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Painter/taper apprentices graduate Apprenticeship instructor Marti Fagin retires The 2012 class of new journeymen painters and tapers was recognized Feb. 21 at a dinner and ceremony. Graduates from the three-year Painter/Decorator and Drywall Finisher Appren- ticeship Program received plaques, Carhartt jackets, and a bucket of Purdy paint brushes and other tools. Special recognition also was given to apprenticeship instruc- tor Marti Fagin, a longtime member of Painters and Drywall Fin- ishers Local 10, who retired after serving a decade as an instruc- tor. She has worked in the field since 1977. Fagin is pictured to the right receiving a Carhartt jacket from Bud Bartunek, area di- rector of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 5, and con- tractor Steve Schiller of Schiller and Vroman Painting. New journeymen and women (pictured right) are: Seated from left to right: Michael Worden, Claudia Gallardo, Everardo Sanchez, and Lee Gale. Wor- den and Gale are drywall fin- ishers. Not in attendance were painters Raquel Avalos, Matthew Farr and Danielle Ferris, and drywall finisher Miguel Lopez. Standing in the back row are union officials and contractors of the Signa- tory Painting Contractors Or- ganization. The new journeymen and women are members of Port- land-based Local 10, Salem- based Local 724, and Eugene- based Local 1277. MARCH 1, 2013 ’34 truckers strike comes to the stage The Minneapolis Teamster Strike of 1934 will come to life March 8 to 23 at Portland’s Sowelu Theater Ensemble. The play “Hard Times Come Again No More,” by Martha Boesing, is based on the 1930s writing of Meridel ...Trumka (From Page 4) America’s best values and our shared commitment to the country we love. Work connects us all and we are better together. We’ve been calling for common- sense reform based on a blueprint de- veloped across the labor union move- ment since 2009. That blueprint has five planks: • Formation of an independent com- mission to assess and manage the future flow of new immigrants based on actual labor market needs; • A secure and effective worker au- thorization mechanism; • Rational border control; • A road map to citizenship; and • Improvement, not expansion, of temporary workers programs. That’s what we mean when we call for comprehensive immigration reform. We’re in it to win it. And that’s exactly what we’re going to do. NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS LeSueur. The strike, one of the most iconic in American history, shut down trucking in Minneapolis and brought industrial unionism to the region. The show takes place at Perform- ance Works NW, 4625 SE 67th Ave. (SE 67th and Foster). Performances are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, and Sat- urdays, as well as 2 p.m. matinees March 16, 17, and 23. Following the March 15 perform- ance, a discussion about the context of the strike will be led by Portland State University sociologist Ben Cushing and Brooke Jacobson, president of the PSU Faculty Association/American Federation of Teachers Local 3571. Tickets are $12 to $25, sliding scale. Call 503-568-4017 to reserve tickets or visit sowelutheater.org. IRS PROBLEMS? • Haven’t filed for ... years? • Lost records? • Liens - Levies - Garnishments? • Negotiate settlements. • Prepare offer in Compromise. Call Nancy D. Anderson Enrolled Agent/LTC-1807 NPTI Fellow/America’s Tax Expert www.nancydanderson.com 503-244-2577 PAGE 9
