PAGE 8 | May 5, 2017 | NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS PEOPLE Nurses union hires new executive director Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) has hired Martin Tay- lor to be its new execu- tive director, effective June 1, 2017. He will succeed Susan King, who will re- tire this sum- mer. Martin Taylor Taylor is currently executive director of public affairs at CareOregon, the non-profit that manages the state’s Medicaid, Medicare and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Before that, he worked at ONA for 11 years, and served as the union’s direc- tor of health policy and govern- ment relations. ONA, an affiliate of Ameri- can Federation of Teachers (AFT), represents more than 14,000 Oregon nurses. Layng to lead Portland Jobs with Justice Portland Jobs with Justice has hired Will Layng as its new ex- ecutive director. Layng, who’s currently or- ganizing di- rector for the property services divi- sion of Serv- ice Employ- ees Local 49, begins the new position Will Layng June 1. He succeeds D Pei Wu, who stepped down April 30. Portland Jobs with Justice is a non-profit worker justice coalition made up of over 100 faith, labor, and community or- ganizations. Layng, a native of Atlanta, was active with United Students Against Sweatshops at Univer- sity of Georgia, and after gradu- ation, went to work organizing janitors for SEIU Local 82 in Washington, D.C. He’s bilingual in Spanish and English. Since 2004, he’s been at Local 49, where he helped unionize 500 security guards under a new master labor agreement, as part of a global campaign. He also helped win a union for airport service workers and for janitors at Intel. He has served on the Jobs with Justice board for the last four years. In his free time, Layng is the frontman for roots rock band Will Layng & The Ribs. Portland Jobs with Justice is throwing a welcome party and Summer Solidarity Celebration June 23, at 7 p.m. at the Ecotrust building in Northwest Portland. Visit http://bit.ly/2qjZU7M for tickets and details. The NW Oregon Labor Council would like to thank each and every Labor Union who has donated to Labor's Com- munity Service Agency and remind you just how your do- nations have impacted our neighbors, friends and families. • In 2016 the LCSA Helping Hands program served 242 households, with $43,740 going to families experiencing an unforeseen temporary hardship. • The LCSA Team Labor program coordinated with 15 dif- ferent Union Locals who supplied 35 volunteers who volun- teered 245 hours and prevented six families from being evicted. Then there is the LCSA Presents from Partners holiday program, a great event the agency provides each year to families in need and probably the most popular program they provide. In 2016 there were 120 volunteers from 41 Lo- cal Unions who provided Holiday gifts to 450 children during the giving party and after. As you can see, Labor's Community Service Agency makes a huge difference in people's lives. So again, thank you for making all this possible and if you or your Local hasn’t made a donation yet, please consider do- ing so. Send your check to: LCSA, 9955 SE Washington St, #211, Portland, OR 97216 or visit www.lcsaportland.org