Northwest labor press. (Portland , Ore.) 1987-current, September 18, 2015, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextNORTHWEST LABOR PRESS | September 18 , 2015 | PAGE 3 Northwest Oregon Labor Council President Bob Petroﬀ (right) shares the stage with (from right to left) Portland Mayor Charlie Hales, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, and state Sen. Richard Devlin (D-Dist. 19). Dozens of politicians attended the picnic. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees took up a large section of Oaks Park for members of its respective AFSCME locals. Among those grilling chicken and hot dogs for members were, from left to right, AFSCME Council 75 Executive Director Ken Allen; Kevin Kitamura and Percy Winters of Multnomah County Employees Local 88, and Fred Yungbluth of Clackamas County Local 350 . Scenes from LABOR DAY 2015 Lines were long at Oaks Amusement Park in Portland on Labor Day, where a crowd estimated at 15,600 turned out for a picnic sponsored by the Northwest Oregon Labor Council. Other la- bor-sponsored gatherings were held in Springfield, Bend, Asto- ria, Coos Bay, Salem, and Medford. On this page are picnic pho- tos from Oaks Park. The American Red Cross collected 61 units of blood at Oaks Park. Members of the Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Profes- sionals Local 5017 topped all unions, donating 13 units. Popular Musicians Union Local 99 member Norman Sylvester and his band performed for Carpenters Local 1503. Chris Montgomery of Operating Engineers Local 701 (left) arranged to have representatives from Oregon’s and Washing- ton’s National American Miss paegant come help out with the kids’ scavenger hunt and raﬄe drawings. Members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 555 were at Oaks Park early to shuck corn. Oﬃce and Professional Em- ployees Local 11 raﬄed oﬀ some great prizes. Pictured is member Vickie Burns (left) executive director of Labor’s Community Service Agency, and Local 11 union rep Matt DeVore. Seated to the right in the union T-shirt is Local 11 President Barb Melton. Eryn Byram of Labor’s Community Service Agency presents a bike to one lucky scavenger hunt winner. 350 kids participated in the hunt. The bikes were donated by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. Members of Teamsters Local 223 employed at American Medical Response demonstrate how to per- form CPR.