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.
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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
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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