Iron Workers top
out new Pearl
District building
About 30 members of Iron Workers
Local 29 prepare to “top out” the
MachineWorks Building at 1455
NW Northrup in Portland’s Pearl
District on April 2. The mixed-use
project, which includes four levels of
Class A office space, an LA Fitness
facility and three levels of parking,
used 1,008 tons of steel and took
seven weeks for the crew, who work
for REFA Erection of Portland, to
erect. The building is scheduled to be
completed in December 2008. The
general contractor is Skanska USA.
NW Oregon Labor Council’s
recognition dinner May 31
The Northwest Oregon Labor Coun-
cil hosts the 11th annual Labor Appre-
ciation and Recognition Night Satur-
day, May 31, at Westmoreland Union
Manor.
The dinner and awards ceremony
serves as a fundraiser for Labor’s Com-
munity Service Agency, which helps
union members who have been laid off,
are on strike, or experiencing some type
of financial difficulty.
Dinner tickets are $10 per person.
Raffle tickets also are sold for $1 each
or seven for $5.
Through May 16, the labor council
will be accepting nominations for per-
sons to be recognized for their contri-
butions to the labor community.
“You can recognize union members,
shop stewards, service providers,
whomever you feel is worthy,” said
Judy O’Connor, executive secretary-
treasurer of NOLC. “It’s a fun event for
a good cause.”
The labor council also is accepting
cash and prize donations for the raffle.
For more information or to order
tickets, call 503-235-9444.
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Letter Carriers’ food drive May 10
Close to 3,000 letter carriers in Ore-
gon and Clark County, Wash., will help
“Stamp Out Hunger” on Saturday, May
10, part of the annual National Associa-
tion of Letter Carriers Food Drive.
Prior to May 10, bags will be deliv-
ered to every household. All you have
to do is fill the bag with nonperishable
food items — such as canned meat, fish
and soup, and cereals, pasta and rice —
and leave it at your mailbox. Letter Car-
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them to drop points, where volunteers
will sort the donations and forward
them to the Oregon Food Bank.
The NALC Food Drive is the largest
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The food collected helps serve an es-
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