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PAGE 4 | February 20, 2015 | NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS UNION MEETING NOTICES AFSCME 88 Multnomah County Employees General membership and stewards meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18. 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, March. 4. Any member in good standing may attend as a non- voting visitor. Meetings are held at 6025 E. Burnside, Portland. AFSCME 189 General membership meets 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24. Executive Board meets 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 10. Meetings are at 6025 E. Burnside St., Portland. Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers 114 Executive Board meets 9 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, fol- lowed by a 9:30 General Membership meeting, at 7931 NE Halsey, Suite 204, Portland. PLEASE NOTE: Annual disclosure Questionnaire Form 990, Restatement of Previously Approved Actions and Annual Statement of Affiliations. Cement Masons 555 Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, March 19, at 12812 NE Marx St., Portland. Elevator Constructors 23 Members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, March 12, preceded by a 5:30 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 12779 NE Whitaker Way, Portland. Fire Fighters 452 Eugene area members meet 5 p.m. Monday, March 9, at Best Western Grand Manor Inn, 971 Kruse Way, Springfield. Salem area members meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, at Best Western Plus, Mill Creek Inn, 3125 Ryan Drive SE, Salem. IBEW 48 Marine Unit meets 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, in the Dispatch Lobby General Membership Meeting meets 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, in the Meeting Hall. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. RENEW meets 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, in the Executive Boardroom. Executive Board meets 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, in the Executive Boardroom. Coast Unit meets 6 p.m. Thursday, March 5, at Asto- ria Labor Temple, 926 Duane St., Astoria. Meetings are at 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland, unless otherwise noted. DEATH ASSESSMENTS: No. 2419, Dale E. Gree- ley; No. 2420, William H. Cummings; No. 2421, Steven L. Russell; No. 2422, John P. Miller; and No. 2423, Nathan J. Jackson. The Feb. 2015 assessment is $1.50. IBEW 280 Executive Board meets 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, at 32969 Hwy. 99E, Tangent. Bend Unit meets 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 12, at the IBEW/UA Training Center, 2161 SW First St., Redmond. Eugene Unit meets 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, at the LU 290 Training Center, 2861 Pierce Parkway, Springfield. Salem Unit meets 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19, at South Salem Senior Center, 6450 Fairway Ave., SE, Salem. Members meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, at 2807 NW Fruit Valley Rd., Vancouver, Wash. Insulators 36 Fire Fighters 1660 Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 11. Members meet 7 p.m. Friday, March 13. Meetings are at 11145 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Members meet 8 a.m. Thursday, March 12, at 4411 SW Sunset Dr., Lake Oswego. Glass Workers 740 Executive Board members meet 5 p.m. Thursday, March 5, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Portland area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, March 5 at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. PLEASE NOTE: New Local 740 meeting hall at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Iron Workers 29 Members meet 7 p.m., Thursday, March 5, preceded by a 5:30 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 11620 NE Ainsworth Cir., #200, Portland. Iron Workers Shopmen 516 Executive Board meets 6:15 p.m. Thursday, March 12. Meetings are at 11620 NE Ainsworth Circle #200, Portland. RETIREE MEETING NOTICES AFSCME Retirees meet 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 17 at the AFSCME office, 6025 E. Burnside, Portland. Call Michael Arken for information at 1-800-521- 5954 ext. 226. Alliance for Retired Americans Oregon Chapter The 2015 State Convention will be held 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at the Madison Banquet Room, 1125 SE Madison, Portland. Registration is $12.50, which includes lunch. For additional information, call 503-675-7764 or go to orara.org. Bakers 114 Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, at Izzy’s Pizza, 102nd and Halsey, Portland. Buffet on Lancaster in Salem (Lan- caster Mall). If you have any ques- tions, call Don Ball at 541-327-3388. Elevator