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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