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PAGE 8 | May 4, 2018 | NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS UNION MEETING NOTICES AFSCME 189 Fire Fighters 1660 General membership meets 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, at 6025 E. Burnside St, Portland. Members meet 8 a.m. Thursday, June 14, at 4411 SW Sunset Dr., Lake Oswego. NE Marx St., Portland. Roofers & Waterproofers 49 Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, May 10. Executive Board meets 7 p.m. Thursday, June 7. Meetings are at 5032 SE 26th Ave, Portland. (Phone: 503 232-4807) Sheet Metal Workers 16 Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco PLEASE NOTE: Nominations for all elected Offi- Workers 740 cers and Delegates will be held at 6 p.m. on June 12, Workers and Grain Millers 114 Glass 2018 at the Sheet Metal Training Center, 2379 NE Executive Board members meet 5 p.m. Thursday, Executive Board meets 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 15, at 7931 NE Halsey, Suite 300, Portland. Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers 1 Members meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, at 12812 NE Marx St., Portland. Boilermakers 242 Members meet 10 a.m. Friday, May 25, at Boilermak- ers 104 hall, 2515 NE Columbia Blvd., Portland. June 7, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Portland area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, June 7, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Eugene area members meet 5 p.m. Monday, June 4, at Ciao Pizza, 3342 Gateway St., Springfield. Salem area members meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, Best Western Plus, Mill Creek Inn, 3125 Ryan Drive SE, Salem. Insulators 36 Cement Masons 555 Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 9. Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, May 10. Meetings are at 11145 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, May 17, at 12812 NE Marx St., Portland. Iron Workers 29 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. on the first and third Wednesday of the month in the Executive Boardroom. Guests are welcome at 6:30 p.m. 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 6 p.m. on the second Tuesday of every month in the Meeting Hall. Residential Unit meets 5 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. 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, un- less otherwise noted DEATH ASSESSMENT: No. 2577, John M. Tate; No. 2578, Richard L. Gerg; No. 2579, Stephen H. Smith; No. 2580, Gary L. Rossman; No. 2581, Robert J. Damus; No. 2582, Reuben E. Bergstrom; No. 2583, Jarrel Thompson; No. 2584, Michael A. Brown; and No. 2585, Nathan W. Jeseritz. The May 2018 assessment is $1.50. Elevator Constructors 23 Members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, May 10, preceded by 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 6, at 2807 NW Fruit Valley Rd., Vancouver, Wash. Members meet 7 p.m., Thursday, June 7, 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, May 10. Members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, May 24. Meetings are at 11620 NE Ainsworth Cir., #300, Port- land. Laborers 483 Municipal Employees Members meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, preceded by a 4:30 p.m. stewards’ meeting, at the Musicians Hall, 325 NE 20th Ave., Portland. Laborers/Vancouver 335 Retirees meet 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 15, at the AFSCME office, 6025 E Burnside, Portland. Call Michael Arken for information at 1- 800-521-5954 ext. 226. Glass Workers 740 Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Thursday, June 21, at Hometown Buffett, 10542 SE Washington St., Portland. Insulators 36 Retiree breakfast 9 a.m. Wednesday, Portland area members meet 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 18, at 20210 SW Teton Ave., Tualatin. The new LU 290 remote meeting venue is at the Teamsters and La- Portland area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, May 24, preceded by a 5 p.m. Executive Board meeting. Meetings are at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Molders 139B Office & Professional Employees 11 Members meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 8 at the OPEIU Local 11 meeting hall, 3815 Columbia Street, Vancou- ver, Washington. Operating Engineers 701 Members meet 1 p.m. Saturday, June 2, for the Semi- annual meeting, at 555 E First St., Gladstone. Painters & Drywall Finishers 10 Members meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. www.iupatlocal10.org. Plasterers 82 Members meet 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 6, at 12812 June 6, at Elmer’s Restaurant, 10001 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Iron Workers 29 Retirees meet 12 noon Wednesday, May 9, at 11620 NE Ainsworth Cir- cle, for a catered lunch. A cannery strike comes to life It was one of the most remark- able strikes of the 1980s: A thousand frozen food workers in Watsonville, California struck for 18 months — and won in an era of union-busting. Now the story comes to the stage in a play by Cherríe Moraga, based on interviews she conducted with residents of Watsonville. Watsonville: Some Place Not Here will have a three-week run at Portland’s Milagro Theater. ■ When: May 3-26, Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. ■ Where: Milagro Theatre, 525 SE Stark Street, Portland ■ Admission: Adults $27 in advance, $32 at the door; seniors $25 advance, $30 at the door; students and veterans $20 advance, $25 at the door; Oregon Trail cardholders $5 in person at the office during regular business hours or at the door. ■ More info: milagro.org/event/watsonville Stamp Out Hunger food drive Plumbers and Fitters 290 Retirees meet 10 a.m. Thursday, May 17, at 20210 SW Teton Ave., Tualatin. CENTRAL LABOR CHAPTERS Eastern Oregon Delegates meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, at AF- SCME, 308 SW Dorion, Pendleton. Lane County Delegates meet 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 23, at 688 Charnelton St., Eugene. Delegates meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, at the Labor Temple, 4480 Rogue Valley Hwy. #3, Central