Constructors 23 Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 11, at Hometown Buffet, 10542 SE Washington St., Portland. Insulators 36 Retiree breakfast 9 a.m. Thursday, March 5, at the Dockside Restaurant, 2047 NW Front Ave., Portland. Iron Workers 29 Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 11, at the Union Hall meeting room, 11620 NE Ainsworth Circle #200, Portland for a catered lunch. Electrical Workers 48 Retirees, wives and friends meet 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 10, at Russel- lville Park Plaza, 20 SE 103rd Bldg. West, Portland. For reservations and more information, call Glenn Hodgkinson at 503-656-0028. Electrical Workers 280 Retirees meet between 11:45 a.m. and noon Monday, March 9, at Hometown Plumbers and Fitters 290 Retirees meet 10 a.m. Thursday, March 19, at 20210 SW Teton Ave., Tualatin. Rusty Pipes meet 2 p.m. Thursday, March 5, at Eugene Training Center. Salem Retirees meet at noon Wednes- day, March 11, at Almost Home Restaurant, 3310 Market St. NE. Laborers 320 Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, March 12, at Joe Edgar Hall, Teamsters’ Complex, 1850 NE 162nd Ave., Portland. Laborers/Vancouver 335 Members meet 7 p.m. Monday, March 2, preceded by a 6:15 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at the Van- couver Labor Center, 2212 NE Andresen Rd., Van- couver. 178th Ave., Portland. Portland members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, at the Sheet Metal Training Center, 2379 NE 178th Ave., Portland. Medford area members meet 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, at Wild River Pizza, 2684 N. Pacific Hwy., Medford. Eugene area members meet 4 p.m. Thursday, March 12, at 1887 Laura St., Springfield. Coos Bay area members meet 4 p.m. Thursday, March 19, at Abby’s Pizza, 997 First St., Coos Bay. Laborers Local 483 Members meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, at the Musicians Hall, 325 NE 20th Ave., Portland. Linoleum Layers 1236 Portland area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26. PLEASE NOTE: This meeting is SPECIAL CALL to take wage allocation proposals. Executive Board meets 5 p.m. Monday, March 2. Portland area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, March 26. PLEASE NOTE: This meeting is SPECIAL CALL to vote on wage allocation. Meetings are at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Molders 139B Members meet 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19, pre- ceded by a 6 p.m. Executive Board meeting at the Carpenters Hall, 2205 N. Lombard, Portland. Office & Professional Employees Local 11 Members meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, at the OPEIU LOCAL 11 meeting hall, 3815 Columbia Street, Vancouver, Washington, Painters & Drywall Finishers 10 Members meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Website: www.iu- patlocal10.org Sign Painters & Paint Makers 1094 Members meet 3:30 p.m. Monday, March 16, in the District Office, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. CENTRAL LABOR COUNCILS Central Oregon Delegates meet 5:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, at the Social Justice Center, 155 NE Irving, Bend. Lane County Delegates meet 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, at 1116 South A St., Springfield. Linn-Benton-Lincoln Delegates meet 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, preceded by a 6:30 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 1400 Salem Ave., Albany. Marion-Polk-Yamhill Executive Board meets 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, followed by a 7 p.m. general meeting at 4735 Liberty Road, S., Salem. Mid-Columbia Delegates meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, at 3313 W. 2nd, The Dalles. Northwest Oregon Delegates meet 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, at IBEW Local 48 Hall, 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland. Southeastern Oregon Delegates meet 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 12, at the Woodworkers Hall, 3836 Altamont Drive, Klamath Falls. Southern Oregon Plasterers 82 Delegates meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, at the La- bor Temple, 4480 Rogue Valley Hwy. #3, Central Point. Members meet 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, at 12812 NE Marx St., Portland. Southwestern Oregon Plumbers and Fitters 290 Delegates meet 6 p.m. Monday, March 2, at the Bay Area Labor Center, 3427 Ash, North Bend. Portland area members meet 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, at 20210 SW Teton Ave., Tualatin. The follow- ing locations will be able to participate remotely in the Regular Business Meeting at 7:30 on the 3rd Fri- day of every month: Bend, Eugene/Springfield, Eu- reka, Medford, and Salem. Astoria area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, at the Astoria Labor Temple, 926 Duane St., As- toria. Brookings area members meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24. Please contact agent Craig Spjut at 707-496- 1767 for location confirmation. Coos Bay area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, at the Coos Bay Training Center, 2nd & Kruse, Coos Bay. Klamath Falls area members meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 4816 S. 6th St., Klamath Falls. The Dalles area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, at the United Steelworkers Local 9170 Union Hall, The Dalles. Roofers & Waterproofers 49 Executive Board meets 7 p.m. Thursday, March 5. Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, March 12. Meetings are at 5032 SE 26th Ave, Portland. (Phone: 503 232-4807) Sheet Metal Workers 16 Women of Sheet Metal meet 4:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, at Beulahland, 118 NE 28th Ave., Portland. Children are welcome. Portland area VOC meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, at the Sheet Metal Training Center, 2379 NE Governor’s Safety and Health Conference March 9-12 The Oregon Governor’s Oc- cupational Safety and Health (GOSH) Conference will be held March 9-12 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. With more than 160 workshops and sessions, it is the largest event of its kind in the North- west. General topics covered in- Southwest Washington Delegates meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, pre- ceded by an Executive Board meeting, at the Labor- ers Hall, 2212 NE Andresen, Vancouver. BUILDING TRADES COUNCILS Columbia-Pacific Delegates meet 10 am. Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 2212 NE Andresen Rd., Vancouver. Delegates meet 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 3, at Kirk- land Union Manor II, 3535 SE 86th, Portland. Lane, Coos, Curry & Douglas Delegates meet at noon Wednesday, Feb. 25, at the Springfield Training Center, 2861 Pierce Pkwy., Springfield. Salem Delegates meet 10 a.m. Thursday, March 5, at the IBEW 280 Training Center, 33309 Hwy 99E, Tan- gent. METAL TRADES COUNCIL Executive Board meets 10 a.m. Thursday, March 12. Delegates meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24. Meetings are at the IBEW Local 48 Hall, 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland. clude: Safety committee train- ing; safety leadership and work- place culture; ergonomics; and regulatory updates. Organizations and individuals who make extraordinary contri- butions to workplace safety and health will be recognized at an awards luncheon March 11. For more information, call Jill at 503-947-7441 or email her at: su.ro.etatsnull@hsog.nogero. HAPPENINGS Union retiree group will hold state convention in Portland The Oregon Alliance for Retired Americans will hold its state convention Saturday, March 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Madi- son’s banquet room, 1125 SE Madison, Portland. “How Safe Are We? Even in ‘Blue’ Oregon” is the theme of the convention. Guest speakers include Chuck Sheketoff, exec- utive director of the Oregon Center for Public Policy, and Rich Fiesta, executive director of the national Alliance for Re- tired Americans. Registration is $12.50 and in- cludes lunch. For more infor- mation, go to www.orara.org. LERA conference March 19 The Oregon chapter of the La- bor and Employment Relations Association (LERA) is hosting a Public and Private Employ- ment Relations Conference Thursday, March 19, at the World Trade Center, 121 SW Salmon St., Building Two, Port- land. LERA brings together labor, management, neutrals, and aca- demics from the private, public and federal sectors to improve labor-management relations. Morning plenary sessions will review recent cases before the Oregon Employment Rela- tions Board and the National Labor Relations Board. That will be followed by workshops dealing with bargaining related to the Affordable Care Act, at- tacks on public sector unions, and a Q & A about the arbitra- tion process. For more information or to register, go to oregonlera.com. Building Trades Council urges affiliates to take part in Urban League job fair The Columbia-Pacific Building Trades Council is encouraging affiliates to participate in a Ca- reer Connections Job Fair put on by the Urban League of Port- land. The fair is Wednesday, April 22, at the Double Tree Ho- tel, 1000 NE Multnomah St., Portland. The event provides an oppor- tunity for the construction trades and apprenticeship programs to recruit job seekers. Last year over 600 people attended. For more information, con- tact Debra Lindsay at 503-280- 2600 (ext. 640), or email to dlindsay@ulpdx.org.
