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Shuler, Kitzhaber
to appear at Oregon
AFL-CIO gathering
BEND — Newly elected AFL-CIO
Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler will be a
keynote speaker at the Oregon AFL-
CIO Convention Oct. 25-27.
Shuler, a member of Portland-based
IBEW Local 125 who last month was
elected on a slate with President
Richard Trumka, will address delegates
Tuesday morning, Oct. 27.
Also on the speaking docket are
Larry Cohen, international president of
Communications Workers of America;
Stewart Acuff, assistant to President
Trumka; and former Oregon governor
and candidate for governor John
Kitzhaber.
The convention opens Monday, Oct.
26, at 9 a.m. at the Riverhouse Conven-
tion Center with an opening address
from President Tom Chamberlain.
Prior to that, at 8 a.m., first-time del-
egates are invited to attend an orienta-
tion seminar, where experienced union
leaders will walk through convention
rules and procedures and discuss how
to effectively participate in the process.
CWA’s Cowen and Kitzhaber also
will address delegates Monday morn-
ing.
Monday evening at 5 p.m. the Inter-
national Association of Fire Fighters
will host a barbecue, followed by the
popular Union Label Show at 7 p.m.
In addition to Shuler, Tuesday will
feature a report by Oregon AFL-CIO
Secretary-Treasurer Barbara Byrd, and
remarks from Jerome Ringo of the
Apollo Alliance and Bob Baugh, direc-
tor of the AFL-CIO’s Industrial Union
Council.
A Welcome Party featuring Carl
Wolfson, comedian and host of The
Morning Show on 620 KPOJ-AM, will
be held Sunday, Oct. 25 starting at 5:30
p.m.
On Sunday afternoon starting at
noon the Oregon AFL-CIO Executive
Committee will meet, followed by the
Executive Board, General Board, and
Committee on Political Education
(COPE) Board.
At 4 p.m. the state labor federation
will meet with AFL-CIO constituency
groups to discuss ways in which mem-
bers can become more active in work-
place issues. Among the groups invited
to attend is the Youth Caucus for dele-
gates ages 35 and under.
AFL-CIO constituency groups in-
clude the Coalition of Labor Union
Women; the Labor Coalition for Latin
American Advancement; the A. Phillip
Randolph Institute; the Coalition of
Black Trade Unionists; the Asian Pa-
cific American Labor Alliance; Pride At
Work; and the Alliance for Retired
Americans.
For more information, e-mail Gra-
ham Trainor at graham@afl cio.org.
Convention registration opens at
noon, Sunday, Oct. 25, in the lobby of
the Riverhouse Hotel and will continue
until 8 p.m. Registration tables will be
open Monday and Tuesday starting at 8
a.m.
The deadline for resolutions from
statewide organizations is 7 p.m., Sun-
day, Oct. 25.
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