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Portland will recognize 50th anniversary with march Aug. 24 Labor union members will be marching side by side with civil rights supporters in late August for the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom — the march at which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have A Dream” speech. In Washington, D.C., organizers are expecting 100,000 people to attend an Aug. 28 event headlined by Rev. Al Sharpton and King’s son Martin Luther King III. Also speaking at the event will be Randi Weingarten, president of American Federation of Teachers; Lee Saunders, president of AFSCME; and Mary Kay Henry, president of Service Employers International Union. At least 85 busses will be bringing union members to the event from New York City. UNITE HERE, Teamsters, and American Federation of Government Em- ployees are also backing the event. In Portland, several thousand are expected at a march organized by the Albina Ministerial Alliance Coalition for Justice and Police Reform. Labor sponsors of the event include the Oregon AFL-CIO, Northwest Oregon Labor Council, Oregon AFSCME Council 75, and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 48. The event will take place Saturday, Aug. 24, starting at 10 a.m. at Terry Schrunk Plaza and marching to South Waterfront Park. Honoring Workers this Labor Day D ENNIS O’M ALLEY Attorney at Law Representing union union members members for than Representing for more more than years in in workers’ workers’ compensation and 20 25 years compensation and Social cases. Social Security Security disability disability cases. 1500 NE Irving Street, Suite 370 • Portland, OR 97232 • 503-243-4899 Labor-backed pols in Vancouver advance to general election VANCOUVER — Four Vancouver City Council candidates endorsed by the Southwest Washington Central Labor Council in the Aug. 6 primary advanced to the November general election. Incumbent Councilor Jack Burk- man was the top vote-getter for Posi- tion 1, in unofficial results. He out- polled three challengers with 7,733 votes (45.4 percent). Finishing second was Michelle Doan with 3,660 votes (21.5 percent). The top two vote-getters in each race advance to the general election. Political newcomer Alishia Topper and three-time candidate Anne McEnerny-Ogle advanced in their re- spective races. Topper will challenge incumbent councilor Jeanne E. Stewart for Position 2. Stewart received 6,836 votes (39.7 percent) to Topper’s 5,518 votes (32 percent). A third candidate, Ty Stober, received 4,871 votes. McEnerny-Ogle was the top vote-get- ter in a five-person race for Position 3. She bested incumbent Jeanne Harris, the longest-serving member of the City Council, collecting 6,158 votes (35.6 percent). Frank Decker was second with 4,257 votes (24.6 percent). Harris, who has served 16 years on the council, finished fourth. The labor council also endorsed the re-election of Tim Leavitt for mayor. Leavitt is being challenged by City Councilor Bill Turlay. Since they were the only two candidates to file for the seat, they automatically advanced to the general election. The Members and Officers of Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 11 honor all working men and women on this important holiday. Happy Labor Day 2013! 3815 Columbia Street, Vancouver, WA 98660 1-800-547-8902 (toll free) (360) 719-1766 (Vancouver line) (503) 257-6691 (Portland line) Here IS to you on Labor Day! Your labor has kept the family strong and this nation proud. Plasterers Local 82 Calvin McKinnis Business Manager 12812 NE Marx, Portland, OR 503-232-3257 AUGUST 16, 2013 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS PAGE 5
