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PAGE 6 | November 6, 2015 | NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS UNION MEETING NOTICES AFSCME 189 Executive Board meets 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10. General membership meets 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24. Meetings are at 6025 E. Burnside St., Portland. Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers 114 Meetings are at 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland, unless otherwise noted DEATH ASSESSMENT: No. 2457, Ray D. Herron. The Nov. 2015 assessment is $1.50. Insulators 36 Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11. Members meet 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13. Meetings are at 11145 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Sign Painters & Paint Makers 1094 Members meet 3:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, in the District Office, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Plasterers 82 Members meet 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, at 12812 NE Marx St., Portland. Plumbers and Steamfitters 290 Fire Fighters 452 Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12. Members meet 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 21. SPE- CIAL MEETING: Due to the Thanksgiving Holi- day, the regular union meeting date has been changed in the event a quorum is not present and for the purpose of conducting regular union business. Meetings are held at 11620 NE Ainsworth Circle, Portland OR. Portland area members meet 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 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. Brookings area members meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24. Please contact agent Craig Spjut at 707- 496-1767 for location confirmation. Coos Bay area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, at the Coos Bay Training Center, 2nd & Kruse, Coos Bay. Klamath Falls area members meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, at 4816 S. 6th St., Klamath Falls. The Dalles area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, at the United Steelworkers Local 9170 Union Hall, The Dalles. Members meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 2807 NW Fruit Valley Rd., Vancouver, Wash. Laborers/Vancouver 335 Roofers & Waterproofers 49 Members meet 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 6, preceded by a 6:15 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at the Vancou- ver Labor Center, 2212 NE Andresen Rd., Vanc., Wash. Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12. Executive Board meets 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2. Meetings are at 5032 SE 26th Ave, Portland. (Phone: 503 232-4807) Laborers 483 Municipal Employees Sheet Metal Workers 16 Executive Board meets 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, at 7931 NE Halsey, Suite 300, Portland. Cement Masons 555 Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, at 12812 NE Marx St., Portland. Elevator Constructors 23 Members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, preceded by a 5:30 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 12779 NE Whitaker Way, Portland. Fire Fighters 1660 Members meet 8 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at 4411 SW Sunset Dr., Lake Oswego. Glaziers 740 Eugene area members meet 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, at Best Western Grand Manor Inn, 971 Kruse Way, Springfield. Salem area members meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, at Best Western Plus, Mill Creek Inn, 3125 Ryan Drive SE, Salem. IBEW 48 RENEW meets 5:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of every month in the Executive Boardroom. Executive Board meets 6:30 p.m. on the first and second Wednesday of November and December in the Executive Boardroom. Coast Unit meets 6 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month at Astoria Labor Temple, 926 Duane St., Astoria. Electrical Workers Minority Caucus meets 5:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of every month in the Meet- ing Hall. Residential Unit meets 6 p.m. on the second Tuesday of every month in the Dispatch Lobby. Sound and Communication Unit meets 6 p.m. on the second Wednesday of every month in the Meeting Hall. Wasco Unit meets 6 p.m. on the second Thursday of every month at Northern Wasco County PUD, 2345 River Road, The Dalles. Washington Unit meets 6 p.m. on the second Thurs- day of every month at the Longview Meeting Hall, 1145 Commerce Ave, Longview, WA. General Membership Meeting meets 6:30 p.m. on the 18th of November in the Meeting Hall. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Marine Unit meets 5 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of every month in the Meeting Hall. Iron Workers 29 Members meet 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 3, preceded by a 5:30 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 11620 NE Ainsworth Cir., #200, Portland. Iron Workers Shopmen 516 Members meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, at the Musicians Hall, 325 NE 20th Ave., Portland. Linoleum Layers 1236 Executive Board meets 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9. Portland area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19. PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE DUE TO THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. Meetings are at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Molders 139B Members meet 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, pre- ceded by a 6 p.m. Executive Board meeting at the Carpenters Hall, 2205 N. Lombard, Portland. Office & Professional Employees Local 11 Retirees meet 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 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 Executive Board meets 10 a.m. Thurs- day, Nov. 12, followed by an 11 a.m. General Membership 3642 SE 32nd, Portland. All retirees are welcome to attend. Elevator Constructors 23 Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, at Hometown Buffett, 10542 SE Washington St., Portland. Insulators 36 Retiree breakfast 9 a.m. Thursday, CENTRAL LABOR CHAPTERS Central Oregon Delegates meet 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 30, at the Social Justice Center, 155 NE Irving, Bend. Members meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8 at the OPEIU Local 211 meeting hall, 3815 Columbia Street, Van- couver, Washington. Lane County Operating Engineers 701 Delegates meet 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25, at 1116 South A St., Springfield. Members meet 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at 555 E. First St., Gladstone for the Semi-Annual meeting. Linn-Benton-Lincoln