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Official Notices A UTO M ECHANICS 1005 Executive Board meets 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16. Members meet 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, preceded by a 9 a.m. shop steward training class. Shop stewards must attend training class and regular meeting to be compensated. All meetings are at 25 Cornell; Gladstone. PLEASE NOTE: Rochelle Conrad will be avail- able from 8 a.m. to noon during the regular lodge meeting to answer any questions you have concern- ing health, welfare and pension plans. B AKERY , C ONFECTIONERY , T OBACCO W ORKERS AND G RAIN M ILLERS 114 Ballots to decide recommended Amendments to By-Laws will be mailed December 28th, 2012, to all members in good standing as of December 3rd, 2012. Ballots will be counted Tuesday, January 15th, 2013. B RICKLAYERS AND A LLIED C RAFTWORKERS 1 Members meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, at 12812 NE Marx St., Portland. B OILERMAKERS 500 Members meet 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at 2515 NE Columbia Blvd., Portland. C EMENT M ASONS 555 Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, at 12812 NE Marx St., Portland. E LECTRICAL W ORKERS 48 IBEW Local 48 office will be closed Monday, Dec.24, Tuesday, Dec. 25, and Tuesday, Jan. 1. Executive Board meets 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, in the Executive Boardroom. General Membership Meeting meets 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, in the Meeting Hall. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Meetings are at 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland, unless otherwise noted DEATH ASSESSMENTS: No. 2332, Gerald Kef- sky and No. 2333, Donald Geddes. The December 2012 assessment is $1.50. E LECTRICAL W ORKERS 280 Executive Board meets 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, at 32969 Hwy. 99E, Tangent. Bend Unit meets 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, at the IBEW/UA Training Center, 2161 SW First St., Redmond. Eugene Unit meets 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, at the LU 290 Training Center, 2861 Pierce Parkway, Springfield. Salem Unit meets 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, at Salem Heights Community Center, 3505 Liberty Rd. S., Salem. E LEVATOR C ONSTRUCTORS 23 Members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, 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, Jan. 10, at 4411 SW Sunset Dr., Lake Oswego. G LASS W ORKERS 740 Executive Board members meet 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Portland area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, at 11145 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Eugene area members meet 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 7, at Best Western Grand Manor Inn, 971 Kruse Way, Springfield. Salem area members meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, at Candalaria Terrace, Suite 204, 2659 Commercial St. SE, Salem. I NSULATORS 36 Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9. Members meet 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11. Meetings are at 11145 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. I RON W ORKERS 29 PAGE 4 Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, preceded by a 5:30 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 11620 NE Ainsworth Cir., #200, Portland. I RON W ORKERS S HOPMEN 516 Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10 Members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24. Meeting are at 11620 NE Ainsworth Cir., #300, Portland. L ABORERS 483 M UNICIPAL E MPLOYEES Members meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, at the Musicians 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 Van- couver Labor Center, 2212 NE Andresen Rd., Vanc., Wash. L ABORERS 320 Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, at Joe Edgar Hall, Teamsters’ Complex, 1850 NE 162nd Ave., Portland. L ANE C OUNTY L ABOR C OUNCIL Delegates meet 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 26, at 1116 South A St., Springfield. ing. Meetings are at 25 Cornell, Gladstone. M ACHINISTS 1432 Swing and graveyard shift members meet at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 7. Regular membership meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9. Meetings are at 25 Cornell, Gladstone. M ARION -P OLK -Y AMHILL L ABOR C OUNCIL Executive Board meets 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, 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, Jan. 10. Meetings are at the IBEW Local 48 Hall, 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland. M ID -C OLUMBIA L ABOR C OUNCIL Delegates meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 3313 W. 2nd, The Dalles. M OLDERS 139B Members meet 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, pre- ceded by a 6 p.m. Executive Board meeting at the Carpenters Hall, 2205 N. Lombard, Portland. P ORTLAND C ITY & M ETROPOLITAN E MPLOYEES 189 Executive Board meets 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8. Meetings are held at 6025 E. Burnside, Portland. R OOFERS & W ATERPROOFERS 49 Executive Board meets 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3. Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10. Meetings are at 5032 SE 26th Ave, Portland. (Phone: 503 232-4807) S ALEM B UILDING T RADES Delegates meet 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, at the IBEW 280 Training Center, 33309 Hwy. 99E, Tan- gent. S HEET M ETAL W ORKERS 16 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. Portland area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, at the Sheet Metal Training Center, 2379 NE 178th Ave., Portland. Medford area members meet 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9, Wild River Pizza, 2684 N. Pacific Hwy. Eugene area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, at Sheet Metal Local 16 Hall, 1887 Laura St., Springfield. Coos Bay area members meet 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, at Abby’s Pizza, 997 First St., Coos Bay. L ANE , C OOS , C URRY & D OUGLAS B UILDING T RADES M ULTNOMAH C OUNTY E MPLOYEES 88 Delegates meet at noon Wednesday, Dec. 26, at the Springfield Training Center, 2861 Pierce Parkway, Springfield. Executive Board meets 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, at the AFSCME union office. General membership meets 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, preceded by 6 p.m. stewards meeting. Meetings