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PAGE 2 | January 1, 2021 | NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS (International Standard Serial Number 0894-444X) Established in 1900 in Portland, Oregon as a voice of the la- bor movement. Published on a semi-monthly basis on the first and third Fridays of each month by the Oregon Labor Press Publishing Co. Inc., a non-profit mutual benefit corpo- ration owned by 20 unions and councils including the Ore- gon AFL-CIO. Serving more than 120 union organizations in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Office location: 4275 NE Halsey St., Portland, Oregon Mailing address: P.O. Box 13150, Portland, OR 97213 Phone: (503) 288-3311 Web address: http://nwlaborpress.org Editor & Manager: Michael Gutwig Senior staff reporter: Don McIntosh Office manager: Jill Lukens Printed on recycled paper, using soy-based inks, by members of Teamsters Local 747-M. SUBSCRIPTIONS: Individual subscriptions are $15 a year for union members, $23 a year for all others. Pay by credit card online at nwlaborpress.org/subscribe, or send a check to our mailing address (above) along with your name, address and union affiliation, if any. Group rates of 48 cents an issue per member —$11.52 a year— are available for 25 or more subscriptions; call 503-288-3311. CORRECTIONS: See an error? Please let us know at editor@nwlaborpress.org or by phone at 503-288-3311. PERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID AT PORTLAND, OREGON. CHANGE OF ADDRESS: If you move, let us know at nwlaborpress.org/subscriber-services or by mail at our mailing address (above). Be sure to provide your old and new addresses and the name/number of your local union. Please allow three weeks for the change to take effect. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS P.O. BOX 13150 PORTLAND, OR 97213-0150 CLARIFICATION: The Northwest Labor Press inad- vertently omitted an advertisement for IBEW Local 48 in the Dec. 18 holiday edition. The ad appears on Page 11 of this issue. The NW Labor Press apologizes for the oversight. New Temporary Hours: Mon-Sat 12-6 pm Members of IATSE Local 28 are holding solidarity actions at Port- land Trailblazer home games at the Moda Center because union crews that typically work those games have been replaced with non- union workers. The Moda Center is part of The Rose Quarter, which is owned by an affiliate of the Port- land Trail Blazers and managed by Rip City Management. It also in- cludes Veterans Memorial Coli- seum. IATSE Local 28 members have worked Blazer games since the Rose Quarter opened in 1995, and even before that when they played at Memorial Coliseum. They run sound boards, lighting, score boards, time clocks, and other technical equipment. [Other game day employees—including food service workers, ticket takers, and parking attendants—belong to dif- ferent unions.] Because of coronavirus restric- tions no fans are allowed at NBA games right now, so it’s not surpris- ing that many employees weren’t called back to work. But many of the IATSE jobs are necessary whether fans are there or not. IATSE Local 28 has been one of the hardest hit unions in the state since the COVID-19 pandemic began, with nearly 99% of their members still unemployed. “Imagine how you would feel if you’ve been out of work for nine months and you see the NBA Blazers’ workers left out in the cold announcement that live games are going to happen in your city and there’s work before Christmas— and you don’t get called in to work!” said Local 28 Business Representative Rose Etta Vene- tucci. “It’s devastating for our members.” Venetucci said Rip City Man- agement told her IATSE members wouldn’t be needed this season. “We found out that our jobs were being reassigned to Rip City staff, which are salaried positions and not represented by a union,” she said. Members of several other unions turned out on opening night Dec. 23 in a show of soli- darity with IATSE. IATSE 28 Relief/Hardship Fund https://unionly.io/o/iatse28/iatse-28- disaster-relief-and-hardship-donations
