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Labor Day
Festivities
About 500 kids par-
ticipated in a Scav-
enger Hunt spon-
sored by Labor’s
Community Service
Agency. Above:
Bakery, Confec-
tionery, Tobacco
Workers and Grain
Millers Local 114
and Local 364 were
one of the stops.
John Murphy of Lo-
cal 364 (right)
stamps a passport.
Left: Madi Tonks is
all smiles after winning a bicycle in the Scavenger Hunt. Her mom is
Goy Tonks (right), a member of AFSCME Local 88.
Popular U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (right) couldn’t take 10 steps
without someone thanking him for his work, asking a ques-
tion, or requesting a “selfie,” as did Frank O’Brien.
Oregon. Gov. Kate Brown took time to give
blood at the Labor Day picnic at Oaks Park.
Two bloodmobiles provided by American
Red Cross collected 43 units of blood. Mem-
bers of Oregon Federation of Nurses and
Health Professionals Local 5017 topped all
donors with seven units.
The Southern Oregon Central Labor Chapter Labor Day picnic at-
tracted a festive crowd of nearly 175 to Emigrant Lake in Ashland.
P HOTO BY BRENDAN O ’ NEILL , CHAIR , SOCLC
The most pre-
dominant signs
on display at La-
bor Day picnics
in Oregon were
“Yes on 97” and “No TPP.” Left: Amanda
Pyle Hill of the Oregon Federation of
Nurses and Health Professionals Local
5017 holds a “No TPP” sign. Above: Kevin
Billman of UFCW #555 displays a myriad of
political signs. Right: Retired Carpenter
Bruce Dennis waves a “No TPP” sign during
political speeches. Above right: Picnickers
at Oaks Park showed no love for presiden-
tial candidate Donald Trump. Lower right:
Painters DC5 put up “Solidarity” flyers.
SIGNS, SIGNS,
EVERYWHERE
ARE SIGNS