are held at 6025 E. Burnside St., Port- land. Members meet 3:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21, in the District Office, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. N ORTHWEST O REGON L ABOR C OUNCIL S OUTHERN O REGON C ENTRAL L ABOR C OUNCIL L INN -B ENTON -L INCOLN L ABOR C OUNCIL Delegates meet 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, pre- ceded by a 6:30 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 1400 Salem Ave., Albany. The December meeting has been canceled. L INOLEUM L AYERS 1236 Portland area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 27, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Executive Board meets 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 7, at the Union Office 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Portland area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. M ACHINISTS 63 Executive Board meets 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9. Members meet 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 12. PLEASE NOTE: Nominations for recording secre- tary and Examining Board will be held at the January meeting. Elections will be held at the February meet- S IGN P AINTERS & P AINT M AKERS 1094 Delegates meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, at the Labor Temple, 4480 Rogue Valley Hwy. #3, Central Point. P AINTERS & D RYWALL F INISHERS 10 S OUTHWESTERN O REGON C ENTRAL L ABOR C OUNCIL Members meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, at 11145 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. PLEASE NOTE: Dues increase of 70 cents ef- fective Jan. 1, 2013. www.iupatlocal10.org. Delegates meet 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 7, at the Bay Area Labor Center, 3427 Ash, North Bend. P LASTERERS 82 Members meet 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, at 12812 NE Marx St., Portland. S OUTHWEST W ASHINGTON L ABOR C OUNCIL Delegates meet 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, preceded by an Executive Board meeting, at the ILWU Local 4 Hall, 1205 Ingalls St., Vancouver, Wash. RETIREE MEETING NOTICES A LLIANCE FOR R ETIRED A MERICANS O REGON C HAPTER Executive Board meets 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, followed by an 11 a.m. General Membership meet- ing, in the LCSA board room, at 1125 SE Madison, #103B, Portland. All retirees are welcome to attend. Salem, near Lancaster Mall. If you have any questions, please give Don Ball a call at 541-327-3388. I NSULATORS 36 Retiree breakfast 9 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, at the Dockside Restaurant, 2047 NW Front Ave., Portland. I RON W ORKERS 29 Retirees meet at noon, Wednes- day, Jan. 9, at the Union Office, 11620 NE Ainsworth Cir., Portland for a catered lunch. E LEVATOR C ONSTRUCTORS 23 Retirees meet at noon Tuesday, Jan. 8, at Westmoreland Union Manor, 6404 SE 23rd, Portland. E LECTRICAL W ORKERS 48 Retirees, wives and friends meet 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8., at Bob’s Red Mill for lunch, 5000 SE Inter- national Way, Milwaukie. For more information, please call Glenn Hodgkinson at 503 656-0028. M ACHINISTS Retired machinists meet 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, at 25 Cornell, Gladstone. For more information contact Gay Lincoln at 360-693- 5051. E LECTRICAL W ORKERS 280 Retirees meet between 11:45 a.m. and noon Monday, Jan. 14, at Hometown Buffet on Lancaster in N ORTHWEST O REGON L ABOR R ETIREES C OUNCIL Business meeting from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 14, in the NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS LCSA board room, at 1125 SE Madison, #103B, Portland. O REGON AFSCME Retirees meet 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, at the AFSCME office, 6025 E. Burnside, Portland. Call Michael Arken for information at 1- 800-521-5954 ext. 226. T RANSIT 757 Retirees meet 9:30 a.m. Wednes- day, Jan. 2, at Westmoreland Union Manor, 6404 SE 23rd, Portland. U NITED A SSOCIATION 290 Retirees meet 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, at 20210 SW Teton Ave., Tualatin. Rusty Pipes meet 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, at the Eugene Training Cen- ter. Salem Retirees meet 12 noon Wednesday, Jan. 9, at Almost Home Restaurant, 3310 Market St., NE, Salem. U NITED A SSOCIATION 290 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 Rail- road 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 Dec. 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 California St., Eureka, Calif. U NITED S TEELWORKERS 1097 Members meet 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, pre- ceded by a 5:45 p.m. Executive Board meeting, in the union office building, 91237 Old Mill Town Rd., Westport. Bend Social Justice Center grand opening set Jan. 4 BEND — A grand opening celebra- tion for the Central Oregon Social Jus- tice Center will be held at 5 p.m. Fri- day, Jan. 4, at 155 NW Irving Ave., Bend. U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) has been invited to attend. Central Oregon Jobs with Justice is the leaseholder on the space, an historic 1920s home owned by Republican state Sen. Chris Telfer. The Social Justice Center will pro- vide office space for JwJ, the immi- grants right group Causa, the Human Dignity Coalition, AFSCME Local 3997 (which represents Deschutes County courthouse employees), and for two immigration attorneys. UFCW Local 555 will have a satellite office in the building, and the Central Oregon Labor Council will hold its monthly meetings there. For more information, call Linda Bradetich at 541-355-4821. Labor law conclave Feb. 1 The 17th annual Oregon Labor Law Conference will be held Friday, Feb. 1, at the IBEW Local 48 hall in Northeast Portland. The conference is designed for busi- ness managers, business agents and union officers, to provide information that will help them do their jobs better and to help avoid legal liability. In addition to classes on basic griev- ance handling, progressive discipline, family medical leave, workers’ comp, and Social Security, this year will fea- ture a segment on how to use social media in organizing, as well as when and how employers can discipline em- ployees for using social media. Guest speakers include Ronald Hooks, director of the National Labor Relations Board, NLRB 19, and Paul Gamson, outgoing chair of the Oregon Employment Relations Board. For registration information, go to www.laborlawconference.com or con- tact Norman Malbin at 503 889-3669 or Norman@IBEW48.com. DECEMBER 21, 2012