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A p ril 2, 2014
GM Recalls 1.5 Million Cars
months in prison Monday after pleading guilty to throw­
ing a Molotov cocktail at a Portland Police squad car in
2012 that was parked at the North Precinct on North­
east Emerson Street. The judge also ordered Sergey
Turzhanskiy to have no communication or contract
with anarchists groups of affiliates in the future.
The Week Review
Mudslide Death Toll Climbs
According to Snohomish County officials in W ashing­
ton, the death toll in last m onth’s massive mudslide rose
to 27 on Tuesday. Nineteen victims have been posi­
tively identified. Officials also released a list of people
who were still unaccounted for
General Motors is recalling 1.5 million vehicles in the
U.S. because the electronic power-steering assist can
suddenly stop working. Included in the recall are the
Chevrolet Malibu, Malibu Maxx, Chevrolet HHR, Sat­
urn Aura, Saturn Ion and Pontiac G6. Model years
vary, but all of the vehicles are from the 2010 model
year or earlier.
Marijuana Decriminalization and Racial Profiling
Interstate Avenue Fatal
Washington, D.C., Mayor Vincent Gray signed a bill
Tuesday removing all criminal penalties from posses­
sion of an ounce or less of marijuana. It’s the first
marijuana decriminalization measure that also addresses
racial profiling, taking aim at figures that show black
people in the nation ’ s capitol are eight times more likely
to be arrested for marijuana possession than whites.
Lamar Jaray Hart, 30, was killed in a traffic accident
on early Sunday morning on North Interstate Avenue
and Tillamook Street. Investigators determined the
Portland driver was travelling at a high rate of speed
before crashing into a power pole.
Infant Diagnosed with Measles
An unimmunized infant who briefly passed through
Portland International Airport on March 24 after a trip
overseas has been diagnosed with measles. Measles is
a highly contagious and potentially serious illness caused
by a virus, but the risk to the general public was still
considered low
Molotov Cocktail Sentencing
A form er Portland resident was sentenced to 30
Tiger Woods Out of Masters
Tiger Woods announced Tues­
day that he will not be able to
play in the upcoming Masters
tournament after having suc­
cessful surgery for a pinched
nerve in his back. It will be the
first time the four-time-cham­
pion has missed the Masters since playing as an
amateur in 1995.
7.1 Million Signup for Healthcare .
After facing a rocky start and chorus of naysayers who
declared his health care law a failure, President Barack
Obama on Tuesday celebrated a better-than-expected
7.1 million sign-ups for health coverage that he said
should end the debate over whether the law should be
repealed. "The Affordable Care Act is here to stay,"
Obama declared in a feisty Rose Garden speech.
Stop Greed—Return Compassion
We believe that the large, steadily increasing income gap between TriMet's top-level managers and
toxic. It has killed these managers' compassion and empathy for employees, passengers and the com
pattern of self-serving behavior in which executives and a handful of top technical people continue
salary increases while the majority of workers - union and non-union alike - sees no raises at all
AT TRIMET TODAY
ANNOUNCING
Over 70 Managers
In May 2013, KOIN News reported that more than 70 managers at
TriMet were receiving over $100,000 each in annual w ages for a
40-hour work week. The number of such managers has grown
The General Manager
receives $222,309 in
annual w ages for a
40-hour work week.
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The lowest paid worker at TriMet
receives $28,063 in annual w ages
for a 40-hour work week.
The average TriMet front line
worker retiree receives $1550/
month in pension after years of
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A Citizens’ Petition to the TriMet Board,
Governor Kitzhaber and Our State Legislators.
This petition calls on these leaders to:
Amend the TriMet Charter and State Statutes
to reduce the total compensation income gap
between the highest and lowest paid TriMet
employees to no more than 400%
TriMet's General Manager's wages are:
792%
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the annual wages of TriMet's lowest
paid full time worker.
1195%
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the annual pension of the average
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retired bus operator.
To sign the
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petition go to
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YOU CAN HELP REVIVE IT.
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