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PAGE 6 | July 7, 2017 | NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS UNION MEETING NOTICES AFSCME 189 Glass Workers 740 Executive Board meets 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, July 11. General membership meets 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, July 25. Meetings are at 6025 E Burnside, Portland. Eugene area members meet 5 p.m. Monday, July 10, at Ciao Pizza, 3342 Gateway St., Springfield. Salem area members meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 11, at Best Western Plus, Mill Creek Inn, 3125 Ryan Drive SE, Salem. Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Insulators 36 Workers and Grain Millers 114 Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 12. Executive Board meets 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 25, at 7931 NE Halsey, Suite 300, Portland Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, July 13. Meetings are at 11145 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers 1 Iron Workers 29 Members meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 18, at 12812 NE Marx St., Portland. Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, preceded by a 5:30 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 11620 NE Ainsworth Circle #200, Portland. Cement Masons 555 Iron Workers Shopmen 516 Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, July 20, 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 p.m. Wednesday, July 12 in the Executive Boardroom.PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE. 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 Residential Unit meets 6 p.m. on the second Tuesday 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 p.m. on the second Thursday of every month at Northern Wasco County PUD, 2345 River Road, The Dalles Washington Unit meet 6 p.m. on the second Thursday 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. Wednesday, July 19, in Local 48’s Portland Meeting Hall and at the Local 48 Longview Hall. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE. Meetings are at 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland, un- less otherwise noted. DEATH ASSESSMENT: No. 2531, Ben C. Crane. The July 2017 assessment is $1.50. Elevator Constructors 23 Members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, July 13, 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, Aug. 2, at 2807 NW Fruit Valley Rd., Vancouver, Wash. Fire Fighters 1660 Meetings resume in September. Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Thursday, July 13. Members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, July 27. Installation of officers will take place at this meeting. Members and their families are invited to the Annual Picnic 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, August 27, at Mil- waukie Elks. Meetings are at 11620 NE Ainsworth Cir., #300, Port- land. Laborers 737 Members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, July 20, 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. Laborers 483 Municipal Employees Members meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 18, 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, Aug. 7, preceded by a 6:15 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at the Vancou- ver Labor Center, 2212 NE Andresen Rd., Vancouver, Wash. Linoleum Layers 1236 Portland area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, July 27, preceded by a 5 p.m. Executive Board meeting at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Molders 139B Members meet 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 27, preceded by a 6 p.m. Executive Board meeting at the Carpenters Hall, 2205 N. Lombard, Portland. Operating Engineers 701 District 1 members meet 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1, at the Red Lion, 510 Kelso Dr., Kelso. District 4 members meet 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2, at Oxford Suites, 1050 N First St, Hermiston. District 4 members meet 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, RETIREE MEETING NOTICES AFSCME Retirees meet 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 18, at the AFSCME office, 6025 E. Burnside, Portland. Call Michael Arken for information 1-800-521- 5954 ext. 226. Portland. Iron Workers 29 Retirees meet 12 noon Wednesday, July 12, at the Ironworkers Hall, 11620 NE Ainsworth Circle for a catered lunch. Elevator Constructors 23 Retirees (only) meet noon Tuesday, July 11, at Westmoreland Union Manor, 6404 SE 23 Ave, Portland. Sheet Metal 16 Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Thursday, July 13, at The Sizzler, 3737 SE 82nd Ave, Portland. Glass Workers 740 Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Thursday, July 20, at Izzy’s Pizza & Buffet, 1307 NE 102nd Ave. & Halsey, United Association 290 Meetings resume in September. at Cousin’s Restaurant, 2114 W 6th St., The Dalles. District 1 & 5 members meet 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 4, at 555 E. First St., Gladstone. District 3 members meet 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8, at North Bend/Coos Bay Labor Center, 3427 Ash St., North Bend. District 3 members meet 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9, at the Courtyard Marriott, 600 Airport Rd., Med- ford. District 2 members meet 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 10, at the Comfort Suites, 969 Kruse Way, Springfield. Painters & Drywall Finishers 10 Members meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 19, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Website: www.iupatlo- cal10.org Sign Painters & Paint Makers 1094 Executive Board meets 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3. Meetings are at 5032 SE 26TH Ave., Portland (503 232-4807). Portland area members meet 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 21, 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, July 27, at the Astoria Labor Temple, 926 Duane, Astoria. Brookings area members meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 25. Please contact Craig Spjut at 707-496-1767 for location information. Coos Bay area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 25, at the Coos Bay Training Center, 2nd & Kruse, Coos Bay. Klamath Falls area members meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 25, at 4816 S 6th St., Klamath Falls. The Dalles area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 25, at the United Steelworkers Local 9170 Union Hall, The Dalles. Roofers & Waterproofers 49 Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, July 