Labor Day celebrations in North
Bend, Medford, Salem, and Bend
Unions celebrated Labor Day at pic-
nics in North Bend, Central Point, Spring-
field, Salem, and Bend. (Portland did,
too; photos from that event were featured
in the Sept. 7 edition.)
Good-sized crowds turned out for bar-
becued burgers and hot dogs at Ferry
Road Park in North Bend (photo top
right) and John Lively Picnic Shelters in
Springfield (photo middle right). The
gatherings were sponsored by South-
western Oregon Central Labor Council
and Lane County Central Labor Council,
respectively. Bill Bartels entertained the
crowd with labor songs in North Bend
(photo lower right). Jim Egan, a candidate
for state appellate court judge, and his wife Michelle visited with Steelwork-
ers Jim Gourley and Ron Rodgers (photo bottom center) at Riverfront Park in
Salem, where the Marion, Polk, Yamhill Counties Central Labor
Council hosted a picnic. U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) shared a
story with Ralph Browning, president of AFSCME Local 2621 at
TouVelle State Park in Central Point (photo bottom left). The pic-
nic there was sponsored by the Southern Oregon Central Labor
Council. An unidentified woman (above left) oversees a voter reg-
istration booth and food drive barrel in North Bend.
Labor Roundtable
banquet Sept. 28
VANCOUVER — The Labor
Roundtable of Southwest Washington
will host its annual Labor Awards Ban-
quet Friday, Sept. 28, at the Vancouver
Hilton, 301 West 6th Street Vancouver,
Wash. A no-host bar will be provided
starting at 5 p.m., with dinner at 6 p.m.
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The annual event recognizes labor
unions, labor organizations, labor lead-
ers, and union allies for their outstand-
ing service not only to the labor move-
ment, but to the community as well.
Tickets are $60 per person or $480
for a table of eight. The Roundtable
also suggests each person donate an
item for a door prize.
To order tickets, call 360-921-2864
or e-mail eboctran@comcast.net.
NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012