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May 3, 2019 | PAGE 5
Work of Plasterers
Local 82 showcased
Members of the Architecture, Engineering & Construction
(AEC) industry at Portland Construction Specifications Insti-
tute (CSI) toured Plasterers Local 82’s training center in
Northeast Portland April 18 to get a more in-depth under-
standing of the kinds of work plasterers perform. The event
was part of CSI’s monthly “Learning and Libations” social
hour. Local 82 apprentices were wrapping up a week of class-
room training and were available to demonstrate historical
restoration and ornamental plastering, traditional, veneer,
and venetian plastering, synthetic stuccoing, texturing, fire-
proofing and more. Later, Terry Kastner, executive director of
the Northwest Wall and Ceiling Bureau (NWCB), gave a pres-
entation on stuccoing and Exterior Insulation and Finish Sys-
tems. EIFS is a cladding system that combines a finish with a
layer of exterior insulation. The finish is comprised of poly-
meric bonded aggregate and cement reinforced with a glass
mesh.
The event was arranged by John Killin, executive director of
Associated Wall and Ceiling Contractors of Oregon and
Southwest Washington. The association is comprised of
more than a dozen contractors signatory with Plasterers Lo-
cal 82.
Above: Cherise Lakeside, a past
president of the Portland Con-
struction Specifications Institute
(CSI) learns some tricks of the
trade for historical restoration
and ornamental plastering from
apprentices at Plasterers Local
82.
Killin said CSI was looking for ideas for its “Learning and Li-
bations” social hour. The group put out a call for suggestions
in the fall and Killin, who also is the Oregon representative
for NWCB, responded. NWCB is a nonprofit trade association
for the wall and ceiling industry whose members include
contractors, manufacturers, dealers, labor organizations, and
other professionals in the industry.
“The CSI social hour is mostly about manufacturers who
want to promote a specific product,” said Killin. “We took it
too a whole new level by promoting an entire scope of work.
We put a full-court press on the design community to re-
member what a great system this is.”
Left: Plasterers apprentice
Jarred West explains how he
created a wall cove to a member
of CSI. In the background is
Plasterers Local 82 journeyman
Tony Jackson.
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Portland 911 dispatchers
will decide between
AFSCME and police union
A group of 123 dispatchers at
Portland’s 911 call center will
decide soon whether to remain
in AFSCME Local 189 or join
Portland Police Association
(PPA) instead.
The current contract between
AFSCME and the City of Port-
land Bureau of Emergency
Communications runs through
June 30.
Local 189 represents 1,000
workers in multiple city bu-
reaus, and is part of 26,000-
member Oregon AFSCME.
PPA, with 900 members, is an
independent police union.
The Oregon Employment
Relations Board will mail out
ballots May 7. They’re due back
May 21, and will be counted
May 22 at 10 a.m.