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Columbia-Pacific Building & Construction Trades Council Endorsements for the Oregon Primary Election May 20 City of Portland Mayor Sa m Ad am s City Commissioner #2 Ni c k F is h City Commissioner #4 R an dy L e o na rd Multnomah County County Commissioner #1 D eb or a h K a fo u ry County Commissioner # 3 Ju d y S hi p r ac k Clackamas County County Commissioner #1 L yn n P e te rs on County Commissioner # 3 M a rt h a Sc h ra de r County Commissioner #5 T r en t T i d w el l County Sheriff Cr a ig R o be r ts Columbia County County Commissioner # 1 J oe C o rs ig li a County Commissioner #3 To n y Hy d e Clatsop County County Commissioner #2 P at r ic ia R ob e r ts County Commissioner #4 Ca r y J o h ns on Paid for and authorized by the Columbia-Pacific BCTC (International Standard Serial Number 0894-444X) Established in 1900 at Portland, Oregon as a voice of the labor movement. 4275 NE Halsey St., P.O. Box 13150, Portland, Ore. 97213 Telephone: (503) 288-3311 E-mail: Michael492@comcast.net ...Sizemore back in court; union lawsuit unsettled (From Page 1) • Prohibit teaching public school students in languages other than Eng- lish for more than two years. • Base teacher pay raises and job security on classroom performance, as measured by standardized tests. [Teachers unions have fought this suc- cessfully before, persuading voters that it’s a draconian proposal that would force teachers to teach to the test, and drive good teachers away from low-income schools where stu- dents don’t test as well.] • Allow up to $35,000 a year in im- provements to property without a building permit. • Prohibit public employee union members from using paycheck deduc- tion to contribute to their unions’ polit- ical campaigns. • Require a legislative super-major- ity to make laws take effect immedi- ately upon the signature of the gover- nor. In December 2007 and January 2008, Sizemore turned in petitions with 120,000 to 130,000 signatures for b h m k each of these ballot measures. That might be enough to qualify the initia- tives for the ballot, but the secretary of state hasn’t verified the signatures yet. Sizemore has been asked to provide payroll records to prove the signatures were gathered in compliance with a ballot measure that banned paying sig- nature gatherers by the signature. Size- more has challenged that in court, and has refused to turn over the payroll records. The Secretary of State’s office notified Sizemore that his ballot meas- ure committees are prohibited from obtaining further signatures until the records are turned in. Meanwhile, the union lawsuit against Sizemore remains unsettled. Sizemore appealed the jury verdict and got damages reduced by the Oregon Court of Appeals in October 2006, but the case is now before the Oregon Supreme Court. And on April 18, Sizemore was back in court for the second time for contempt of court proceedings. Lawyers for the union plaintiffs pre- sented evidence that Sizemore has continued to violate the judge’s order Bennett Hartman Morris & Kaplan, llp Attorneys at Law Oregon’s Full Service Union Law Firm Representing Workers Since 1960 PERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID AT PORTLAND, OREGON. CHANGE OF ADDRESS NOTICE: Three weeks are required for a change of address. When ordering a change, please give your old and new addresses and the name and number of your local union. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS, P.O. BOX 13150-0150, PORTLAND, OR 97213 • Construction Injuries • Automobile Accidents • Medical, Dental, and Legal Malpractice • Bicycle and Motorcycle Accidents • Pedestrian Accidents • Premises Liability (injuries on premises) • Workers’ Compensation Injuries • Social Security Claims We Work Hard for Hard-Working People! 111 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 1650 Portland, Oregon 97204 (503) 227-4600 www.bennetthartman.com Our Legal Staff are Proud Members of UFCW Local 555 PAGE 2 by the way he handles money as chief petitioner for a stalled ballot measure campaign last year, and by creating a sham organization in Nevada to laun- der political contributions. Judge Janice Wilson set a May 27 date to announce her decision in the contempt of court case; Sizemore could face fine or jail time, though the latter is unlikely. To date, Sizemore has paid only $125,000 to OEA and AFT to reim- burse them for attorney fees. Columbia-Pacific BCTC to celebrate 100th anniversary on May 10 The 100th anniversary celebration of the Columbia-Pacific Building and Construction Trades Council is shaping up to be a huge event. More than 650 tickets have been sold to the event to be held Saturday, May 10, at the Oregon Convention Center. The keynote speaker is Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer. Other speakers will include Portland Mayor Tom Potter and newly-appointed Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian. A no-host cocktail hour will start at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. For more information, call the building trades council at 503-784-1566. Serious Injury and Death Cases Editor: Michael Gutwig Staff: Don McIntosh, Cheri Rice Published on a semi-monthly basis on the first and third Fridays of each month by the Oregon Labor Press Publishing Co. Inc., a non- profit corporation owned by 20 unions and councils including the Oregon AFL-CIO. Serving more than 120 union organizations in Ore- gon and SW Washington. 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