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LaborDay-08-(1-14):NWLP 8/12/08 10:03 AM Page 5 Honoring Workers this Labor Day Carpenters picnic draws 1,850 to Champoeg Park D ENNIS O’M ALLEY Attorney at Law Representing union members for more than 20 years in workers’ compensation and Social Security disability cases. 1500 NE Irving Street, Suite 370 • Portland, OR 97232 • 503-243-4899 The Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters held a union picnic July 26 at Champoeg Park in Wilsonville. An estimated 1,850 people from a variety of Carpenter locals in Oregon and Southwest Washington attended. It was the fourth picnic hosted by the regional council this summer. With similar events held in Enumclaw, Washington, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and Butte Montana. “These are member solidarity picnics that include the entire family. “There was food, games and fun for everyone,” said Carpenters spokesman Eric Franklin. At each picnic, a name was drawn for a member of one union local to win a family trip for four to Disneyland. At Champoeg Park, Darren Dupree, a third-year apprentice and member of Exterior and Interior Specialists Local 2154, was the big winner. Happy Labor Day and Thank You! ...Plight of the Millennials (From Page 4) tivists. “I’m constantly surprised by the drive of so many young people that aren’t even getting paid to work with the association,” says Wisnor. But for some, economic security meant leaving the service-sector alto- gether. Heiney did, and never looked back. “I joined a carpentry apprentice- ship program,” he states. “It’s a union job, which offers me the security of benefits, of good insurance for my en- tire family.” Plus, it’s a trade that will stick around. “They can’t ship carpentry jobs overseas. I mean who would people get to remodel their homes?” The strength, prosperity, and well-being of the nation depend on America’s working men and women. 23-year-old graduate of Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. She holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology. She lives in Portland and works as a mem- ber political organizer for SEIU Local 503. She is the daughter of Oregon AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Barbara Byrd.) P e t er D e Fa z i o , D e m oc r a t U n i t e d S t a t e s C o n g r e s s O r e g o n , D i s t r i c t 4 Paid for by DeFazio for Congress P.O. Box 1316, Springfield, Oregon 97477. (Editor’s Note: Caitlin Donohue is a TEAMSTERS JOINT COUNCIL NO. 37 Labor Honor Executive Board • President: Tony Andrews • Secretary-Treasurer: Roger Niedermeyer Nobody knows better the meaning of a hard day's work than those of us who are part of the American labor movement. Enjoy your day with family and friends. You've earned it. Remember Labor Day 2008 AUGUST 15, 2008 • Vice President: John Silva • Recording Secretary: Dan Ratty • Trustees: Clayton Banry, Diana Franken, Tom Strickland • Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division: Mike Gekas U E G On behalf of all Teamster members and our affiliated Local Unions, we are proud and committed to being America’s strongest Union. NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS PAGE 5
