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PAGE 6 | January 1, 2016 | NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS List of unions backing Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign growing WASHINGTON, D.C. (PAI)— The list of unions backing Hillary Clinton for this year’s Demo- cratic presidential nomination is growing. The most recent was the American Federation of Gov- A work injury may involve workers’ compensation, social security and personal injury, the three main areas of concentration for our law firm. ernment Employees. AFGE is the 18th union—all but two of them in the AFL-CIO—to endorse the former secretary of state. Three AFL-CIO unions—the Communications Workers of America, National Nurses United, and the American Postal Workers Union—have endorsed her top primary opponent, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt). Clinton has backing from the two primary teachers unions— the American Federation of Teachers and the National Edu- cation Association, and the two largest public employee unions —the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) and the independent Service Employees International Union. Clinton also has endorse- ments from the International As- sociation of Machinists; North America’s Building Trades (for- merly the National Building Trades Council); the Laborers Union; the International Long- shoreman Association; Operat- ing Engineers; Operative Plas- terers and Cement Masons; Roofers, Waterproofers and Al- lied Workers; Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers; United As- sociation of Plumbers and Fit- ters; Painters and Allied Trades; the Iron Workers; Heat and Frost Insulators; and the inde- pendent Carpenters Union. The AFL-CIO has yet to take a position. The labor federation hasn’t endorsed a candidate dur- ing a presidential primary since 1999, when it backed Al Gore. Elevator Constructors Local 23 elects new slate of Executive Board officers In officer elections held Dec. 10, members of Portland-headquar- tered International Union of El- evator Constructors (IUEC) Lo- cal 23 elected Lance Hilger president. Also elected were Lance Martin, vice president; Bob Pyne, treasurer; Dan Gar- rett, recording secretary; Gene Stratton, warden; and Reo An- derson, correspondent. Terms are for one year. Russ Vollendorf was elected to a three-year term as a trustee. Mike Lovely and Dan Garret were elected to three-year terms on the Executive Board. Hilger, Martin, and Dave Tremain were elected delegates to the union’s July 11-15 na- tional convention in Chicago. They’ll be accompanied by Lo- cal 23 Business Representative Randy Carmony. Carmony is serving his first term, which ex- pires in December 2017. Elevator construction is a spe- cialized trade building and main- taining elevators, escalators, and moving walkways. Local 23 rep- resents 260 members with juris- diction in Oregon, plus six south- west Washington counties. ... Stan Danielson From Page 2 industry over the past 30 years,” Danielson said. Recently divorced, Danielson is building a house in Bend, Oregon, and will move there this spring. In retirement he wants to enjoy time with his three daughters and 10 grand- children—ages 5 months to 24 years. He’ll also spend more time snow and water skiing, rid- ing horses, and riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Apprenticeship coordinator Walt Caudle was elected to suc- ceed Danielson as business manager. At press time the elec- tion—which included all posi- tions within the local—was awaiting certification from the international union.
