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Official Notices B AKERY , C ONFECTIONERY , T OBACCO W ORKERS AND G RAIN M ILLERS 114 Executive Board meets 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, in the meeting room at 7931 NE Halsey, Suite 205, Port- land. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS THE SECOND TUESDAY. SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE: Nominations for all officers of Bakers and Grain Millers Union Lo- cal 114 will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014 at the Bakers and Grain Millers Union Local 114 meeting room located at 7931 NE Halsey St., Suite 201, Port- land, Oregon 97213. Ballots will be mailed Friday, November 28, 2014. To qualify to receive a ballot you must be in good standing on November 11, 2014. C EMENT M ASONS 555 Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, at 12812 NE Marx St., Portland. C ENTRAL O REGON L ABOR C OUNCIL Delegates meet 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 24, at the Social Justice Center, 155 NE Irving Ave., Bend. C OLUMBIA -P ACIFIC B UILDING T RADES Delegates meet 10 a.m. Tuesdays, Nov. 11 and Nov. 18, at Kirkland Union Manor II, 3535 SE 86th, Portland. E LECTRICAL W ORKERS 48 Electrical Workers Minority Caucus meets 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, in the Dispatch Lobby. Residential Unit meets 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, in the Executive Boardroom. Executive Board Meeting meets 6:30 p.m. Wednes- day, Nov. 12, in the Executive Boardroom. Wasco Unit meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, at Northern Wasco County PUD, 2345 River Road, The Dalles. Sound and Communication Unit meets 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, in the Meeting Hall. Washington Unit Meeting meets at 6 p.m. Thurs- day, Nov. 13, at the Longview Hall, 1145 Commerce Ave. Long View, WA. General Membership meets 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, in the Meeting Hall. Doors open at 5 p.m. Meetings are at 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland, unless otherwise noted. DEATH ASSESSMENTS: No. 2409, Albert B. Schlottmann; No. 2410, Scott A. Trapp; No. 2411, Garth R. Edington; No. 2412, George R. Reynolds, No. 2413, Steven P. Cayton; No. 2414, Robert L. Ku- fus; and No. 2415 Michael W. Ploense. The Nov. as- sessment is $1.50. E LEVATOR C ONSTRUCTORS 23 Members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, preceded by a 5:30 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 12779 NE Whitaker Way, Portland. PLEASE NOTE: At the Portland unionists to discuss $15 minimum wage Portland Labor Notes and 15 Now PDX will host a brunch Saturday, Nov. 15, at the Oregon Labor Center, 3645 SE 32nd Ave., Portland, to discuss the role of unions in the fight for a $15 minimum wage. PAGE 6 nomination meeting, all positions were unopposed and elected by acclamation. M ETAL T RADES C OUNCIL F IRE F IGHTERS 452 Executive Board meets 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 13. Delegates meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25. Meetings are at IBEW Local 48 Hall, 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland. Members meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, at 2807 NW Fruit Valley Rd., Vancouver, Wash. F IRE F IGHTERS 1660 Members meet 8 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, at 4411 SW Sunset Dr., Lake Oswego. I NSULATORS 36 Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12. Members meet 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14. Meetings are at 11145 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. I RON W ORKERS 29 Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, 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, Nov. 13. Members meet 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22. PLEASE NOTE DATE AND TIME CHANGE. Meetings at 11620 NE Ainsworth Circle, #300, Portland. L ABORERS 320 Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 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, Nov. 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 Members meet 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1, preceded by a 6:15 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at the Van- couver Labor Center, 2212 NE Andresen Rd., Vanc. L ANE C OUNTY L ABOR C OUNCIL Delegates meet 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26, at 1116 South A St., Springfield. L ANE , C OOS , C URRY & D OUGLAS B UILDING T RADES Delegates meet at noon Wednesday, Nov. 26, at the Springfield Training Center, 2861 Pierce Parkway, Springfield. L INOLEUM L AYERS 1236 Portland area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. PLEASE NOTE: Date changed due to Thanksgiving holiday. M ARION -P OLK -Y AMHILL L ABOR C OUNCIL Executive Board meets 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, followed by a 7 p.m. general meeting at 1400 Tandem Ave. SE., Salem. The discussion will feature Alysa- beth Alexander, vice president of poli- tics for Service Employees Interna- tional Union (SEIU) Local 1021 in San Francisco, and Nicole Grant of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 46 in Seattle. SEIU Local 1021 was instrumental in leading the campaign for a $15 min- imum wage that became the ballot ini- tiative that voters were expected to ap- prove on Election Day, Nov. 4. Grant was directly involved in Seattle’s $15 campaign. She is president of the Washington Young Emerging Labor Lead- ers (YELL) and is vice presi- dent of the Washington State Labor Council. The brunch starts at 10:30 a.m. The program will begin at 11 a.m. M ID -C OLUMBIA L ABOR C OUNCIL Delegates meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, at 3313 W. 2nd, The Dalles. M OLDERS 139B Members meet 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, pre- ceded by a 6 p.m. Executive Board meeting at the Car- penters Hall, 2205 N. Lombard, Portland. M ULTNOMAH C OUNTY E MPLOYEES 88 General membership and stewards meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19. Meeting agendas may be viewed on the AFSCME Local 88 webpage on the Monday prior to the Wednesday meeting. Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3. Any member in good standing may attend as a non- voting visitor. Meetings are at 6025 E. Burnside, Portland. N ORTHWEST O REGON L ABOR C OUNCIL Delegates meet 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8, at IBEW Local 48 Hall, 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland. PLEASE NOTE: The Nov. 24 and Dec. 22 meetings have been canceled. O PERATING E NGINEERS 701 Members meet 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at the Lo- cal 701 Union Hall, 555 East First St., Gladstone for the Semi-Annual meeting. P AINTERS & D RYWALL F INISHERS 10 Members meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Website: www.iupatlocal10.org P ORTLAND C ITY & M ETROPOLITAN E MPLOYEES 189 Executive Board meets 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11. General membership meets 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25. Meetings are at 6025 E Burnside, Portland. R OOFERS & W ATERPROOFERS 49 Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13. Executive Board meets 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4. Meetings are at 5032 SE 26th Ave., Portland. S HEET M ETAL W ORKERS 16 Portland area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, at the Sheet Metal Training Center, 2379 NE 178th Ave., Portland Medford area members meet 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, at Wild River Pizza, 2684 N Pacific Hwy., Medford. Eugene area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, at the Local 16 Hall, 1887 Laura St., Springfield. Coos Bay area members meet 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, at Abby’s Pizza, 997 First St., Coos Bay. Women of Sheet Metal Workers Local 16 (WOSM) meet 4:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, at Beaulahland, 118 NE 28th Ave., Portland. Children are welcome. Portland VOC meets 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, at the Sheet Metal Training Center, 2379 NE 178th Ave., Portland. S IGN P AINTERS & P AINT M AKERS 1094 Members meet 3:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17, in the District Office, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. S OUTHEASTERN O REGON L ABOR C OUNCIL Delegates meet 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, at the Woodworkers Hall, 3836 Altamont Drive, Klamath Falls. S OUTHERN O REGON C ENTRAL L ABOR C OUNCIL Delegates meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, at the La- bor Temple, 4480 Rogue Valley Hwy. #3, Central Point. S OUTHWESTERN O REGON C ENTRAL L ABOR C OUNCIL Delegates meet 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8, at the Bay Area Labor Center, 3427 Ash, North Bend. S OUTHWEST W ASHINGTON L ABOR C OUNCIL Delegates meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, at La- borers Hall, 2212 NE Andresen Rd., Vancouver, WA. U NITED A SSOCIATION 290 Portland area members meet 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, at 20210 SW Teton Ave., Tualatin. The following locations will be able to participate remotely in the Regular Business Meeting at 7:30 on the 3rd Friday of every month: Bend, Eugene/Springfield, Eureka, Medford, and Salem. Astoria meeting has been canceled. Brookings area members meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25. Please contact Craig Spjut at 707-496-1767 for location information. Coos Bay area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25, at the Coos Bay Training Center, 2nd & Kruse, Coos Bay. Klamath Falls area members meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25, at 4816 S 6th St., Klamath Falls. The Dalles November meeting is cancelled. Retiree Meeting Notices A LLIANCE FOR R ETIRED A MERICANS O REGON C HAPTER Members meet 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, at 3642 SE 32nd, Portland. All retirees are welcome to attend. I RON W ORKERS 29 Retirees meet 12 noon Wednes- day, Nov. 12, at 11620 NE Ainsworth Cir., Portland for a catered lunch. E LECTRICAL W ORKERS 48 Retirees, wives and friends meet for lunch 11:30 a.m Tuesday, Nov. 11, at Bob’s Red Mill Deli, 5000 SE International Way, Milwaukie. For reservations and more informa- tion, please contact Glenn Hodgkinson at 503-656-0028. O REGON AFSCME Retirees meet 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, at the AFSCME office, 6025 E. Burnside, Portland. Call Michael Arken for information at 1- 800-521-5954 ext. 226.. E LEVATOR C ONSTRUCTORS 23 Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, at Home- Town Buffet, 10542 SE Washing- ton St., Portland. S HEET M ETAL W ORKERS 16 Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Thurs- day, Nov. 13, at Shari’s Restaurant, 11335 NE Airport Way, Portland. U NITED A SSOCIATION 290 Portland area retirees meet 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, at 20210 SW Teton Ave., Tualatin. Is USDA playing ‘chicken’ with our health? American Federation of Govern- ment Employees (AFGE) is suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to block new rules that could result in diseased or tainted poultry be- ing sold to consumers. The new rules, if fully implemented, could dramatically reduce the number of poultry inspectors, and make each in- spector responsible for examining 140 birds per minute — four times as much as the previous standard. Federal in- spectors would no longer conduct com- prehensive examinations of the carcass of each chicken and turkey: That re- sponsibility would be delegated to poul- try processors themselves. USDA in- spectors would see carcasses only after they have been eviscerated, sorted, trimmed and reprocessed by the poul- try processors. NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS AFGE’s lawsuit — filed Oct. 20 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia — says the new inspection system will impair the ability of federal inspectors to detect unwholesome and adulterated chickens because they will no longer see the viscera of each car- cass. Despite that, the viscera, known as giblets, would be sold for human con- sumption with the official USDA in- spection stamp. The union argues that the new rule violates a federal law, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, which requires that government inspectors perform a post-mortem inspection of the carcass of each bird USDA inspector Ken Adrian is pres- ident of AFGE Local 1188, a 43-mem- ber Pacific Northwest local of food in- spectors. He says the concern is that if inspectors are company employees, they’ll be reluctant to shut the produc- tion line down when there are problems. “We [federal employees] have the authority to stop production if we see a huge problem,” Adrian said. “Let’s say there’s a lot of feces on the carcasses be- cause the machinery is breaking down. It doesn’t cost us anything to stop pro- duction and say we have a problem - there’s contaminated product. Their own employees on the other hand … these are companies that keep track of how much it costs them for each second the production line is shut down.” It’s not that the companies would want to sell contaminated product, Adrian says, just that the temptation to cut corners could put public health at risk. So far, Adrian says, the new rules are voluntary, and no poultry processor in Oregon or Washington is using them. NOVEMBER 7, 2014
