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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (May 23, 1974)
I UMW files discrimination suit against 701 The U n ite d M in o rity W orker* »nil nine minority worker* have filed suit in Federal District Court in Portland against the Inter national Union of Operating Engineer*, Ixx'al #701, and the Associated General Con tractors, charging racial di* crimination. Local #701 con trols employment of heavy equipm ent o perato rs on nearly all construction jobs ington. Parties to the suit are laizaro Ixipes, a Chicano; Kenn Conner, an Indian; Jerry Cox, a Black; Charlyn PORTLAND & Volume I, No. Of 9^ Portland, Oregon IM I O N IT N IW S P A P I* IN Molden, B b i ; Lloyd Hat field, Indian. Guadalupe Var gus. Chicane Ronald Dunn, Black; G ar) Stout, Black, and Jimmie 'hippard, Black. The class action suit was filed on behalf of 1) all minority group members who currently have the skills, when measur'd by objective standards, to operate heavy equiptyient; 2) M in o rity groups who are partially in Oregon and Southwestern Washington. Associated General Con tractors is an association of contractors and its members control practically all heavy construction work in Oregon anil Southw estern Wash skilled in the operation of heavy equipment and who wish to expand their skills to the level of skill which is reflected in the everyday work of the average heavy equipment operator; and 3) all minority group members who wish to acquire skill* in the operation of heavy equip ment and who are physically capable of acquiring such skills and performing work OBSERVER AN iO U A l O # # O « T U N IIY IM P IO T I# ( H I W H O ll W IO l WORLD THAT # I A l l T Thursday, May 23, 1971 C A «IS ABOUT I Oc per copy P IO R tt PCC students win Ford scholarships Two second year Portland Community College students, Albert Brown and Curley Massey, have received Upper Division Scholarships from the College Entrance Exami nation Roard, funded by the Ford Foundation as an aid to minority students in earning baccaluareate degrees at four year institutions of their choice. A ltx rt Brown of Northeast Portland is a psychology major who plans to continue study at Portland State University and hopes to work in either industrial or child psychology. He gained an interest in this field while working as a medical tech nology student in the pedia trie department of a hospital in Texarkana, Texas. He attends PCC on the G I. Bill, following a tw o year stint in the Army, and in addition works a full eight hour graveyard shift at Crown Zellerbai h as a computer iqu-rator. Curley Massey, ol South • asl Portland, majors in edu cation and plans to continue ?> ALTHEA T.I.. SIMMONS NAACP remembers school decision High Ms Simmons, a fornnr coUege instructor anil news pa per w om an, g ra d u a ted from Southern University in The Portland Branch. NAACP. will commemorale Ih«- Twentieth Anniv ersarv ol Ihe Brown v». the Iloani of t-iducalion decision which ordered an end to segregation ill the nation's public schools, w ith a pubin- ap|M arance ol thi NAACP’* National Edu rational Director, Ms Althea Simmons. Althea IL . Simmons was ap|Miuitcd Director for Edu cation Program* for the NAACP in 1971 I’revions to that she was Director ol Training Programs for 9 years Ms. Simmon* has served as a consultant to business, industry, foundations and institutions ol higher educa tion. launsiana in business and hol«ls a Master of Science i!e"r«-«' in n , : , r k , 'i i " i ; from the University of Illinois and a J It. degree from the Howard Ulilvi-rsitv Sihool of |„iw She ha» pursued further study at the Uni versity ol law. Angeles, th«- .American Management As sociation, 1 h<- American Six'ielv lor Training and lb- velopment and th«- National Training I aiboratorics. Jesse Fasold. State Su|«-r mt« in ti nt of Public Instruc lion. will also s|u-ak. Dr. Roliert Blanchard. Superni (Please turn to pg. 2. col 41 Wayne Morite, Democratic Morse said ". . . th«' failure of many courts, including the U.S. Suprem«' Court, and th«' failure of Congress to protect the rights of Americans by preserving and implementing th«- system of checks and balance* has already taken th« United States far down the TAX REFUND? Save it for something special! There's a lot of satis faction in having some u n c o m m itte d m oney tucked away in savings —money you can use for any thing you want A tax refund saved now coulo mean a great trip, a down payment on another car or a new outfit later on. Leave i, with us. add to it and let it grow for the things ahead. compounded constantly Certificates ol deposit available al higher rales Franklin Hom * Ortica Franklin Bldg Portland. Oregon 9T204 Robert H H *i*n . Pr*a • 25 Ottica* • Phon* 248-1234 PCC President Amo De Bernardis and student Curley discuss the Upper Division Scholarship frwm the College Examination Board received by Massey. study at la w is and Clark College anil eventually teach school at the elementary level. Having attended numerous schools as a child, Massey said he experienced both very good and very poor school systems and developed strong opinions as to the differences betweel schools schedule graduation ceremonies Seniors mark the end of 12 years in Portland Public Schools this month as 14 high schools and four alter native secondary schools hold graduation ceremonies. All 18 schools will give diplomas to an estimat«"d 4,500 graduate? before the 1973 74 school year officially ends on June 11. Cleveland is the first regular high school to hold graduation ceremonies, on May 21. and Washington Morse warns against rights loss candidate for U.S. Sénat«1, in a com m encem ent