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PAGE 6 | July 1, 2016 | NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS UNION MEETING NOTICES AFSCME 189 Executive Board meets 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, July 12. General membership meets 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, July 26. Meetings are held at 6025 E. Burnside St. Springfield. NOTE DATE CHANGE Executive Board members meet 5 p.m. Thursday, July 7, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Portland area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, July 7, at 11145 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. NOTE LOCA- TION CHANGE Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Insulators 36 Workers and Grain Millers 114 Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 13. Executive Board meets 8 a.m. Tuesday, July 26, in the meeting room, at 7931 NE Halsey, Suite 300, Port- land. Cement Masons 555 Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, July 14. Meetings are at 11145 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Iron Workers 29 Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, July 21, at 12812 NE Marx St., Portland. Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, July 7, preceded by a 5:30 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 11620 NE Ainsworth Cir., #200, Portland. Electrical Workers 48 Iron Workers Shopmen 516 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. Sister’s in the Brotherhood meets 6:30 p.m. on the sec- ond Tuesday of every month in the Meeting Hall. You are welcome to attend the EWMC meeting before- hand. 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 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: The following death as- sessments have been declared for July, No. 2485; John Cossu; No. 2486, Scott W. Lockard; No. 2487, Ron L. McClenahan; and No. 2489, Steven Denson. The July assessment is $1.50. Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Thursday, July 14. Members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, July 28. Meetings are at 11620 NE Ainsworth Cir., #300, Port- land. Elevator Constructors 23 Members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, July 21, preceded by a 5:30 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 12779 NE Whitaker Way, Portland. PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE. Fire Fighters 452 Members meet 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 6, at 2807 NW Fruit Valley Rd., Vancouver, Wash. Fire Fighters 1660 Meetings resume in September. Glass Workers 740 Salem area members meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, at Best Western Plus, Mill Creek Inn, 3125 Ryan Drive SE, Salem. NOTE DATE CHANGE Eugene area members meet 5 p.m. Monday, July 6, at Best Western Grand Manor Inn, 971 Kruse Way, Laborers 483 Members meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 19, at the Mu- sicians Hall, 325 NE 20th Ave., Portland. Laborers/Vancouver 335 Members meet 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1, preceded by a 6:15 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at the Vancou- ver Labor Center, 2212 NE Andresen Rd., Vanc., Wash. Laborers 737 Members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, July 21, at the La- borers Campus, 17230 NE Sacramento St., Portland for an informational meeting. CENTRAL POINT: Members meet 6:30 p.m. the sec- ond Tuesday in August and November at Central Point Labor Temple, 4480 Rogue Valley Hwy # 3, Central Point. SPRINGFIELD: Members meet 6:30 p.m. the second Wednesday in August and November in Springfield. Location to be announced. HERMISTON: Members meet 6:30 p.m. the third Tuesday in August and November at 371 E Hurlburt Ave, Hermiston. Linoleum Layers 1236 Executive Board meets 5 p.m. Monday, July 11. Portland area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, July 28. Meetings are at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Molders 139B Members meet 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 21, preceded by a 6 p.m. Executive Board meeting at the Carpenters Hall, 2205 N. Lombard, Portland. Operating Engineers 701 District 4 members meet 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1, at Cousin’s Restaurant, 2114 W. 6th St., The Dalles. District 4 members meet 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 2, at the Pheasant Cafe, 149 E. Main St., Hermiston. District 1 & 5 members meet 