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Official Notices B AKERY , C ONFECTIONERY , T OBACCO W ORKERS AND G RAIN M ILLERS 114 L ABORERS 320 Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, March 13, at Joe Edgar Hall, Teamsters’ Complex, 1850 NE 162nd Ave., Portland. L ABORERS 483 M UNICIPAL E MPLOYEES Members meet 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, pre- ceded by a 5:30 p.m. stewards’ meeting, at the Musi- cians Hall, 325 NE 20th Ave., Portland. L ABORERS /V ANCOUVER 335 Executive Board meets 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 25, in the meeting room at 7931 NE Halsey, Suite 205, Portland. Members meet 7 p.m. Monday, April 7, preceded by a 6:15 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at the Van- couver Labor Center, 2212 NE Andresen Rd., Vanc. B RICKLAYERS AND A LLIED C RAFTWORKERS 1 L ANE C OUNTY L ABOR C OUNCIL Members meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, at 12812 NE Marx St., Portland. Delegates meet 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 26, at 1116 South A St., Springfield. C EMENT M ASONS 555 L ANE , C OOS , C URRY & D OUGLAS B UILDING T RADES Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, March 20, at 12812 NE Marx St., Portland. C ENTRAL O REGON L ABOR C OUNCIL Delegates meet 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 31, at the Social Justice Center, 155 NE Irving Ave., Bend. C OLUMBIA -P ACIFIC B UILDING T RADES Delegates meet 10 a.m. Tuesdays, March 11 and March 18, at Kirkland Union Manor II, 3535 SE 86th, Portland. PLEASE NOTE: Change in meeting day back to Tuesdays. E LECTRICAL W ORKERS 48 Electrical Workers Minority Caucus meets 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, in the Executive Boardroom. Residential Unit meets 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, in the Dispatch Lobby. Wasco Unit meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, at Northern Wasco County PUD, 2345 River Road, The Dalles. Sound and Communication Unit meets 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, in the Meeting Hall. Washington Unit Meeting meets at 6 p.m. Thurs- day, March 13, at the Longview Hall, 1145 Com- merce Ave, Longview, Washington. Bylaws Committee meets 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 17, in the Executive Boardroom. Executive Board Meeting meets 6:30 p.m. Wednes- day, March 19, in the Executive Boardroom. Meetings are at 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland, unless otherwise noted. DEATH ASSESSMENTS: No. 2379, Paul L. Schweitzer; No. 2380, Sylvester A. Spieker; No. 2381, Lloyd B. Knudsen; and No. 2382, Paul Georgeades.The March 2014 assessment is $1.50. E LEVATOR C ONSTRUCTORS 23 Members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, March 13, pre- ceded by a 5:30 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 12779 NE Whitaker Way, Portland. F IRE F IGHTERS 452 Members meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, at 2807 NW Fruit Valley Rd., Vancouver, Wash. F IRE F IGHTERS 1660 Members meet 8 a.m. Thursday, March 13, at 4411 SW Sunset Dr., Lake Oswego. G LASS W ORKERS 740 Eugene area members meet 5 p.m. Monday, March 10, at Best Western Grand Manor Inn, 971 Kruse Way, Springfield. Salem area members meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, at Candalaria Terrace, Suite 204, 2659 Commer- cial St. SE, Salem. Delegates meet at noon Wednesday, March 26, at the Springfield Training Center, 2861 Pierce Parkway, Springfield. L INN -B ENTON -L INCOLN L ABOR C OUNCIL Delegates meet 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 26, pre- ceded by a 6:30 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 1400 Salem Ave., Albany. L INOLEUM L AYERS 1236 PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE. Portland area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, March 20, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. PLEASE NOTE: This meeting is SPECIAL CALL to vote on a tentative agreement. M ARION -P OLK -Y AMHILL L ABOR C OUNCIL Executive Board meets 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, followed by a 7 p.m. general meeting at 1400 Tan- dem Ave.SE, Salem. M ETAL T RADES C OUNCIL Executive Board meets 10 a.m. Thursday, March 13. Delegates meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 25. Meetings are at IBEW Local 48 Hall, 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland. M ID -C OLUMBIA L ABOR C OUNCIL Delegates meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, at 3313 W. 2nd, The Dalles. M ULTNOMAH C OUNTY E MPLOYEES 88 General membership meets 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, preceded by a 6 p.m. stewards’ meeting, at the AFSCME Union Office, 6025 E Burnside, Port- I RON W ORKERS 29 Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, April 3, preceded by a 5:30 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 11620 NE Ainsworth Circle #200, Portland. I RON W ORKERS S HOPMEN 516 Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Thursday, March 13. Members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, March 27. Meetings are at 11620 NE Ainsworth Cir., #300, Portland. PAGE 