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PAGE 8 | July 16, 2021 | NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS CITIES SCHOOL BOARDS A UNION GUIDE TO THE BATTLE GROUND CAMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT 2021 PRIMARY ELECTION City Council, Position 4 Adrian Cortes is the current mayor and before that served on city council for the district. Position 1 Corey McEnry, incumbent, is a teacher and band director for Hockinson High School, and has served as union vice president with Hockinson Education Association. ElectCoreyMcEnry.com FOR SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON Washington’s 2021 primary will help determine who holds local public office, including city coun- cils and school districts. Last month the South- west Washington Central Labor Council convened a Political Action Committee, which in- terviewed 17 candidates seeking the endorse- ment of the local labor movement. The commit- tee voted to endorse eight of them, recommen- dations that were approved July 7 at the monthly delegates meeting. Ballots are being mailed out July 16 and must be postmarked by Aug. 3. For each office, the top two vote-getters in the pri- mary will face each other in November. COVID close call Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle, incumbent, faces two challengers. AnneOgle.com VANCOUVER SCHOOL DISTRICT City Council, Position 1 John Blom is in a four-way race. JohnBlom.com Position 2 Sandra Zavala-Ortega, incumbent, faces three challengers ElectSandraZavala.com City Council, Position 2 Eric Paulsen, incumbent, faces two challengers. ep4cc.com Position 3 Wendy Smith, incumbent, faces four chal- lengers City Council, Position 3 Diana Perez is running in a three-way race. Emergency heat rules in OR/WA Scott Zadow, hospitalized with the virus, says COVID is no joke. His daughter brought it home from softball practice. At first it felt like allergies. Then it was a cough, worsening through the night. By day three, IBEW Local 48 rep Scott Zadow says he’d never felt so sick in his life. His wife Brandi monitored his oxy- gen levels, and called 911 when they dropped to 66%. Zadow went by ambulance to the emer- gency room April 1, and stayed at Kaiser Sunnyside 11 days. “It was scary,” Zadow says. “The first couple days in the hospital I didn’t think I was get- ting out of there.” Zadow, who just turned 44, says besides being a big dude he doesn’t have any underlying conditions. The rest of his fam- ily got it, but had only minor or VANCOUVER From Page 1 When Scott Zadow’s blood oxygen levels plummeted, his wife Brandi called 911. no symptoms. He’s grateful to the union paramedics and nurses for saving his life and for emo- tional support as he recovered. Since release, he’s been sharing his story with union members. “Trying to explain how sick I was is really hard. It was like hav- ing something in your body that’s sucking every ounce of energy.” Union COVID vaccine events “Getting as many people vac- Northwest Oregon Labor Coun- cil, AFL-CIO (NOLC) is partner- cinated as possible helps make ing with the Professional Busi- our workplaces and our families safer,” said NOLC ness Development Executive Secre- Group (PBDG) to tary-Treasurer Bob host several free Tackett in the an- COVID vaccina- tion clinics, funded nouncement. by the Oregon PBDG is a trade association repre- Health Authority. senting minority Pharmacy profes- and women con- sionals from Al- AND BUILD A FUTURE tractors and others bertsons/Safeway WITHOUT COVID-19! within the construc- will administer the tion industry. first of two Pfizer vaccine shots and schedule a sec- ■ When/Where: July 17 at the Tualatin ond shot at a local Safeway or High School parking lot, 22300 SW Albertsons. There will also be Boones Ferry Rd, Tualatin; and July 24 at free food and an opportunity to Laborers 737 Training Center, 17230 NE win raffle prizes. People are en- Sacramento St., Portland couraged to pre-register but can ■ Cost: Free also just drop in. No ID or insur- ■ Register for a shot or to volunteer: ance is required. pbdgweb.com/covid-19-resources LET’S FINISH THE JOB slowed, and the finish line was moved to September 2021. But when a historic heat wave broke temperature records three days in a row June 26-28, Brown decided workers had waited long enough, and ordered Oregon OSHA July 6 to issue a tempo- rary rule by the end of the week. “I am concerned that our re- cent record-breaking heat wave in the Willamette Valley is a harbinger of what’s to come,” Brown said in a press statement on the order. Excessive heat on the job is- n’t a new issue. In the last two decades over 900 workers’ compensation claims have been filed over illnesses brought on by excessive heat, but 85% of the claims have been denied. With the climate warming, heat exposure is be- coming a more serious threat to workers. Oregon OSHA is still work- ing on its permanent rule, which should be finalized by September. YOUR RIGHTS UNDER WASHINGTON’S RULE Washington’s rule uses simple temperature, not heat index. Over 89º, your employer must: ■ Provide cool drinking water ■ Encourage workers to take additional paid cool-down rest to protect from overheating Over 100º, your employer must: ■ Provide shade or another sufficient means for employees to cool down ■ Provide a cool-down rest period in the shade of 10 minutes for every two hours of work
