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NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS | Nurses host Mother’ s Day event for moms dealing with domestic violence Members and staff of OFNHP Local 5017 volunteering were from left: Keely Glassley, Megan Hise, Carrie Slaughter, Elaine Carty, Katie Estrom, Adrienne Enghouse, Marika Zimmerly-Beck, Kara Miles, and Christine Sciscione. The union is using the #TimesUP4DV hashtag for nurses week activities around domestic violence. Partnering with shelters in Clackamas and Multnomah coun- ties, members of the Oregon Fed- eration of Nurses and Health Pro- fessionals (OFNHP) Local 5017 hosted a Mother’s Day event May 12 for 25 women and 35 children starting new lives free of domestic violence. The project was a joint venture with United Nurses Asso- ciation of California (UNAC) in honor of National Nurses Week May 7-13. Following a brunch sponsored by union caterer Spin Catering, mothers were treated to hand massages, gift baskets, and flow- ers. Local 5017 members helped kids make presents for their moth- ers. “As a survivor of abuse, this event was very personal,” said union president Adrienne Eng- house. “We wanted to show sup- port for families who found the courage to leave and start fresh.” “Besides brightening Moth- er’s Day weekend for families in crisis in our community, we hope to lift up this serious issue and highlight the way we as health- care workers lead and serve be- yond the bedside,” said vice pres- ident Katie Ekstrom. The union also launched an on- line fundraiser benefit-ing Call to Safety, a local crisis hotline offer- ing 24/7 support to over 20,000 callers a year. OFNHP, an affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, represents over 5,500 healthcare professionals in Ore- gon and Southwest Washington. June 1, 2018 | PAGE 7 Rising newsprint costs will reduce Northwest Labor Press frequency Due to recently imposed U.S. tariffs, newsprint costs at Rotary Offset Press — the Kent, Washington, company that prints the Northwest La- bor Press — have increased 11 percent since the begin- ning of the year. Addition- ally, increases in global raw material costs have resulted in a 5 percent increase in ink and plate costs. As a result, Rotary Press announced last month that it will increase printing costs 9.5 percent, ef- fective June 1. What does this mean? You likely will see fewer color pages each issue, and proba- bly more eight-page editions. The Northwest Labor Press also will cut one issue in Au- gust and one issue in Decem- ber — going from 24 issues a year to 22. Group subscrip- tion rates will remain the same for now, at just 44 cents and issue. The August issue — our Labor Day special edition — will be in mailboxes the weekend of Aug. 24 (a week later than usual). The December issue — our Holiday special edition — will be in mailboxes the weekend of Dec. 7, which is the normal first Friday of the month. Union locals that use the Official Meeting Notices page: Please take note of the date change and frequency schedule on these two edi- tions. Finally, Northwest Labor Press will raise page rates on its Newsletter Plus program. Newsletter Plus is a vehicle for union locals to provide content and have their own newsletters laid out and pub- lished inside or wrapped around the regular edition of the Labor Press. The non-profit Northwest Labor Press remains com- mitted to providing labor news to our readers at a fair and competitive price — and we will continue to produce and deliver it with all-union labor. Special gift for you just because you are a Union member! Bring this coupon to the location nearest you for a FREE Teeth Whitening Package Union and Independently-owned locations throughout Washington and Oregon • Beaverton - 503.914.4003 Hillsboro - 503.719.6452 • Camas/E. Vancouver - 360.226.233 Longview - 360.639.3388 NEW LOCATION! • Chehalis - 360.639.3377 Salem - 503.914.4007 You do not need to be our patient & there’s absolutely no obligation Salmon Creek 360.639.3399 *One kit per family; you must present the original coupon, no NWLP copies will be accepted. Southern Oregon-541.227.6966 EXPIRES: Dec. 31, 2018-NWLP • Clackamas - 503.821.0089 • Eugene/Springfield - 541.622.0602 • Gresham - 503.914.4005 COMING SOON! Tualatin - 503.885.8899 NEW LOCATION!