Point. CENTRAL LABOR COUNCILS Northwest Oregon The May 28 meeting has been cancelled due to Me- morial Day. Southwest Washington Delegates meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 6, preceded by an Executive Board meeting, at LIUNA Hall, 2212 NE Andresen, Vancouver. BUILDING TRADES COUNCILS Columbia-Pacific Delegates meet 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 8 and May 15, at Kirkland Union Manor II, 3535 SE 86th, Portland. Lane, Coos, Curry & Douglas Delegates meet at noon Wednesday, May 23, at the Springfield Training Center, 2861 Pierce Parkway, Springfield. Salem Delegates meet 10 a.m. Thursday, June 7, at the IBEW lowed by a 6 p.m. general meeting at 4735 Liberty Rd. S., Salem. Delegates meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 22. Meetings are at the IBEW Local 48 Hall, 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland. HAPPENINGS Linoleum Layers 1236 Members meet 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 24, preceded by a 6 p.m. Executive Board meeting at the Carpenters Hall, 2205 N. Lombard, Portland. Coos Bay area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, at the Coos Bay Training Center, 2nd & Kruse, Coos Bay. Klamath Falls area members meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, at 4816 S. 6th St., Klamath Falls. The Dalles area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, at the United Steelworkers Local 9170 Union Hall, The Dalles. Southern Oregon 280 Training Center, 33309 Hwy. 99E, Tangent. Sign Painters & Paint Makers Linn-Benton-Lincoln Delegates meet 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, preceded 1094 by a 6:30 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 1400 METAL TRADES COUNCIL Members meet 3:30 p.m. Monday, May 21, in the Dis- Salem Ave., Albany. trict Office, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Portland and Vicinity Marion-Polk-Yamhill Executive Board meets 10 a.m. Monday, May 14. United Association 290 Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Monday, May 14, fol- Members meet 7 p.m. Monday, May 7, preceded by a 6:15 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at the Vancouver Labor Center, 2212 NE Andresen Rd., Vanc., Wash. RETIREE MEETING NOTICES AFSCME 178th, Portland. Potential Candidates refer to the S.M.A.R.T Constitution Article 12, Section 3 regard- ing qualifications. Portland members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, at the Sheet Metal Training Center, 2379 NE 178th Ave., Portland. Women and Minorities Committee Meets at 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, at the Sheet Metal Training Center Room 221. 2379 NE 178th Ave., Portland. PLEASE NOTE: New day and time. Medford area members meet 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 9. Please call Josh McClaughry for location – 541 409-2806. Eugene area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, at the Local 16 Hall, 1887 Laura St., Springfield. PLEASE NOTE: Meeting to be broadcast with the Portland meeting. Coos Bay area members meet 4 p.m. Thursday, May 17, at Abby’s Pizza, 997 First St., Coos Bay. borers Union Hall, 2212 NE Andresen, Vancouver. Members meet 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 18. The follow- ing 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 24, at the Astoria Labor Temple, 926 Duane, Astoria. Brookings area members meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 22. Please contact agent Craig Spjut at 707-496- 1767 for location confirmation. Portland-area letter carriers will “Stamp Out Hunger” once again, as part of the 26th annual National Association of Letter Carriers food drive. Letter carri- ers deliver plastic bags to every household a few days before May 11. All you have to do is fill the bag with nonperishable food items, and leave it at your mailbox on the morning of May 11. Letter Carriers collect the bags and deliver them to drop points, where volunteers sort the donations and forward them to the Oregon Food Bank. Food collected in Clark County will benefit Clark County hunger-re- lief agencies. It’s the largest one- day food collection of the year. ■ What: Leave a bag of nonperishable food by your mailbox ■ When: Friday, May 11 Get trained to help fellow union members in need Labor’s Community Service Agency will hold a “resource navigator” training for union staff and stewards. Trained re- source navigators serve as knowledgeable contact points for members in need of re- sources and assistance, such as where to turn for food resources, help with rent and other bills, medical solutions, legal issues, counseling needs and more. ■ When: Wednesday, May 16, 10 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. ■ Where: IBEW Credit Union building, 9955 SE Washington, Suite 220, Portland Seeking raffle donations for Labor Appreciation Night Northwest Oregon Labor Coun- cil is seeking raffle donations and nominations for its annual Labor Appreciation and Recog- nition Dinner, Saturday, June 9, at the IBEW Local 48 hall. All proceeds go to Labor’s Commu- nity Service Agency, Inc. For in- formation, call 503-235-9444. Long live the labor press Workers need information they can trust to help build the union movement. Portland Rising is hosting a panel presentation and discussion on the importance and challenges of labor journalism with former Labor Notes director Mark Brenner and NW Labor Press reporter Don McIntosh. ■ When: Wednesday, May 9, 6:30-8 pm ■ Where: Jobs with Justice, 1500 NE Irving Street, basement training room. Register for Washington CLUB The 17th annual Washington CLUB Charity Golf Classic will be held June 13-14 at Gold Moun- tain Golf Complex in Bremerton, Wash. CLUB, founded by the Washington State Building & Construction Trades Council, is a unique event that brings legisla- tors, local and national union of- ficials, and business leaders to- gether for a common cause — raising funds for local charities. It has raised over $1.3 million since its inception 17 years ago. CLUB stands for Contractors, Legisla- tors, Unions and Business. For more information, or to register a team, contact Brian Remington at 206-432-9014 or e-mail him at: brian@golfcorpsolutions.com.
