NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS | October 21, 2016 | PAGE 11
In Southwest Washington
Labor Roundtable pays
tribute to area allies
VANCOUVER — A record 260
union members, politicians, fam-
ily, and friends attended the 32nd
annual Labor Roundtable of
Southwest Washington awards
banquet Sept. 23 at the Vancouver
Hilton Hotel and Convention
Center. Awards are presented to
individuals and organizations
whose leadership has made a sig-
nificant impact on organized labor
and the community at large.
The keynote speaker was
Roger Millar, secretary of the
Washington Department of Trans-
portation. Award recipients were:
Community Service:
Alicia Topper,
Vancouver City Councilor
Lifetime Achievement:
Dan Ogden,
94-year-old political activist
Labor Service Award:
Bart Hanson,
Vancouver City Councilor
Business of the Year:
Vancouver Business Journal
Legislator of the Year:
State Rep. Jim Moeller,
A member of OFNHP #5017
Phil Parker Public Service
Award for Excellence:
Sgt. Alex Schoening,
Clark County Sheriff
In Solidarity Award:
Monica Stonier,
A member of the Washington
Education Association
Union Member of the Year:
Linda and Tom Nelson,
Plumbers and Fitters # 290
Citizens Honored for
Military Service:
Gay Lincoln, Machinist Union,
US Marine Corp,
July 1958 - June 1962
Labor Leader of the Year:
Mike Bridges,
Union Rep, IBEW #48
Labor Union of the Year:
Oregon Federation of Nurses
& Health Professionals
Local 5017
Roy Jennings, ATU Local 757,
US Marine Corp,
October 1976 - May 1997
Lonnie Anderson of Amalga-
Oregon Federation of Nurses and
Health Professionals Local 5017 was
named “Labor Union of the Year” by
the Labor Roundtable of Southwest
Washington. Making the presenta-
tion is Lynne Dodson (right), secre-
tary-treasurer of the Washington
State Labor Council.
mated Transit Union Local 757
won the 50/50 drawing. He took
home $1,100.
WASHINGTON BALLOT DEADLINES
Washington ballots are mailed out
Oct. 21 and should be received no
later than Oct. 25. They must be post-
marked no later than Nov. 8 – Elec-
tion Day – or returned to a ballot drop
box by 8 p.m. Election Day.