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About The OSEA news. (Salem, Oregon) 1970-1981 | View Entire Issue (April 6, 1978)
Page 2 The OSEA News April 6, 1978 EUGENE - How has the women’s movement which has swept across the nation affected organized labor? That will be one topic of discussion at a two-day con ference on the role of women in labor unions and the labor force to be held at the University of Oregon this spring. Co-hosted by the Oregon Labor Education and Research Center (LERC) and the Oregon Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW), the con ference -- scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, April 29 and 30 -- will include a series of workshops in the U of O’s Erb Memorial Union. According to Steven Deutsch, LERC acting director, workshop topics .will include “Organizing Women and Negotiating for Women”; “Handling Strikes and Grievances”; “Demonstrati ons, Rallies and Boycotts”; “Making the Union Responsive to Women in Leadership Positions”; “COPE and Can didate Endorsements”; “Lobbying and Legislative Priorities”; “The Women’s Movement and Organized Labor”; “The Nature of Women’s Jobs and the Implications for Organizing”; “Women in Non-traditional Jobs; Apprentices”; “Unemployed Women and Women in the Welfare System,” and “Health and Safety of Women Workers.” Deutsch said because little research information has been collected about women in labor unions in Oregon, a research project on the subject currently is underway and its findings will be published in a booklet and distributed at the conference. Jackson grievance resolved He said the conference is designed for union staff members, local officers and for rank-and-file union members. Deutsch said persons who wish to convey ideas to con ference planners should call LERC at 686-5504; Nancy Roche at292-1668 (Portland); DeAnna LaBrensz at 224-3168 (Salem), and Margaret Simeral at 345- 9769 (Eugene). Registration cost for the conference will be $5. The registration deadline is Saturday, . April 22, and registration forms may be obtained by writing LERC, Room 154,' Prince Lucien Campbell Hall, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403. Lodging in private homes can be arranged on request, and inexpensive meals and child care will be provided, Deutsch said. Several more state and local government work units have earned 100 percent membership certificates from Membership Relations committee chairman Sandi Adams. Since shortly after the first of the year, those with 100 percent membership include: • Medical-only Department, SAIF, Salem; • Initial Claims Processing, SAIF, Salem; • Highway Maintenance, Bend; • Vocational Rehabilitation, Coos Bay ; • Department of Motor Vehicles, Coos Bay; • Audit Division, Revenue, The Dalles; • Assessment and Appraisals, Revenue, The Dalles; • Parks Memaloose Crew, DOT; • Sign Crew, DOT, The Dalles; • Maintenance Shop, DOT, Arlington; • Maintenance Shop, DOT, Condon; • Eugene District Office, SAIF; ' • Astoria District Office, SAIF; • Unit T, SAIF, Salem; • Unit P, SAIF, Salem; • Coding Unit, SAIF, Salem; • Vocational Rehabilitation Office, Ontario; • Vocational Rehabilitation Office, LaGrande; • Corrections Division, Marion County Sheriff’s Department, and • Enforcement Division, Marion County Sheriff’s Department. Dental services offered The dental clinic of Cannery Workers Local 670 is open and available to OSEA members, reports local secretary- treasurer L. B. Day. The clinic is located in the south wing of the Salem Labor Center, 3814 Commercial Street SE. “In most ways we would be able to provide a very low cost, high quality care for your people which would save them a great deal of money,” Day said in a letter to OSEA Executive Director Morton Shapiro. The clinic is open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m, on Saturday. It is closed Sundays and Mondays. The clinic’s phone number is 588- 0116. OREGON ...more than just a place to live For you, Oregon is a livelihood... a means of support and place where you contribute special skills. And now, the Oregon State Seal has been beauti fully preserved for you on handcrafted belt buckles, available exclusively at The Benj. Franklin. In fine detailed relief, the Oregon State Seal buckle depicts virtues and resources that to this day make Oregon unique. Superior craftsmanship makes this a quality gift to own or receive. 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