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May 3, 2019 | PAGE 9
UNION DEMOCRACY
Oregon AFSCME elects officers
Oregon AFSCME elected
statewide officers at its biennial
convention held April 26-28 at
the Salem Convention Center.
The 23,000-member council
represents state, county, munic-
ipal and non-profit workers.
Candidates for the union’s top
five offices ran unopposed and
were declared elected by accla-
mation:
President Jeff Klatke (Local 3135)
1st Vice President Christy O’Neill (Local
2619)
2nd Vice President Dominic Lopez (Local
1790)
Secretary Korie Erickson (Local 88)
Treasurer Fred Yungbluth (Local 350)
All except Yungbluth were
incumbents for those offices.
Yungbluth filled the treasurer
position left vacant by Beth
Toms, who resigned due to a
change in employment.
Delegates also elected
trustees: Theresia Lloyd-Siemer
(Local 328), Jeff Coffman (Lo-
cal 3361), and Connie Perry
(Local 2831) outpolled Brenda
Johnson (Local 2376) and Deb-
bie Boothe-Schmidt (Local
2746) to win the three trustee
positions. Lloyd-Siemer and
Coffman were incumbents.
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
UFCW Local 555 sets strike votes at
Fred Meyer, Safeway, Albertsons
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Starting with meat department
workers, United Food and Com-
mercial Workers Local 555 is
scheduling strike authorization
votes for its members at Port-
land-area Albertsons, Safeway,
and Fred Meyer stores. Mem-
bers working under the meat
contract are asked to attend one
of nine strike vote meetings:
■ Monday, May 20 at 8am, 1pm, and
6pm at Embassy Suites Hotel, 9000 SW
Washington Square Rd.
■ Tuesday, May 21 at 8am, 1pm, and
6pm at Joe Edgar Hall, Teamsters Local
162, 1850 NE 162nd Ave.
■ Thursday, May 23 at 8am, 1pm, and
6pm at Veterans Memorial Coliseum,
Georgia Pacific Rm., 300 Winning Way
Later strike votes will be
scheduled for other bargaining
units, such as checkout and gro-
cery departments.
The union bargaining team
will next meet with the em-
ployer group representatives on
May 15 and 16.
Amanda Orozco-Beach
for Gresham-Barlow School Board
Raymond Thomas
Cynthia Newton
Melissa Haggerty
James Coon
Chris Frost
Sydney Montanaro
When your
Workers’ Comp
Benefits end,
it's time
to think about
applying for
Social Security
Disability
benefits.
820 SW Second Ave., Suite 200,
Portland, OR 97204
Scott Sell
Chris Thomas
www.tcnf.legal
ENDORSED BY:
Northwest Oregon
Labor Council
Pacific Northwest
Regional Council
of Carpenters
When it comes to our schools,
Amanda sees more than num-
bers in a budget or how many
students pass a standardized
test. She sees real people from
all walks of life with unique
needs and students who de-
serve opportunities to succeed
in life. Gresham is quickly
growing and becoming more
diverse, and Amanda welcomes
these families with open arms.
She is enthusiastically ready to
fight passionately for their
needs. Amanda will level the
playing field for students and
families. She also understands
that college isn’t for everyone
after grade school, and trades
are a great way to get people
into the workforce, Amanda
will prioritize future trade work-
ers to understand their rights
and workers and the right to
unionize.