6 N ORTHWEST O REGON L ABOR C OUNCIL Delegates meet 7 p.m. Monday, March 24, at IBEW Local 48 Hall, 15937 NE Airport Way, Port- land. O FFICE AND P ROFESSIONAL E MPLOYEES 11 Members meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, at 3815 Columbia St., Vancouver. PLEASE NOTE: Nomi- nations will be accepted for the following positions: Executive Secretary-Treasurer (3 year term); Utilities (2 year term); Public Employees (2 year term); Labor Organizations (2 year term), At-Large (2 year term); Trustee (3 year term); and Trustee (2 year term). Nominees must be present to accept, or have written acceptance of nomination submitted at this meeting. Nominations will be held in accordance with Article VII, Sections 1-4 of the Constitution of the Office & Professional Employees International Union, Local No. 11 which states the following: NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS Section 1. Nomination of officers shall take place on the second Tuesday in March at the General Mem- bership meeting of each year. No person may be nom- inated, appointed or elected, or in any way represent the members of this Union unless he or she has been a member of this Union in continuous good standing for at least twelve (12) months preceding the election. Section 2. No member shall be a candidate for more than one (1) office. Section 3. Members need not be present to be nom- inated for any union office. Those members, who by virtue of geography are unable to either attend or have other members from their area attend to place their name in nomination, may notify the Union office of their desire to be nominated. The Executive Secretary Treasurer shall nominate or cause to be nominated those same members. The members, who are not pres- ent at the nomination meeting to accept the nomina- tion, must have their acceptance of the nomination in writing, available at the nomination meeting. Only those candidates who accept the nomination shall be considered valid candidates. Section 4. Except as provided for in Section 3 above, write-in nominations or nominations by proxy shall not be allowed. ***only members that reside outside of Mult- nomah, Clackamas and Washington Counties in Ore- gon, and Clark County in Washington may utilize the geographical exception in Section 3. O PERATING E NGINEERS 701 District 4 members meet 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, at Cousin’s Restaurant, 2114 W. 6th St., The Dalles. District 4 members meet 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 2, at the Pheasant Cafe, 149 E. Main St., Her- miston. District 1 & 5 members meet 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 4, at 555 E. First St., Gladstone. District 1 members meet 7:30 p.m. Monday April 7, at Longview Red Lion, 510 Kelso Dr., Kelso. District 3 members meet 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, at North Bend/Coos Bay Labor Center, 3427 Ash St., North Bend. District 3 members meet 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, at Holiday Inn Express, 285 Peninger Rd., Central Point. District 2 members meet 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 10, at the Comfort Suites, 969 Kruse Way, Springfield. P AINTERS & D RYWALL F INISHERS 10 Members meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, at 11145 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. PLEASE NOTE: Special called vote on MASH fund and Returning Shipyard dues. Website: www.iupatlocal10.org R OOFERS & W ATERPROOFERS 49 Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, March 13. Executive Board meets 7 p.m. Thursday, April 3. Meetings are at 5032 SE 26th Ave., Portland. S HEET M ETAL W ORKERS 16 Portland area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, at the Sheet Metal Training Center, 2379 NE 178th Ave., Portland Medford area members meet 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, at Wild River Pizza, 2684 N Pacific Hwy., Medford. Eugene area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, March 13, at the Local 16 Hall, 1887 Laura St., Springfield. Coos Bay area members meet 4 p.m. Thursday, March 20, at Abby’s Pizza, 997 First St., Coos Bay. Women of Sheet Metal Workers Local 16 (WOSM) meet 4:30 p.m. Friday, March 21, at Beaulahland, 118 NE 28th Ave., Portland. Children are welcome. Portland area VOC members meet 6 p.m. Wednes- day, April 2, at the Sheet Metal Training Center, 2379 NE 178th Ave., Portland. S IGN P AINTERS & P AINT M AKERS 1094 A LLIANCE FOR R ETIRED A MERICANS O REGON C HAPTER Annual State Convention, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Saturday, March 8, at the Madison Grill banquet room, 1125 SE Madison St., Portland. All re- tirees are welcome to attend. B AKERS 114 Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Thurs- day, March 27, at Izzy’s Pizza & Buffet, 1307 NE 102nd Ave. & Halsey, Portland. E LECTRICAL W ORKERS 48 Retirees, wives and friends meet for lunch 11:30 a.m Tuesday, March 11, at Russellville Park Plaza, 20 SE 103rd , new west bldg. For reserva- tions and more information, please contact Glenn Hodgkinson at 503- 656-0028. E LEVATOR C ONSTRUCTORS 23 Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Wednes- day, March 12, at HomeTown Buf- fet, 10542 SE Washington St., Port- land. I RON W ORKERS 29 Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Wednes- day, March 12, at the Iron Workers 29 Hall, 11620 NE Ainsworth Cir- cle, Portland for a catered lunch. Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Wednes- day, April 9, at Almost Home Restaurant, 3310 Market St., NE, Salem. All retirees, spouses and NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS day of every month: Bend, Eugene/Springfield, Eu- reka, Medford, and Salem. Astoria area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, March 27, at the Astoria Labor Temple, 926 Duane, Astoria. Brookings area members meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 25. Please contact Craig Spjut at 707-496-1767 for location information. Coos Bay area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, at the Coos Bay Training Center, 2nd & Kruse, Coos Bay. Klamath Falls area members meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, at 4816 S 6th St., Klamath Falls. The Dalles area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, at the United Steelworkers Local 9170 Union Hall, The Dalles. Memorial service set for former AFL-CIO political director Knudsen A memorial service for Lloyd Knudsen will be held Friday, March 28, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the IBEW Local 48 Hall, 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland. Lunch will be served. Knudsen, a former political coordi- nator of the Oregon AFL-CIO and di- rector of the Portland Metal Trades Council, was a 71-year member of Lo- cal 48. He died Jan. 31 at age 88. For more information, call Sam Gillispie at 503-598-6364 Members meet 3:30 p.m. Monday, March 17, in the District Office, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Avakian to speak about veterans’ laws at upcoming LERA meeting S OUTHEASTERN O REGON L ABOR C OUNCIL The Oregon chapter of the Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA) and the Oregon Public Em- ployer Labor Relations Association will discuss veterans’ preference laws, Port- land’s paid sick leave law, and other topics Tuesday, March 11, at PGE 3 World Trade Center, 121 SW Salmon, Portland. Registration begins 8:15 a.m. with the program starting at 9 a.m. Cost is $25. Leading the discussion will be La- bor Commissioner Brad Avakian. For more information or to register, contact Marsha.Chadwick@homefor- ward.org. Delegates meet 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 13, at the Woodworkers Hall, 3836 Altamont Drive, Kla- math Falls. S OUTHERN O REGON C ENTRAL L ABOR C OUNCIL Delegates meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, at the Labor Temple, 4480 Rogue Valley Hwy. #3, Central Point. S OUTHWESTERN O REGON C ENTRAL L ABOR C OUNCIL Delegates meet 6 p.m. Monday, April 7, at the Bay Area Labor Center, 3427 Ash, North Bend. S OUTHWEST W ASHINGTON C ENTRAL L ABOR C OUNCIL Delegates meet 6 p.m. Thursday, March 27, pre- ceded by an Executive Board meeting, at a location to be determined. U NITED A SSOCIATION 290 Portland area members meet 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 21, at 20210 SW Teton Ave., Tualatin. The fol- lowing locations will be able to participate remotely in the Regular Business Meeting at 7:30 on the 3rd Fri- Retiree Meeting Notices I NSULATORS 36 Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 12. Members meet 7 p.m. Friday, March 14. Meetings are at 11145 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. land. widows are encouraged to attend. O REGON AFSCME Retirees meet 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 18, at the AFSCME office, 6025 E. Burnside, Portland. Call Michael Arken for information 1- 800-521-5954 ext. 226. S HEET M ETAL 16 Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Thurs- day, March 13, at Izzy’s, 1307 NE 102nd, Portland. U NITED A SSOCIATION 290 Retirees meet 10 a.m. Thursday, March 20, at 20210 SW Teton Ave., Tualatin. Wyden will discuss national security policies March 18 at Wayne Morse Legacy Series How does one ensure that both lib- erty and security are protected in this age of enhanced surveillance? U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, widely recognized as a leading voice in the U.S. Congress for more open and transparent national se- curity policies, will discuss the tension between civil liberties and national se- curity and how we can preserve liberty and security Tuesday, March 18, at 7 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 1126 SW Park Ave, Portland. The event is part of the Wayne Morse Legacy Series, which discusses the relevance of Morse’s principles to important current issues of national se- curity and military affairs, through non- partisan, free public programs in Ore- gon and Washington, D.C. Morse is a former U.S. senator from Oregon. The Wayne Morse Legacy Series is sponsored by the Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics, the Oregon His- torical Society and the World Affairs Council of Oregon. The event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. To register go to worldoregon.org. MARCH 7, 2014
