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PAGE 4 | March 6, 2015 | NORTHWEST lABOR PRESS uNION MEETING NOTIcES AFSCME 189 Executive Board meets 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 10. General membership meets 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 24. Meetings are at 6025 E. Burnside St., Portland. Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers 114 Executive Board meets 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 31, at 7931 NE Halsey, Suite 204, Portland. 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 Members meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, at 2807 NW Fruit Valley Rd., Vancouver, Wash. Tuesday, March 10, in the Executive Boardroom. Residential Unit meets 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, in the Dispatch Lobby. Sound and Communication Unit meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, in the Meeting Hall. Wasco Unit meets 6 p.m. Thursday, March 12, at Northern Wasco County PUD, 2345 River Road, The Dalles. Washington Unit Meeting meets at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 12, at the Longview Hall,1145 Commerce Ave, Longview, Washington. Bylaws Committee meets 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 16 in the Executive Boardroom. Executive Board Meeting meets 6:30 p.m. Wednes- day, March18 in the Executive Boardroom. Meetings are at 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland, un- less otherwise noted. DEATH ASSESSMENTS: No. 2424, Calvin H. Hiatt; No. 2425, Eugene Guenzi; and No. 2426, Merrill H. Mitchell. The March 2015 assessment is $1.50. CORRECTION: An article published in the IBEW Local 48 Newsletter on Feb. 20, 2015 introduced three new staff members of Local 48. One of their names was misspelled. Please note that Jon Jensen joined the staff in November of 2014, not Jon Jenkins. Insulators 36 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. Fire Fighters 1660 Members meet 8 a.m. Thursday, March 12, at 4411 SW Sunset Dr., Lake Oswego. Glaziers 740 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 Public Sector Employment Workshop 5:30 p.m. Tues- day, March 10, in the Meeting Hall. Electrical Workers Minority Caucus meets 5:30 p.m. 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 in- cludes lunch. For additional infor- mation, please call 503-675-7764 or go to orara.org. Electrical Workers 48 Retirees, wives and friends meet 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 10, at Russellville Park Plaza, 20 SE 103rd, Bldg. West. For reservations and more information, please con- tact Glenn Hodgkinson at 503-656- 0028. Elevator Constructors 23 Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Wednes- day, March 11, at Hometown Buf- fet, 10542 SE Washington St., Port- land. Iron Workers 29 laws. Meetings are held at 11620 NE Ainsworth Cir- cle, Portland OR. 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, April 6, preceded by a 6:15 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at the Vancou- ver Labor Center, 2212 NE Andresen Rd., Vanc., Wash. Laborers 483 Municipal Employees Members meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, at the Musicians Hall, 325 NE 20th Ave., Portland. Linoleum Layers 1236 Executive Board meets 7 p.m. Thursday, April 2. Meetings are at 5032 SE 26th Ave, Portland. (Phone: 503 232-4807) Sheet Metal Workers 16 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. Women of Sheet Metal meet 4:30 p.m. Friday, March 20, at Beulahland, 118 NE 28th Ave., Portland. Chil- dren are welcome. Portland area VOC meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, at the Sheet Metal Training Center, 2379 NE 178th Ave., Portland. 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. CENTRAL LABOR COUNCILS Central Oregon Molders 139B Lane County Members meet 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19, pre- ceded by a 6 p.m. Executive Board meeting at the Car- penters Hall, 2205 N. Lombard, Portland. Office & Professional Employees Local 11 Delegates meet 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 23, at the Social Justice Center, 155 NE Irving, Bend. Linn-Benton-Lincoln Delegates meet 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, pre- ceded by a 6:30 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 1400 Salem Ave., Albany. Marion-Polk-Yamhill Iron Workers Shopmen 516 Operating Engineers 701 Executive Board meets 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, followed by a 7 p.m. general meeting at 4735 Liberty Road, S., Salem. Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Thursday, March 12. Special Meetings Notice – If necessary: Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 6 p.m. Purpose of meeting - To conduct regular union business and first reading of proposed changes to bylaws. Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 6:15 p.m. Purpose of meeting - 2nd reading of proposed changes to bylaws. Saturday April 4, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Purpose of meeting – 3rd and final reading and Vote on proposed changes to by District 4 members meet 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, at Pheasant Café, 149 E Main St. Hermiston. District 1 & 5 members meet 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 2, at 555 E. First St., Gladstone. District 3 members meet 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, at North Bend/Coos Bay Labor Center, 3427 Ash St., North Bend. District 3 members meet 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, at Holiday Inn Express, 285 Peninger Rd., Central Point. District 2 members meet 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 9, at the Comfort Suites, 969 Kruse Way, Springfield. Painters & Drywall Finishers 10 Glass Workers 740 Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Thursday, April 16, at Izzy’s Pizza, 1307 NE 102nd Ave, Portland. Insulators 36 Retiree breakfast 9 a.m. Thursday, April 2, at the Dockside Restaurant, 2047 NW Front Ave., Portland. Iron Workers 29 Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Wednes- day, March 11, at the Union Hall meeting room, 11620 NE Ains- worth Circle #200, Portland for a catered lunch. Plumbers and Fitters 290 Retirees meet 10 a.m. Thursday, March 19, at 20210 SW Teton Ave., Tualatin. Salem Retirees meet 12 noon Wednesday, March 11, at Almost Home Restaurant, 3310 Market St. NE., Salem. Sheet Metal Workers 16 Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Thursday, March 12, at Sizzler’s Restaurant, 3737 SE 82nd, Portland. Members meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Website: www.iupatlo- cal10.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. Plasterers 82 Members meet 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, at 12812 NE Marx St., Portland. Plumbers and Steamfitters 290 Portland area members meet 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 20, 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 area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, March 26, at the Astoria Labor Temple, 926 Duane St., Asto- ria. Brookings area members meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 24. Please contact agent Craig Spjut at 707- 496-1767 for location confirmation. Coos Bay area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, at the Coos Bay Training Center, 2nd & Kruse, Coos Bay. Klamath Falls area members meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, at 4816 S. 6th St., Klamath Falls. The Dalles area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, at the United Steelworkers Local 9170 Union Hall, The Dalles. Roofers & Waterproofers 49 Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, March 12. Executive Board meets 10 a.m. Thursday, March 12. Delegates meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 24. Meetings are at the IBEW Local 48 Hall, 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland. HAPPENINGS The Oregon Alliance for Retired Americans will hold its state con- vention Saturday, March 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Madi- son’s banquet room, 1125 SE Madison, Portland. Guest speakers are Chuck Sheketoff, executive 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 includes lunch. For more information, go to www.orara.org. Delegates meet 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, at 1116 South A St., Springfield. Members meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, at the OPEIU LOCAL 11 meeting hall, 3815 Columbia Street, Vancouver, Washington. PLEASE NOTE: Nominations will take place at this meeting. Members meet 7 p.m., Thursday, April 2, preceded by a 5:30 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 11620 NE Ainsworth Cir., #200, Portland. Metal Trades Council Mid-Columbia Delegates meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, at 3313 W. 2nd, The Dalles. The Pacific Northwest labor His- tory Association will hold a day- long mini-conference Saturday, March 14 at the Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria. Labor educators Marcus Wide- nor, Bob Bussel and Norm Di- amond will lead a discussion about labor history in the region. For more information, contact Ron Verzuh at 541-852-5540, or email rverzuh@ shaw.ca. Northwest Oregon Delegates meet 7 p.m. Monday, March 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 Delegates meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, at the La- bor Temple, 4480 Rogue Valley Hwy. #3, Central Point. Southwestern Oregon Delegates meet 6 p.m. Monday, April 6, at the Bay Area Labor Center, 3427 Ash, North Bend. Southwest Washington Delegates meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, preceded by an Executive Board meeting, at Laborers Hall, 2212 NE Andresen, Vancouver. BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCILS Columbia-Pacific Delegates meet 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 10 and March 17, at Kirkland Union Manor II, 3535 SE 86th, Port- land. Lane, Coos, Curry & Douglas Delegates meet at noon Wednesday, March 25, at the Springfield Training Center, 2861 Pierce Pkwy., Springfield. Salem Delegates meet 10 a.m. Thursday, April 2, at the IBEW 280 Training Center, 33309 Hwy 99E, Tangent. The 26th annual labor Bowl chal- lenge for Muscular Dystrophy will be held Sunday, April 12, from noon to 2:30 p.m. at Sunset Lanes in Beaverton. The event is coordi- nated by the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 82 and the Northwest Oregon La- bor Council. Since its inception in 1989, union members have raised $362,025 for MDA. For more infor- mation, or to sign up and receive fundraising packets and instruc- tions, call Jim Falvey, president of Letter Carriers Branch 82 at 503- 493-5903. To donate silent auc- tion items, call NALC’s MDA Coordinator Debby Burbank at 971-404-5384. A Texas Hold’em Poker Tourna- ment to raise money for Doern- becher Children’s Hospital will be held Saturday, April 25, from 4 to 10 p.m. at Sheet Metal Workers Local 16 Hall, 2379 NE 178th Ave., Portland. Buy- in is $50. The top three winners will receive Visa gift cards of $1,000, $500 and $250. For more information or to register, call 503-254-0123, or email ekeever@smw16.org.
