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Agency revives ‘Helping Hands’ program
After suspending its “Helping
Hands” emergency assistance pro-
gram in November, Labor’s Commu-
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will again be taking referrals starting
Dec. 8.
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In October, LCSA distributed more
than $8,000 in rent and housing assis-
tance, utilities, food, clothing, and es-
sential needs on behalf of dozens of
Helping Hands applicants.
The volume was much more than
the agency could handle, said Execu-
tive Director Glenn Shuck.
The program was temporarily sus-
pended until more resources became
available.
Labor’s Community Service
Agency can be reached at 503 231-
4962.
Shuck reminds union members that
people in need can also contact
United Way’s “2-1-1 Guide Line” in-
formation and referral hotline. To ac-
cess the hotline, simply dial 2-1-1.
Guide Line serves as an informational
clearinghouse for all social services in
the region.
‘Holiday Party’
Dec. 6 in Salem
SALEM —The 68th annual “Holi-
day Party for Children” will be held at
10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at the Elsi-
nore Theatre, 170 High St. SE, Salem.
The free event, sponsored by the
Marion, Polk, Yamhill Counties Labor
Council, will feature holiday songs by
Patrick Lamb, a showing of the movie
Kung Fu Panda, a visit from Santa
Claus, and a free goody bag. Lamb is
a popular musician in Oregon and is a
member of Musicians Local 99.
Doors open at 9:45 a.m.
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Jim Loftus of Dynalectric (in back) helps Portland Habilitation Center
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kilowatts of electricity a year — more than enough to power PHC’s in-house
manufacturing, assembly, courier, and warehousing services. PHC trains and
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Employees Local 49 and Laborers Local 483. Any excess energy generated
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emissions by approximately 18,000 tons over the life of the system. “This
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...Buy union this holiday
Season — And Buy Local
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stat this winter to save money, you’ll want to keep warm under a Pendleton
Woolen Mills blanket, made by members of UNITE HERE locals 118 and 1108
at mills in Pendleton, Oregon, and Washougal, Washington. They’re available at
Pendleton outlet stores and at retailers like Made In Oregon.
GET-AWAYS. Out of town get-aways make great gifts, and Amtrak (and most
airlines) are union. And if downtown Portland is the destination, consider a stay at
posh — and UNITE HERE Local 9 represented — Paramount, Benson or Hilton.
SHOP AT UNIONIZED STORES. Whatever you’re shopping for, make
sure you do it at Fred Meyer, the only unionized general merchandise retailer in
Oregon. In Salem and Eugene and the Portland area (except in Vancouver), Fred
Meyer workers in non-food departments belong to the same union as the grocery
workers — United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 555.
Last, but not least: If you’re going to mail a card or gift, send it U.S. Postal
Service or UPS, where the workers are union, not FedEx, an anti-union company
that has been in court around the country for designating its drivers as independ-
ent contractors.
DECEMBER 5, 2008