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Unite Against the War On Women rally April 28 in Salem SALEM — Hundreds, if not thou- sands, of people are expected to attend a Unite Against the War On Women rally Saturday, April 28, at the state Capitol in Salem. The rally is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Similar rallies are taking place that day throughout the nation. Tom Chamberlain, president of the Oregon AFL-CIO, will be among a half dozen speakers. The Oregon AFL-CIO has endorsed Unite Against the War on Women, as has the Northwest Oregon Labor Coun- cil, the Lane County Labor Council, American Federation of Government Employees District 11 and Locals 2157 and 1127. The International Brother- hood of Electrical Workers Local 48 is sponsoring a bus from Portland to the State Capitol. “This grassroots movement is being brought to us by our unions,” said Amanda Schroeder, organizer of the Oregon event. The nationwide rallies are to show support for women’s rights and to de- mand that every person be granted equal opportunities, equal rights, and equal representation. Everyone is invited to attend. For more information, go to their web site at www.unitewomen.org or www.facebook.com/groups/WOWOR/. Labor to join Causa march May 1 SALEM — On May 1, more than a thousand farolitos (paper lanterns) will light the way as labor, faith, and com- munity organizations join activists from the Latino immigrant rights group Causa Oregon in a march around the state Capitol celebrating all working people in Oregon. “It will be a beautiful sight,” said Francisco Lopez, Causa Oregon’s ex- ecutive director, who expects to see a record turnout for what is being billed as the “Light of Hope” rally and march. Gov. John Kitzhaber is ex- pected to address the crowd and dis- cuss the importance of driver’s license access. “Not only will the event be amazing visually,” said Steven Araujo, executive director of the Oregon School Employ- ees Association (OSEA), “it will be an historic moment where labor and com- munity groups demonstrate they have much more in common.” OSEA Local 6732, an affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, has been strengthening its K now Y our r ights T he only Time you musT go To a docTor chosen by The workers ’ compensaTion insurer is if you receive a proper noTice of an “ independenT medical exam (ime).” T his one - Time appoinTmenT is for Their experT To commenT on your case . relationships with community partners, including entering into a formal, long- term partnership with Causa Oregon. “Both of our groups want jobs with living wages and educational opportu- nities for all Oregon residents,” said union Presisdent Bonnie Luisi. OSEA, the Oregon AFL-CIO, and several other unions and labor councils are assisting Causa Oregon in planning the Salem event, as well as another rally the same day in Madras. The Madras rally and march will begin at 2 p.m. in front of Madras City Hall. The Salem event will begin at 6 p.m. on the Capitol steps. In addition to the governor, a number of state leg- islators — including Reps. Brad Witt, Tina Kotek and Michael Dembrow — are scheduled to speak. Following the speeches, Causa Oregon will invite participants to symbolize their alliance by signing the Light of Hope Agree- ment prior to the start of the paper lantern march. For more information, call 503- 488-0263. Washington CLUB golf charity June 13-14 BREMERTON — The Washington CLUB Charity Golf Classic will be held June 13-14 at Gold Mountain Golf Complex in Bremerton, Washington. For the past 11 years the tournament, a fundraiser for three Washington area charities, has been held on the Thursday and Friday before Father’s Day. This year (and going forward), it will take place a day earlier, on the Wednesday and Thursday before Father’s Day. CLUB stands for Contractors, Leg- islators, Unions and Business. Since its inception, WA-CLUB has raised more than $825,000 for its three benefiting charities — Holly Ridge Center, The Children’s Hospital-Seattle, and the Diabetes Research Institute. Last year’s tournament brought in close to $100,000. There are various levels of participa- tion, with all proceeds raised going di- rectly to the charities. For more infor- mation about the tournament, contact Brian Remington at 206-432-9014 or e- mail him at: brian@golfcorpsolu- tions.com. Painters’ McGarvey succeeds Ayers at national Building Trades Department Sean McGarvey, who has served as secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades De- partment (BCTD) since 2005, was elected president April 16 by the BCTD’s Governing Board of Presi- dents. He succeeds Mark H. Ayers who died April 8 at age 63. Ayers, who previously had been di- rector of construction and maintenance for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) based in Peoria, Ill., was the first union execu- tive other than a general president to PAGE 8 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS assume the building trades’ top job. He was elected president of the BCTD in early 2007. McGarvey is a longtime officer with the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades. He began his career with the IUPAT in 1981 as an apprentice glazier with Glazier’s Local 252 in Philadelphia, before earning journeyman status in 1984. He served in various local and international union capacities, includ- ing IUPAT government affairs director from 2002 until 2005. APRIL 20, 2012
