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
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Multnomah County
County Commissioner #1
D eb or a h K a fo u ry
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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
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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
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Columbia-Pacific BCTC
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Established in 1900 at Portland, Oregon
as a voice of the labor movement.
4275 NE Halsey St., P.O. Box 13150,
Portland, Ore. 97213
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...Sizemore back in court;
union lawsuit unsettled
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• 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
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Representing Workers Since 1960
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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.
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Union foe Bill Sizemore appears in court April 18 in Portland for the second
time for contempt of court proceedings.
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