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W eatherization W orkshop
Freightliner Keeps Portland Headquarters
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Last month, the truck maker won concessions
from the four craft unions in Portland which repre­
sent nearly 1,200 machinists, painters, teamsters
and janitors who voted 762-227 to accept cuts in
pay and benefits.
Rainer Schmueckle, president and CEO, said the
DaimlerChrysler subsidiary would report a loss
this year but the plan should save Freightliner $850
million annually by 2004.
“This plan is sweeping and it’s comprehen­
sive,” Schmueckle said at a news conference Fri­
day. “In short, we are completely restructuring this
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company.”
The company said a final round of 2,700 layoffs
would pare the Freightliner work force by nearly
half, from a peak of about 25,000employees in 1999
to 13,300 by the end of 2001.
Freightliner began laying off workers in the first
half of last year, and it has been issuing a steady
stream of pink slips ever since.
Schmueckle blamed the downturn in the economy ,
which has hit the trucking industry especially hard.
Freightliner now has about 3,000 workers at its
Portland headquarters, an assembly line and a parts
plant. In the summer o f2000, Freightliner employed
about 5,000 people in Oregon.
W e lln e s s W e e k
Presented by
African A m erican
H ealth Coalition
Pitching In for
a Clean Beach
for m ore inform ation
call: 50 3-4 13 -18 50
4 young volunteer is
one o f about 4,500
people who turned out
to participate in the
18th annual Great
Oregon Fall Beach
Cleanup held Oct. 6
along the entire
Oregon coast. An
estimated 18 tons o f
trash was collected in
the annual event
organized by SOLV.
M u s ic .
Blues Day
Wednesday
October 17th
Noon-8p.in
Mental Health Summit
Including Keynote Speaker Dr. Julia A. Bovd
FREE
Located at:
Cascade Campus of Portland Community College
705 NE Killingsworth
Walnut Park Theater To Be Demolished
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on the south side made renovation impossible.
Proposals for the site were due October 13. The
PDC would like to attract such businesses as a
grocery store, a family restaurant, a pharmacy, or
j a cinema, among others. The PDC will take about
two weeks to review the proposals. The finalists
will be presented at a public meeting, where neigh­
borhood residents and business owners can make
recommendations.
Many will be happy to see the building go. It has
been an eyesore for several years, and a home to
squatters, pigeons, and graffiti. There are those
Workshops
Food
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who will miss the building, though, and they will be
pleased to know that one o f Cortell’s priorities for
the project is the preservation of the theater’s sign.
The sign will be placed in the PD C’s warehouse,
and the goal is to preserve it and incorporate into the
new development.
While the building stands, Cortell would like citi­
zens to notify her office at503-823-3303 if they see any
graffiti, tagging, or other problems at the site.
Bidding on the demolition ends on Thursday.
Bidders are limited to members of the Sheltered
Market program, a city program that gives opportu­
nities to minority-and women-owned contracting
firms.
W ellness
Vision & Hearing test
F lu s h o t s
Village
Quit smoking
Saturday
October 20th
9a.in.-5p.m.
Salsa
Gospel Choir
Dancing
Children's Hut
HIV Testing
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Located at:
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5150 NE Martin Luther King Jr
Mailrooms Tighten Security After Anthrax Reports
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sessions given by the California Highway Patrol.
At a meeting of the National Postal Forum in
Denver. Postmaster General Jack E. Potter told
participants that the U.S. mail is safe.
“We cannot afford for that confidence toerode,"
Potter told representatives of corporate and gov­
ernment mailrooms. “W ith additional vigilance
and additional work with our public, we w on’t let
that happen.”
FedEx Corp, employees were put on higher alert
for suspicious mail.
FedEx is carefully screening packages and called
the FBI about a few suspicious packages, all of
which turned out to be false alarms, said Jess Bunn,
a spokesman at the company headquarters in
Memphis. The company is also advising making
gloves and respirators available to the employees.
In W ashington. W hite House spokeswoman
Anne Womack said mailroom security procedures
have also been enhanced. She would not give
details.
News organizations across the country said the
same.
“We will look at packages and unless they say
'confidential,’ they will be opened. Junk mail is
being set aside for the time being while we stream­
line the process,” CBS spokesman Dana McClintock
said.
Some manufacturers are taking steps as well.
Boeing Co., which has factories in the Seattle
area and administrative offices in Chicago, has set
up new checkpoints to inspect incoming ship­
ments, spokesman Dean Tougas said. The inspec­
tion points were set up a distance away from
the com pany’s production areas.
At the postal forum in Denver, three semi­
nars on mailroom security were added to the
three-day convention. Potter told participants
to watch for letters or packages that lack a
return address or have a vague address.
He said suspicious pieces of mail should
be put in a plastic bag and turned over to
authorities. “Don’t open it. D on’t shake it.
D on't smell it,” he said.
The CDC also said suspicious letters or
packages should be placed in a plastic bag or
similar covering. People should then leave
the room, close the door and wash their hands
with soap and water before notifying police
and building security officials.
Sickle Cell
Foundation
Needs Support
H o -L jl .
N o rth e a st P o r tla n d 's
Sickle Cell Anemia Founda­
tion will be having their an­
nual telethon on Multnomah
C o m m u n ity T e le v isio n
(M C T V )onN ov.3.
Local musical and vari­
ety talents are being sought
to participate in this year's
event. For those interested
in joining, contact Pastor
Marcia Taylor of the local
office at 503-249-1336.
The foundation works to
bring public awareness and
education about sickle cell
anemia and help patients
who suffer from the disease.
The local group is also
accepting resum es from
potential new members to
join its board of directors.
Dynamic and enthusiastic
volunteers are needed.
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