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LaborDay-08 (15-28):NWLP 8/12/08 8:41 AM Page 24 Zachary Zabinsky • Social Security • SSI - Disability Claims Personal Attention To Every Case Working For Disability Rights Since 1983 NO FEE WITHOUT RECOVERY 621 SW Morrison, Portland 223-8517 ENJOY LABOR DAY YOU’VE EARNED IT! TER N N O ATI O R JU ST IC E S O rg an 03 LAB ORER UN I ON AL N TRENG T H HO S' IN of i z ed No , A pr i l 1 3 19 rth A m er i ca Laborers Local 296 4545 NE 102nd Ave. Portland, Oregon Kenneth Morgan Business Manager Boeing Machinists take strike vote, contract expires Sept. 3 Negotiations are reaching a critical stage at Boeing Co., where last month workers — members of the Interna- tional Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers — authorized a strike. The union represents more than 24,000 workers in the Puget Sound area in Washington, and in Gresham, Ore- gon, and Wichita, Kansas. The existing contract expires Sept. 3. The Machinists struck for 28 days be- fore ratifying that contract. Around the clock bargaining begins at SeaTac on Friday, Aug. 22. A “Final Countdown Rally” is slated for 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 24, at the Doubletree Hotel in SeaTac. Union officials said the strike au- thorization vote, held July 16, passed by a 99 percent margin. “The vote sends a strong message that ‘It’s Our Time This Time,’ ” said Machinists District 751 President Tom Wroblewski. “It’s Our Time This Time” is the theme of the union’s bargaining cam- paign. The strike sanction vote in Washing- ton was held at Key Arena in Seattle. In Broadway Floral for the BEST flowers call 503-256-5716 503-288-5537 1638 NE Broadway, Portland Oregon, Boeing employees met at the football stadium at Mt. Hood Commu- nity College in Gresham. The Machinists Union says that over the past five years Boeing’s after-tax profits exceeded $13 billion — up over 828 percent. During that time, airplane orders also have skyrocketed — increasing by more than 560 percent and setting a record in 2007 with 1,413 orders. “All this means Boeing is one of the most successful companies in the world and that ‘It’s Our Time This Time’ to stronger make improvements in all areas of the contract,” Wroblewski said. Voting on the contract will take place on Sept. 3. If a majority accept the con- tract, negotiations end and the contract is signed. If a majority reject the con- tract, but less than two-thirds of the membership vote to strike, the contract is automatically accepted by default. No strike can be called. (This happened in 2002.) If a majority vote to reject the contract, and more than two-thirds vote to strike, a strike can be called at 12:01 a.m. Sept. 4. together SEIU Local 49 is dedicated to improving the lives of workers and their families, and to creating a more just and humane society. service employees international union, local 49 503.236.4949 r www.seiu49.org Here’s to you on Labor Day! The Cowlitz Tribe congratulates Ƥ Council on its 100th Anniversary. Your labor has kept the family strong and this nation proud. Thank you for your partnership! Plasterers Local 82 Calvin McKinnis Business Manager 12812 NE Marx Portland, OR 97230 503-232-3257 PAGE 24 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS AUGUST 15, 2008
