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PAGE 6 | November 4, 2016 | NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS UNION MEETING NOTICES AFSCME 189 Glass Workers 740 Executive Board meets 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8. General membership meets 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22. Meetings are held at 6025 E. Burnside, Portland. Eugene area members meet 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7 at Best Western Grand Manor Inn, 971 Kruse Way, Springfield. Salem area members meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, at 3125 Ryan Dr. SE, Salem. Brookings area meetings are canceled for Nov. and Dec. Coos Bay area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22, at the Coos Bay Training Center, 2nd & Kruse, Coos Bay. Klamath Falls area meetings are canceled for Novem- ber and December. The Dalles area meeting is canceled for November. Roofers & Waterproofers 49 Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Insulators 36 Workers and Grain Millers 114 Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9. Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10. Executive Board meets 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1. Meetings are at 5032 SE 26th Ave, Portland. (Phone: 503 232-4807) Executive Board meets 8 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, at 7931 NE Halsey, Suite 300, Portland. PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE. Sheet Metal Workers 16 Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers 1 Members meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 12812 NE Marx St., Portland. Cement Masons 555 Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, 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., 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. Please note: the Wednes- day, November 23 meeting is rescheduled to Wednesday, November 30 due to the Thanksgiving Holiday. Meetings are at 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland, un- less otherwise noted DEATH ASSESSMENTS: The following deaths have been declared: No. 2504, Edward Curtice; No. 2505, Denny S. Coey; and No. 2506, Frederick W. Reinholt. The Nov. 2016 assessment is $1.50. Elevator Constructors 23 Members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, preceded by a 5:30 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 12067 NE Glenn Widing Dr. #108, Portland. PLEASE NOTE NEW LOCATION. Fire Fighters 452 Members meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 2807 NW Fruit Valley Rd., Vancouver, Wash. Fire Fighters 1660 Members meet 8 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, at 4411 SW Sunset Dr., Lake Oswego. Members meet 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11. Meetings are at 11145 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Iron Workers 29 Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, preceded by a 5:30 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 11620 NE Ainsworth Cir., #200, Portland. Iron Workers Shopmen 516 Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10. Members meet 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19. PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE. Purpose of meeting: In the event a quorum is not present, to conduct regular union business. Meetings are at 11620 NE Ainsworth Cir., #300, Port- land. Laborers 483 Municipal Employees Members meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, preceded by a 4:30 p.m. stewards meeting, at the Musicians Hall, 325 NE 20th Ave., Portland. Laborers/Vancouver 335 Members meet 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7, preceded by a 6:15 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at the Vancou- ver Labor Center, 2212 NE Andresen Rd., Vanc., Wash. Linoleum Layers 1236 Delegates meet 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, at the So- cial Justice Center, 155 NE Irving Ave., Bend. Eastern Oregon Delegates meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, at AF- SCME, 308 SW Dorion, Pendleton. Lane County Office and Professional Employees 11 Linn-Benton-Lincoln Members meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, at the OPEIU LOCAL 11 meeting hall, 3815 Columbia Street, Van- couver, Washington. Operating Engineers 701 Members meet 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at 555 East First St., Gladstone for the semi-annual meeting. Delegates meet 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 1116 South A St., Springfield. Delegates meet 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, 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, Nov. 8, followed by a 6 p.m. general meeting at 4735 Liberty Road S, Salem. Painters & Drywall Finishers 10 Southern Oregon Members meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Website: www.iupatlo- cal10.org. Delegates meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, at the Labor Temple, 4480 Rogue Valley Hwy. #3, Central Point. Paint Makers & Sign Painters 1094 CENTRAL LABOR COUNCILS Northwest Oregon Members meet 3:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21, in the District Office, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Plasterers 82 Members meet 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 12812 NE Marx St., Portland. Plumbers and Fitters 290 Portland area members meet 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, 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 meetings are canceled for Nov. and Dec. AFSCME Iron Workers 29 Retirees meet 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, at the AFSCME office, 6025 E Burnside, Portland. Call Michael Arken for information at 1-800-521-5954 ext. 226. Retirees meet 12 noon Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 11620 NE Ainsworth Cir, Portland for a catered lunch. Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Wednes- day, Nov. 9, at Home Town Buffet, 10542 SE Washington St., Portland. CENTRAL LABOR CHAPTERS Central Oregon Executive Board meets 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7. Portland area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17. PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE. Meetings are at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. RETIREE MEETING NOTICES Elevator Constructors 23 Portland area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, at the Sheet Metal Training Center, 2379 NE 178th Ave., Portland. