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Inside: MEETING NOTICES See Page 6 Volume 115 Number 15 August 1, 2014 Portland, Oregon Labor Day PICNICS Labor Day – Monday, Sept. 1 Every year, labor unions throughout Oregon and Southwest Washing- ton hold Labor Day picnics. Here is a list of picnics taking place: ASTORIA — Cullaby Lake — in the North Shelter off U.S. Highway 101 between Astoria and Seaside. Noon to 5 p.m. Parking is $3 per vehicle. Sponsored by the Clatsop-Tillamook Central Labor Council. COWLITZ-WAHKIAKUM COUNTIES — Toutle River RV Re- sort, 150 Happy Trails, Castle Rock, Wash., Exit 52 off I-5. Grilling ham- burgers and hot dogs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Bring your favorite picnic dish to share. There will be swimming, kids’ games and a great chance to social- ize with union members. Union pension funds spur growth, create jobs in Portland BEND — Pioneer Park, NW Wall St. Picnic hours are noon to 3 p.m. Sponsored by the Central Oregon Central Labor Council, there will be mu- sic, games and fun for the whole family. EUGENE/SPRINGFIELD — John Lively Picnic Shelters, behind SPLASH at 6100 Thurston Road in Springfield. Noon – 4 p.m. Please bring a side dish. Sponsored by the Lane County Central Labor Council. TOP PHOTO: Ben Nelson (left) of the Laborers Union and Willy Myers (second from left), executive secretary of the Columbia Pacific Building Trades Council, were among nearly a dozen union officials attending a groundbreaking ceremony for the new union pension fund-financed Pearl West office building in NW Portland. MEDFORD — TouVelle State Park, 8425 Table Rock Road, Central Point. 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Music, games and fun for the whole family. There is a $5 charge for parking. Sponsored by the Southern Oregon Central Labor Council. NORTH BEND/COOS BAY — Ferry Road Park in North Bend. 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Music, games and fun for the whole family. Sponsored by the Southwestern Oregon Central Labor Council. The council is asking for a donation of non-perishable food items. PORTLAND — Oaks Amusement Park in Southeast Portland. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., with a brief program at 1 p.m. Scrip sells for 50 cents. Deluxe ride bracelets are $9. The Oregon Pacific Railroad Shuttle Train will transport people ($2 per person round trip) to and from Oaks Park from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Parking will be available at the Portland Opera, 211 SE Caruthers St., and in the vicinity of SE Ivon and 4th Street. Sponsored by the Northwest Oregon Labor Council. Call 503-235-9444 for more information. SALEM — Waterfront Park. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Food, music, and guest speakers. There will be a bouncy house for the kids! Sponsored by Marion- Polk-Yamhill Central Labor Council. Cost: two non-perishable food items per person. ... See Pages 4 & 5 Editors note: The Northwest Labor Press strives to inform readers when local labor figures retire after long service to the labor movement. We view it as a chance to note their contributions to the labor movement, and to share stories and insights from their past. In the last several months, the lo- cal labor movement has experienced a pile-up of departures, so we’re pre- senting them together in this package, Passing the Torch. PHOTO LEFT: Matt Eleazer, presi- dent of Bricklayers Local 1, and Brett Hinsley, business manager of Cement Masons Local 555, look at renderings of Pearl West. They liked what they saw — three floors of underground parking, and a 9-story brick facade. The project broke ground July 18. A groundbreaking ceremony with Portland Mayor Charlie Hales was held July 18 for a new nine-story office building in the Pearl District that will be built 100 percent with union labor. Financing for the $55.3 million Pearl West, located at Northwest 14th and Irving, is coming primarily from union pension funds. The project has a $41.74 million construction loan led by Washington Capital Management (just over $21 million), with participation from ULLICO (The Union Labor Life Insurance Company). The investment will create about 610,000 work hours among all the union crafts. Pearl West will be a nine-story, 230,000-square-foot LEED Silver building that will accommodate 700 people. The first floor will include 10,000 square feet of retail space. Three under-ground parking levels will provide 150 stalls, with parking made available for both tenants and the gen- eral public. There also will be secured space for 70 bicycles. Other amenities include an execu- tive conference room, restaurant, a liv- ing room-style lobby, shower and locker facilities, and an outside court- yard alongside Irving Street between Northwest 14th and 15th avenues. The building’s upper floors will have views of Mt. Hood and Mt. Saint Helens. “This is a great project to be in- volved with,” said Randy Goodwin, vice president of Washington Capital Management. “I’ve worked with the building trades for over 30 years in a number of different capacities, and I can tell you that the pride that they have when they’re building projects like this is be- yond compare. And when they’re building a project with their pension fund dollars the pride is doubled or tripled. They really like what they’re doing; they like seeing the projects that their investment dollars are going to build. This is just a win for everybody.” Willy Myers, executive secretary- treasurer of the Columbia Pacific Building Trades Council, said “It’s good to see our pension dollars at work, investing in our city and getting our members back to work.” Ron Robbins, contract administra- (Turn to Page 10)
