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Unions help struggling
students with donation
to OEA Foundation
B.U.L.L. Session raises $325,000 for charities
Nine children’s charities were presented with the proceeds of this year’s 23rd
annual B.U.L.L. (Business Union and Labor Leaders) Session Charity Golf
Tournament during a special ceremony Dec. 4 at the Benson Hotel. Since its
inception in 1990, the B.U.L.L. session has raised $4.9 million. In the photo
above, charity recipients pose with check for $325,000, the total amount
raised this year. From left to right are: Tim Gauthier, president of BULL
Session; Catherine Bekooy of Children’s Developmental Health Services of
Albertina Kerr; Andrew Over of Doernbecher Children’s Hospital; Kerry
Tymchuk of Special Olympics Oregon; Tom Tongue of March of Dimes;
Craig Patchin of Shriner’s Hospital for Children; Ken Phillips of Randall
Children’s Hospital; Jeff Perala of Gales Creek Camp Foundation; Jeanne
Danielson of Swindells Resource Center at Providence Child Center; Jill
Foster of Wheel to Walk; and Ross Vroman, BULL Session board member.
More than 400 business, union and legislative leaders participated in the
event, which includes a dinner and auction at the Oregon Convention Center,
followed the next day by a golf tournament. This year’s tournament was held
at The Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club in Aloha.
The District Council of Unions (DCU) donated $1,107 to the Oregon
Education Association Foundation.
Established in 1995, the OEA Foundation provides educators with
up to $100 grants to help students meet basic, urgent and immediate
needs so they can succeed in school. Cash grants from the Founda-
tion fill needs unmet by any other source. All active OEA members
are eligible to request grants for students enrolled in an Oregon
public school or community college. Since its creation, the OEA
Foundation has distributed over $900,000 to help needy Oregon
public school students.
The DCU is comprised of 12 union locals that represent
maintenance workers, warehouse workers, televisions services,
and school bus mechanics at Portland Public Schools. The locals
are: Bricklayers Local 1; Cement Masons Local 555; Painters &
Allied Trades District Council 5; Plumbers & Fitters Local 290; Sheet
Metal Workers Local 16; Roofers Local 49; Pacific NW Regional Coun-
cil of Carpenters; Electricians Local 48; Laborers Local 296; Machinists
District Council W24; Plasterers Local 82; and Teamsters Local 206.
The idea to donate to the fund was introduced to the council by Al-
berto Chavez (pictured holding checks), a member of IBEW Local 48.
The DCU presented the donation to the Portland Association of
Teachers, which is an affiliate of the OEA.
For more information about the OEA Foundation, or to donate, go on-
line to www.oregoned.org/ oea-foundation.
Runoff for top office at Elevator Constructors
Business Rep Mike
Bodendorfer is
retiring
Portland-headquartered Interna-
tional Union of Elevator Constructors
(IUEC) Local 23 will hold a runoff
election Jan. 9 to elect a new top offi-
cer. Three candidates vied to succeed
retiring business representative Mike
Bodendorfer — current president
Randy Carmony, current vice president
Apprenticeship
Opening
Glaziers
The Oregon & SW Washington
Glaziers Joint Apprenticeship &
Journeyman Training Program
will be open to accept
applications to create a pool of
eligible applicants. Applicants
must be at least 18 years old.
Must apply in person and furnish
a copy of a high school diploma
and grade transcript or GED and
test scores at time of application.
Applications will be taken
Jan, 13 thru Jan. 24, 2014
Monday thru Friday,
9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m.
Glaziers Training Center
Mt. Hood Community College,
Room GE 108
26000 SE Stark St., Gresham, OR
Women and minorities
encouraged to apply
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cepted a job with Sound Ele-
Dave Tremain, and trustee
vator and transferred to Local
Bobby Dukes. In mail bal-
23. The company was later ac-
lots counted Dec. 12, Car-
quired by ThyssenKrupp Ele-
mony and Tremain out-
vator.
polled Dukes, but neither
Bodendorfer says when he
won more than 50 percent
took office in 2011, members
of the vote, thus triggering
were calling up the union wor-
the runoff.
ried about losing their homes.
IUEC Local 23 covers
MIKE
But work has picked up since
all of Oregon plus six south-
west Washington counties. BODENDORFER then, and the local now has
close to full employment, and
Its 215 members build and
maintain elevators, escalators, moving even added several new apprentices
walkways, and dumbwaiters. Elevator earlier this year.
Business representative, a full-time
construction is a specialized trade. Lo-
cal 23 members earn $47.19 an hour paid position, was the only contested
and receive $30.75 an hour in benefits office in the officer elections. Candi-
under a nationwide labor agreement dates for all other offices ran unop-
with IUEC’s employer group, National posed and were elected by acclama-
tion. Those are: president, Dan Coyle;
Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII).
The master agreement runs through vice president, Scott Augst; treasurer,
Bob Pyne; recording secretary, Dan
July 8, 2017.
“It’s a damn good living,” Boden- Garrett; warden, Gene Stratton; corre-
dorfer said. “You work hard, but you’re spondent, Dan Coyle; Executive Board
members Lance Martin and Lonnie
paid well for it.”
Bodendorfer, 64, is retiring after Mathews; and trustee, Les Johns.
one term as business representative — Trustees, Executive Board members
and an elevator constructor career and the business representative serve
spanning four decades. He got his start three-year terms. All other offices have
in the trade in 1972 when he went to one-year terms.
work at a Chicago company that man-
ufactured freight elevator doors, where
his wife worked as a secretary. He be-
came an apprentice in IUEC Chicago
Local 2. In 1999 Bodendorfer and his
wife moved to Portland when he ac-
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DECEMBER 20, 2013