Dosha boss voted ‘Scrooge of the Year’
Dosha Salon Spa was elected the
2011 “Scrooge of the Year” at a Dec.
10 fundraiser for Portland Jobs with
Justice. Scrooge of the Year, formerly
Grinch of the Year, is a tradition with
the workers’ rights group: At its annual
holiday fundraiser, contributors get 15
votes for each $15 contribution, and
may vote however they like for the
standout bad boss of the year. This
year, Dosha won in a landslide.
Dosha is a salon with five locations
around Portland. Workers voted in
March to join CWA Local 7901, but
the company appears to have adopted a
“grind them down, wait them out”
strategy, and no collective bargaining
agreement has been reached in over six
months of negotiation. Meanwhile,
paychecks have bounced, one pro-
union worker has been fired, and man-
agement set up a surveillance camera
in a break room.
In Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas
Carol,” Ebenezer Scrooge has a change
of heart after his sleep is disturbed by
visits from a trio of ghosts. It’s still
possible that Dosha owner Ray Mota-
meni could have a similar attack of
conscience, with visions of the unin-
sured Tiny Tims in the homes of his
low-wage hair stylists and nail techs.
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Cement Masons recognition dinner
Portland-based Cement Masons Local 555 turned out a half-dozen new
journeyworkers and honored longtime members Dec. 3 at a holiday party
and recognition dinner. The graduating class of apprentices included from
left to right: Jack Hughes, Alex Lies, Paul Coover, Braden Rotellini,
Nicholette Hastings and Jessica Ingles. Standing at the right is Local 555
Business Manager Brett Hinsley. Helping in the graduation ceremony were
Apprenticeship Coordinator Craig Smith and International Association of
Operative Plasterers & Cement Masons International Vice President Roger
Bettermann. Graduates received a jacket and construction calculator. Fifty-
year Gold Cards went to George Holcomb, David Reichel and David
Williams. Forty-year pins were awarded to Paul Brown, Bruce Hyland and
Frank Putnam. James Reichel received a 30-year pin and Doug Cook, Fred
Lane and Kelly Wills took home 25-year pins.
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DECEMBER 16, 2011