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS: Nominations for Trustee and Recording Secretary will be held at this meeting. To be eligible, nominees must be a member in good standing for two years prior to nomination. Medford area members meet 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9. Please call Dennis Dover for location – 541-517- 9644. Eugene area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, 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, Nov. 17, at Abby’s Pizza, 997 First St., Coos Bay. Women of Sheet Metal Workers Local 16 (WOSM) meets 4:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, at Beaulahland, 118 NE 29th Ave., Portland. Children are welcome. United Association 290 Retirees meet 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, at 20210 SW Teton Ave., Tualatin. The topic is “Healthier Living for your Brain & Body and Know the 10 signs of Alzheimers.” Delegates meet 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, at IBEW Lo- cal 48 Hall, 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland. Southwest Washington Delegates meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, at the LI- UNA hall, 2212 NE Andresen Rd., Vancouver, WA. BUILDING TRADES COUNCILS Columbia-Pacific Delegates meet 10 a.m. Tuesdays, Nov. 8 and Nov. 15, at Kirkland Union Manor II, 3535 SE 86th, Port- land. Lane, Coos, Curry & Douglas Delegates meet at noon Wednesday, Nov. 23, at the Springfield Training Center, 2861 Pierce Parkway, Springfield. Salem Delegates meet 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, at the IBEW 280 Training Center, 33309 Hwy. 99E, Tangent. METAL TRADES COUNCIL Portland & Vicinity Executive Board meets 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 10. Delegates meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22. Meetings are at IBEW Local 48 Hall, 15937 NE Air- port Way, Portland. HAPPENINGS Joe Hill song night Nov. 19 Beyond Little Boxes, a Portland acoustic trio comprised of Jim Cook, Mary Rose and Mark Loring, will perform a concert commemorating the life of Joe Hill Saturday, Nov. 19, at Nor- dia House, 8800 SW Oleson Road, Portland. Doors open at 7 p.m. A $10 donation is sug- gested. Hill, a Swedish immi- grant, labor organizer and song- writer, spent time in Portland and the Northwest before being executed by a Utah firing squad Nov. 19, 1915. “Don’t Mourn, Organize” were his final words to his union, the Industrial Workers of the World. Tributes are held throughout the United States on Nov. 19. For more in- formation, contact Cook at 503- 703-1693. Oregonian strike focus of NOLC Labor History program November is Labor History Month in Oregon, and on Mon- day, Nov. 28, the Northwest Oregon Labor Council’s His- tory Committee will present “The Long Strike of The Ore- gonian and Oregon Journal — 1959 - 1965.” The public is in- vited to attend. Through narration and pro- jected photographs, the program will briefly cover the Portland newspaper strike, its impact on other U.S. newspapers, and on- going effects on the local labor movement. The presentation starts at 7 p.m. at IBEW Local 48, 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland. For more information, contact Jim Cook at 503-703- 1693. LERA conference Nov. 10 The Oregon chapter of the La- bor and Employment Relations Association (LERA) will hold its annual conference Thursday, Nov. 10, at the World Trade Center, 121 SW Salmon St., Portland. For more information or to register, email Bill Rector at bill.a.rector@q.com. BUILDING COMMUNITY Thanksgiving dinner gift cards offered to needy Labor’s Community Service Agency, with help from the Northwest Oregon Labor Coun- cil, local unions, and United Way of the Columbia-Willamette, is offering a Thanksgiving Dinner assistance program for unem- ployed union families in hard- ship. The program provides a union grocery store food card to qualifying members, helping to purchase a turkey and trimmings for a family holiday feast. Pro- gram applications are submitted by referral from local unions. Contact your local union office for more in- formation. Union offices in need of additional referral forms can call Labor’s Community Service Agency at 503-231-4962 to re- quest a flyer and form. The dead- line for submitting referrals is Thursday, Nov. 17. Holiday party donations Labor’s Community Service Agency (LCSA) and the North- west Oregon Labor Council (NOLC) are accepting donations of toys and cash for the 20th an- nual Presents from Partners Hol- iday Toy Party now through Dec. 13. The event—for families of unemployed union members and those facing temporary hard- ships—will be held in mid-De- cember. Entrance is by ticket only. Members must be referred by their union local. Referral forms will be sent to unions and must be returned to LCSA by Dec. 13. Unwrapped toys for kids up to 18 years of age can be dropped off at the following locations: • IBEW and United Workers Federal Credit Union, or the Northwest Oregon Labor Council (Suite 305), or LCSA (Suite 211). All of the offices are located in the same building at 9955 SE Washington St., Portland. • Oregon AFL-CIO, 3645 SE 32nd Ave., Port- land. • Office and Professional Employees Local 11, 3815 Columbia St., Vancouver, Wash. • American Federation of Teachers-Ore- gon, 10228 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland. • Portland Federation of School Profes- sionals Local 111, 1110 SE Alder, Suite 205, Portland. • Laborers Local 483, 1125 SE Madison, Suite 206, Portland. • Painters and Allied Trades District Council No. 5, 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Suite A, Portland. • Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals Local 5017, 1500 NE Irving, Suite 575, Portland. • IBEW Local 48, 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland. • Sunrise Dental Beaverton, 14425 SW Allen Blvd. • Sunrise Dental Gresham, 13908 SE Stark, Space B. • Sunrise Dental Hillsboro, 627 SE Baseline, Suite C. Cash donations can be sent to LCSA, 9955 SE Washington, #211, Portland, Ore., 97216.