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, at 555 E. First St., Gladstone. District 3 members meet 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9, at North Bend/Coos Bay Labor Center, 3427 Ash St., North Bend. District 3 members meet 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10, at Holiday Inn Express, 285 Peninger Rd., Central Point. District 2 & 5 members meet 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11, at the Comfort Suites, 969 Kruse Way, Springfield. RETIREE MEETING NOTICES Elevator 23 Retirees ONLY meet 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 13, at Westmoreland Union Manor, 6404 SE 23rd Ave., Portland. Insulators 36 Retirees meet 9 a.m. Thursday, July 7, at the Dock- side Restaurant, 2047 NW Front Ave., Portland. Iron Workers 29 Retirees meet at noon Wednesday, July 13, at 11620 NE Ainsworth Circle, Portland for a catered lunch. Oregon AFSCME Retirees meet 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 19, at the AF- SCME office, at the AFSCME office, 6025 E Burn- side, Portland. Call Michael Arken for information at 1-800-521-5954 ext. 226. Sheet Metal Workers 16 Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Thursday, July 14, at IHop Cascade Station, 9840 NE Cascade Parkway, Port- land. Transit 757 Retirees meet 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 6, at Westmoreland Union Manor, 6404 SE 23rd, Port- land. United Association 290 Meetings resume in September. Painters & Drywall Finishers 10 Sheet Metal Workers 16 Southern Oregon Members meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Website: www.iupatlo- cal10.org. PLEASE NOTE: Special Call – Bylaws Vote August 17. Delegates meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, at the Labor Temple, 4480 Rogue Valley Hwy. #3, Central Point. Sign Painters & Paint Makers 1094 Members meet 3:30 p.m. Monday, July 18, in the Dis- trict Office, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Plasterers 82 Members meet 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 6, at 12812 NE Marx St., Portland. Portland members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, at the Sheet Metal Training Center, 2379 NE 178th Ave., Portland. Medford area members meet 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, at Wild River Pizza, 2684 N. Pacific Hwy. Eugene area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, 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, July 21, at Abby’s Pizza, 997 First St., Coos Bay. Women of Sheet Metal Workers Local 16 (WOSM) meets 4:30 p.m. Friday, July 15, at Beaulahland, 118 NE 29th Ave., Portland. Children are welcome. Plumbers and Steamfitters 290 Portland area members meet 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 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, July 21, at the Astoria Labor Temple, 926 Duane St., Astoria. Brookings area members meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 19. Please contact agent Craig Spjut at 707-496- 1767 for location confirmation. Coos Bay area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 19, at the Coos Bay Training Center, 2nd & Kruse, Coos Bay. Klamath Falls area members meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 19, at 4816 S. 6th St., Klamath Falls. The Dalles area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 19, at the United Steelworkers Local 9170 Union Hall, The Dalles. Roofers & Waterproofers 49 Executive Board meets 7 p.m. Thursday, July 7. Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, July 14. Meetings are at 5032 SE 26th Ave, Portland. (Phone: 503 232-4807) Southwestern Oregon Delegates meet 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1, at the Bay Area Labor Center, 3427 Ash, North Bend. CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL Northwest Oregon Delegates meet 7 p.m. Monday, July 25, at IBEW #48 Hall, 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland. Southwest Washington Delegates meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 6, at the LI- UNA hall, 2212 NE Andresen Rd., Vancouver. CENTRAL LABOR CHAPTERS Central Oregon BUILDING TRADES COUNCILS Columbia-Pacific Delegates meet 5:30 p.m. Monday, July 25, at the So- cial Justice Center, 155 NE Irving Ave., Bend. Delegates meet 10 a.m. Tuesdays, July 5 and July 12, at Kirkland Union Manor II, 3535 SE 86th, Portland. Eastern Oregon Lane, Coos, Curry & Douglas Delegates meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 