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PAgE 4 | April 15, 2016 | NOrTHWEST LABOr PrESS UNION MEETINg NOTICES AFSCME 88 Electrical Workers 280 General membership and stewards meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 20. Meeting agendas may be viewed on the AFSCME Local 88 webpage on the Monday prior to the Wednesday meeting. Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 4. Any member in good standing April attend as a non- voting visitor. Meetings are held at 6025 E. Burnside, Portland. Executive Board meets 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, at 32969 Hwy. 99E, Tangent. Bend Unit meets 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 12, at the IBEW/UA Training Center, 2161 SW First St., Red- mond. Eugene Unit meets 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 18, at the LU 290 Training Center, 2861 Pierce Parkway, Springfield. Salem Unit meets 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 19, at South Salem Senior Center, 6450 Fairway Ave., SE. AFSCME 189 General membership meets 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 26. Executive Board meets 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 10. Meetings are at 6025 E. Burnside St., Portland. Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers 114 Executive Board meets 8 a.m. Tuesday, April 26, at Comfort Inn, 82nd Ave., Portland. Cement Masons 555 Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, April 21, at 12812 NE Marx St., Portland. Electrical Workers 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 third Wednesday of the month 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. Marine Unit meets 5 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of every month in the Meeting Hall. General Membership Meeting meets 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of the month in Local 48’s Portland Meeting Hall and in the Longview location. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Meetings are at 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland, unless otherwise noted DEATH ASSESSMENTS: No. 2472, Paul Buskuhl; No. 2473, David L. Dunagan; No. 2474, Fred J. Block; No. 2475, Elmer D. Mason; No. 2476, William L. Lumpkin and No. 2477, William J. Mid- dleton. The April assessment is $1.50. Elevator Constructors 23 Members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, May 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, May 12, at 4411 SW Sunset Dr., Lake Oswego. Fire Fighters 452 Members meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, at 2807 NW Fruit Valley Rd., Vancouver, Wash. Glass Workers 740 Eugene area members meet 5 p.m. Monday, May 2, at Best Western Grand Manor Inn, 971 Kruse Way, Springfield. SPECIAL CALL TO NOMINATE DC5 DELEGATE, NOMINATE LOCAL 740 TRUSTEE AND VOTE TO GIVE STRIKE AU- THORIZATION TO THE NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE. Salem area members meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, at Best Western Plus, Mill Creek Inn, 3125 Ryan Drive SE, Salem. SPECIAL CALL TO NOMINATE DC5 DELEGATE, NOMINATE LOCAL 740 TRUSTEE AND VOTE TO GIVE STRIKE AU- THORIZATION TO THE NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE. Executive Board members meet 5 p.m. Thursday, May 5, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Portland area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, May 5, at Asbestos Worker’s Hall, 11145 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. (Note location change) SPECIAL CALL TO NOMINATE DC5 DELEGATE, NOMINATE LOCAL 740 TRUSTEE AND VOTE TO GIVE STRIKE AUTHORIZATION TO THE NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE. Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 11, at Home Town Buffet, 10542 SE Washington St., Portland. Glass Workers 740 Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Thursday, April 21, at Izzy’s Pizza, Gateway Shopping Center, 1307 NE Linoleum Layers 1236 Portland area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, April 28. Executive Board meets 5 p.m. Monday, May 2. Portland area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, May 26. Meetings are at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Machinists 63 Executive Board meets 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 11. Members meet 10 a.m. Saturday, May 14, preceded by a 9 a.m. stewards’ meeting. Meetings are at 25 Cornell, Gladstone. Machinists 1005 Members meet 10 a.m. Saturday, April 16, preceded by a 9 a.m. shop stewards’ training session. Stew- ards must attend steward meeting to be compensated Executive Board meets 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 18. All meetings are at 25 Cornell, Gladstone. Machinists 1432 Swing and graveyard shift members meet at 11 a.m. Monday, May 9. Regular membership meets 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 11. Shop stewards training session 9 a.m. Saturday, April 16. Meetings are at 25 Cornell, Gladstone. Molders 139B Members meet 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 21, pre- ceded by a 6 p.m. Executive Board meeting at the Carpenters Hall, 2205 