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February 2, 2018 | NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS
BUILDING COMMUNITY
MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY OF SERVICE. Members of Bakers Local 114
support Franz Bakery at United Way’s Potluck in the Park event Jan 14, part
of the Martin Luther King Jr. day of service. The Franz Bakery truck serves
grilled cheese sandwiches. Potluck in the Park provides free meals at
O'Bryant Square in downtown Portland throughout the year to those with-
out homes or food. The MLK Day of Service was a first-time event for Franz.
Local 114 Secretary Treasurer Terry Lansing worked with the company, Eryn
Byram, executive director of Labor’s Community Service Agency, and Hoshe-
man Brown of United Way Columbia Willamette to make it all happen.
Local 114 represents workers at Franz, and Lansing sits on the board of di-
rectors of Labor’s Community Service Agency, as does Brown. Pictured from
left to right are: Local 114 Assistant Business Agent Alejandro Ahumada;
Business Agent Darren Hamann; Lansing; Matt Argiolas of Franz Bakery, and
Brown. With them are Ahumada’s son Andreus and Andreus’ brother Alex.
NORMAN MALBIN’S WORK LIVES ON: The an-
nual Oregon Labor Law Conference opened Jan.
26 with a tribute to its founder, longtime IBEW Lo-
cal 48 staff attorney Norman Malbin. Malbin died
in October at the age of 68, but the conference he
began 22 years ago continues — under the lead-
ership of labor lawyer John Bishop and his law
partner Noah Barish. The day-long conference,
hosted at the IBEW Local 48 hall, trains union
stewards and staff on the law so they can defend
the rights of union members. Nearly 300 people
took part this year.
cause. It began this year with a $5,000 donation
to Labor’s Community Service Agency (LCSA).
“He had a strong belief in solidarity and kindness
to others,” said LCSA Executive Director Eryn
Byram. LCSA helps union members and their fam-
ilies in need, whether it’s replacing an apprentice’s
stolen tools, helping laid-off workers access ben-
efits, or paying a security deposit for a union fam-
ily that’s been living in a car.
To honor Malbin, Bishop announced the creation
of a fund that will contribute each year to a labor
Grant will help
pre-apprenticeship
program to expand
Jill Alcantar
360.787.6975
12/31/18
2018
The union-backed Constructing
Hope Pre-Apprenticeship Pro-
gram has received a $300,000
grant from Prosper Portland to
help finance the expansion of its
construction training facility at
405 NE Church St., Portland.
Constructing Hope provides
no-cost, 10-week construction
training programs, placement
services, and career advance-
ment support for people with a
legal history and those in low in-
comejobs. Participants gain en-
try-level skills, familiarity with
trade tools, terminology, and ba-
sic principles, and knowledge of
various career opportunities
within the trades.
Last year, Constructing Hope
placed 83 graduates into employ-
ment with an average starting
wage was $16.74 an hour. The
larger facility will serve twice as
many people, said Executive Di-
rector Pat Daniels.
For more information about
Constructin Hope, visit www.
constructinghope.org or call
503-281-1234.