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PAGE 4 | February 17 , 2017 | NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS UNION MEETING NOTICES Executive Board meets Wednesday, March 15, at 4:30 p.m. Members meet 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18 preceded by a 9 a.m. shop steward training class. Shop stewards must attend training class and regular meeting to be compensated. All meetings are at 25 Cornell, Gladstone. at the Astoria Labor Temple, 926 Duane, Astoria. Brookings area members meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21. Please contact Craig Spjut at 707-496-1767 for location information. Coos Bay area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, at the Coos Bay Training Center, 2nd & Kruse, Coos Bay. Klamath Falls area members meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 4816 S 6th St., Klamath Falls. The Dalles area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, at the United Steelworkers Local 9170 Union Hall, The Dalles. Machinists 63 Roofers & Waterproofers 49 Executive Board meets 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 8. Members meet 10 a.m. Saturday, March 11. PLEASE NOTE: Nominations for 2 open seats for District Del- egate, 2 open positions at the SW Washington Central Labor Council, and 1 position at the NW Oregon La- bor Council will be held at the April meeting. Election to follow at the May meeting. Meetings are at 25 Cornell, Gladstone. Executive Board meets 7 p.m. Thursday, March 2. Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, March 9. Meetings are at 5032 SE 26th Ave., Portland. (Phone: 503 232-4807) Portland area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, March 23. Meetings are at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd.,Portland. Machinists 1005 AFSCME 88 Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 1. Any member in good standing may attend as a non- voting visitor. General membership and stewards meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 15. 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 Executive Board meets 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 14. General membership meets 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28. Meetings are at 6025 E. Burnside, Portland. Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers 114 General Membership and Executive Board meets 9 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, in the meeting room, at 7931 NE Halsey, Suite 300, Portland. Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers 1 Members meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 12812 NE Marx St., Portland. Cement Masons 555 Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, March 16, at 12812 NE Marx St., Portland. Elevator Constructors 23 Members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, March 9, preceded by a 5:30 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 12067 NE Glenn Widing Dr. #108, Portland. Fire Fighters 452 Members meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 1, at 2807 NW Fruit Valley Rd., Vancouver, Wash. 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 be- forehand. 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 ASSESSMENT: No. 2519, Thomas A. Davis III; No. 2520, Norman L. Conser; No. 2521, Paul W. Peterson; and No. 2522, Ronald R. Stuck. The March 2017 assessment is $1.50. IBEW 280 Executive Board meets 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 1, at 32969 Hwy. 99E, Tangent. Bend Unit meets 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 9, at the IBEW/UA Training Center, 2161 SW First St., Red- mond. Eugene Unit meets 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, at the LU 290 Training Center, 2861 Pierce Parkway, Springfield. Salem Unit meets 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 16, at Lancaster Mall, next to Fred Meyer Jewelers, Salem. Please call the Union office for more details. Insulators 36 Members meet 8 a.m. Thursday, March 9, at 4411 SW Sunset Dr., Lake Oswego. Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 8. Members meet 7 p.m. Friday, March 10. Meetings are at 11145 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Glass Workers 740 Iron Workers 29 Fire Fighters 1660 Executive Board members meet 5 p.m. Thursday, March 2, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Portland area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, March 2 at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Eugene area members meet 5 p.m. Monday, March 6, at CIAO Pizza, 3342 Gateway St., Springfield. PLEASE NOTE LOCATION CHANGE. Salem area members meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, at Best Western Plus, Mill Creek Inn, 3125 Ryan Drive SE, Salem. IBEW 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. Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, March 2, 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, March 9. Members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, March 23. Meetings are at 11620 NE Ainsworth Cir., #300, Port- land. Laborers/Vancouver 335 Members meet 7 p.m. Monday, March 6, preceded by a 6:15 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at the Vancou- ver Labor Center, 2212 NE Andresen Rd., Vanc., Wash. Laborers 483 Municipal Employees Members meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, at the Musicians Hall, 325 NE 20th Ave., Portland. Linoleum Layers 1236 Executive Board meets 5 p.m. Monday, March 6. RETIREE MEETING NOTICES Machinists 1432 Swing and graveyard shift members meet at 11 a.m. Monday, March 6. Executive Board meets at 6 p.m., and regular mem- bership meets at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 8. Meetings are at 25 Cornell, Gladstone. Molders 139B Members meet 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 16, pre- ceded by a 6 p.m. Executive Board meeting at the Car- penters Hall, 2205 N. Lombard, Portland. Office and Professional Employees 11 Members meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, at the OPEIU LOCAL 11 meeting hall, 3815 Columbia Street, Vancouver, Washington. PLEASE NOTE: Notice of Nominations for Local 11: Nominations to be accepted for the following positions: Executive Secretary-Treasurer (3 year term); Vice President (2 year term); Recording Secretary (2 year term); Ser- geant-At-Arms (2 year term); Utilities (2 year term); Public Employees (2 year term); At-Large (2 year term); At-Large (2 year term); Trustee (3 year term). Nominees must be present to accept, or have written acceptance of nomination submitted at this meeting. Nominations will be held in accordance with Article VII, Sections 1-4 of the Constitution of the Office & Professional Employees International Union, Local No. 11 which states the following: NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS Section 1. Nomination of officers shall take place on the second Tuesday in March at the General Member- ship meeting of each year. No person may be nomi- nated, appointed or elected, or