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Official Notices General Membership Meeting meets 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 24 in the Meeting Hall. Doors open at 5:00 p.m. Your Business Manager Meeting, Saturday, April 27, in the Meeting Hall. Call Nancy Reames at 503.251.9681 for an appointment. Meetings are at 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland, unless otherwise noted DEATH ASSESSMENTS: No. 2347, Dale “Billy” Hobbs. The April 2013 assessment is $1.50. B AKERY , C ONFECTIONERY , T OBACCO W ORKERS AND G RAIN M ILLERS 114 Members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, April 11, preceded by 5 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 12779 NE Whitaker Way, Portland. Executive Board meets 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 23, in the meeting room at 7931 NE Halsey, Suite 205, Portland. F IRE F IGHTERS 452 B OILERMAKERS 500 Members meet 10 a.m. Saturday, April 13, at 2515 NE Columbia Blvd., Portland. B RICKLAYERS AND A LLIED C RAFTWORKERS 1 Members meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, at 12812 NE Marx St., Portland. C EMENT M ASONS 555 Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, April 18, at 12812 NE Marx St., Portland. C ENTRAL O REGON L ABOR C OUNCIL Delegates meet 5:30 p.m. Monday, April 22, at the Social Justice Center, 155 NE Irving Ave., Bend. C OLUMBIA -P ACIFIC B UILDING T RADES Delegates meet 10 a.m. Tuesdays, April 9 and April 16, at Kirkland Union Manor II, 3535 SE 86th, Port- land. E LECTRICAL W ORKERS 48 Residential Unit meets 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, in the Dispatch Lobby. Electrical Workers Minority Caucus meets 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, in the Executive Boardroom. Sound and Communication Unit meets 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, in the Meeting Hall. Wasco Unit meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, at Northern Wasco County PUD, 2345 River Road, The Dalles. Washington Unit meet 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 11, at Round Table Pizza, 5016 NE Thurston, Van- couver. Bylaws Committee meets 5:30 p.m. Monday, April 15, in the Executive Boardroom. Executive Board meets 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, April 17, in the Executive Boardroom. Volunteer Organizing Committee meets 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in the Executive Boardroom. Women of 48 meets 5 p.m. Friday, April 19, visit online group Facebook page: WO48 - Women of IBEW 48 (Portland, Oregon) for meeting location. Harley tickets on sale; motorcycle poker run is slated for June 8 Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 8, for the 11th annual Unions for Kids Motorcycle Poker Run & Chili Cook-Off, a benefit for Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. In 10 years, the event has donated $326,000 to the kids of Doernbecher. In addition to the motorcycle run, there is a raffle to win a Harley David- son motorcycle autographed by the Zac Brown Band. This year’s bike is a 2013 candy orange/beer bottle Her- itage Softail Classic valued at over $21,000. Raffle tickets are currently on sale for $10 each, with only 5,000 sold. A silent auction the day of the event will feature a guitar auto- graphed by rapper Snoop Dog aka, Snoop Lion. For more information, call Lee Duncan at 503-260-5905. PAGE 6 E LEVATOR C ONSTRUCTORS 23 Members meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, at 2807 NW Fruit Valley Rd., Vancouver. F IRE F IGHTERS 1660 L ABORERS 483 M UNICIPAL E MPLOYEES Members meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, at the Musicians Hall, 325 NE 20th Ave., Portland. L ANE C OUNTY L ABOR C OUNCIL Delegates meet 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, at 1116 South A St., Springfield. L ANE , C OOS , C URRY & D OUGLAS B UILDING T RADES Delegates meet at noon Wednesday, April 24, at the Springfield Training Center, 2861 Pierce Parkway, Springfield. Portland area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, April 25, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. G LASS W ORKERS 740 M ARION -P OLK -Y AMHILL L ABOR C OUNCIL Executive Board meets 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, followed by a 7 p.m. General Meeting at 2110 State St., Salem. M ETAL T RADES C OUNCIL I NSULATORS 36 Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 10. Members meet 7 p.m. Friday, April 12. Meetings are at 11145 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. I RON W ORKERS 29 Members meet 7 p.m., Thursday, May 2, preceded by a 5:30 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 11620 NE Ainsworth Cir., #200, Portland. Executive Board meets 10 a.m. Thursday, April 11. Delegates meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 23. 