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
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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