo- cations from taking some kind of ac- tion; it just won’t have the official sanction of the union. Street in Vancouver. Share is a non-profit program that as- sists the homeless to find shelter and food in Southwest Washington. The event is a fundraiser for Share. Lamb, Hornbuckle and Sylverster are members of Portland-based Musi- cians Local 99. Joining them at the fundraiser will be Karen Therese and Michael Allen Harrison. The Share-a-Bowl event includes a special soup dinner, followed by the concert. Proceeds will benefit Share’s Children’s Program, including its back- pack and summer lunch programs. Tickets are $25 for adults and $5 for children 5 to 12. Dinner starts at 4 p.m., with the concert set for 6 p.m. For more information or to order tickets, call 360 887-8556 or log on to www.sharevancouver.org. We support Mike Delman for Multnomah County Comissioner District 3 ZZZWUDGHVZRPHQQHW G ENE P ROVONOST , UFCW 555, G ARY H ANSEN , D ICK S PRINGER J OE D EVLAEMINCK , L ORI R ICE , R.N. 2UHJRQ7UDGHVZRPHQ,QFWKDQNVRXU3ODWLQXP/HYHOVSRQVRUV And Congratulations, Mike, on your endorsement by the Multnomah County Corrections Officers Association Vote for Real Change. Vote for Mike Delman www.mikedelman.com WWW APRIL 18, 2008 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS PAGE 13