speech de livered to the graduating class of the University of Oregon School of laiw. warned of the continuing erosion of the rights and freedoms of Ameri can citizens. Both Brown and Massey expressed much appreciation for their scholarships, which will make the completion of their education much easier, and for the help they have received at PCC. both finan cial and otherwise. Students like these are chosen each year by the College Entrance Examina tion Board to share in the two million dollars provided road toward government by executiv«' supremacy.” Morse argued that every president since Eisenhower has usurped ( h iw it s which lu-long to Con gress by waging war without formal Congressional assent. Morse spoke strongly against recent actions by presidents, legislators, and the courts which have undermined, he contended, the delicate balance of power between the three branches of government estab lished by the U.S. Constitu tion. "Congress always had the power, granted to it under the Constitution, to slop th«' war in Vietnam." he said. "It has the power to stop Presidents from usurping power to make war, or exercising any other power not granted to th«' President by th«' Constitution." Mors«' also critic ize d the Supreme Court for failing to rule on th«' legality of Ameri ran military involvement in Asia. Morse cited recent incidents in which Presidents have im (Hiunded funds appropriated by Congress without Con gressional approval, noting that ", . . too few members of Congress have sought to check this usurpation ’ of power.’ Mors«’ also criticized recent court decisions which force newsmen to reveal the sources of their information, railing this an erosion of the freedom of the press guaranteed by the First Amendment. "We cannot (Please turn to pg. 2. col. 5) 1 High is the last - on June 1. Evening High School is the first alternative facility to hold graduation ceremonies. on May 20, and Residential Manpower Center is the last, on June 17. Portland Civic Auditorium host* lÿ of the ceremonies for regular high schools. Henson Polytechnic gradu ates its senior class at the M em orial Coliseum and Monro«' High grants its diplomas in Benson's audi torium. Evening High School also has booked Benson's audi to riu m , w hile Vocational V illag e and M etro p o litan Learning Center use their own facilities and Residential Manpower Center uses the First Baptist Church at 909 S.W. 11th Ave. in downtown Portland. School d is tric t super intendents and members of the Portland Board of Edu ration are scheduled as graduation speakers. Here are the tentative graduation dates and places (All times are 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted): Jordan speaker P o rtlan d C ity Comnps sioner Charles Jordan will be the guest speaker at the first annual 4 II Recognition Banquet in the Albina Com munity, Thursday, May 23, The banquet will be held at the M att Dishman Com munity Center. 77 N.E. Knptt St., beginning at 7 p.m. Attendance is by invitation only. The occasion is to honor the adult volunteers and parents who have supported the 4 H program during the year. Entertainment will be pro vided by 4 H Dance groups and Drill teams. In addition awards will be given to you who participated in the 4 H Junior Olympics. Projects completed by 4 H members will be on display during the get acquainU»d period from 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. the two. A friend convinced him that he should 'take a more constructive role than mere criticise ," and he set his sights on professional involvement. I worked for a year as a teacher aid« ." he annually by the Ford Foun elation for the benefit of Black American, Mexican American, Puerto Rican, and American Indian students who have completed a trans ferable associate degree pro gram at a tw oyear junior or community college and who plan to transfer to a four- year college or university for a bachelor’s degree. Scholar ship amounts vary according to the needs of individual winners. They are granted lor one year and may be renewed for students who make satisfactory progress. said, "and felt I commune rated with th> children very well.” The 5 toil iaiative brings company growth Henry C. Scott is the president of Coast Janitorial Service, a company covering three stales and preparing to expand into another. Scott purchased the busi ness from Reverend J.C. Brooks, an A M E preacher, in 1957 and has expanded it into a family business that includes four of his five brothers, two of his three sisters, and his mother. Coast Janitorial employs 140 persons, with a monthly payroll of over $50,000. The company employs th«' latest equipment and methods, and provides thorough training for its employees. Its cus tomers include office build mgs and industrial plants. Some of th« large contracts are Tektronix, Bonneville Power Administration, the new Market Street complex, and five federal buildings. Coast J a n ito ria l cleans newly construct«^ buildings before they are furnish«M and occupied and so is in- volved in the construction field. They do lawn main tenance for industrial sites. Building maintenance and janitorial services have be come a high scientific and specialized field with various materials and finishes re quiring special products and skills. Scott relat«'S his early days in business when his greatest problem as a Black busi nessman was obtaining credit to expand. Even though he heads the second largest janitorial service in Oregon and the largest Black owned business in the Northwest, reaching over a million and a half dollars last year. Henry Scott smiles and says "Hard work and ac countability turns an im possible dream into a