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About Northwest labor press. (Portland , Ore.) 1987-current | View Entire Issue (May 6, 2016)
pagE 6 | May 6, 2016 | NorTHWEST laBor prESS Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Thursday, May 12. Members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, May 26. Meetings are held at 11620 NE Ainsworth Circle, Portland OR. 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, May 26, at the Astoria Labor Temple, 926 Duane St., Astoria. Brookings area members meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 24. Please contact agent Craig Spjut at 707-496- 1767 for location confirmation. Coos Bay area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, at the Coos Bay Training Center, 2nd & Kruse, Coos Bay. Klamath Falls area members meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, at 4816 S. 6th St., Klamath Falls. The Dalles area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, at the United Steelworkers Local 9170 Union Hall, The Dalles. Laborers/Vancouver 335 Roofers & Waterproofers 49 UNIoN MEETINg NoTIcES AFSCME 189 Iron Workers 29 Executive Board meets 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 10. General membership meets 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 24. Meetings are at 6025 E. Burnside St., Portland. Members meet 7 p.m., Thursday, June 2, preceded by a 5:30 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 11620 NE Ainsworth Cir., #200, Portland. Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers 114 Executive Board meets 8 a.m. Tuesday, May 31, at 7931 NE Halsey, Suite 204, Portland. PLEASE NOTE: This is the Tuesday after Memorial Day. Cement Masons 555 Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, May 19, at 12812 NE Marx St., Portland. 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. Iron Workers Shopmen 516 Members meet 7 p.m. Monday, June 6, preceded by a 6:15 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at the Vancouver Labor Center, 2212 NE Andresen Rd., Vanc., Wash. Laborers 483 Municipal Employees Members meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 17, at the Mu- sicians Hall, 325 NE 20th Ave., Portland. Fire Fighters 452 Linoleum Layers 1236 Members meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 1, at 2807 NW Fruit Valley Rd., Vancouver, Wash. Portland area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, May 26. Meetings are at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Fire Fighters 1660 Members meet 8 a.m. Thursday, May 12, at 4411 SW Sunset Dr., Lake Oswego. IBEW 48 Molders 139B Members meet 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 19, preceded by a 6 p.m. Executive Board meeting at the Carpenters Hall, 2205 N. Lombard, Portland. 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., Asto- ria. Electrical Workers Minority Caucus meets 5:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of every month in the Meeting 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 Thursday 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 at the Local 48 Longview Hall. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Meetings are at 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland, un- less otherwise noted. DEATH ASSESSMENTS: No. 2478, Gus M. Miller; No. 2479, Robert P. Adams; No. 2480, Eugene J. Fletcher; and No. 2481, Lawrence A. Gottsch. The May 2016 assessment is $1.50. Office & Professional Employees Local 11 Insulators 36 Plumbers and Steamfitters 290 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. 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. Operating Engineers 701 PLEASE NOTE: Nominations of officers will take place at the following meetings. 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., Central Point. District 2 & District 5 members meet 7:30 p.m. Thurs- day, May 12, at Comfort Suites, 969 Kruse Way, Springfield. Painters & Drywall Finishers 10 Members meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 18, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Website: www.iupatlo- cal10.org Sign Painters & Paint Makers 1094 Members meet 3:30 p.m. Monday, May 16, in the Dis- trict Office, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Plasterers 82 Members meet 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 1, at 12812 NE Marx St., Portland. Portland area members meet 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 20, at 20210 SW Teton Ave., Tualatin. The following locations will be able to participate remotely in the rETIrEE MEETINg NoTIcES AFSCME Iron Workers 29 Retirees meet 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 17 at the AFSCME office, 6025 E. Burnside, Port- land. Call Michael Arken for information at 1-800-521-5954 ext. 226. Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 11, at the Union Hall meeting room, 11620 NE Ainsworth Circle #200, Portland for a catered lunch. Elevator Constructors 23 Plumbers and Steamfitters 290 Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 11, at Hometown Buffet, 10542 SE Wash- ington St., Portland. Insulators 36 Retirees meet for breakfast 9 a.m. Thursday, June 2, at the Dockside Restaurant, 2047 NW Front Ave., Portland. Retirees meet 10 a.m. Thursday, May 19, at 20210 SW Teton Ave., Tualatin for a “Sugar Blues” class. Participants will learn how sugar impacts our health, how to identify hid- den sugars in your diet, the truth behind al- ternative sweeteners, understanding crav- ings, etc. The class instructor is Mara Nery, a doctoral candidate at Oregon State Univer- sity. She is a certified holistic health coach and yoga instructor. Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, May 12. Executive Board meets 7 p.m. Thursday, June 2. Meetings are at 5032 SE 26th Ave, Portland. (Phone: 503 232-4807) Sheet Metal Workers 16 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., Med- ford. Eugene area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, at Sheet Metal Local 16 Hall, 1887 Laura St., Spring- field. PLEASE NOTE: Meeting to be broadcast with the Portland meeting. Coos Bay area members meet 4 p.m. Thursday, May 19, at Abby’s Pizza, 997 First St., Coos Bay. Women of Sheet Metal Workers Local 16 (WOSM) meet 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 20, at Beaulahland, 118 NE 29th Ave., Portland. Children are welcome. CENTRAL LABOR CHAPTERS Central Oregon Delegates meet 5:30 p.m. Monday, May 23, at the So- cial Justice Center, 155 NE Irving, Bend. Lane County Salem Delegates meet 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 18, at 1116 South A St., Springfield. Delegates meet 10 a.m. Thursday, June 2, at the IBEW 280 Training Center, 33309 Hwy 99E, Tangent. Linn-Benton-Lincoln Delegates meet 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 18, preceded by a 6:30 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 1400 Salem Ave., Albany. Marion-Polk-Yamhill Executive Board meets 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, followed by a 6 p.m. general meeting at 4735 Liberty Road, S., Salem. NOTE TIME CHANGE. METAL TRADES COUNCIL Portland & Vicinity Executive Board meets 10 a.m. Thursday, May 12. Delegates meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 24. Meetings are at the IBEW Local 48 Hall, 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland. Southern Oregon Delegates meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, at the Labor Temple, 4480 Rogue Valley Hwy. #3, Central Point. Southwestern Oregon Delegates meet 6 p.m. Monday, June 6, at the Bay Area Labor Center, 3427 Ash, North Bend. CENTRAL LABOR COUNCILS Northwest Oregon Delegates meet 7 p.m. Monday, May 23, at IBEW Lo- cal 48 Hall, 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland. Southwest Washington Delegates meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 1, 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, May 10 and May 17, at Kirkland Union Manor II, 3535 SE 86th, Portland. Lane, Coos, Curry & Douglas Delegates meet at noon Wednesday, May 25, at the Springfield Training Center, 2861 Pierce Pkwy., Springfield. oregon primary Election Ballots can be returned by mail or at any official drop site in Oregon, or at an official drop site in Multnomah County. All ballots must be received by 8 p.m., May 17 (POSTMARKS DO NOT COUNT) HappENINgS Letter carriers in the Portland metro- politan area and in Clark County, Wash. will help “Stamp out Hunger” on Saturday, May 14, as part of the 24th annual National Association of Letter Carriers and U.S. Postal Service Food Drive. Please leave nonperishable food items such as canned meat, fish and soup, cereals, pasta and rice at your mailbox on the morning of May 14. Letter Carriers will collect the bags and deliver them to drop points, where volunteers will sort the dona- tions and forward them to the Oregon Food Bank. Food collected in Clark County will benefit Clark County hunger-relief agencies. The 24th Annual Women in Trades career Fair will be held May 14 at the NECA/IBEW Electrical Training Center, 16021 NE Airport Way, Port- land. The fair is free and open to the public from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. A spe- cial Dads & Daughters hands-on workshop is scheduled from 1 to 2 p.m. Women can learn more about possible careers in construction, me- chanical, utility, and other trades. There will be hands-on workshops led by successful tradeswomen, informa- tion about training opportunities, and employers on hand to talk about job opportunities. The fair is sponsored by Oregon Tradeswomen Inc. For more informa- tion, call 503-335-8200, or go to their web site at tradeswomen.net. 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. The Washington State labor council, AFL-CIO, will hold its copE (com- mittee on political Education) con- vention Saturday, May 21, beginning at 8:30 a.m. at the Machinists 751 Hall, 9125 15th Pl. S. in Seattle. Delegates representing WSLC’s 600 affiliated unions from across the state will vote on endorsements for congressional, statewide, state legislative and judicial candidates, plus state ballot measures. WSLC endorsements require a two-thirds majority vote. For more information about the COPE Convention or the endorse- ment process, call the WSLC at 206-281-8901. Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 4, for the Northwest Oregon La- bor Council’s annual labor apprecia- tion and recognition Night. The event, held at Milwaukie Elks Lodge, 13121 SE McLoughlin Blvd. honors men and women identified by their peers for outstanding contributions to labor and their community, and it’s a fundraiser for Labor’s Community Service Agency. The labor council is accepting cash and prize donations for the raffle, as well as nominations for individuals to be recognized. For more information, call 503-235-9444. BREMERTON, Wash.—The 16th annual Washington clUB charity golf classic will be held June 15-16 at Gold Mountain Golf Complex in Bremer- ton, Wash. CLUB, founded by the Washington State Building & Con- struction Trades Council, is a unique event that brings prominent legisla- tors, local and national union offi- cials, and business leaders together for a common cause — raising funds for local charities. It has raised over $1,100,000 since its inception. CLUB stands for Contractors, Legis- lators, Unions and Business, For more information, or to regis- ter a team, contact Brian Remington at 206-432-9014 or e-mail him at: brian@golfcorpsolutions.com.
