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PAGE 8 | May 18, 2018 | NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS UNION DEMOCRACY Fire Fighters #43 turns 100 Karl Koenig, a member Hamilton, who did not of Fire Fighters Local seek re-election. Alan 1159 in Clackamas Ferschweiler, presi- County, was elected dent of Portland Fire president of the Oregon Fighters Local 43, was State Fire Fighters appointed legislative Council (OSFFC). He director at the conven- succeeds Bob Liv- tion. Seven vice presi- ingston, who did not dents were elected to run for re-election. serve on the OSFFC Karl Koenig Koenig, a station cap- Executive Board: tain at Clackamas Fire District Dist. 1: Isaac McLennen, Portland IAFF #43 #1, previously served as legisla- Dist. 2: Matt Brozovich, Salem IAFF #314 tive director for OSFFC. Dist. 3: Irik Rinnert, Roseburg IAFF #1110 Election of officers and Exec- Dist. 4: Kevin Larson, Gresham IAFF #1062 utive Board members took place at OSFFC’s 30th bi-annual con- Dist. 5: Tricia Connolly, Bend IAFF #227 vention held last month in Bend. Dist. 6: Brian Smith, Tualatin Valley IAFF #1660 Rocky Hanes, president of Tu- Dist. 7: Mike Caven, Lane County IAFF #L851 alatin Valley Fire Fighters Local Officers and board members 1660, was elected secretary- were installed by IAFF General treasurer. He succeeds Jeff President Harold Schaitberger. LONG MAY IT WAVE. Port- land Fire Fighters Associa- tion Local 43 turned 100 years old on Feb. 28. In honor of the historic occa- sion, Oregon U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley presented the local with an American flag that flew over the U.S. Capi- tol. The presentation was made May 3 at Fire Station 1 in downtown Portland. Local 43 President Alan Fer- schweiler said the flag will fly at the union hall in Southeast Portland. Local 43 represents 700 firefight- ers at 30 fire stations in the City of Portland and at the Port of Portland. Oregon union leaders arrested Photo by Ross Grami, courtesy of Oregon AFSCME Koenig succeeds Livingston at Oregon State Fire Fighters Council From left, Oregon AFL-CIO president Tom Chamberlain, Oregon AF- SCME executive director Stacy Chamberlain (his daughter), and Oregon AFSCME organizing director Corey Nicholson were among 10 union- ists arrested May 14 for an act of civil disobedience in which they re- fused to leave the offices of non-profit Volunteers of America (VOA). About 70 workers at two addiction treatment centers run by VOA voted to join AFSCME in September 2016, but VOA has stonewalled union contract negotiations and is insisting on an open shop. Also arrested were Graham Trainor, Jamie Partridge, AJ Mendoza, Justin Kertson- Norton, Andrea Lemoins, Allen Smith, and Emily Wiant. Raymond Thomas James Coon Revival of the Poor People’s Campaign A movement Martin Luther King, Jr., started 50 years ago near the end of his life is getting a revival. On May 14, the Poor People’s Campaign kicked off 40 days of action in 40 states, in- cluding Oregon’s capital in Salem. It will reach a crescendo in a mass march in Washington, D.C., on June 23 The campaign brings together faith leaders, community leaders, labor unions, and low-wage workers to address four core is- sues: systemic racism, poverty, militarism, and ecological de- struction. Nationally, the cam- paign is endorsed by Communi- cations Workers of America, United Steelworkers, and the Service Employees. A number of local unions from Oregon at- tended the rally in Salem. More than 530,000 Oregoni- ans were living below the poverty line in 2016—including nearly 140,000 children—ac- cording to the U.S. Census Bu- reau. A report measuring how the country is doing on the cam- paign’s four core issues com- pared with when it launched a half century ago found that in many respects, the nation is worse off than it was in 1968. (Public News Service and Press Associates Inc. contributed to this report.) Cynthia Newton Melissa Haggerty Chris Frost Sydney Montanaro If you are working and are hurt by another company’s worker or action then you may be able to recover money damages in addition to your workers’ comp claim. 820 SW Second Ave., Suite 200, Portland, OR 97204 Scott Sell Chris Thomas www.tcnf.legal
