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About Northwest labor press. (Portland , Ore.) 1987-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 2011)
Yuletide Greetings Bakers Union shop steward coaches youth football team to division title selves, work hard, and Steve Littleton has been a work together,” said Lit- volunteer Police Activity tleton, explaining that in- League (PAL) youth football stilling a strong work coach in Portland for 12 ethic in youngsters is his years. In 2009, he received way of giving back to the the league’s “Pacesetter community and being a Award” for outstanding role model. community voluntary com- Littleton, 38, knows a mitment and years of service little something about as a youth football coach. working together to ac- This past Thanksgiving complish mutual ad- weekend, Littleton’s team — vancement. In May of the Alberta Park Panthers — S TEVE L ITTLETON 2010 he led a union or- won the 8- to 14-year-old Rainier Division championship held in ganizing drive that brought himself and his co-workers at the Safeway Clacka- Auburn, Washington. The young football players are mas Bakery sanitation department into mostly from low-income families. Local 114. Sanitors are responsible for Many have single parents who are out cleaning all of the bakery machinery of work or who are working more than and maintaining the high sanitation scores that are necessary in food pro- one job to make ends meet. “I am extremely proud of these duction. Littleton also served on the union’s kids,” said Littleton, a shop steward for Bakers and Grain Millers Local 114 in negotiating team, which achieved the the sanitation department at the Safe- sanitors’ first labor agreement this past way Clackamas Bakery. “The kids spring, bringing substantial annual learned to reach deep within them- wage increases and job security to the selves to find the best part of them- department workers. PAGE 12 sheet Metal workers Local 16 members, officers & staff wish all workers in oregon & washington safe and happy holidays Staff JOHn candIOtO, Business Manager/FST delBeRt BROWn, Business Representative RuSS BentOn, Business Representative WIlly myeRS, Business Representative dennIS dOveR, Business Representative JOe HaRRIS, Business Development SHaROn allen, Office Manager ROBeRta lundquISt, Secretary Officers RIc OlandeR, President JOe WelteR, Vice President aRt HImm, Recording Secretary WIllIam caRR, Conductor ROn HeRgenRadeR, Warden Executive Board darrell alcorn, terrance Hills, Joel Hutchinson, charlie Johnson, Seth Kerner, david mcBride, Steve nunamaker Trustees: carrie Barber, dan carroll, Jim Philley NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS DECEMBER 16, 2011
