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JULY 18, 2008:NWLP 7/15/08 10:53 AM Page 5 PDC elects John Mohlis secretary John Mohlis will serve as secretary of the Portland Development Commis- sion for the next year, and Charles Wil- hoite will serve as chair. The two were elected July 9 — at the last meeting of Chair Mark Rosenbaum and Secretary Sal Kadri. Rosenbaum has headed the agency’s five-member volunteer com- mission since July 11, 2006. He was appointed to the PDC in 2005 by Port- land Mayor Tom Potter. He did not seek reappointment to a second three- year term. Mohlis, executive secretary of the Columbia Pacific Building and Con- struction Trades Council, was appointed to the commission by Potter in January 2007. He succeeds Kadri as secretary, which is second in the chain of com- mand on the board. Kadri has served on JOHN MOHLIS the commission since June 2005. He also did not seek reappointment. Local Motion June 2008 Election results Employer Date Union City of Baker City 6/10 Baker City Emp Assn Baker City Providence St. Vincent Hospital 6/12 Oregon Nurses Association Portland HFS North America 6/26 Teamsters Local 305 Portland Standard Parking Corporation 6/27 Teamsters Local 305 Portland Union No Union 16 0 Rural/Metro Fire Department Teamsters Local 962 5 1 20 4 64 25 Location # of employees Grants Pass 60 Oregon Child Development Coalition Laborers Local 320 Wilsonville 150 Hilton Hotel Vancouver (decertification) UNITE HERE Local 9 JULY 18, 2008 1638 NE Broadway, Portland Roger G. Worthington, P.C. leads the fight to find a cure Mesothelioma cancer Since 1989, we have been dedicated to helping asbestos cancer patients get justice in the courtrooms and help in the hospitals. In the last ten years, we have recovered over $725 million for our clients. 60 year-old Navy veteran and carpenter 54 year-old engineer 69 year-old psychiatrist exposed at home 54 year-old woman exposed via father’s clothes 60 year-old Navy veteran and crane operator For a free booklet of medical/legal information, including medical experts, patient profiles, clinical trials and asbestos products, call us or visit our website. Vancouver 16 Hermiston Generating Plant IBEW Local 125 503-288-5537 Oregon Opportunities 530-242-0639 800-831-9399 Lifeline Connections Teamsters Local 58 Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Northwest Service Employees Local 49 for the BEST flowers call Call Gerry Bendix, Broker $34 Million: $20 Million: $12.6 Million: $10 Million: $8.4 Million: Representation petitions Employer Union Broadway Floral Southern OR, Established, Profitable caused by asbestos exposure Results: Location Wilhoite’s term as a Commissioner began in August 2006. Commissioners are appointed by the mayor, but must be confirmed by the City Council. Potter did not run for re-election and will finish up his only term in office at the end of 2008. He still has the authority to nominate new board members, but because he will not be involved, he is allowing Mayor- elect Sam Adams to make the selec- tions. Adams is a city commissioner. Adams is currently taking applica- tions from persons interested in serv- ing on the PDC. Until he selects new commissioners, the board will conduct business with only three commission- ers. The third person on the PDC board is Bertha Ferran. She has served since Feb. 1, 2005. for Union activity in Oregon and Southwest Washington, according to the National Labor Relations Board and the Oregon Employment Relations Board Industrial Distributor For Sale www.mesothel.com Mesothelioma typically Portland 5 Hermiston 11 Portland 150 We’ve helped hundreds develops 20 to 60 years after the first asbestos exposure. Each year about 3,000 new cases of mesothelioma are diagnosed in the U.S. of patients find the best doctors, coast to coast and we’re known for providing up-to-date medical information and patient education. Asbestos lawyers for life. Offices in Los Angeles, Orange County, and Dallas, Texas • Lawyers licensed in California, Oregon, and Texas Roger G. Worthington, P.C. has donated more than $2.5 Million to medical research working on a cure for mesothelioma — more than all the asbestos companies combined. NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS PAGE 5