20 at AF- SCME, 308 SW Dorion, Pendleton. Delegates meet at noon Wednesday, July 27, at the Springfield Training Center, 2861 Pierce Parkway, Springfield. Lane County Delegates meet 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, at 1116 South A St., Springfield. Linn-Benton-Lincoln Delegates meet 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, 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, July 12, followed by a 6 p.m. general meeting at 4735 Liberty Road S, Salem. Salem Delegates meet 10 a.m. Thursday, July 7, at the IBEW 280 Training Center, 33309 Hwy 99E, Tangent. METAL TRADES COUNCIL Portland and Vicinity Executive Board meets 10 a.m. Thursday, July 14. Delegates meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 26. Meetings are held at IBEW Local 48 Hall, 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland. HAPPENINGS A public forum on how Portland can transition from fossil fuels to a renewable energy clean economy will be held Thursday, July 7, from 7 to 9 p.m. at First Unitarian Church, 1211 SW Main St., Port- land. Guests include Joe Uehlein of Labor Network for Sustainability, Seattle City Councilor Kshama Sawant, and Vancouver, B.C. City Councilor Andrea Reimer. The forum is sponsored by the Center for Sustainable Economy, 350PDX, Climate Jobs PDX, Cli- mate Action Coalition and others. Admission is a sliding scale of $0-$20, but no one will be turned away. For more information, con- tact jtpdx2016@gmail.com. Joe Uehlein of Labor Network for Sustainability will perform Fri- day, July 8, at 7 p.m. at the Musi- cians Local 99 Hall, 325 NE 20th (just South of Sandy), Portland. A long-time union activist, Uehlein has revived an old style of organizing, educating, and activat- ing workers around urgent issues through dialogue and song. His fo- cus is on how the climate and eco- nomic crises are affecting workers and communities, and what can be done about it. The performance is free, though donations are appreciated. For more information, call Dave King of Climate Jobs PDX at 503- 286-5850, or Jim Cook at 503-703- 1693. Oregon Health Forum and Oregon Physicians for a National Health Pro- gram are hosting a July 13 breakfast forum discussing the prospects of the Medicare for All proposal advocated by Bernie Sanders — as well as pro- posals to set up a single-payer univer- sal health care system in Oregon. Panelists include Chris Lowe from the Bernie Sanders campaign; Oregon State Senator Michael Dem- brow (D-Portland); Dr. Samuel Metz of Oregon Physicians for a National Health Program; and Jeff Heathering- ton, CEO of FamilyCare, a coordi- nated care organization. The panel will be moderated by Oregonian columnist (and one-time Oregon AFL-CIO president) Tim Nesbitt. Breakfast is included. Tickets are $45 through July 10, $60 after that, and are available online at http://bit.ly/1YsEIKl Details: 7 to 9 a.m. Wednesday July 13, Multnomah Athletic Club, 1849 SW Salmon St, Portland. The annual AFL-CIO Summer School will be held July 29-31 at the Univer- sity of Oregon in Eugene. Coordinated by the Labor Educa- tion and Research Center (LERC) of the UO, the school will offer classes and workshops on steward skills, workplace organizing and labor his- tory. New this year will be courses on community strategies for winning af- fordable housing; inspiring members through music, art, and grassroots digital story telling; and tools to ad- dress racial and gender justice. In addition, there will be a special tribute to Prince, a champion for working people. Prince was a long- standing member of both the Twin Cities Musicians Local 30-73 of the American Federation of Musicians and SAG-AFTRA. For more information or to regis- ter, go online to lerc.uoregon.edu. The 10th annual Chuck Drake Me- morial Guide Dog Dash motorcycle poker run will be held Saturday, Aug. 27. The event is sponsored by Ma- chinists Lodge 63 and IAM District W24, with all proceeds going to Guide Dogs of America. The late Chuck Drake was a longtime member of Lodge 63 who helped found the Guide Dog Dash. The 155-mile ride will begin and end at the Machinists District W24 Hall, 25 Cornell Ave., Gladstone, Oregon. Registration starts at 9 a.m., with the last rider out at 10:30 a.m. Reg- istration is $35 per rider and $10 per passenger, and includes a T- shirt, food after the ride, and raffle prizes. For more information, contact John Hall at 503-449-0969, John Kleiboeker at 503-863-7304, or go online to www.iamll63.org or www.iamw24.org.
