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PAGE 4 | November 18 , 2016 | NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS UNION MEETING NOTICES AFSCME 88 Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7. Any member in good standing may attend as a non- voting visitor. General membership and stewards meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21. Meeting agendas may be viewed on the AFSCME Local 88 webpage on the Monday prior to the Wednesday meeting. Meetings are held at 6025 E. Burnside, Portland. AFSCME 189 General membership meets 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22. Executive Board meets 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13. Meetings are at 6025 E. Burnside Portland. 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. Electrical Workers 280 Executive Board meets 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 32969 Hwy. 99E, Tangent. Bend Unit meets 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, at the IBEW/UA Training Center, 2161 SW First St., Red- mond. Joint Unit meets 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, at 33309 Hwy. 99E, Tangent. 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, Dec. 5, preceded by a 6:15 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at the Vancouver Labor Center, 2212 NE Andresen Rd., Vanc., Wash. Linoleum Layers 1236 Executive Board meets 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Portland area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. SPECIAL CALL: Vote on Local 1236 By-laws. PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE. Machinists 63 Executive Board meets 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7. Members meet 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, preceded by a 9 a.m. stewards’ meeting. Meetings are at 25 Cornell, Gladstone. Constructors 23 Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Elevator Machinists 1005 Members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, preceded by 5:30 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 12067 NE Executive Board meets 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. Workers and Grain Millers 114 a Glenn Widing Dr. #108, Portland. PLEASE NOTE Executive Board meets 8 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, at 7931 NE Halsey, Suite 300, Portland. PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE. Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers 1 Members meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, at 12812 NE Marx St., Portland. Cement Masons 555 Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, 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. 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 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. Please note, the Wednesday, November 23 meeting is rescheduled to Wednesday, November 30 due to the Thanksgiving Holiday. 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, Dec. 8, at 4411 SW Sunset Dr., Lake Oswego. Glass Workers 740 Executive Board members meet 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Portland area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. SPECIAL CALL: Vote on Local 740 bylaws and wage alloca- tion. PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE. Eugene area members meet 5 p.m. Monday Dec. 5, at Best Western Grand Manor Inn, 971 Kruse Way, Springfield. SPECIAL CALL: Vote on Local 740 bylaws and wage allocation. Salem area members meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, at 3125 Ryan Dr. SE, Salem. SPECIAL CALL: Vote on Local 740 bylaws and wage allocation. Insulators 36 Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7. Members meet 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9. Meetings are at 11145 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Iron Workers 29 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. Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8. Meetings are at 11620 NE Ainsworth Cir., #300, Port- land. Laborers 483 Members meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, preceded Retiree breakfast 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, at the Dockside Restaurant, 2047 NW Front Ave., Portland. Glass Workers 740 Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, at Izzy’s Pizza & Buffet, 1307 NE 102nd Ave. & Halsey, Portland. Members meet 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, preceded by a 6 p.m. Executive Board meeting at the Carpenters Hall, 2205 N. Lombard, Portland. Operating Engineers 701 Members meet 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at 555 East First St., Gladstone for the semi-annual meeting. Painters & Drywall Finishers 10 Members meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. www.iupatlocal10.org. Members meet 3:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21, in the Dis- trict Office, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Insulators 36 Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, at Home Town Buffet, 10542 SE Washington St., Portland. Molders 139B Iron Workers Shopmen 516 Retirees meet 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, at the AFSCME office, 6025 E. Burnside, Portland. Call Michael Arken for information at 1-800-521- 5954 ext. 226. Elevator Constructors 23 Swing and graveyard shift members meet at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 10. Regular membership meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14. Shop stewards’ training session 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19. Meetings are at 25 Cornell, Gladstone. Sign Painters & Paint Makers 1094 Oregon AFSCME Retirees meet between 11:45 a.m. and noon Monday, Dec. 12, at The Old Country Buffet on Lancaster in Salem. If you have any questions, please give Don Ball a call at 541-327-3388. Machinists 1432 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. RETIREE MEETING NOTICES Electrical Workers 280 14. Members meet 10 a.m. Saturday Nov. 19, preceded by a 9 a.m. shop steward training class. Shop stewards must attend training class and regular meeting to be compensated. PLEASE NOTE: Interviews for Lead- ership 1 classes will be held at the Executive Board meeting on Dec. 14. Written resumes will be accepted if you are unable to attend this meeting. Meetings are at 25 Cornell, Gladstone. Machinists Retired Machinists meet 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 25 Cornell, Gladstone. Transit 757 Retirees meet 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, at Westmoreland Union Manor, 6404 SE 23rd, Portland. United Association 290 Portland area retirees meet 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, at 20210 SW Teton Ave., Tualatin. The topic is “Chronic Pain: A real health condition and path to manage it.” 