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JULY 3, 2009:NWLP 6/30/09 10:25 AM Page 2 Road show with Anne Feeney will ‘sing out for single payer’ Labor singer/songwriter Anne Feeney has launched a three-state “Sing Out For Single Payer Health Care!” road show this month. Feeney and other featured artists, in- cluding Jason Luckett, Pat Dodd, the Citizen’s Band, David Rovics, and oth- ers, will perform at various locations in Oregon starting July 7 in Ashland. Most of the shows are free, with a donation suggested. The road show is sponsored by Cal- ifornia Nurses Association, Jobs with Justice, Labor Campaign For Single- Payer Health Care, Labor Task Force for Universal Health Care, Solidarity Education Fund, Unions for Single Payer HR 676, Universal Health Care For Oregon, and Physicians for a Na- tional Health Program. Here is a list of performance dates, times, locations amnd contact info: Tuesday, July 7, 6 p.m. Unitarian Center, Ashland. brain(@)mind.net Wednesday, July 8, 7 p.m., Pioneer Park, Bend. 541-318-8169. Thursday, July 9, 6 p.m., Florence Events Center, Florence. Stuart Hen- derson, shenderson88(@)hotmail.com. Friday, July 10, 3 p.m., Oregon b h m k Country Fair; Saturday, July 11, 3 p.m., Oregon Country Fair; Sunday, July 12, 2:15 p.m., Oregon Country Fair, Veneta. http://oregoncountryfair.org. Monday, July 13, 7 p.m., Central Park Gazebo, Corvallis. Paul Hochfeld, phochfeld(@)msn.com. Tuesday, July 14, 5 p.m., Mingus Park, Coos Bay. Rick Staggenborg, stagmd(@)hotmail.com. Wednesday, July 15, 7 p.m., Cafe Mundo, Newport. 541-265-9747. Thursday, July 16, 6 p.m., Green Salmon, Yachats. http/ www. thegreen- salmon.com Friday, July 17, 8:30 p.m., The Very Little Theater!, Eugene. Charlotte Mal- oney, charuhc(@)comcast.net. Saturday, July 18, 7:30 p.m., SEIU Local 49 Auditorium, 3536 SE 26th Ave., Portland. Margaret Butler, mar- garet(@)jwjpdx.org. Sunday, July 19, 2:30 p.m., McMin- nville.http://annefeeney.com/specialeve nts.html. Monday, July 20, 8 p.m., Astoria, (to be announced). For more information, go to www.annefeeney.com. Bennett Hartman Morris & Kaplan, llp Approximately 75 union members and leaders protested outside the downtown Portland office of Democratic U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden June 24 demanding that he back off his plan to tax workers’ health insurance benefits and that he support a single payer health care system in the United States. Coordinated by Jobs with Justice, protestors also displayed a giant check totaling $395,000 to illustrate campaign contributions Wyden has received from the medical, pharmacy and insurance industries since 2005. Wyden has introduced a reform bill in the Senate that doesn’t even include a public health care option to compete against private insurers. A Wyden spokesperson told Oregon Public Broadcasting that it’s too early to say what is workable in reforming the health care system, but that Wyden is open to discussion. Recent polls suggest that a majority of the American people believe the best solution to the health care crisis is to get the insurance companies out of the way by creating a single payer system. (Photo courtesy of Alaina Kauffman.) Attorneys at Law Oregon’s Full Service Union Law Firm Representing Workers Since 1960 Serious Injury and Death Cases • Construction Injuries • Automobile Accidents • Medical, Dental, and Legal Malpractice • Bicycle and Motorcycle Accidents • Pedestrian Accidents • Premises Liability (injuries on premises) • Workers’ Compensation Injuries • Social Security Claims We Work Hard for Hard-Working People! 111 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 1650 Portland, Oregon 97204 (503) 227-4600 www.bennetthartman.com Our Legal Staff are Proud Members of UFCW Local 555 PAGE 2 Putting pressure on Wyden NOLC to host Labor Day picnic The Northwest Oregon Labor Council will once again sponsor a Labor Day Picnic at Oaks Park in Southeast Portland. Labor Day is Monday, Sept. 7. The Labor Council will sell food scrip for 25 cents each. Three scrip will get you a hot dog and chips, two scrip a soda pop, and six scrip a beer. A deluxe ride bracelet costs $8.75 and is good from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The ride bracelet also includes admission to the roller skating rink. Guest speakers are scheduled from 1 to 2 p.m. To pre-order scrip, call the Labor Council at 503-235-9444. %HHVRQ&KLURSUDFWLF 7LUHG KHOSVEULQJWKH UHOLHI\RXQHHG RI :RUNLQJ LQ 3$,1" 0RVW,QVXUDQFH 3ODQV$FFHSWHG 3 528'/< 6 (59,1* 3 257/$1' : 25.(56 ) 25 2 9(5 < ($56 7UHDWPHQWIRUSDLQGXHWR RYHUXVHDQGUHSHWLWLYHPRWLRQ &KLURSUDFWLFDGMXVWPHQWV 7UHDWPHQWIRUDFFLGHQWDQG VSRUWVUHODWHGLQMXULHV 5HKDELOLWDWLRQH[HUFLVHV 7KHUDSHXWLFPDVVDJH ,QWHUQDOGLDJQRVLVDQGWUHDWPHQW /DEWHVWVDQG[UD\V ‘Labor Night’ at ballpark scheduled for Aug. 27 The Columbia Pacific Building and Construction Trades Council will spon- sor “Labor Night at the Portland Beavers” Thursday, Aug. 27. Tickets are $12 for seats along the first base line. The first pitch will be thrown at 7 p.m. The opponent is the Tacoma Rainiers. Unions are encouraged to purchase bulk tickets before Aug 25. Discount tickets will not be available at the box office. To order tickets, call Brian Pol- lard at 503-553-5441 or go to bpol- lard@pgepark.com. (International Standard Serial Number 0894-444X) Established in 1900 at Portland, Oregon as a voice of the labor movement. 4275 NE Halsey St., P.O. Box 13150, Portland, Ore. 97213 Telephone: (503) 288-3311 Editor: Michael Gutwig Staff: Don McIntosh, Cheri Rice Published on a semi-monthly basis on the first and third Fridays of each month by the Oregon Labor Press Publishing Co. Inc., a non- profit corporation owned by 20 unions and councils including the Oregon AFL-CIO. Serving more than 120 union organizations in Ore- gon and SW Washington. Subscriptions $13.75 per year for union members. Group rates available to trade union organizations. PERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID AT PORTLAND, OREGON. 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