N. Lombard, Portland. Sheet Metal Workers 16 Coos Bay area members meet 4 p.m. Thursday, April 21, at Abby’s Pizza, 997 First St., Coos Bay. Portland members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, at the Sheet Metal Training Center, 2379 NE 178th Ave., Portland. Medford area members meet 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 11, at Wild River Pizza, 2684 N. Pacific Hwy., Medford. Eugene area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, at Sheet Metal Local 16 Hall, 1887 Laura St., Springfield. PLEASE NOTE: Meeting to be broad- cast with the Portland meeting. Women of Sheet Metal Workers Local 16 (WOSM) meets 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 20, at Beaulahland, 118 NE 29th Ave., Portland. Children are welcome. CENTRAL LABOR CHAPTERS Central County Delegates meet 5:30 p.m. Monday, April 25, at the Social Justice Center, 155 NE Irving, Ave., Bend. Lane County Delegates meet 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, at 1116 South A St., Springfield. Linn-Benton-Lincoln Delegates meet 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, pre- ceded by a 6:30 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 1400 Salem Ave., Albany. Marion-Polk-Yamhill Delegates meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, preceded by a 6:30 Executive Board meeting, at 4735 Liberty Rd, S., Salem. Iron Workers 29 Operating Engineers 701 Southwestern Oregon Members meet 7 p.m., Thursday, May 5, preceded by a 5:30 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 11620 NE Ainsworth Cir., #200, Portland. PLEASE NOTE: Nominations of officers will take place at the following meetings. District 4 members meet 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 3, at the Pheasant Cafe, 149 E. Main St., Hermiston. District 4 members meet 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, at Cousins Restaurant, 2114 W 6th St., The Dalles. District 1 & 5 members meet 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 5, at 555 E. First St., Gladstone. District 3 members meet 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, at North Bend/Coos Bay Labor Center, 3427 Ash St., North Bend. District 3 members meet 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 11, at Holiday Inn Express, 285 Peninger Rd., Cen- tral Point. District 2 & District 5 members meet 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 12, at Comfort Suites, 969 Kruse Way, Springfield. Delegates meet 6 p.m. Monday, May 2, at the Bay Area Labor Center, 3427 Ash, North Bend. Iron Workers Shopmen 516 Members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, April 28. SPE- CIAL MEETING: In the event a quorum is not present, for purpose of conducting local union busi- ness and if required, election of International Con- vention Delegates (2). Must present dues receipt paid through March or April to Judges of Election to Insulators 36 Elevator Constructors 23 Executive Board meets 7 p.m. Thursday, May 5. Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, May 12. Meetings are at 5032 SE 26th Ave., Portland. (Phone: 503 232-4807) Delegates meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, at the La- bor Temple, 4480 Rogue Valley Hwy. #3, Central Point. Retirees meet 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 19, at the AFSCME office, 6025 E. Burnside, Portland. Call Michael Arken for information at 1-800-521- 5954 ext. 226. Retirees meet between 11:45 a.m. and noon Mon- day, May 9, at The Old Country Buffet on Lan- caster in Salem. If you have any questions, please give Don Ball a call at 541-327-3388. Roofers & Waterproofers 49 Members meet 7 p.m. Monday, May 2, preceded by a 6:15 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at the Vancou- ver Labor Center, 2212 NE Andresen Rd., Vanc., Wash. Southern Oregon 102nd Ave., Portland. Electrical Workers 280 Laborers/Vancouver 335 Laborers 483 Municipal Employees Members meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, at 3815 Co- lumbia St., Vancouver. PLEASE NOTE: Installation of officers will be held at this meeting. Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 11. Members meet 7 p.m. Friday, May 13. Meetings are at 11145 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. AFSCME Retirees meet 11:30 Thursday, April 28, at Izzy’s Pizza, Gateway Shopping Center, 1307 NE 102nd Ave., Portland. Members meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, at the Musicians Hall, 325 NE 20th Ave., Portland. Brookings area members meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 19. Please contact agent Craig Spjut at 707- 496-1767 for location confirmation. Coos Bay area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, at the Coos Bay Training Center, 2nd & Kruse, Coos Bay. Klamath Falls area members meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, at 4816 S. 6th St., Klamath Falls. The Dalles area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, at the United Steelworkers Local 9170 Hall. Office & Professional Employees Local 11 Insulators 36 rETIrEE MEETINg NOTICES Bakers 114 enter meeting and vote. Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Thursday, May 12. Meetings are at 11620 NE Ainsworth Circle, Port- land. Retirees meet for breakfast 9 a.m. Thursday, May 5, at the Dockside Restaurant, 2047 NW Front Ave., Portland. Iron Workers 29 Retirees meet 12 noon Wednesday, May 11, at 11620 NE Ainsworth Cir. for a catered lunch. Machinists Retirees meet 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 4, at 25 Cornell, Gladstone. United Association 290 Retirees meet 10 a.m. Thursday, April 21, at 20210 SW Teton Ave., Tualatin for a class entitled “Strength and Balance: Essentials for Aging.” Participants will learn what it takes to protect in- dependence and improve and maintain your strength and balance and boost your functional health by following guidelines for older adult ex- ercise. The class is taught by Function and Fit- ness instructor Bayla Direnfeld-O’Brien, a physi- cal therapist for over 30 years specializing in the field of geriatric physical therapy. Painters & Drywall Finishers 10 Members meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Website: www.iupatlo- cal10.org. Sign Painters & Paint Makers 1094 Members meet 3:30 p.m. Monday, April 18, in the District Office, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Plasterers 82 Members meet 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, at 12812 NE Marx St., Portland. CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL Northwest Oregon Delegates meet 7 p.m. Monday, April 25, at IBEW #48 Hall, 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland. Southwest Washington Delegates meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, at the La- borers hall, 2212 NE Andresen Rd., Vancouver. BUILDING TRADES COUNCILS Columbia-Pacific Delegates meet 10 a.m. Tuesdays, April 19 and May 3, in Kirkland Union Manor II, 3535 SE 86th, Port- land. Delegates meet 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 26 at the Van- couver Labor Center, 2212 NE Andresen Rd., Vanc. Lane, Coos, Curry & Douglas Delegates meet at noon Wednesday, April 27, at the Springfield Training Center, 2861 Pierce Parkway, Springfield. Salem Delegates meet 10 a.m. Thursday, May 5, at the IBEW 280 Training Center, 33309 Hwy 99E, Tan- gent. Plumbers and Fitters 290 Portland area members meet 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 15, 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, April 21, at the Astoria Labor Temple, 926 Duane St. METAL TRADES COUNCIL Portland and Vicinity Delegates meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 26. Executive Board meets 10 a.m. Thursday, May 12. Meetings are at the IBEW Local 48 Hall, 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland. HAPPENINgS The 27th annual Labor Bowl Challenge for Muscular Dystrophy is Sunday, April 17, from noon to 2:30 p.m. at Sunset Lanes, 12770 SW Walker Road, Beaverton. Registration opens at 11 a.m. The event is coordinated by the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 82 and the Northwest Oregon Labor Council, and includes a silent auction. Can you paint? Swing a hammer? Help with yard work? Union mem- bers are needed to help with National rebuilding Day on Saturday, April 30. The event is a joint effort of Labor’s Community Service Agency and Re- building Together Washington County to help elderly and low-in- come Oregonians. Volunteers will spend the day sprucing up homes in Washington County. To join the team, call Eryn at 503-231-4962 or go to togwc.org. The 46th annual Teamsters kidney Benefit will be held Saturday, April 30, from 6 to 11 p.m. at the Team- sters Joe Edgar Hall, 1850 NE 162nd Ave., Portland. Admission is $5, with food, beverages and raffle tickets available for purchase. The event features live music and danc- ing. You must be 21 or older to at- tend. Tickets are available at the door. Labor’s Community Service Agency will conduct a free resource Navigator training on Tuesday, May 3, from 10 a.m. to noon in the Board Room, Suite 200, 9955 SE Washington St., Portland (home of IBEW and United Workers Federal Credit Union). LCSA trains union staff and members to serve as contact point persons for rank-and-file members in need of re- sources and assistance, and to help di- rect them through the maze of social services organizations and available resources that often can be difficult to understand. Space is limited to 20 people. Registration deadline is Fri- day, April 29. For more information, email officemanagerLCSA@gmail. com or call Eryn at 503-231-4962. The Pacific Northwest Labor History Association will hold its annual con- ference at the Portland State Univer- sity Conference Center in Portland on May 20-22. The theme is “Labor, Justice, and the Environment: His- torical Insights, Alliances, and Chal- lenges.” For details on location, fees, hotel accommodations, and to register, go to www.pnlha. org. A Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament to raise money for Doernbecher Children’s Hospital will be held Saturday, May 21, from 4 to 10 p.m. at Sheet Metal Workers Local 16, 2379 NE 178th Ave., Portland. Buy-in is $50. The top three win- ners 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.