Painters & Drywall Finishers 10 Members meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Website: www.iupatlo- cal10.org RETIREE MEETING NOTICES AFSCME Portland members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, at the Sheet Metal Training Center, 2379 NE 178th Ave., Portland. Medford area members meet 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, at Wild River Pizza, 2684 N. Pacific Hwy., Medford. Eugene area members meet 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at 1887 Laura St., Springfield. Coos Bay area members meet 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, at Abby’s Pizza, 997 First St., Coos Bay. Women of Sheet Metal meet 4:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, at Beulahland, 118 NE 28th Ave., Portland. Chil- dren are welcome. Dec. 3, at the Dockside Restaurant, 2047 NW Front Ave., Portland. Iron Workers 29 Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, at the Union Hall meeting room, 11620 NE Ainsworth Circle #200, Portland for a catered lunch. Plumbers and Steamfitters 290 Retirees meet 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, at 20210 SW Teton Ave., Tualatin for a Suicide Prevention Class: This 90 minute program teaches the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to re- spond by trainer Andy Cartmill. Sheet Metal Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at Ihop, 9840 NE Cascade Parkway, Portland. Delegates meet 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25, pre- ceded 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, Nov. 10, followed by a 7 p.m. general meeting at 4735 Lib- erty Road, S., Salem. Mid-Columbia Delegates meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 3313 W. 2nd, The Dalles. Southeastern Oregon Delegates meet 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at the Woodworkers Hall, 3836 Altamont Drive, Klamath Falls. Southern Oregon Delegates meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, at the La- bor Temple, 4480 Rogue Valley Hwy. #3, Central Point. Southwestern Oregon Delegates meet 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7, at the Bay Area Labor Center, 3427 Ash, North Bend. CENTRAL LABOR COUNCILS Northwest Oregon Delegates meet 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23, at IBEW Local 48 Hall, 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland. Southwest Washington Delegates meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, preceded by an Executive Board meeting, at LIUNA Hall, 2212 NE Andresen, Vancouver. BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCILS Columbia-Pacific Delegates meet 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10 and Nov. 17, at Kirkland Union Manor II, 3535 SE 86th, Port- land. Lane, Coos, Curry & Douglas Delegates meet at noon Wednesday, Nov. 25, at the Springfield Training Center, 2861 Pierce Pkwy., Springfield. Salem Delegates meet 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, at the IBEW 280 Training Center, 33309 Hwy 99E, Tan- gent. METAL TRADES COUNCIL Portland & Vicinity Executive Board meets 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 12. Delegates meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24. Meetings are at the IBEW Local 48 Hall, 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland. Holiday party donations needed Labor’s Community Service Agency (LCSA) and the North- west Oregon Labor Council (NOLC) are accepting donations of toys and cash for the 19th an- nual Presents from Partners Holi- day Toy Party. The event—for families of unemployed union members and those facing tempo- rary hardships—will be held in mid-December at the Sheet Metal Workers Local 16 Hall in North- east Portland. Entrance is by ticket only. Members must be referred by their local. Referral forms will be sent to unions and must be re- turned to LCSA by Dec. 8. Toy donations also will be ac- cepted through Dec. 8. Toys can be dropped off at the following lo- cations: • IBEW and United Workers Federal Credit Union, or the Northwest Oregon Labor Council (Suite 305), or LCSA (Suite 211). All of the offices are located in the same building at 9955 SE Wash- ington St., Portland. • Oregon AFL-CIO, 3645 SE 32nd Ave., Portland. • Portland Jobs with Justice, 1500 NE Irving St., Suite 585, Portland. • Office and Professional Em- ployees Local 11, 3815 Columbia St., Vancouver, Wash. • American Federation of Teachers-Oregon, 10228 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland. • Sunrise Dental Beaverton, 14425 SW Allen Blvd. • Sunrise Dental Gresham, 13908 SE Stark, Space B. Cash donations can be sent to LCSA, 9955 SE Washington, #211, Portland, Ore., 97216. HAPPENINGS LERA awards to be presented Nov. 17 The Oregon chapter of the Labor and Employment Relations Asso- ciation (LERA) will hold an awards ceremony and annual meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17 at the World Trade Center, 121 SW Salmon St., Portland. The awards program recognizes indi- viduals from labor, management, academics and neutrals who have made major contributions to labor- management relations. Among those who will re- ceive awards in 2015 are Rob Nosse, labor relations represen- tative for the Oregon Nurses As- sociation; Tracy Barton, North- west local representative of the Guild for Professional Pharma- cists at Kaiser Permanente; labor attorney Barbara Diamond; and Darrell Clark of the Federal Me- diation and Conciliation Service. Admission is free for Oregon LERA members. The charge for non-members is $20. Register online at www.oregonlera.org. Thanksgiving dinner gift cards offered to needy Labor’s Community Service Agency has announced a Thanks- giving Dinner Gift Card Program for unemployed union members. Referral forms are available for local union staff to fill out and send to LCSA. In turn, the agency will send those unemployed union members a grocery store food card (from a union grocer) that can be used to buy a Thanksgiv- ing meal for the family. The deadline to send a referral is 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19. For more information, or to ob- tain a referral form, contact Eryn at 503-231-4962 or by email at of- ficemanagerLCSA@ gmail.com. NOLC Labor History program Nov. 23 November is Labor History Month in Oregon, and on Mon- day, Nov. 23, the Northwest Oregon Labor Council’s History Committee will present “Port- land: A Union Town” at the monthly delegates’ meeting NOLC History Committee members have been busy com- piling a timeline beginning with Portland’s earliest worker organ- izations and unions, their contri- butions to the community over the years, along with narration and photographs. The NOLC meeting starts at 7 p.m. at IBEW Local 48, 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland.
