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
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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
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