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.
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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