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Unions, Kaiser
reach tentative
agreement
Kaiser Permanente and the nearly
100,000 members of the Coalition of
Kaiser Permanente Unions, reached
Jim Cook, president of NALC Branch 82 in Portland, greets 96 bowlers
participating in the 23rd annual Muscular Dystrophy Labor Bowl. Union
members raised $11,202 at the event held on April 29. Since inception, the
Labor Bowl has donated $339,025.75 to MDA.
Union members bowl for MDA
Union members raised $11,202 at
the 23rd annual Muscular Dystrophy
Labor Bowl. Since its inception in
1989, union members have donated
$339,025.75 to MDA.
Money is raised through pledges
and from a silent auction and goes to
buy wheelchairs and braces for chil-
dren, as well as for research and sum-
Kay Nelson of UFCW Local 555
shows good form as she rolls a strike
at MDA Labor Bowl. Nelson, of
Coos Bay, joined union members
from Eugene, Albany, and Las Vegas
for the annual bowling fundraiser in
Portland.
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mer camps. Muscular dystrophy is a
hereditary condition marked by a pro-
gressive weakening and wasting of the
muscles over time.
This year’s event, held on Sunday,
April 29, at Sunset Lanes in Beaverton,
had a “Western Wear” theme. Ninety-
six bowlers from 11 union locals and
one credit union participated.
The top individual fundraiser was
Cal Eddy, a retired Portland firefighter
and member of Local 43.
Jim Mruk, a traveler from Las Ve-
gas Plumbers and Fitters Local 525,
captured the high bowling series with a
204 average. Mruk is working out of
UA Local 290 in Tualatin.
A low score trophy went to Sarah
Groshell of the National Association of
Letter Carriers Branch 82. She rolled
an 82.
Denise Harding of Branch 82 was
awarded “Best Western Wear” bowler.
Union locals represented at the
MDA Bowl were Bakers Local 114;
Bricklayers Local 1; Fire Fighters Lo-
cal 43; Machinists District W24;
NALC Branch 82, Portland; NALC
Branch 916, Eugene; NALC Branch
959, Albany; NALC Branch 1104,
Vancouver, Washington; Roofers Lo-
cal 49; UA Local 290; United Food
and Commercial Workers Local 555;
and NW Priority Credit Union.
tentative agreement May 11 on a new,
three-year national contract. The deal
covers workers at hundreds of Kaiser
health care facilities in nine states, in-
cluding Oregon and Washington. The
current agreement expires Sept. 30.
The tentative agreement includes
wage increases and maintains current
benefits, plus improves the dental plan.
Kaiser also has committed $19 million
annually to two existing educational
trust funds to ensure career develop-
ment for its workforce.
The workers are represented by 28
different local unions, and include hun-
dreds of job classifications, including
registered nurses, pharmacists, mainte-
nance workers, technicians, and others.
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NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS
MAY 18, 2012