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Carpenters #247 elects Gore president
At their March 10 regular meeting,
members of Carpenters Local 247
elected Willie Gore to serve the remain-
der of the term of longtime president
Bruce Dennis, who resigned in Novem-
ber. Gore outpolled Christie Kern and
Gene Lawhorn for the unpaid position,
which is responsible for running meet-
ings and making appointments to com-
mittees. Gore said he plans to run for a
full two-year term in June.
Gore, 54, first joined the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters in 1982 in
his native Arizona, after working in
nonunion residential construction. But
the now-defunct local had trouble keep-
ing market share in the right-to-work
state, and Gore moved to Oregon after
the local agreed to a wage cut.
An optimist by nature, Gore is ar-
dent about the value of a hard day’s
work and sticking to the union. When
he arrived in Oregon in 1988, Gore said
Party set April 18
to applaud Dennis
A celebration party for Bruce Den-
nis will be held Saturday, April 18, from
5 to 8 p.m. at the Carpenters Hall, 2205
N. Lombard.
Dennis is a former president of both
Local 247 and the Pacific Northwest
Regional Council of Carpenters. He has
35 years of service in the labor move-
ment and with the Carpenters Union.
Cake and beverages will be served.
For more information, call Local
247 at 503 289-9632.
he took a job
picking up
garbage
rather than
working as a
nonunion
carpenter
while
he
waited to get
into Port-
land-based
W ILLIE G ORE
Local 247.
His first
job through Local 247 was at PGE’s
Trojan Nuclear Plant, which employed
hundreds of Carpenters during an an-
nual reactor shutdown.
Gore became active in the local on
Dennis’encouragement. Gore said there
were 16 members at the first local meet-
ing he attended. He and other members
worked to come up with ways to in-
crease turnout. They began inviting
speakers, serving food and beverages,
providing on-site child care, giving door
prizes, and awarding union-logo
Carhartt jackets to regular attendees. To-
day, attendance typically tops 100 in the
1,300-member local. As president, Gore
said he aims to keep meetings short, or-
derly, positive, and fun.
He sees himself as a peacemaker,
and said he decided to run for president
in order to bring membership together.
Gore served four years as vice pres-
ident and regional council delegate. He
has taught classes at the Willamette
Carpenters Training Center and served
as a lead volunteer at the union picnic
and union-led charitable activities like
Christmas in April.
Local 247 members also elected
Julio Figueroa to fill Dennis’ vacated
position as delegate to the Pacific
Northwest Regional Council of Car-
penters. Figueroa outpolled five others
for the position, including Gore.
Dennis stepped down as Regional
Council president also, and in February,
council delegates chose Rich Peterson,
president of Seattle-based Local 131, to
replace him.
20th annual Labor Bowl for Muscular
Dystrophy Association slated April 26
The 20th annual Labor Bowl Challenge to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy As-
sociation (MDA) will be held Sunday, April 26, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Hollywood
Bowl, 4030 NE Halsey, Portland. Registration starts at noon.
Portland area labor unions have collected $288,328.75 for the charity since its
inception. Last year, 42 bowlers representing six union locals raised $12,287.75.
Money raised from pledges and a silent auction helps provide wheelchairs and
braces for youngsters, medical care, research and summer camps.
For pledge packets or more information, call Tor at MDA at 503 223-3177.
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