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, April 9, at 3313 W. 2nd, The Dalles. M OLDERS 139B I RON W ORKERS S HOPMEN 516 Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Thursday, April 11. Members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, April 25. Meetings are at 11620 NE Ainsworth Circle, Port- land, OR. L ABORERS 320 Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, April 11, at Joe Edgar Hall, Teamsters’ Complex, 1850 NE 162nd Ave., Portland. L ABORERS /V ANCOUVER 335 Members meet 7 p.m. Monday, May 6, preceded by a 6:15 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at the Van- couver Labor Center, 2212 NE Andresen Rd., Vanc., Wash. O PERATING E NGINEERS 701 PLEASE NOTE: Nominations for election of offi- cers will be held at the following meetings. District 1 & 5 members meet 8 p.m. Friday, April 5, at 555 E. First St., Gladstone. District 4 members meet 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 8, at Cousin’s Restaurant, 2114 W. 6th St., The Dalles. District 4 members meet 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 9, at the Hermiston DTC Office, 148 Main St., Her- miston. P AINTERS & D RYWALL F INISHERS 10 Members meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, at 11145 NE Sandy Blvd. 2nd Floor, Portland. Website: www.iupatlocal10.org L INOLEUM L AYERS 1236 Members meet 8 a.m. Thursday, April 11, at 4411 SW Sunset Dr., Lake Oswego. Eugene area members meet 5 p.m. Monday, April 8, at Best Western Grand Manor Inn, 971 Kruse Way, Springfield. Salem area members meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, at Candalaria Terrace, Suite 204, 2659 Commercial St. SE, Salem. 1817. If you request and return another ballot, only the replacement ballot will be counted. Members meet 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18, pre- ceded by a 6 p.m. Executive Board meeting at the Car- penters Hall, 2205 N. Lombard, Portland. N ORTHWEST O REGON L ABOR C OUNCIL Delegates meet 7 p.m. Monday, April 22, at IBEW Local 48 Hall, 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland. O FFICE AND P ROFESSIONAL E MPLOYEES 11 A secret ballot election for the Executive Board po- sition, Utilities is being conducted by mail. Ballots for this election are being mailed to members on April 9, 2013. Any eligible member who has not received a ballot in the mail at home by April 15, 2013 may re- quest a replacement ballot by contacting Election Chairperson/President Matthew DeVore at 360-719- R OOFERS & W ATERPROOFERS 49 Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, April 11. Executive Board meets 7 p.m. Thursday, May 2. Meetings are at 5032 SE 26th Ave., Portland. (503 232-4807) S ALEM BCTC Delegates meet 10 a.m. Thursday, May 2, at the IBEW 280 Training Center, 33309 Hwy 99E, Tan- gent. S HEET M ETAL W ORKERS 16 Portland members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, at the Sheet Metal Training Center, 2379 NE 178th Ave., Portland. IMPORTANT: This is a contract formu- lation meeting for all members. Medford area members meet 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, Wild River Pizza, 2684 N Pacific Hwy., Medford. Eugene area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, April 11, at the Local 16 Hall, 1887 Laura St., Springfield. Coos Bay area members meet 4 p.m. Thursday, April 18, Abby’s Pizza, 997 First St., Coos Bay. Women of Sheet Metal Workers Local 16 (WOSM) meet 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 19, at Beaulahland, 118 NE 28th Ave., Portland. Children are welcome. Portland area VOC meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, 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, April 15, in the District Office, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. S OUTHERN O REGON C ENTRAL L ABOR C OUNCIL Delegates meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, at the La- bor Temple, 4480 Rogue Valley Hwy. #3, Central Point. Retiree Meeting Notices A LLIANCE FOR R ETIRED A MERICANS O REGON C HAPTER Executive Board meets 10 a.m. Thursday, April 11, followed by an 11 a.m. General Membership meet- ing, at 1125 SE Madison, Labor’s Community Service Agency Board- room, Portland. All retirees are wel- come to attend. B AKERS 114 Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Thurs- day, April 25, at Izzy’s Pizza & Buf- fet, 1307 NE 102nd Ave. & Halsey, Portland. E LECTRICAL W ORKERS 48 Retirees, wives and friends are meet 