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Retired Labor Press editor, columnist Gene Klare dies Gene Klare, retired editor of the Labor Press The Labor Press is a non-profit and the longest-serving columnist in the news- newspaper owned by 20 local unions and labor and Journal from publishing, but it did take a toll on their cir- paper’s 109-year history, died May 30 from councils under the Oregon Labor Press Publishing culation. It was a subject Klare re-visited often in his “Let Me complications following a mild heart attack. He Co. It was created in 1900 as the Portland Labor Say This About That” column. He even wrote a 100,000- was 81. Press, but has undergone three name changes since word manuscript about a “fictional” newspaper strike. Klare became the seventh editor of the then then — the Oregon Labor Press in 1915, the Ore- During the labor dispute, Klare helped members of the strik- Oregon Labor Press in October 1965. He suc- gon/Washington Labor Press in 1986, and the ing unions establish the Portland Reporter, a tabloid newspaper ceeded James Goodsell, who left after 14 years Northwest Labor Press in 1987. that began publishing in February 1960. It ceased operations to become director of the U.S. Department of Klare was a veteran of the bitter Oregonian on Sept. 30, 1964. Klare worked as a reporter, advertising sales Commerce’s regional office in Portland. newspaper strike, which started Nov. 10, 1959, and manager, and promotions manager. In the early years of the Re- Klare retired in October 1986, but continued ended with the paper busting its unions April 5, porter he also did some freelance writing for the Labor Press. his column, “Let Me Say This About That,” un- 1965. Klare was an investigative reporter for the Goodsell hired Klare full time to the Labor Press staff in til January 2008 — a span of more than 40 years. newspaper. The strike did not stop the Oregonian (Turn to Page 11)

It’s Democrat Jeff Merkley vs Gordon Smith in November State and federal candidates backed Oregon State Building and Construc- also knocked on 1,200 doors, and that’s by organized labor won big in Oregon’s tion Trades Council, Service Employ- not counting the Working America can- May 20 primary. ees International Union (SEIU), the vass. Five paid staff from Working Every candidate running with the en- Oregon Education Association, locals America spent three weeks going door- dorsement of the Oregon AFL-CIO of the Pacific NW Regional Council of to-door in Dembrow’s House district. won, including the two candidates for Carpenters, and others. No candidate On the weekend before election day whom the state federation worked hard- from another party filed to run for attor- the Oregon AFL-CIO, Northwest Ore- est: Jeff Merkley and Michael Dem- ney general, so Kroger’s win means he gon Labor Council, and Oregon AF- brow. will be the state’s top prosecutor as of SCME Council 75 co-sponsored a big Merkley, who is speaker of the Ore- January 2009. get-out-the-vote (GOTV) canvass in the gon House of Representatives, won the Most AFL-CIO-endorsed state and Portland metropolitan area. Democratic nomination for U.S. Sen- federal candidates were incumbents or Then there were worksite fliers — ate, and will face Republican incum- were otherwise strongly favored to win. 50,000 a week for six weeks, Orr said bent Gordon Smith in November. But labor involvement likely made the — distributed at union halls and at con- The national AFL-CIO has targeted difference in close races like the struction sites and other union work- the U.S. Senate race in Oregon as one Merkley and Dembrow contests. With places by members and staff of 50 lo- of its top priority contests in the country. 