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PagE 4 | May 19, 2017 | NORTHWEST LaBOR PRESS UNION MEETINg NOTICES AFSCME 88 Koch Jr. The May assessment is $1.50. Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 7. Any member in good standing may attend as a non- voting visitor. General membership and stewards meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 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. Electrical Workers 280 AFSCME 189 General membership meets 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 23. Executive Board meets 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, June 13. Meetings are at 6025 E Burnside, Portland. Auto Mechanics 1005 Executive Board meets 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 14. Members meet 10 a.m. Saturday, May 20. Shop Stewards meet 9 a.m. All meetings are at 25 Cornell, Gladstone. Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers 114 Executive Board and General Membership meets 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 20, at 7931 NE Halsey, Suite 300, Portland. PLEASE NOTE: This is the third Tuesday. Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers 1 Members meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 20, at 12812 NE Marx St., Portland. Cement Masons 555 Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, June 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., Astoria. Electrical Workers Minority Caucus meets 5:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of every month in the Meet- ing Hall. 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. Sisters in Solidarity of Local 48 meets 6 p.m. on the third Monday of every month in the Meeting Hall. 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, unless otherwise noted DEATH ASSESSMENT: No. 2530; Eugene C. Executive Board meets 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, at 32969 Hwy. 99E, Tangent. Bend Unit meets 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 8, at the IBEW/UA Training Center, 2161 SW First St., Red- mond. Joint Unit meets 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 15, at 33309 Hwy 99E, Tangent. Elevator Constructors 23 Members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, June 8, 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, June 7, at 2807 NW Fruit Valley Rd., Vancouver, Wash. Fire Fighters 1660 Members meet 8 a.m. Thursday, June 8, at 4411 SW Sunset Dr., Lake Oswego. Glass Workers 740 Machinists 1432 Swing and graveyard shift members meet at 11 a.m. Monday, June 12. Regular membership meets 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 14 preceded by a 6 p.m. Executive Board meet- ing. Meetings are at 25 Cornell, Gladstone. Molders 139B Members meet 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 22, pre- ceded 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, June 3, for the Semi-annual meeting, at 555 E First St., Gladstone. Painters & Drywall Finishers 10 Members meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 21, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Website: www.iupatlo- cal10.org. PLEASE NOTE: Election of Local Offi- cers; Delegates to Central Bodies; One (1) District Council 5 Delegate. Salem: June 1 at 6 p.m., Best Western – Hood Room, 3125 Ryan Dr SE. PLEASE NOTE: Special call for election of Local Officers; Delegates to Central Bod- ies; One (1) District Council 5 Delegate. Eugene: June 8 at 6 p.m., Plumbers & Pipefitters 290 Training Center, 2861 Pierce Parkway Springfield. PLEASE NOTE: Special call for election of Local Officers; Delegates to Central Bodies; One (1) District Council 5 Delegate. May 30. Please contact Craig Spjut at 707-496-1767 for location information. Coos Bay area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, at the Coos Bay Training Center, 2nd & Kruse, Coos Bay. Klamath Falls area members meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, at 4816 S 6th St., Klamath Falls. The Dalles area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, at the United Steelworkers Local 9170 Union Hall, The Dalles. Roofers & Waterproofers 49 Executive Board meets 7 p.m. Thursday, June 1. Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, June 8. Meetings are at 5032 SE 26th Ave., Portland. (503 232-4807) Sheet Metal Workers 16 Portland members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 13, at the Sheet Metal Training Center, 2379 NE 178th Ave., Portland. PLEASE NOTE: Special Order of Business to vote for the approval of a Local 16 PAC fund. Medford area members meet 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 14. Please call Dennis Dover for location – 541-517-9644. Eugene area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 13, at Sheet Metal Local 16 Hall, 1887 Laura St., Springfield. PLEASE NOTE: Meeting to be broad- cast with the Portland meeting. Coos Bay area members meet 4 p.m. Thursday, June 15, Abby’s Pizza, 997 First St., Coos Bay. Women of Sheet Metal Workers Local 16 (WOSM) meet 4:30 p.m. Friday, June 16, at Beaulahland, 118 NE 28th Ave., Portland. Children are welcome. Plasterers 82 Insulators 36 Members meet 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, at 12812 NE Marx St., Portland. CENTRAL LABOR CHAPTERS Central Oregon Plumbers and Fitters 290 Delegates meet 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 26, at the Social Justice Center, 155 NE Irving Ave., Bend. Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 7. Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, June 8. Meetings are at 11145 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Iron Workers 29 Members meet 7 p.m., Thursday, June 1, preceded by a 5:30 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 11620 NE Ainsworth Cir., #200, Portland. Iron Workers Shopmen 516 Members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, May 25. Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Thursday, June 8. Meetings are at 11620 NE Ainsworth Circle, Port- land, OR. Laborers/Vancouver 335 Members meet 7 p.m. Monday, June 5, 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, June 20, preceded by a 4:30 p.m. steward’s meeting, at the Musicians Hall, 325 NE 20th Ave., Portland. Linoleum Layers 1236 Executive Board meets 5 p.m. Thursday, June 22. PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE. Portland area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, June 22, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. SPECIAL CALL VOTE: Election of Local Union Officers and Delegates to Building Trades and Central Labor Councils. AFSCME Elevator Constructors 23 Retirees meet 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 20, at the AFSCME office, 6025 E. Burnside, Portland. Call Michael Arken for information at 1-800-521- 5954, ext. 226. Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 14, at Home Town Buffet, 10542 SE Washington St., Portland. Retirees meet between 11:45 a.m. and noon Monday, June 12, at Hometown Buffet on Lancaster in Salem, in Lan- caster Mall. If you have any questions, please give Don Ball a call at 541-327- 3388. Executive Board meets 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 7. Members meet 10 a.m. Saturday, June 10, preceded by a 9 a.m. stewards’ meeting. Meetings are at 25 Cornell, Gladstone. Executive Board members meet 5 p.m. Thursday, June 8, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Portland area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, June 8, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. SPECIAL CALL: Wage Allocation Vote. Eugene area members meet 5 p.m. Monday, June 5, at Ciao Pizza, 3342 Gateway St., Springfield. SPECIAL CALL: Wage Allocation Vote. Salem area members meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 6, at Best Western Plus, Mill Creek Inn, 3125 Ryan Drive SE, Salem. SPECIAL CALL: Wage Allocation Vote. RETIREE MEETINg NOTICES Electrical Workers 280 Machinists 63 Machinists Retired Machinists meet 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 7, at 25 Cornell, Gladstone. Transit 757 Retirees meet 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 7, at Westmoreland Union Manor, 6404 SE 23rd, Portland. Portland area members meet 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 19, 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, May 25, at the Astoria Labor Temple, 926 Duane, Astoria. Brookings area members meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sign Painters & Paint Makers 1094 Members meet 3:30 p.m. Monday, June 19, in the District Office, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Eastern Oregon Delegates meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 21, at AF- SCME, 308 SW Dorion, Pendleton. Lane County Delegates meet 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 28, at 688 Charnelton St., Eugene. Linn-Benton-Lincoln Delegates meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 21, pre- ceded by a 5:30 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 1400 Salem Ave., Albany. Marion-Polk-Yamhill Delegates meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 13, preceded by a 5:30 Executive Board meeting, at 4735 Liberty Rd, S., Salem. Southern Oregon Delegates meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 13, at the La- bor Temple, 4480 Rogue Valley Hwy. #3, Central Point. CENTRAL LABOR COUNCILS Northwest Oregon Delegates meet 7 p.m. Monday, May 22, at IBEW Local 48 Hall, 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland. Southwest Washington Delegates meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 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, May 23, in Kirk- land Union Manor II, 3535 SE 86th, Portland. Delegates meet 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 30, at the Van- couver Labor Center, 2212 NE Andresen Rd., Van- couver, Wash. Lane, Coos, Curry & Douglas Delegates meet at noon Wednesday, June 28, at the Springfield Training Center, 2861 Pierce Parkway, Springfield. Salem Delegates meet 10 a.m. Thursday, June 1, at the IBEW 280 Training Center, 33309 Hwy 99E, Tan- gent. METAL TRADES COUNCIL Portland and Vicinity Delegates meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 23. Executive Board meets 10 a.m. Thursday, June 8. Meetings are at the IBEW Local 48 Hall, 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland. HaPPENINgS In contract bargaining for Portland rec center workers, Laborers Local 483 is asking for $15 per hour, but the city wants to pay the state min- imum wage of $11.25. Join union members and supporters at City Hall 9:30 a.m. May 24 to testify in support of fair wages at Portland City Council and/or join a rally for fair wages at City Hall on at 3:30 p.m. May 25 . Pacific Northwest Labor History asso- ciation will hold its annual confer- ence May 26-28 at the University of British Columbia. For details on lo- cation, fees, hotel accommodations, and to register, go to pnlha.word- press.com. young Emerging Labor Leaders (yELL) — a youth caucus within the Ore- gon AFL-CIO — is hosting a Happy Hour event June 1 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Lagunitas Community Room, 237 NE Broadway St., Portland. It’s a chance for young union mem- bers to meet fellow union members. Food will be provided. Union members over the age of 18 are welcome, but must be 21+ to pur- chase and consume alcohol. Lagu- nitas Brewing is donating beer and space, so drink proceeds will be do- nated to Labor’s Community Serv- ice Agency, a United-Way-affili- ated nonprofit that helps union members who are suffering finan- cial hardship. RSVP at oraflcio.org/ events/happyhour. The Oregon branch of the Pacific Northwest Labor History Associa- tion is offering a Oral History Training Workshop from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 3, at the American Postal Workers Union Hall, 2360 SE Morrison St., Portland. The workshop will train individuals how to conduct an oral interview of co-workers, leaders, community activists and family members, to be archived at the Oregon Historical Society. Cost is $15. For more in- formation or to register, contact Jim Strassmaier at 503-236-1094 or strassj@spiritone.com; or Carolyn Matthews at 503-287-7690, or matthews.carolyn.k@comcast.net. To learn more about the Labor His- tory Association, go to: pnlha. wordpress.com/resources/labor- oral-history. To help seniors stay informed about the proper use of prescription drugs, the Oregon alliance for Retired americans Education fund is hosting a free program on medication and pre- scription drug safety on Thursday, June 15, starting at 9 a.m. at the Oregon Labor Center, 3645 SE 32nd Ave., Portland. The keynote speaker will be Mark Miller, co-founder and for- mer director of the University of Oregon Drug Information Center. There also will be a presentation on the state-sponsored Oregon Pre- scription Drug Program. The free discount program to save money on prescription drugs is available to all Oregonians. The program’s opera- tions director will explain how to enroll and use the program, includ- ing sign-up opportunity on site. For more information, call Scott Blau at 503-730-8034. The 17th annual Washington CLUB Charity golf Classic will be held June 14-15 at Gold Mountain Golf Com- plex in Bremerton, Wash. CLUB was founded by the Washington State Building & Construction Trades Council. The event brings legislators, local and national union officials, and business leaders together for a com- mon cause — raising funds for local charities. It has raised over $1.2 mil- lion since its inception. For more in- formation, or to register, contact Brian Remington at 206-432-9014 or email brian@golfcorpsolutions.com.
