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Portland Labor Day Picnic
Sept. 4, 10 am - 5 pm, Oaks Amusement Park
Scavenger hunt teaches kids about
unions (and they might win a bike)
A scavenger hunt for chil-
dren ages 1 to 18 will be
presented by Labor’s Com-
munity Service Agency
(LCSA). Participants will
use clues found in a “pass-
port” to find various unions
at the picnic. For example,
a clue might be: “We are
the union that delivers your
mail six days a week.” An-
swer: National Association
of Letter Carriers. Partici-
pants must find the NALC
picnic site (look for sig-
nage) and have their pass-
ports stamped there.
Children can pick up
passports at LCSA’s booth
at the picnic starting at 10
a.m. Once they obtain the
required number of stamps,
kids return their passport to
the LCSA booth, where
they will be eligible for a
drawing to win a bicycle
(donated by the Interna-
tional Longshore and
Warehouse Union). All
participants get union-
made cookies, provided by
Franz Bakery, whose em-
ployees are represented by
Bakers Local 114. For
more information, call
LCSA at 503-231-4962.
Labor Day blood drive challenge:
Which union will be tops this year?
Northwest Oregon Labor
Council and Labor’s Com-
munity Service Agency
team up with American
Red Cross again
this Labor Day
for a blood drive
competition.
Bloodmobiles
will be parked at
the picnic from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Organizers are
asking that union
members pre-register so
donations can be collected
as quickly as possible. The
blood donation process
takes about an hour. The la-
bor organization that col-
lects the most units of
blood will have its name
added to a perpetual trophy,
plus bragging rights for the
entire year. Oregon Feder-
ation of Nurses and Health
Professionals Lo-
cal 5017 is the
defending cham-
pion.
Oregon Nurses
Association rep-
resents nurses at
the Oregon Trail
Chapter of the
American Red
Cross, and Teamsters Local
223 represents support staff
there.
You can pre-register on-
line at redcrossblood.org.
Plug in sponsor code
“NOLC.” For more infor-
mation, call 503-231-4962.
For out-of-work union families, free
food and drink at the picnic
Labor’s Community Service
Agency (LCSA) will pro-
vide free food and drink
scrip for union families who
are verified to be out of work
and want to take part in the
Labor Day picnic festivities
at Oaks Park. Scrip will be
limited to a certain amount
per family on a first-come,
first-served basis.
“We want everybody to
be able to come out and have
a good time,” said LCSA
Executive Director Eryn
Byram. “We’ll verify their
union membership and call
members back with instruc-
tions on where to pick up
their scrip at Oaks Park.”
To make arrangements for
scrip, call Labor’s Commu-
nity Service Agency at 503-
231-4962 and leave a mes-
sage that you would like
some scrip for the picnic.
BUY UNION
Look for the union label when
back-to-school shopping
W
ith students returning to
school soon, make sure
you’re filling your kid’s back-
pack with union made school
supplies. Here is a list of shop-
ping items to look for:
• Boise Paper: Products —
Boise X-9, Business Choice,
FasCopy, Flagship, Grand
and Toy, Office Depot, USA
Xerographics, W.B. Mason
and Xerographics (United
Steelworkers Local 159).
• International Paper: Ham-
mermill, HP Everyday, Digi-
tal Papers, Accent Opaque,
Springhill Opaque Colors and
Uncoated Bristols, and
Williamsburg Offset. For a
full list of products go to
www.internationalpaper.com.
(Steelworkers).
• Mead Westvaco/Acco
Brands: At-A-Glance, Day
Timer planners and organiz-
ers, Five Star school supplies
and organizational gear, lined
paper, Mead school supplies
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• Pacon: Products — Art1st
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• Roaring Spring: Sub-brands
— Boardroom, Emoticons,
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