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

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    NORTHWEST 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.