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SERVING ORGANIZED LABOR IN OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON SINCE 1900 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS VOLUME 120, NUMBER 9 IN THIS ISSUE ANOTHER OREGON LUMBER MILL CLOSES About 100 union jobs are lost in G-P’s Coos Bay closure | Page 11 PORTLAND IRONWORKER KILLED IN CRANE COLLAPSE The Seattle accident killed four | Page 12 Meeting Notices p.6 Happenings p.6 PORTLAND, OREGON MAY 3, 2019 OREGON May 21 Special Election Endorsements of the NW Oregon Labor Council CENTENNIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT School Board, Position 7, At-Large : A MANDA S CHROEDER DAVID DOUGLAS SCHOOL DISTRICT School Board, Position 4 : S AHAR Y ARJANI M URANOVIC GRESHAM-BARLOW SCHOOL DISTRICT School Board, Position 7, At-Large : A MANDA O ROZCO -B EACH MT HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE Board of Directors, Position 6, At-Large : C OURTNEY H ELSTEIN PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE Board of Directors, Zone 3 : M ICHAEL S ONNLEITNER Board of Directors, Zone 7 : A LEX D IAZ R IOS PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS School Board, Zone 2 : M ICHELLE D E P ASS School Board, Zone 7 : E ILIDH L OWERY REYNOLDS SCHOOL DISTRICT School Board, Position 5 : Y ESENIA D ELGADO School Board, Position 7 : R ICKI R UIZ TUALATIN HILLS PARKS & REC Board of Directors, Position 4 : H EIDI E DWARDS TUALATIN VALLEY FIRE & RESCUE DISTRICT SUPPORT M EASURE 34-286 B OND R ENEWAL Renews local option levy for fire and emergency medical services. Statewide teacher strike set for May 8 The #RedForEd teacher strike wave that began in West Virginia last year is coming to Oregon May 8 in the form of a one-day walkout by teachers around the state to demand better school funding. Over 20,000 teachers are expected to take part in the work stoppages, and they’ll be joined by stu- dents, parents, and other supporters in four mass rallies in Portland, Salem, Eugene, and Medford. Teachers are walking out to demand smaller class sizes; restored music, arts, physical educa- tion, and career and technical programs; more teachers, counselors, nurses, librarians, and edu- cational support professionals; and restoration of educators and programs in higher education. Building up to the main event, an estimated 4,000 teachers rallied at the Capitol on Feb. 18, and teach- ers around the state have been displaying solidarity by wearing red every Wednesday. Find out more about the strike at may8forstudents.org Portland: Rally 11 a.m. at Tom Eugene: Rally 11 a.m. at Town McCall Waterfront Park Square / Farmers Market followed by a march Medford: Rally 11-12:30 at Alba Salem: Rally 1:30 p.m. at Park (corner of W. Main and S. Riverfront Park, followed by a 3 Holly St.), followed by a 12:30 p.m. action at the State Capitol to 1 p.m. march WASHINGTON Breakthrough session in Olympia Lawmakers voted to tax the rich and invest in infrastructure In the 105-day legislative ses- sion that ended April 28, Wash- ington lawmakers delivered ma- jor reforms for working people, including progressive tax re- form, a first-in-the-nation long- term-care social insurance pro- gram, and a mandate to create good union jobs transitioning to 100 percent clean energy by 2045. The breakthroughs came thanks in part to Democrats’ 57- 41 majority in the Washington House and 27-21 majority in the Washington Senate. Turn to Page 2 Ballots must be submitted by 8 p.m. on May 21, 2019 Authorized and paid for by the Northwest Oregon Labor Council, 9955 SE Washington, St., Suite 305, Portland, OR 97216 A COMPREHENSIVE UNION GUIDE TO OREGON’S MAY 21 ELECTION Page 8
