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Official Notices B AKERY , C ONFECTIONERY , T OBACCO W ORKERS AND G RAIN M ILLERS 114 Executive Board meets at 2 p.m. Tuesday, December 18, in the meeting room at 7931 NE Halsey Street, Suite 205, Portland, OR. Ballots to decide recommended Amendments to By-Laws will be mailed December 28th, 2012, to all members in good standing as of De- cember 3rd, 2012. Ballots will be counted Tuesday, January 15th, 2013. B OILERMAKERS 500 Members meet 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at 2515 NE Columbia Blvd., Portland. B RICKLAYERS AND A LLIED C RAFTWORKERS 1 I NSULATORS 36 Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12. Members meet 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14. Meetings are at 11145 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. I RON W ORKERS 29 Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, at 11620 NE Ainsworth Cir., #200, Portland. I RON W ORKERS S HOPMEN 516 Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13. Members meet 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 15. PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE. Meetings are at 11620 NE Ainsworth Cir., #300, Port- land. L ABORERS 483 M UNICIPAL E MPLOYEES Members meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, at the Mu- sicians Hall, 325 NE 20th Ave., Portland. L ABORERS /V ANCOUVER 335 Members meet 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 7, preceded by a 6:15 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at the Vancouver La- bor Center, 2212 NE Andresen Rd., Vanc., Wash. The Dec. meeting has been canceled. C EMENT M ASONS 555 Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20, at 12812 NE Marx St., Portland. C ENTRAL O REGON L ABOR C OUNCIL Delegates meet 5:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17, at UA 290 Training Center, 2161 SE 1st St., Redmond. PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE. C OLUMBIA -P ACIFIC B UILDING T RADES Delegates meet 10 a.m. Tuesdays, Dec. 11 and Dec. 18, at Kirkland Union Manor II, 3535 SE 86th, Portland. E LECTRICAL W ORKERS 48 Electrical Workers Minority Caucus meets 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 11, in the Executive Boardroom. Residential Unit meets 6 p.m. Tuesday, December 11, in the Dispatch Lobby. Executive Board meets 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, De- cember 12, in the Executive Boardroom. Sound and Communication Unit meets 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 12, in the Meeting Hall. Wasco Unit meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, December 12, at Northern Wasco County PUD, 2345 River Road, The Dalles. Coast Unit meets 7 p.m. Thursday, December 13, at Astoria Labor Temple, 926 Duane St., Astoria. Washington Unit meet 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Decem- ber 13, at Round Table Pizza, 5016 NE Thurston, Van- couver. IBEW 48 Holiday Meeting & Banquet, social hour 5 p.m. and general meeting 6 p.m. Friday, December 14, at Holiday Inn, 8436 NE Columbia Blvd, Portland, Ore- gon. Bylaws Committee meets 5:30 p.m. Monday, De- cember 17, in the Executive Boardroom. IBEW 970 Retirees Holiday Lunch 12 p.m. Monday, December 19, in the IBEW Local 48 Longview office. Contact Sue Harris for details 503.889.3683. Volunteer Organizing Committee meets 5:30 p.m. Thursday, December 20, in the Executive Boardroom. Meetings are at 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland, un- less otherwise noted. DEATH ASSESSMENTS: No. 2332, Gerald Kefsky and No. 2333, Donald Geddes. The December 2012 as- sessment is $1.50. E LEVATOR C ONSTRUCTORS 23 Members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, preceded by a 5:30 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 12779 NE Whitaker Way, Portland. F IRE F IGHTERS 452 Members meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, at 2807 NW Fruit Valley Rd., Vancouver, Wash. F IRE F IGHTERS 1660 Members meet 8 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, at 4411 SW Sunset Dr., Lake Oswego. G LASS W ORKERS 740 Eugene area members meet 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 10, at Best Western Grand Manor Inn, 971 Kruse Way, Springfield. Salem area members meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, at Candalaria Terrace, Suite 204, 2659 Commercial St. SE, Salem. PAGE 6 L ABORERS 320 Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, at Joe Edgar Hall, Teamsters’ Complex, 1850 NE 162nd Ave., Port- land. L ANE C OUNTY L ABOR C OUNCIL Delegates meet 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 26, at 1116 South A St., Springfield. M ID -C OLUMBIA L ABOR C OUNCIL Delegates meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, at 3313 W. 2nd, The Dalles. M OLDERS 139B Members meet 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20, preceded by a 6 p.m. Executive Board meeting at the Carpenters Hall, 2205 N. Lombard, Portland. Delegates meet 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, preceded by a 6:30 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 1400 Salem Ave., Albany. L INOLEUM L AYERS 1236 Portland area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 27, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. M ARION -P OLK -Y AMHILL L ABOR C OUNCIL Executive Board meets 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, fol- lowed by a 7 p.m. general meeting at 2110 State St., Salem. M ETAL T RADES C OUNCIL Executive Board meets 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 13. The Dec. 25 meeting has been canceled. Meetings are at the IBEW Local 48 Hall, 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland. Delegates meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, at the Labor Temple, 4480 Rogue Valley Hwy. #3, Central Point. S OUTHWESTERN O REGON C ENTRAL L ABOR C OUNCIL Delegates meet 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 7, at the Bay Area Labor Center, 3427 Ash, North Bend. N ORTHWEST O REGON L ABOR C OUNCIL The December meeting has been canceled. P AINTERS & D RYWALL F INISHERS 10 S OUTHWEST W ASHINGTON L ABOR C OUNCIL Delegates meet 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, preceded by an Executive Board meeting, at the ILWU Local 4 Hall, 1205 Ingalls St., Vancouver, Wash. PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE. Members meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19, at 11145 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Website: www.iupatlo- cal10.org P ORTLAND C ITY & M ETROPOLITAN E MPLOYEES 189 Executive Board meets 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11. Meetings are at 6025 E. Burnside, Portland. R OOFERS & W ATERPROOFERS 49 Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13. Executive Board meets 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3. Meetings are at 5032 SE 26th Ave, Portland. (Phone: 503 232-4807) S ALEM B UILDING T RADES L INN -B ENTON -L INCOLN L ABOR C OUNCIL S OUTHERN O REGON C ENTRAL L ABOR C OUNCIL Delegates meet 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, at the IBEW 280 Training Center, 33309 Hwy. 99E, Tangent. S HEET M ETAL W ORKERS 16 Portland area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, at the Sheet Metal Training Center, 2379 NE 178th Ave., Portland Medford area members meet 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12, at Wild River Pizza, 2684 N Pacific Hwy., Medford. Eugene area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, at the Local 16 Hall, 1887 Laura St., Springfield. Coos Bay area members meet 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20, at Abby’s Pizza, 997 First St., Coos Bay. Women of Sheet Metal Workers Local 16 (WOSM) meet 4:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21, at Beaulahland, 118 NE 28th Ave., Portland. Children are welcome. Portland area VOC meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, at the Sheet Metal Training Center, 2379 NE 178th Ave., Portland. S IGN P AINTERS & P AINT M AKERS 1094 Members meet 3:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17, in the District Office, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. B AKERS 114 Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 20, at Izzy’s Pizza & Buffet, 1307 NE 102nd Ave. & Halsey, Port- land. E LECTRIAL W ORKERS 48 Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, at CherryWood Village, 1417 SE 107th, Portland (from Wash- ington Street - Proceed to 102nd, turn right . . . this turns into Cherry Blos- som - Turn right on 107th to main en- trance at Village Square - 1417 on front door) for the annual holiday luncheon. Dues are due for the year. For reservations and more informa- tion, please contact Glenn Hodgkin- son at 503-656-0028. G LASS W ORKERS 740 Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 20, at Izzy’s Pizza & Buffet, 1307 NE 102nd Ave. & Halsey, Port- land. L INOLEUM L AYERS 1236 Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 14, at Izzy’s Pizza & Buffet, 1307 NE 102nd Ave. & Halsey, Port- land. NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS Portland area members meet 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21, at 20210 SW Teton Ave., Tualatin. Astoria area meeting has been canceled for Dec. Bend area meeting has been canceled for Dec. Brookings area members meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, at Curry County Search and Rescue, 