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. 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. Klamath Falls area meetings are canceled for Nov. and Dec. The Dalles area meeting is canceled for Nov. Roofers & Waterproofers 49 Executive Board meets 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1. Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8. Meetings are at 5032 SE 26th Ave, Portland. (Phone: 503 232-4807) Sheet Metal Workers 16 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. Portland members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, at the Sheet Metal Training Center, 2379 NE 178th Ave., Portland. Medford area members meet 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14. Please call Dennis Dover for location – 541-517- 9644. Eugene area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, at the Local 16 Hall, 1887 Laura St., Springfield. PLEASE NOTE: Meeting to be broadcast with the Portland meeting. Coos Bay area members meet 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, at Abby’s Pizza, 997 First St., Coos Bay. CENTRAL LABOR CHAPTERS Central Oregon 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, Dec. 21, at AF- SCME, 308 SW Dorion, Pendleton. Lane County Delegates meet 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21, at 1116 South A St., Springfield. Linn-Benton-Lincoln Delegates meet 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21, pre- ceded by a 7 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 1400 Salem Ave., Albany. Marion-Polk-Yamhill Executive Board meets 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, followed by a 6 p.m. general meeting at 4735 Liberty Rd., S., Salem. Southern Oregon Delegates meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, at the Labor Temple, 4480 Rogue Valley Hwy.#3, Central Point. CENTRAL LABOR COUNCILS Northwest Oregon 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 La- borers Hall, 2212 NE Andresen Rd., Vancouver, WA. BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCILS Columbia-Pacific Delegates meet 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22, in Kirkland Union Manor II, 3535 SE 86th, Portland. Delegates meet 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, at the Van- couver Labor Center, 2212 NE Andresen Rd., Van- couver, Wash. Lane, Coos, Curry & Douglas Delegates meet at noon Wednesday, Nov. 23, at the Springfield Training Center, 2861 Pierce Pkwy., Springfield. Salem Delegates meet 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, at the IBEW 280 Training Center, 33309 Hwy 99E, Tangent. METAL TRADES COUNCIL Portland and Vicinity Delegates meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22. Executive Board meets 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 8. Meetings are at IBEW Local 48 Hall, 15937 NE Air- port Way, Portland. HAPPENINGS Oregonian strike focus of NOLC Labor History program November is Labor History Month in Oregon, and on Mon- day, Nov. 28, the Northwest Ore- gon Labor Council’s History Committee will present “The Long Strike of The Oregonian and Oregon Journal — 1959 - 1965.” The public is invited to attend. Through narration and projected photographs, the pro- gram will briefly cover the Port- land newspaper strike, its impact on other U.S. newspapers, and ongoing effects on the local la- bor movement. The presentation starts at 7 p.m. at IBEW Local 48, 15937 NE Airport Way, Port- land. For more information, con- tact Jim Cook at 503-703-1693. Portland Jobs with Justice Scrooge party Dec. 2 Tickets are on sale for the 2016 Scrooge Party sponsored by the Portland chapter of Jobs with Justice. The event is Friday, Dec. 2, starting at 7 p.m. at Sunnyside Community House, 3520 SE Yamhill St., Portland Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door, and are good for 20 votes and a free drink. Use the votes to elect the year’s worst Portland-area player—a com- pany, a politician or some other evildoer. The winner is named Scrooge of the Year 2016! Annual labor law conference in Portland Jan. 27 Mark your calendars for the an- nual Oregon Labor Law Confer- ence, to be held Friday, Jan. 27 at the IBEW Local 48 hall in North- east Portland. Now in its 21st year, the conference typically sells out. The deadline to register is Dec. 30. For more information, visit www.laborlawconference.com. UNIONIZATION ] SEPT-OCT 2016 The following are Oregon and Southwest Washington workplaces where workers have decided whether to be represented by a union. The thumbs-up symbol means workers will be union- represented. Thumbs-down means they’ll be on their own. The information comes from the National Labor Relations Board and the Oregon Employment Relations Board. Union election results Employer (Location) Union Yes-No = McKenzie-Willamette Hospital pharmacists (Springfield) SEIU 49 Jeld-Wen (Chiloquin) Machinists District Lodge W24 Volunteers of America of Oregon (Portland) Oregon AFSCME PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Hospital (Springfield) SEIU Local 49 11-0 ^ 52-137 % 46-3 ^ 34-4 ^ Unionization by majority signup Employer (Location) Union City of Dallas (Dallas) Oregon AFSCME ■ 30 employees - all employees except temps, supervisors and those in another union
