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PAGE 6 | June 2, 2017 | NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS UNION MEETING NOTICES AFSCME 189 Glass Workers 740 Executive Board meets 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, June 13. General membership meets 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, June 27. Meetings are at 6025 E. Burnside, Portland. Bricklayers 1 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 & Election of Local Union Warden and 1 DC5 Delegate. Eugene area members meet 5 p.m. Monday, June 5, at Ciao Pizza, 3342 Gateway St., Springfield. SPE- CIAL 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. Members meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 20, at 12812 NE Marx St., Portland. Insulators 36 Cement Masons 555 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. 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. 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 6:00 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 Meeting Hall Residential Unit meets 6:00 p.m. on the second Tues- day of every month in the Dispatch Lobby Sound and Communication Unit meets 6:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of every month in the Meeting Hall Wasco Unit meets 6:00 p.m. on the second Thursday of every month at Northern Wasco County PUD, 2345 River Road, The Dalles Washington Unit meet 6:00 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 6:00 p.m. on the third Monday of every month in the Meeting Hall. Marine Unit meets 5:00 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of every month in the Meeting Hall General Membership Meeting meets 6:30pm on the fourth Wednesday of the month in Local 48’s Portland Meeting Hall and at the Local 48 Longview Hall. Doors open at 5:30pm Meetings are at 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland, un- less otherwise noted DEATH ASSESSMENTS: There are no death assess- ments for June. 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. Iron Workers 29 Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, July 6, 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, June 8. Members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, June 22. SPECIAL MEETING #2 – (If necessary) Saturday, June 24, 2017 - ELECTION OF OFFICERS: 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. To be eligible to enter and vote UNION DUES RECEIPT MUST BE PAID THROUGH MAY AND PRESENTED AT DOOR – NO EXCEP- TIONS. VOTING DOORS LOCK AT 6 P.M. Union Paid Dues receipts for May will be available for pick up at the door to the polling location on election day. You can pay dues or get a duplicate receipt at the union office prior to 5:45 p.m. on Saturday, June 24, 2017. Office door locks at 5:45 p.m. Election will be held at Ironworkers Training Center and Union Hall, 11620 NE Ainsworth Circle, Portland, Oregon Meetings are at 11620 NE Ainsworth Circle #200, Portland. Laborers 483 Municipal Employees Members meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 20, preceded 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, June 5, preceded by a 6:15 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at the Vancouver Labor Center, 2212 NE Andresen Rd., Vanc., Wash. Laborers 737 Members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, June 15, at the La- borers Campus, 17230 NE Sacramento St., Portland for an informational meeting. CENTRAL POINT: Members meet 6:30 p.m. the sec- ond Tuesday in August at Central Point Labor Tem- ple, 4480 Rogue Valley Hwy # 3, Central Point. SPRINGFIELD: Members meet 6:30 p.m. the second Wednesday in August at 2861 Pierce Parkway, Spring- field. HERMISTON: Members meet 6:30 p.m. the third Tuesday in August at 371 E Hurlburt Ave, Hermiston. Linoleum Layers 1236 RETIREE MEETING NOTICES AFSCME Insulators 36 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. Retiree breakfast 9 a.m. Wednes- day, July 5, at Elmer’s Restaurant, 10001 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. PLEASE NOTE CHANGES. Elevator Constructors 23 Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Wednes- day, June 14, at Home Town Buf- fet, 10542 SE Washington St., Port- land. Glass Workers 740 Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Thursday, June 15, at Izzy’s Pizza, 1307 NE 102nd Ave, Portland. Sheet Metal 16 Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Thursday, June 8, at Lung Fung’s Restaurant, 2025 N Lombard, Portland. Transit 757 Retirees meet 9:30 a.m. Wednes- day, June 7, at Westmoreland Union Manor, 6404 SE 23rd, Port- land. United Association 290 Meetings resume in September. 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 Coun- cils. Molders 139B Coos Bay. Klamath Falls area members meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 20, at 4816 S., 6th St., Klamath Falls. The Dalles area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 20, at the United Steelworkers Local 9170 Union Hall, The Dalles. Marion-Polk-Yamhill Roofers & Waterproofers 49 Delegates meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 13, at the South- ern Oregon Labor Temple, 4480 Rogue Valley Hwy. #3, Central Point. Members meet 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 22, preceded by a 6 p.m. Executive Board meeting at the Carpenters Hall, 2205 N. Lombard, Portland. PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE. Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, June 8. Executive Board meets 7 p.m. Thursday, July 6. Meetings are at 5032 SE 26TH Ave., Portland (503 232-4807). Operating Engineers 701 Sheet Metal Workers 16 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.iupatlocal10.org. PLEASE NOTE: There will be Election Of Local Officers; Delegates to Central Bodies; One (1) District Council 5 Delegate at the following meetings. Eugene: June 8, 6 p.m., Plumbers & Pipefitters 290 Training Center, 2861 Pierce Parkway Springfield. Portland: June 21, 6 p.m., Local 10; 11105 NE Sandy Blvd Portland. SignPainters & Paint Makers 1094 Members meet 3:30 p.m. Monday, June 19, in the Dis- trict Office, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Plasterers 82 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 Busi- ness 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., Spring- field. PLEASE NOTE: Meeting to be broadcast 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. Southern Oregon CENTRAL LABOR COUNCILS Northwest Oregon Delegates meet 7 p.m. Monday, June 26, at IBEW Lo- cal 48 Hall, 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland. Southwest Washington Delegates meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, at Laborers Hall, 2212 NE Andresen Rd., Vancouver, WA. BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCILS Columbia-Pacific Delegates meet 10 a.m. Tuesdays, June 6 and June 13, at Kirkland Union Manor II, 3535 SE 86th, Portland. CENTRAL LABOR CHAPTERS Central Oregon Members meet 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, at 12812 NE Marx St., Portland. Delegates meet 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 26, at the So- cial Justice Center, 155 NE Irving, Bend. Plumbers and Fitters 290 Eastern Oregon Portland area members meet 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 16, 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, June 22, at the Astoria Labor Temple, 926 Duane St., Astoria. Brookings area members meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 20. Please contact agent Craig Spjut at 707-496- 1767 for location confirmation. Coos Bay area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 20, at the Coos Bay Training Center, 2nd & Kruse, Executive Board meets 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 13, followed by a 6 p.m. general meeting at 4735 Liberty Rd. S., Salem. 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, preceded by a 5:30 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 1400 Salem Ave., Albany. Lane, Coos, Curry & Douglas Delegates meet at noon Wednesday, June 28, at the Springfield Training Center, 2861 Pierce Pkwy., Springfield. Salem Delegates meet 10 a.m. Thursday, July 6, at the IBEW 280 Training Center, 33309 Hwy 99E, Tangent. METAL TRADES COUNCIL Portland and Vicinity Executive Board meets 10 a.m. Thursday, June 8. Delegates meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 27. Meetings are at IBEW Local 48 Hall, 15937 NE Air- port Way, Portland. HAPPENINGS Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757 turns 100 years old on June 28. To mark the occasion, the union is throwing a party on Friday, June 23, at the DoubleTree by Hilton, 1000 NE Multnomah Street, Portland. A social hour starts at 5 p.m. with din- ner at 6 p.m. Featured speakers will be International Secretary-Treasurer Oscar Owen, and Ion Radoi, presi- dent of Uniunea Sindicatelor Libere din Metrou (USLM), ATU’s sister union in Bucharest, Romania. The following day, June 24 , Local 757 will host its annual summer pic- nic at Blue Lake Park . The picnic goes from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. In conjunction with the centen- nial celebration, the Northwest Con- ference of the ATU will hold its sum- mer conference at the DoubleTree June 20-26 . The NWC encompasses transit union locals in the western half of the United States and Canada. Labor’s Community Service Agency is teaming up with Oregon Trades- women Inc., 100 Strong, and Re- building Together Washington County for a “Paint the Community” project Saturday, June 24. Women-led home-repair teams will spend the day sprucing up the homes of low-income residents at the Mobile Home Corral in Beaverton. Projects will be aimed at improving homeowners’ health and safety, preventing fires, restoring weatherproofing, and more. Men and women of all skill levels are invited to volunteer. Registration starts at 8 a.m. Breakfast and lunch will be pro- vided. For more information, or to sign up, go to www.togwc.org/ Paint- TheCommunity. 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 District Council of Trade Unions at the City of Portland will hold a “Rally for a Fair Contract” on Wednesday, June 7 , at Chapman Square , SW 4th and Main, Portland. The rally starts at 11 a.m. DCTU, which is comprised of a half dozen union locals, is engaged in difficult contract negotiations with the City. The current collective bargaining agreement expires June 30. For more information, go to facebook. com/DCTUnited. Registration is now open for the AFL-CIO Summer School , to be held Aug. 4-6 at the University of Oregon in Eugene. Classes will present tools for fighting for change while significant portions of labor are un- der renewed attack; for building unity across the “political divide” — finding ways to unite members who disagree on politics; and par- ticipants will learn how unions can organize and stay strong under “right to work” laws. The Summer School is presented by the Labor Education and Research Center in conjunction with the Oregon AFL- CIO. Registration closes July 7. For more information, or to register, go online to lerc.uoregon.edu/summer -school.