Labor Council ‘appreciates’ its friends at annual dinner
A large crowd turned out June 8 for Award” was presented to Lynn
the 16th annual Labor Appreciation Lehrbach and Ed Barnes. Lehrbach is
and Recognition Night dinner spon- a retired political coordinator for Team-
sters District Council No.
sored by the Northwest Ore-
37, and Barnes is a retired
gon Labor Council (NOLC).
business manager of IBEW
The dinner recognizes peo-
Local 48. Both remain ac-
ple for their commitment to
tive in the community.
helping better the lives of
“Business Appreciation”
workers and people in their
awards were presented to
communities — and also
Kaiser Permanente, North-
doubles as a fundraiser for
west Community Credit
Labor’s Community Service
Union (which merged with
Agency (LCSA). This year’s
event raised a record $3,675. L YNN L EHRBACH UFCW Northwest Federal
Credit Union), and Roofers
Top recognition is the
and Waterproofers Local
Del Ricks Community
49. The Roofers Union was
Service Award in honor of
cited for its volunteer work
the late Del Ricks, who
in the community, espe-
was LCSA’s executive di-
cially for veterans.
rector for 17 years. The
Recognition awards
2013 recipient was Bar-
went to: Debbi Covert,
bara Mathey, chief execu-
American Federation of
tive officer of IBEW and
Teachers (AFT)-Oregon
United Workers Federal
Retirees; Thomas Getts,
Credit Union. Mathey
E D B ARNES
Northwest Oregon Labor
serves on the board of the
United Way Columbia-Willamette; the Retirees Council; Jodi Guetzloe Parker,
Unions for Kids Committee that raises executive secretary of the Columbia Pa-
funds for Doernbecher’s Children Hos- cific Building Trades Council; Leanna
pital; and on the Presents from Partners Hakala, AFT-Oregon Retirees; Everice
Committee of Labor’s Community Moro, retired from Oregon School Em-
Services Agency, which brings holiday ployees Association Local 6732; Terry
cheer to hundreds of children in the “Tater” Reigle, an organizer for IBEW
community. In addition, she sits on the Local Union 48; Ralph Rigdon, North-
Board of the Northwest Credit Union west Oregon Labor Retirees Council;
Foundation, donating many hours for Dave Sheridan of Plumbers and Fitters
the betterment of credit unions in Ore- Local 290; Dave Taylor of Painters and
gon and Washington. As CEO, she Drywall Finishers Local 10; and
oversees a staff of 16 full-time union- Deanna Woods, AFT-Oregon Retirees.
ized employees at the credit union.
The labor council’s “Heritage
Pictured seated from left to right: Deanna Woods, Leanna Hakala, Debbi Covert, Thomas Getts, Terry Reigle, and
Ralph Rigdon. Standing from left to right: Kelly Flye, representing Northwest Community Credit Union; Jeff Akers,
Julie Markiewicz, and Donna Warner, representing Kaiser Permanente; Everice Moro, Barbara Mathey, Roofers
Local 49 Business Manager Russ Garnett, Jodi Guetzloe Parker, Randall Friesen on behalf of Dave Sheridan, and
Al Marino on behalf of Lynn Lehrbach.
Additionally, United Way of the Co-
lumbia-Willamette presented Machin-
ists Lodge 63 with the “Labor Partner
of the Year” award for 2012. The pres-
entation was initially made at the
United Way Celebration of Caring ban-
quet in April.
Guest speakers were U.S. Sen. Jeff
Merkley and U.S. Rep. Suzanne
Bonamici. Dignitaries in attendance in-
cluded Portland City Commissioner
Nick Fish, Multnomah County com-
missioners Judy Shiprack and Loretta
Smith, Washington County commis-
sioners Greg Malinowski and Dick
Schouten, and Clackamas County
commissioners Jim Bernard and Paul
Savas.
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