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 9, CherryWood Village, 1417 SE 107th, Portland (from Washington Street - Proceed to 102nd, turn right . . . this turns into Cherry Blossom - Turn right on 107th to main entrance at Village Square - 1417 on front door). For reservations and more in- formation, please contact Glenn Hodgkinson at 503-656-0028. E LEVATOR C ONSTRUCTORS 23 Retirees meet at noon Tuesday, April 9, at Westmoreland Union Manor, 6404 SE 23rd, Portland. G LASS W ORKERS 740 Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Thurs- day, April 18, at Izzy’s Pizza & Buf- fet, 1307 NE 102nd Ave. & Halsey, Portland. I NSULATORS 36 Retirees meet for breakfast 9 a.m. Thursday, May 2, at the Dockside Restaurant, 2047 NW Front Ave., Portland. L INOLEUM L AYERS 1236 Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Friday, April 12, at Izzy’s Pizza & Buffet, 1307 NE 102nd Ave. & Halsey, Portland. NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS N ORTHWEST O REGON L ABOR R ETIREES C OUNCIL Business meeting from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday, April 8, in the LCSA conference room, at 1125 SE Madison #103B, Portland. O REGON AFSCME Retirees meet 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 16, 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. Thurs- day, April 11, at Sizzler’s Restau- rant, 3737 SE 82nd, Portland. U NITED A SSOCIATION 290 Retirees meet 10 a.m. Thursday, April 18, at 20210 SW Teton Ave., Portland. S OUTHWEST W ASHINGTON L ABOR C OUNCIL Delegates meet 6 p.m. Thursday, April 25, preceded by an Executive Board meeting, at the ILWU Local 4 Hall, 1205 Ingalls St., Vancouver, Wash. U NITED A SSOCIATION 290 Portland area members meet 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 19, at 20210 SW Teton Ave., Tualatin. Astoria area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, April 25, at the Astoria Labor Temple, 926 Duane, Astoria. Bend area members meet 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, at the Local 290 Training Center, 2161 SW First, Redmond. Brookings area members meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 30. Please contact Craig Spjut at 707-496-1767 for location information. Coos Bay area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, at the Coos Bay Training Center, 2nd & Kruse, Coos Bay. Eugene area members meet 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 22, at the Springfield Training Center, 2861 Pierce Parkway, Springfield. Klamath Falls area members meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, at 4816 S 6th St., Klamath Falls. Medford area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, April 25, at 950 Industrial Cir., White City. Salem area members meet 6 p.m. Monday, April 22, at 1810 Hawthorne Ave. NE, Salem. The Dalles area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, at the United Steelworkers Local 9170 Union Hall, The Dalles. Humboldt-Del Norte Co. area members meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, at the Eureka Training Center, 634 California St., Eureka. U NITED S TEELWORKERS 1097 Members meet 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, pre- ceded by a 3 p.m. Executive Board meeting, in the union office building, 91237 Old Mill Town Rd., Westport. Union sponsors sought for kids’ fishing derby VANCOUVER — Sponsors are still being sought for the Klineline Pond Kids Fishing Derby Friday and Saturday, April 12-13, in Vancouver. The minimum sponsorship is $250. Several unions donate to the event, and their members also volunteer both days to help kids bait hooks, untangle lines, and catch fish. The derby is presented by the Klineline Kids Fishing Nonprofit and the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife, the program is aimed at getting more kids involved in fishing. More than 3,000 kids ages 5 to 14 and their parents attend. Registration is $5 per child and in- cludes a Zebco rod and reel and T-shirt. Friday is for kids with special needs. Fishing starts at 8 a.m. on Sat- urday, and continues until 3:45 p.m. For more information, call Jamie Birkeland at 360-514-5109 or email to jamy2222@hotmail.com. Calling 2-1-1 can be a lifesaver It’s not as well known as the 9-1-1 emergency line, but for thousands of Oregonians, calling 2-1-1 can be a life-saver. 2-1-1 is an easy to remem- ber telephone number that connects callers to information about critical health and human services available in their communities. In Oregon, 2-1- 1 is run by 211info, in partnership with United Way. In addition to the phone number, it can be access on line at www.211info. org. APRIL 5, 2013
