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DEC-Holiday-2008:Holiday Issue 12/16/08 10:05 AM Page 7 Central Oregon Labor Council favors health care reform bill Rosenbaum to chair key Senate workforce panel SALEM — Sen.-Elect Diane Rosenbaum (D-Portland) has been named to serve as chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce & Workforce Development. Rosenbaum, a member of Commu- nications Workers of America Local 7901, was elected to the Senate in the November election after serving 10 years in the House of Representatives — the last two as Speaker Pro Tempore. While in the House, Rosenbaum served as president of the National La- bor Caucus of State Legislators and vice-chair of the House Committee on Business and Labor. Last month she was elected to serve as assistant Majority Leader by her col- leagues in the Senate Democratic Cau- cus. “I am honored to play a leading point in the Senate’s work on job cre- ation and workplace training in these difficult times,” Rosenbaum said. James Coon BEND —The Central Oregon La- bor Council has endorsed House Reso- lution 676, the single-payer health care legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI). COLC, which represents 5,500 workers in Deschutes, Crook, and Jef- ferson counties, is the 118th council to endorse the legislation. Thirty-nine state labor federations (including Ore- gon and Washington) are on board, along with 476 union organizations. HR 676 seeks to expand the Medicare system to every resident, cov- ering citizens for all necessary medical care, including prescription drugs, hos- pital, surgical, outpatient services, pri- mary and preventive care, emergency services, dental, mental health, home health, physical therapy, rehabilitation, vision care, chiropractic and long term care. HR 676 has 93 co-sponsors in addi- tion to Conyers. None are from Ore- gon, and only one — Jim McDermott — from Washington. “We support the single-payer initia- tive because we believe quality health care is a human right, not a privilege for the rich,” said Central Oregon Labor Council President Fernando Gapasin “We also believe that taking the cost of health care out of the collective bar- gaining equation will help to improve the economic gains of unionized work- ers and improve opportunities to ex- pand unionization to unorganized sec- tors of working people.” Sportsmen’s Alliance prizes go to Sheet Metal Worker, Fire Fighter Sheet Metal Workers (SMWIA) member Bob Wewers and Fire Fighters (IAFF) member Nick Kashi were this year’s winners Union Sportsmen’s Al- liance (USA) grand prize giveaway. The pair, randomly selected from USA’s membership, each won prize packages valued at $6,000 that in- cluded airfare, lodging, VIP seating, and pit passes at the Texas Motor Speedway NASCAR race. To top it off, Beretta donated a limited-edition, American-made 3901,12-gauge shot- gun engraved with the USA’s logo. Wewers is a member of SMWIA Local 10 in Roseville, Minn., and Raymond Thomas Cynthia Newton Q Quest Investment Management, Inc. • Serving Multi-Employer Multi-Employer Serving Trusts Twenty Years Trusts for for Over Twenty Years } Cam Johnson Cam Johnson Adrian Hamilton Adrian Hamilton Doug Goebel Doug Goebel Garth Nisbet One SW SW Columbia St., Suite 1100, Portland, OR 97258 One 1100 Portland, 503-221-0158 503-221-0158 www.QuestInvestment.com www.QuestInvestment.com Kashi is a member of an IAFF Local 639 in Parma, Ohio. “I am a big hunter and an even bigger union guy. Any- thing to do with unions and hunting is a definite win-win,” Wewers said. Launched in 2007, the USA is a joint venture of the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership and 20 unions. The hunting and fishing club is open to union members, retirees and their families. The club promotes ac- cess for hunters and anglers, conserv- ing the fish and wildlife habitat, and in- creasing funding for conservation. For more info, go to www.unionsports- men.org. Kimberly Tucker Greg Sherwood Greg Sherwood Monte Johnson Monte Johnson Bill Zenk Bill Zenk Pat Worley Warm Wishes This Holiday Season Chris Frost SWANSON, THOMAS & COON Get Workers’ Compensation benefits can help you: The team at for on-the-job injuries or illness. Workers Compensation Get Social Security benefits Construction Injuries if you can’t work. Death Claims Recover damages if you are injured by someone’s negligence. Personal Injury / Product Liability Helping injured people Social Security Disability for over 25 years. Call us today at 503-228-5222 Tom Royalty 503-329-3593 Carson Davis 503-953-6816 Improving the lives of workers, retirees and their families Straight answers. No cost for consultation. SWANSON, THOMAS & COON A TTORNEYS AT L AW 820 S.W. Second Avenue, Suite 200 Portland, Oregon 97204 www.stc-law.com DECEMBER 19, 2008 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS Serving America’s Taft-Hartley Trust Funds SINCE 1951 PAGE 7