517 Railroad St., Brookings. Coos Bay area meeting has been canceled for Dec. Eugene area meeting has been canceled for Dec. Klamath Falls area meeting has been canceled for De- cember. Medford area meeting has been canceled for Dec. Salem area meeting has been canceled for Dec. The Dalles area meeting has been canceled for Dec. Humboldt-Del Norte Co. area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, at the Eureka Training Center, 634 Cal- ifornia St., Eureka, Calif. U NITED S TEELWORKERS 1097 Members meet 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19, preceded by a 3 p.m. Executive Board meeting, in the union office building, 91237 Old Mill Town Rd., Westport. Lame-duck cuts likely to hurt thousands in Oregon According to a new report released by the AFL-CIO, 712,216 Oregon res- idents could be negatively impacted if Congress attempts cuts to Social Secu- rity, including 97,786 people with dis- abilities and 43,537 children. Of the 564,470 Oregonians who get their health care coverage from Medi- caid, 287,903 children and 55,714 sen- iors could be affected if the lame duck Congress makes cuts to Medicaid ben- efits. The report also finds that Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid combined deliver $18.1 billion per year into Oregon’s economy. As the so-called “fiscal cliff” ap- proaches, members of Congress have suggested cuts to benefits for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid even while calling for renewing tax cuts for the richest 2 percent. If re- newed, the richest 2 percent in Oregon would receive an average of $26,640 in tax cuts, while the rest of Oregon’s residents would receive an average of $1,230. The 2012 House Republican Retiree Meeting Notices A LLIANCE FOR R ETIRED A MERICANS O REGON C HAPTER The December meeting has been canceled. Please join us for the Union Friends Potluck 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Dec. 12, at Jay Osborne’s home, 2593 Pimlico Drive, West Linn. The main meat will be provided and we ask that everyone bring a dish to share. An unwrapped toy for Labors Com- munity Service Agency would also be appreciated. U NITED A SSOCIATION 290 N ORTHWEST O REGON L ABOR R ETIREES C OUNCIL Business meeting from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 10, at 1125 SE Madison, LCSA Boardroom #103B, Portland. O REGON AFSCME Retirees meet 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, at the AFSCME office, 6025 E. Burnside, Portland. Call Michael Arken for information at 1-800-521- 5954 ext. 226. S HEET M ETAL W ORKERS 16 Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, at Elmer’s Restaurant, 101st and Sandy Blvd., Portland. U NITED A SSOCIATION 290 Retirees meet 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 20, at 20210 SW Teton Ave., Tu- alatin. budget plan would cut federal support to Oregon’s Medicaid program by at least $8.9 billion (23 percent) over 10 years. On Nov. 27-28, more than 150 union activists and leaders, marshaled by the AFL-CIO, were in Washington, D.C., to lobby lawmakers to preserve Social Security, Medicare and domes- tic programs from budget cutters, and to raise taxes on the rich. President Barack Obama has re- peatedly made the point that he won re-election on a platform of increasing taxes on the wealthiest citizens and on spending to create jobs. Both propos- als would increase revenue and close the budget deficit. If Obama and the lawmakers don’t act, payroll taxes — which hit the mid- dle class – would rise on Jan. 1, while Bush-era tax cuts for the rich would end. Domestic programs — everything from jobless benefits to airport secu- rity — also would be cut. Economists say that combination would throw the economy back into recession. “Working people, jobless people and retirees, who just voted for a mid- dle-class economy, shouldn’t have to sacrifice their health care and retire- ment security so that the richest 2 per- cent can continue getting more tax breaks,” said national AFL-CIO Presi- dent Richard Trumka. “It’s time to protect Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid benefits that support our working families. It’s time to eliminate tax breaks for the richest 2 percent. That’s fair, reason- able, and good public policy,” he added. Union members and other support- ers are being urged to call Congress at 1-888-659-9401 to deliver the same message to their U.S. representatives and senators. On Monday, Dec. 10 (International Human Rights Day), the Oregon AFL- CIO, Northwest Labor Council, Jobs with Justice, and Oregon Action will hold a candlelight vigil at the Portland office of U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D- OR), 911 NE 11th Ave., Portland. The vigil starts at 5 p.m. DECEMBER 7, 2012