in any way represent the members of this Union unless he or she has been a member of this Union in continuous good standing for at least twelve (12) months preceding the election. Section 2. No member shall be a candidate for more than one (1) office. Section 3. Members need not be present to be nominated for any union office. Those members, who by virtue of geography are unable to either attend or have other members from their area attend to place their name in nomination, may notify the Union office of their desire to be nominated. The Executive Secretary Treasurer shall nominate or cause to be nominated those same members. The members, who are not present at the nomination meeting to ac- cept the nomination, must have their acceptance of the nomination in writing, available at the nomination meeting. Only those candidates who accept the nom- ination shall be considered valid candidates. Section 4. Except as provided for in Section 3 above, write-in nominations or nominations by proxy shall not be al- lowed. *only members that reside outside of Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington Counties in Oregon, and Clark County in Washington may utilize the geo- graphical exception in Section 3. AFSCME Insulators 36 Painters & Drywall Finishers 10 Retirees meet 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21 at the AFSCME office, 6025 E. Burnside, Portland. Call Michael Arken for information at 1-800-521- 5954 ext. 226. Retiree breakfast 9 a.m. Thursday, March 2, at the Dockside Restaurant, 2047 NW Front Ave., Portland. Members meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Website: www.iupatlo- cal10.org Bakers 114 Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, at Izzy’s, 1307 NE 102nd Ave., Portland. Elevator Constructors 23 Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 8, at Home Town Buffet, 10542 SE Washington St., Portland. Iron Workers 29 Retirees meet 12 noon Wednesday, March 8, at 11620 NE Ainsworth Cir, Portland for a catered lunch. Plumbers and Fitters 290 Retirees meet 10 a.m. Thursday, March 16, at 20210 SW Teton Ave., Tualatin. The topic is “The Facts about Fats.” Sheet Metal Workers 16 Portland members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, at the Sheet Metal Training Center, 2379 NE 178th Ave., Portland. Medford area members meet 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 8. Please call Dennis Dover for location – 541- 517-9644. Eugene area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, at 1887 Laura St., Springfield. PLEASE NOTE: Meeting to be broadcast with the Portland meeting. Coos Bay area members meet 4 p.m. Thursday, March 16, at Abby’s Pizza, 997 First St., Coos Bay. Women of Sheet Metal Workers Local 16 (WOSM) meet 4:30 p.m. Friday, March 17, at Beaulahland, 118 NE 28th Ave., Portland. Children are welcome. CENTRAL LABOR CHAPTERS Central Oregon Delegates meet 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 27, at the Social Justice Center, 155 NE Irving Ave., Bend. Lane County Delegates meet 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, at the AFSCME Council 75 office. 688 Charnelton St. Eu- gene. PLEASE NOTE NEW LOCATION. Linn-Benton-Lincoln Delegates meet 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, pre- ceded by a 6:30 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 1400 Salem Ave., Albany. Marion-Polk-Yamhill Delegates meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, at 4735 Liberty Rd, Salem. Southern Oregon Delegates meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, at the La- bor Temple, 4480 Rogue Valley Hwy. #3, Central Point. CENTRAL LABOR COUNCILS Northwest Oregon Delegates meet 7 p.m. Monday, March 27, at IBEW Local 48 Hall, 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland. Plasterers 82 The 15th Annual Jobs with Justice Faith Labor Breakfast will be held at 7:15 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, at St Andrew Catholic Church, 806 NE Alberta Ave. Cost is $15. The theme this year is “Showing Up for Each Other: Faith in Action.” In the wake of the 2016 election, many communities are justifiably concerned for their health and safety. This year’s theme high- lights the stories of marginalized communities and the actions they can take together to create positive solutions to show up for each other and protect and strengthen their communities. For more infor- mation, call Jobs with Justice at 503-236-5573. Rally and march on President’s Day The Oregon AFL-CIO — the state labor federation most Ore- gon unions are affiliated with — is sponsoring a President’s Day rally and march in downtown Portland to show collective op- position to threats to people’s rights. The event, entitled “We the People: Marching United in Resistance” is co-sponsored by Basic Rights Oregon, Causa Oregon, Northwest Oregon La- bor Council, Oregon AFSCME, Service Employees Interna- tional Union, Portland Jobs with Justice, and Unite Oregon. ■ Time: Monday, February 20 at 12 p.m. ■ Place: Director Park, 815 SW Park Ave., Portland, Oregon WANTED: Central Oregon unionists interested in BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION running for office Delegates meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 1, at La- borers Hall, 2212 NE Andresen, Vancouver. TRADES COUNCILS Columbia-Pacific Delegates meet 10 a.m. Tuesdays, March 7 and March 14, at Kirkland Union Manor II, 3535 SE 86th, Port- land Lane, Coos, Curry & Douglas Delegates meet at noon Wednesday, March 22, at the Delegates meet 10 a.m. Thursday, March 2, at the IBEW 280 Training Center, 33309 Hwy. 99E, Tan- gent. Members meet 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 1, at 12812 NE Marx St., Portland. Plumbers and Steamfitters 290 METAL TRADES COUNCIL Portland area members meet 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. Portland & Vicinity 17, 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, Feb. 23, Faith Labor Breakfast Feb. 21 at St. Andrew Church Southwest Washington Training Center, 2861 Pierce Parkway, Sign Painters & Paint Makers Springfield Springfield. 1094 Salem Members meet 3:30 p.m. Monday, March 20, in the District Office, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. HAPPENINGS Delegates meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28. Executive Board meets 10 a.m. Thursday, March 9. Meetings are at the IBEW Local 48 Hall, 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland. Oregon Labor Candidate School is looking for union members and leaders who are interested in running for public office — hard workers ready to fight for all working people from the inside of city hall or the State Capitol. An intensive two-day training in the nuts and bolts of getting elected is scheduled for March 4-5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., in Bend at the Common House at Higher Ground Community. Ap- ply online at http://bit.ly/ 2jE4cXN. Contact Sara Ryan at sara@oregonlaborcandi- dateschool.org or 503-957-0306 for more information or for help with the application.