living reality.” Iowa honors Gisvold Six graduates of Iowa State University will receive Outstanding Young .Alumnus awards during Alumni Days, June 7th and 8th. The awards, to alumni under 36 years of age, recognize n otew o rth y a«' com plishm ents in profes sional, civ ic. business, per forming arts, home related, political and similar activ ities. The 1974 citations will be presented to: Janice M Dodds. Park Ridge. III.; Dean P. Gisvold, Portland, Ore.; Thomas R Harkin, Ames; Gary L. Mossman, Houston. Texas; Mrs. Chris topher Murray. Ames; and Roger I). Poppen, Osage. Recipients will receive the citations at the honors and awards convocation at 10:45 a. nt. June 16th in the Sun Room of th«' Memorial Union. Gisvold. a Portland at torney. receiv«*d his U.S. degree in distributed studies in 1963, and his LLB at the University of Minnesota. His civic work has included chairman of Portland's Citi zens Advisory Committee to the Downtown Plan, budget review committee of city planning department. Port land Committee of the De partment of Environmental Quality, M«xlel Cities plan ning board, volunteer at torney for Ia'gal Aid Society, txxird member Gutman Re habilitation Programs, Inc. (which operates halfway houses for mentally retarded young adults). In 1973 he was named Portland's First Citizen by the Javcees. He and his wife, the former Susan Tomlinson, have two children of their own plus four of a multi racial back ground they have adopted. A native of Mirtneapolis, his parents live in B«xvne CANDIDATE ENDORSEMENTS seclion 2 on heavy «equipment. Some of the complainant* have had several years of experience as heavy equip ment operators, but were not taken into Local #701 or placed on jobs. Others have been trained for heavy equip ment operation but have not had work experience. The suit charges that Local #701 has consistently and continuously refused to admit minority group mem bers to membership and has refused to refer minority workers to jobs. The suit also charges that the officers of Local #701 have openly and consciously made it known that their policies discriminate against m inorities and have re peatedly stated their inten tion to exclude substantial increase in minority mem bership. The suit requests the court to declare that Ixx-al #701 is in violation of the U.S. Constitution, to declare an injunction causing Ixx-al #701 to cease discrimination by ceasing to deny minorities membership, and cease placing members in pre ferred work lists. It asks that I/Ocal #701 be ordered to admit 400 minorities to mem bership over a 5 year period; adopt a court ordered non- discrim inatory placement procedure; instigate a court approved plan for training; institute an apprenticeship program and a comprehen sive recruitment program. Il also asks back pay for those persons who were the object of racial discrimination. Although Local #701 re fuses to release membership information, it is reported to have over 5000 members. About 100 of these are minorities. 25 qualifed as heavy equipment operators and 75 as oilers and rollers in asphalt operations. Nate Proby, Chairman of the United Minority Workers, said his organization has sought to discuss minority hiring with Russ Joy, Busi ness Manager of Local #701, but has been unabte to get a meeting with Joy. Lxx-al #701 is being sued by a former employee who was terminated when he refused to swear loyalty to Joy in the upcoming union election. The union is also undergoing federal investiga tion for financial irregulari ties. Candidates invited The Black Leadership Council of Portland will hold a Candidates' Workshop on Saturday, May 25th. from 2:00 to 10:00 p.m. in the Cascade Auditorium. N. Kil- lingsworth and Borthwick. Each candidate for an office with the City. County, State and Congressional Dis tricts this election year have been invited to attend this Workshop for the purpose of expressing their views to the residents of North Portland. Members of the United Minority Workers march in front of the Federal Court House while attorneys file suit against Local #701. charging racial discrimination. E LE C T IO N S P E C IA L se e fio n 2 Black people unite for African Liberation For the past three years. Brothers and Sisters in the United States, the Caribbean and Canada have joined together on African Libera tion Day. the fourth Satur day in May, to show their support for the struggle of Black people in Africa and all parts of the world. African Liberation Day was started in 1963 by the O rg an izatio n of A frican Unity. The organization is composed of all the indepen dent nations in Africa. This day was set aside to focus attention on the plight and fight of Africans against those white governments that still s«*ek to control African land and people. In 1972, the day was observed on a large scale by Black people in America. Over 50.000 Black people demon strated. in Washington. D.C. During this demonstration, it W H IP THE BLACKS /ANT POWER-THE Y /ILL HAVE TO CCT fT IHROlKsH THE was pointed out that the struggle for freedom by Black people in America is connected with the struggle in Africa. Last year, 110.000 Black people ail over the country supported African Liberation Day. Thousands of people in Portland gathered in Irving ton Park to show their support of the Black struggle. On Saturday. May 25th, Black people w ill again g a th e r to s u p p o rt the struggle in observance of African Liberation Day. At 3:00. there will be a march from Unthank Park to Cas cade gymnasium. The march will be followed by speakers and entertainment in the Cascade gymnasium. Your support is needed. Come on and join the march for the liberation of all African people.
