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.
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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