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JUNE 19, 2009:NWLP 6/16/09 10:05 AM Page 7 Local Motion May 2009 Union certifications and decertifications in Oregon and Southwest Washington, as reported by the National Labor Relations Board and the Oregon Employment Relations Board Recognition elections Results: Name of employer Date Name of union Location Pioneer Memorial Hospital 5/28 Oregon Nurses Association Prineville Union Union Yes No 30 3 Recognition by card check Location Number of employees Name of employer Date Name of union Klamath Falls Klamath Community College 70 5/20 Klamath Community College Faculty Association/OEA Requests for recognition election Name of employer Name of union Eugene 60 Red Apple Market ( DECERTIFICATION ) United Food & Commercial Workers Local 555 Marion County Marion County Law Enforcement Association St. Helens 26 Salem 6 McMinnville Water & Light Employees of McMinnville W&L vs IBEW Local 125 McMinnville 12 City of Umatilla City of Umatilla Public Safety Assn. vs. SEIU Local 503 Umatilla 11 (From Page 1) And union backers have to contend with the fact that some of their full-time co-workers may be less enthusiastic about the union drive. Full-timers got a 10 percent cut from wages of $29 an hour, but that still gives them a lot more to lose. “Unions these days give conces- sions all the time,” argued a full-timer who showed up to a June 12 union strategy meeting to speak against unionizing. It was an odd argument to make: If unions bargain concessions, at least members get to vote on it; this group of workers had just had conces- sions imposed on them without a vote. Another fear: If they unionize, the company may decide to fire them all and replace them with temps. Workers say representatives of Barrett Business Services, a temp agency, were seen vis- iting the department. Despite the risk, several pro-union workers who spoke with the Labor Press said they don’t have much to lose at this point. “We have no other choice,” said one. “We should have done it a lot sooner.” JUNE 19, 2009 The Portland City Council passed resolutions June 3 pledging to buy goods and services made or produced in America — and to establish employ- ment standards for all programs funded with monies from the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The resolutions were carried by Mayor Sam Adams and Commission- ers Dan Saltzman and Randy Leonard. There was no opposition. The American Recovery and Revi- talization Act (ARRA) passed earlier this year by Congress includes $787 billion in federal funding for infra- structure, health care, education, en- ergy efficiency, public safety, job train- ing, and other programs. The amount coming to Portland is expected to be $30 million. Approxi- mately $14.7 million has been ear- marked for surface transportation and another $5.6 million for energency ef- ficiency programs. Location Number of employees McDonald Wholesale Teamsters Locals 206 and 962 ...Oregonian Portland City Council pledges to ‘Buy American,’ set employment standards Rain Forest Boots Made in America! The City Council also is working with local partners and state agencies to secure additional funding through ARRA competitive grants. The “Buy America” campaign was launched on a national scale by United Steelworkers. To date, more than 500 states, towns, and other public entities have passed similar resolutions, includ- ing commissioners in Multnomah and Yamhill counties, city councils repre- Q senting Albany, Sweet Home, and Carl- ton in Oregon; and Clark County, the City of Vancouver, and the Regional Transportation Council in Southwest Washington. Testifying in favor of the Portland resolutions were Barbara Byrd, secre- tary-treasurer of the Oregon AFL-CIO, and Judy O’Connor, executive secre- tary-treasurer of the Northwest Oregon Labor Council. Quest Investment Management, Inc. Serving Multi-Employer Multi-Employer • } Serving Trusts for for Twenty Years Trusts Over Twenty Years Cam Johnson Greg Sherwood Greg Sherwood Adrian Hamilton Adrian Hamilton Monte Johnson Monte Johnson Doug Goebel Doug Goebel Bill Zenk Garth Nisbet Pat Worley Cam Johnson Try a pair on, youʼll like them. Tough boots for the Northwest. 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Final results showed 73,414,533 pounds of non-perishable food were col- lected nationwide, an increase over the previous record of 73.1 million pounds set in 2008. It was the sixth consecutive year above 70 million pounds and brought the total for the drive’s 17 years to over 982 million pounds of food. West Coast Florida NALC Branch 1477, headquartered in St. Petersburg, collected 1,755,689 pounds of dona- tions to take top honors among the more than 1,400 local NALC branches. NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS PAGE 7
