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UFCW Local 555 backs Walker for secretary of state Oregon State. Sen. Vicki Walker’s campaign for secretary of state has been endorsed by United Food and Com- mercial Workers Local 555 and Amal- gamated Transit Union Local 757. Walker is in a three-person primary race with two of her colleagues from the Senate — Rick Metsger and Kate Brown. All three candidates were endorsed by the Oregon State Building and Con- struction Trades Council. The Oregon AFL-CIO is neutral in the race. Service Employees International Union locals 503 and 49 have endorsed Brown. SEIU is an affiliate of the Change to Win labor federation. Westlund adds IBEW, Carpenters to list of endorsers Oregon State Sen. Ben Westlund (D-Tumalo) picked up endorsements from Electrical Workers Local 48, Car- penters Local 247 and the Joint Coun- cil of Teamsters No. 37, in his bid for state treasurer. A proponent of renewable energy, Westlund was instrumental in expand- ing the solar energy tax credit for indi- viduals during the 2005 session. In the 2007 session, he supported the Oregon Renewable Energy Act, which will make Oregon a national leader in the development of clean energy. “As an efficient legislator, Ben West- lund has been getting things done to ex- pand our renewable energy economy in Oregon,” said Joe Esmonde, political director for IBEW Local 48. “As state treasurer, he will advocate for retro- fitting our state buildings to increase en- ergy efficiency, save tax dollars and cre- ate jobs.” “Ben has encouraged vocational training in our schools to help our youth have the chance at good-paying jobs, and he is leading the charge to lower health care costs,” siad Joseph Baron of Carpenters Local 247. Also endorsing Westlund are the Oregon AFL-CIO, Oregon Nurses As- sociation, Oregon State Fire Fighters Association, Oregon Education Associ- ation, SEIU Local 503, AFSCME Council 75, American Federation of Teachers, and Association of Oregon Corrections Employees. Westlund has served Central Oregon as a legislator for the past 10 years. Be- fore that he was a business owner and entrepreneur. He currently consults for Northwest Professional Management to develop affordable health care delivery systems. Machinists Union endorses Merkley, Schrader, Kroger ASTORIA — The Machinists Non-Partisan Political League en- dorsed Jeff Merkley in the Democra- tic primary for U.S. Senate. The endorsement came April 26 at the Oregon Machinists Council meet- ing in Astoria. MNPL is the political arm of the Machinists Union. Also speaking at the meeting was John Frohnmayer, an independent candidate for the U.S. Senate. Merkley told the group that in- cumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Gor- don Smith has voted with President Bush 90 percent of the time during his tenure and that his votes have can- celed out Oregon’s senior U.S. Sena- tor, Democrat Ron Wyden, 1,700 times. “Workers have been getting the short end of the stick time and time and time again,” Merkley said, em- phasizing that he opposes free trade agreements such as NAFTA. In other political business, MNPL issued Democratic primary endorse- ments to John Kroger for attorney general; State Sen. Kurt Schrader for Congress; and Brad Witt and Brian Clem for re-election as state repre- sentatives in House Districts 31 and 21, respectively. I NDEPENDENT R ETIREMENT L IVING Westmoreland's Union Manor Kirkland Union Manors 6404 SE 23rd Ave. Portland 97202 3530 SE 84th Ave. Portland 97266 503•233•5671 503•777•8101 Manors Make the Difference • Studio and One-Bedroom Apartments • Affordable Rent includes Utilities ( EXCEPT PHONE AND CABLE ) • Planned Events, Clubs, and Activities • Ideal Locations offer easy access to Bus Lines, Shopping, and Entertainment • No Costly Buy-In or Application Fees • Federal Rent Subsidies Available (M UST Q UALIFY ) K IRKLAND U NION M ANORS I,II,III IN MEMORIAM “Buy American. Look for the Union Label.” Whenever those words were ut- tered at a union event, you knew Luther Jobe was in the house. Luther P. Jobe Jr. passed away at his Portland home on April 17. He was 87. For nearly 58 years, Jobe served as president of the Label Trades Section of the Northwest Oregon Labor Council (and the Multnomah Labor Council prior to its merger). At monthly meet- ings or conventions Jobe would always remind delegates to “Buy American” and to “look for the union label.” Jobe operated a one-chair barber shop at the downtown Portland Labor Temple and later at the Labor Center. After the Labor Center shut down, he opened a shop in Northeast Portland. Much of his clientele were union members, and he always promoted his store as a “union barber shop.” Jobe was a member of Barbers Lo- cal 75, which later became Meat Cutter Local 143A. That local then merged into what is now United Food and Commercial Workers Local 555. He served as president of Local 75, as well as president of the Barbers Credit Union. Following the merger with Local 555, Jobe was made a vice president and Executive Board member of that union. In 2000, Jobe was named to the La- bor Hall of Fame sponsored by the Northwest Oregon Labor Retirees Council, AFL-CIO. Luther P. Jobe Jr. was born June 13, 1920, in Wichita Falls, Texas, the son of Luther and Mary (Byrd) Jobe. He was raised in Yuma, Ariz., and various cities in California, before moving to Portland in 1937. He took up barbering at age 17, fol- lowing in the footsteps of his father, un- cle, and brother. For a short while he also worked at the Oregon Shipyard in St. Johns, where he was a member of Boilermakers Local 72. He left the shipyard to serve two years in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Upon his return to Portland in 1946, he resumed his barbering career. Jobe married Vivian in 1940. They had a son and three daughters. Vivian died in 1995. Jobe is survived by his son, Leonard; daughters Carol Turner, and Diane German; a sister; eight grand- children; and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by daughter, Karen Liday, in 1997. Interment was at Willamette Na- tional Cemetery with military honors. Memorial contributions can be made in his name to Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. CLARIFICATION An article in the April 18 edition re- ported that under the International Longshore and Warehouse Union con- tract with the Pacific Maritime Associ- ation, the union is allowed to call mandatory-attendance union meetings on the second shift , which workers at- tend while still on the clock. That was partially in error; attendance is manda- tory, and members are assessed a fine by the union if they miss meetings, but ILWU members are not paid by the employer to attend. Opened in 1980, 1985 & 1995 L ABOR L EADERS IN THE P ORTLAND B UILDING T RADE M OVEMENT ORGANIZED THE U NION L ABOR R ETIREMENT A SSOCIATION IN 1962, WITH THE SOLE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY . We support Mike Delman for Multnomah County Commissioner District 3 “ We believe that everyone earns the right to retire, free from pressures of earlier years.” Kirkland Union Plaza Marshall Union Manor 1414 Kauffman Ave. 2020 NW Northrup Portland 97209 Vancouver 98660 360•694•4314 503•225•0677 WWW . THEUNIONMANORS . ORG TDD 503•771•0912 G ENE P RONOVOST , J OE D EVLAEMINCK , D ICK S PRINGER , G ARY H ANSEN , L ORI R ICE , R.N., UFCW L OCAL 555, O REGON N URSES A SSOCIATION And Congratulations, Mike, on your endorsement by the Multnomah County Corrections Officers Association Vote for Real Change. Vote for Mike Delman www.mikedelman.com MAY 2, 2008 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS PAGE 5
