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NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS | Southwest Washington Electricians PAC #48 HAS ENDORSED THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATES IN THE T UESDAY , N OV . 3 WASHINGTON GENERAL ELECTION President/VP Joe BIDEN/ Kamala HARRIS CLARK COUNTY COUNCIL U.S. Congress Jesse JAMES, District 3 Carolyn LONG District 3 Matt LITTLE, District 4 Statewide KLICKITAT COUNTY COMMISSION Lt. Governor Denny HECK Secretary of State Mike PELLICCIOTTI Attorney General Joanna TURNER, District 1 CLARK COUNTY CHARTER REVIEW Bob FERGUSON Michael MARTIN, Dist. 1, Pos 1 Public Lands Commissioner Terri NILES, Dist. 3, Pos 2 Hilary FRANZ Supt of Public Instruction Chris REYKDAL State Supreme Court Raquel MONTOYA - LEWIS Pos. 3 Charles JOHNSON Pos. 4 Helen WHITENER Pos. 6 Debra STEPHENS Pos. 7 STATE SENATE Daniel SMITH Dist. 17 Dean TAKKO Dist. 19 Annette CLEVELAND Dist. 49 STATE HOUSE Tanisha HARRIS Dist. 17, Pos. 1 Donna SINCLAIR Dist. 18, Pos. 2 Brian BLAKE Dist. 19, Pos. 2 Monica STONIER Dist. 49, Pos. 1 Sharon WYLIE Dist. 49, Pos. 2 WORKER SAFETY Oregon Building Trades COVID task force lauded as potential model As of late September, the United States had an estimated 6.8 mil- lion cases of COVID-19 and 200,275 deaths. COVID-19 has taken a toll, and workers are best off taking precautions. But in Oregon, there have been only one or two outbreaks at con- struction sites. One factor may be a COVID-19 task force set up by the Oregon Building Trades Council. Since June, the task force has been sharing and promoting best practices, and visiting construction job sites to- gether with contractors and a representative of Oregon OSHA—to check if workers are wearing masks and socially dis- tancing, and to see what steps employers are taking to protect them. On Sept. 24, those efforts got some national recognition when Building Trades executive secretary Robert Camarillo and Oregon OSHA occupational health consultant Averie Foster were invited to talk about the task force at a nationwide webi- nar organized by the Center for Construction Reseach and Training. BUILDING COMMUNITY Gael TARLETON State Treasurer October 2, 2020 | PAGE 13 In addition to these official endorsements, IBEW Washington PAC 48 recommends the following for Clark Co Charter Review Doug LASHER , At Large Pos. 1 Eric HOLT , At Large Pos. 2 Mike DALESANDR , at Large Pos. 3 Steve PERKEL , Dist. 2 Pos. 2 Eric LABRANT , Dist. 1 Pos. 3 Charles GREEN , Dist. 2 Pos. 2 Kelsey POTTER , Dist. 2 Pos. 2 Maureen WINNINGHAM , Dist. 3 Pos. 1 Jesse JAMES , Dist. 3 Pos. 3 John LATTA , Dist. 4 Pos. 2 Candy BONNEVILLE , Dist. 4 Pos. 3 Friday, Oct. 16: 18-day voting period begins Monday, Oct. 26: Deadline to receive new registrations and voter updates online and by mail for the General Election Tuesday, Nov. 3: Deadline for in-person reg- istration and voter updates for the Novem- ber General Election You can register and vote on Election Day. Paid for by SW Washington Electricians PAC #48 LCSA raising funds as COVID, fire, and recession hit union families Labor’s Community Service Agency (LCSA) is ramping up its fall and winter fundraising pro- gram to help families hit hard by the pandemic, recession, and fires. To date, the agency has served 700 families with $125,000 in assistance through its Helping Hands Temporary Hard- ship Program since COVID-19 hit the region. It is now preparing for a predicted fall round of lay- offs, an eventual lift on the statewide eviction moratorium, come-due utility bills, and unex- pected childcare costs. And the holidays are just around the cor- ner. LCSA is planning an innova- tive drive-thru Presents from Partners event this year, with a goal of serving 900 kids (up from 300 last year). They also want to distribute $15,000 in gift cards to families that attend. The gift cards can be used for holiday gifts in lieu of the thousands of toys kids typically pick from. Also on the docket is the fall and winter gift card program. The goal this year is to provide 400 families with $20,000 in holiday meal cards throughout November and December for their holiday celebrations (up from 120 fami- lies served last year). For all of these safety-net pro- grams, union members must be referred to LCSA by their respec- tive union local. But to pull all this off takes money. LCSA is now accepting donations from locals, councils, individuals, vendors, and busi- nesses. CONTRIBUTE ONLINE lcsaportland.org/donate