13. Delegates meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 11, at the Labor Temple, 4480 Rogue Valley Hwy. #3, Central Point. Sheet Metal Workers 16 Portland area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 11, at the Sheet Metal Training Center, 2379 NE 178th Ave., Portland Medford area members meet 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 12. Please call Dennis Dover for location – 541-517- 9644. Eugene area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 11, 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, July 20, at Abby’s Pizza, 997 First St., Coos Bay. Women of Sheet Metal Workers Local 16 (WOSM) meet 4:30 p.m. Friday, July 21, at Beaulahland, 118 NE 28th Ave., Portland. Children are welcome. Members meet 3:30 p.m. Monday, July 17, in the Dis- trict Office, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Plumbers and Fitters 290 Southern Oregon CENTRAL LABOR CHAPTERS Central Oregon CENTRAL LABOR COUNCILS Northwest Oregon Delegates meet 7 p.m. Monday, July 24, at IBEW Lo- cal 48 Hall, 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland. Southwest Washington Delegates meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2, at Laborers Hall, 2212 NE Andresen Rd., Vancouver, WA. BUILDING TRADES COUNCILS Columbia-Pacific Delegates meet 10 a.m. Tuesdays, July 11 and July 18, at Kirkland Union Manor II, 3535 SE 86th, Portland. Lane, Coos, Curry & Douglas Delegates meet 5:30 p.m. Monday, July 31, at the So- cial Justice Center, 155 NE Irving Ave., Bend. Delegates meet at noon Wednesday, July 26, at the Springfield Training Center, 2861 Pierce Parkway, Springfield. Eastern Oregon Salem Delegates meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 19, at AF- SCME, 308 SW Dorion, Pendleton. Delegates meet 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, at the IBEW 280 Training Center, 33309 Hwy 99E, Tangent. Lane County Delegates meet 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 26, at 688 Charnelton St., Eugene. Linn-Benton-Lincoln Delegates meet 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 19, preceded by a 6:30 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 1400 Salem Ave., Albany. Marion-Polk-Yamhill Delegates meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 11, at 4735 Lib- erty Rd S., Salem. METAL TRADES COUNCIL Portland & Vicinity Executive Board meets 10 a.m. Monday, July 10. PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE. Delegates meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 25. Meetings are at IBEW Local 48 Hall, 15937 NE Air- port Way, Portland. HAPPENINGS Sons and daughters of union con- struction workers affiliated with the Oregon State Building and Construction Trades Council (OSBCTC) are eligi- ble to apply for two $1,000 college scholarships. The scholarships are funded by Ferguson Wellman Cap- ital Management and Quest Invest- ment. Applicants’ parent or legal guardian must be a member of a union affiliated with the OSBCTC. The two winners will be selected by a representative from the office of Oregon Gov. Kate Brown. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. on July 21. For more information on how to apply, contact your local union, or call OSBCTC at 503-788-7153. AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler will keynote the 2017 Con- vention of the Washington State La- bor Council, AFL-CIO, set for July 18-20 at the Hilton Vancouver Wash- ington. Hundreds of delegates rep- resenting unions across the state will hear from other labor and gov- ernment leaders, including Gov. Jay Inslee , Attorney General Bob Fer- guson, Social Security Works Pres- ident Nancy Altman, North Car- olina AFL-CIO Secretary Treasurer MaryBe McMillan, and author Bill Fletcher, Jr. Under the theme “Re- sist and Persist,” the convention also will include workshops fo- cused on organized labor’s efforts to resist the Trump Administra- tion’s anti-working-family agenda and persist with successful efforts in Washington state to achieve so- cial justice and more broadly shared prosperity. Additionally, del- egates will consider resolutions that will guide the state labor federation in the years ahead. Delegates also will consider political endorse- ments to supplement those already made by the WSLC Executive Board. The popular COPE Barbecue will be from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on July 18 in Esther Short Park , across the street from the Hilton Vancou- ver. This is a fundraiser for the Committee on Political Education, which works to educate union members about which candidates have earned organized labor’s en- dorsement — and why. The sug- gested donation for tickets and for the 2017 COPE buttons is $20 each. For a donation of $35, dele- gates get both the barbecue ticket and the button. The Convention re- ception and banquet starts at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 19 , at the conven- tion center. Each year, during the reception and banquet, the WSLC Women’s Committee holds a silent auction to raise money that funds scholarships to send rank-and-file union women to leadership confer- ences. Unions and individuals are urged to donate items and services for the auction. For more informa- tion about the convention, call Willa Hockley-Smith at 206-281- 8901. The popular AFL-CIO Summer School will be held Aug. 4-6 at the Univer- sity of Oregon in Eugene. Classes will present tools for fighting for change while significant portions of labor are under renewed attack, and for building unity across the “polit- ical divide”—finding ways to unite members who disagree on politics. Participants also 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 Ore- gon AFL-CIO. For more informa- tion, go online to lerc.uoregon.edu/ summer-school. On July 1 , Oregon’s minimum wage rose by $1.50 per hour in the Portland metro area, and by 50 cents per hour in the rest of the state. An es- timated 301,000 jobs — about one in seven jobs in the state — saw a pay increase, according to the Ore- gon Employment Department. In the Portland metro area, wages in- creased to $11.25 an hour; in non- urban counties it bumped to $10 per hour; and in the rest of the state minimum pay increased to $10.25 per hour. As a result of the increase, a full-time minimum wage worker in the Portland metro area will earn $260 more per month. For mini- mum wage earners in non-urban counties and in the rest of the state, the monthly gain will be $87. Those amount to gains of about 15 and 5 percent, respectively. The minimum wage hike was enacted by the Oregon Legislature in Feb- ruary 2016.
