Voter Education Project
cam p aign
m an a g er
Jeann ie Berg-Rempel
(right) and Labor Com
m is s io n e r-e le c t Dan
Gardner (below) spoke at
General Council.
♦ H e ad v o cates fo r a ffo rd a b le h e a lth
care , in clu d in g red u cin g sk y ro ck etin g
drug costs and red ucing the nu m ber of
w orkers w ithout health insurance.
♦ H e d e fe n d s fa m ily w ag e jo b s and
q u a lity p u b lic services. H e thinks big
corporations should pay their fair share
to provide adequate revenue for our jobs
and the services we provide.
♦ He b e lie v e s in P E R S. H e believes our
C a n v a s s e rs d e p a r t fro m S E IU L o c a l 5 0 3 , OPEU
H e a d q u a rte rs and g e t h elp from th e Bus P ro je c t.
S EIU Local 5 0 3 , OPEU reco m m end s B e tty Komp in
House D is tric t 22 (le ft), h e re ta lk in g w ith P ortlan d
le g is la to r E ric S ten .
Working fam ilies
ta k e back the ballot
With no anti-union measures to fight,
labor stands to make gains this November
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or the first tim e in a decader O rego
nians face no anti-union m easures
Time is short! Here are our priorities:
♦ Electing Ted K ulongoski Governor.
on the N ovem ber ballot.
♦ Passing labor's own Initiative Integrity Act,
C onse
quently, S E IU L ocal 503, O PEU m em bers
Measure 26. (See related story, on Page 5.)
P E R S retirem en t is a le g a l and m o ral
prom ise to public em ployees.
♦ He w ill fight fairly as we negotiate new
♦ H e s u p p o r t s c o l le c t i v e b a r g a in i n g
righ ts fo r p u b lic em p lo yees. H e w r o te
the b ill that gave us the righ t to organize.
♦ H e supports w o rk e rs' com p en satio n
and h ealth care fo r ho m ecare w orkers.
Regaining pro-w orker m ajorities
in both houses o f the Legislature
r I 1 he last few legislative sessions have
-L s e e n m e a g e r g a in s fo r w o r k in g
fa m ilie s .
W h ile w e h av e som e g o o d
frien d s in the L eg islatu re, we m u st elect
are w orking hard to elect candidates w ho
♦ R eg ain in g p ro -w o rk er m ajo ritie s in
p ro -w o rk in g fam ily ca n d id a te s to give
w ill support w orking fam ilies.
both houses of the State Legislature.
w o rk in g O reg o n ian s a v o ice in Salem .
O ur U n io n 's CA PE com m ittee has
researched the candidates and the issues.
♦ Passing la b o r's initiative to raise the
on the issues and w hy w e think tw o b al
lot m easures in particular are im portant
for w orking fam ilies.
(F o r a co m p le te
Passing labor’s own
m inim um w age, M easure 25.
We w o n 't tell you how to vote. But we
w ill tell you w here the candidates stand
Electing Ted Kulongoski Governor
reg on 's next governor m ay be the
O
la st lin e o f d efen se in p ro tectin g
Initiative Integrity A ct, Measure 26
easure 26, the Initiative Integrity
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quality public services, PERS and public
A ct, w ill allow us to close the door
on Sizemore and his fraudulent practices.
We need this reform to:
l is t o f re c o m m e n d a tio n s , see P ag e 6 or
em p lo yee co lle ctiv e b arg ain in g righ ts.
o u r w e b s ite at w w w .se iu 5 0 3 .o rg .)
Ted K ulongoski has proven th at he w ill
♦ Elim inate the incentive to com m it sig
nature fraud,
Ballots are bein g m ailed as this is
fight for w orkers. (See photo, Page O ne.)
♦ Restore accountability to O regon 's ini
sue o f T he O regon P ublic E mployee is
♦ H e earned a 96 p ercen t v o tin g record
tiative process, and
going to m em bers.
on w orking fam ily issues w hen he served
♦ Prevent the buying and sellin g of our
in the O regon State Legislature.
signatures.
PACE 4 T H E OREGON PUBLIC EMPLOYEE
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contracts. He is, a longtime supporter of
labor who will listen to our concerns.
C O N TIN U E D O N N E X T PA G E
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