45 percent of the vote, Merkley out- cal unions. Union leaders sent letters to Dembrow, an officer of American polled fellow Democrat Steve Novick 20,000 members. The Oregon AFL- Federation of Teachers-Oregon, out- by three percentage points. Dembrow CIO sent over 80,000 pieces of direct polled two other candidates to win the won by 800 votes. mail to union members in Multnomah Democratic nomination for Northeast Much of labor’s political impact County and to Working America mem- Portland’s House District 45. No Re- came from outreach to union members, bers around the state: two mailings for publican filed to run for the seat, so and to the 65,000 members of the AFL- Merkley, two for Dembrow, and a union Dembrow’s primary win effectively CIO’s community affiliate, Working voter guide. makes him the latest addition to the America. A comparable effort was mounted Legislature’s growing labor caucus. Oregon AFL-CIO spokesperson Re- by SEIU, which targeted its members, And John Kroger, a Lewis & Clark bekah Orr said the state federation plus members of unions affiliated with Law School professor and former fed- made 195,000 phone calls, some auto- the Change to Win labor federation. eral prosecutor, won the Democratic mated, others by volunteers or by a Staff and volunteers in 22 cities made primary race for state attorney general hired call center. Union staffmembers 160,000 phone calls, knocked on with support from the AFL-CIO, the and volunteers from affiliated unions Oregon State Rep. Jeff Merkley basks in his victory in the Democratic (Turn to Page 3) primary for U.S. Senate. Next up, Republican incumbent Gordon Smith. Obama wins Oregon Democratic primary Change to Win members across According to Change to Win, it has Oregon waged an aggressive grassroots 80,000 members in Oregon. effort to help push Barack Obama to “Change to Win members and vol- victory over Democratic rival Sen. unteers pushed Sen. Barack Obama to Hillary Clinton in the May 20 primary victory in the Beaver State, bringing election. Obama captured 59 percent of him the majority of pledged delegates the vote to Clinton’s 41 percent. and within reach of clinching the De- The Change to Win labor federation mocratic nomination for the president endorsed Obama earlier this year, while of the United States of America,” said the national AFL-CIO was neutral in Executive Director Greg Tarpinian. the primary. That, however, didn’t stop “Now it’s time for the Democratic several international unions from mak- Party to unite together for victory in ing endorsements and promoting their November and bring the change work- favorites. ing families need.” AFL-CIO affiliates supporting Tarpinian, who will be leaving the Obama included the Boilermakers; federation July 6 to return to the New Plumbers and Fitters; Utility Workers York-based Labor Research Associa- UFCW Local 555 rallying for Obama Union; the International Longshore and tion, said its volunteers made more Warehouse Union; and the American than 150,000 phone calls; knocked on Members and leadership of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 555 rallied with Oregon Congressman Earl Federation of Government Employees. nearly 30,000 doors targeting areas in Blumenauer May 19 on behalf of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. The rally took place at Obama’s campaign Oregon AFSCME Council 75 also North/Northeast and Southeast Port- office at SE 30th and Division in Portland the day before the Oregon primary election in which Obama won by a endorsed Obama, even though its inter- land, and Gresham; sent hundreds of margin of 55-45 percent. Blumenauer is an Obama superdelegate, and UFCW was one of the first unions to endorse national union campaigned for Clinton. thousands of direct mail pieces to De- the Illinois senator’s campaign. Change to Win affiliates endorsing mocratic households; helped manage Obama were United Food and Com- get-out-the-vote staging locations in mercial Workers, the Teamsters, Portland and Tigard; and conducted UNITE HERE, and the Service Em- member-to-member education efforts Columbia Pacific Building Trades Council’s ployees International Union. at worksites throughout the state. May primary endorsements get mixed results Nine of 12 candidates endorsed by In Clackamas County, Craig Rob- Local 2746. the Columbia Pacific Building and erts was re-elected sheriff while Lynn In District 4, where the seat was Construction Trades Council in the Ore- Peterson and Martha Schrader were re- open, Dirk Rohne defeated endorsed b h Bennett Hartman gon primary were successful May 20. elected easily to the county commis- candidate Cary Johnson by a margin of Morris & Kaplan, llp At the City of Portland, the building sion. All were endorsed by the CP- 62-38 percent. Attorneys at Law trades backed Mayor-elect Sam Adams, BCTC. Trent Tidwell, an Oregon City In Columbia County, CPBCTC- Commissioner Randy Leonard, and commissioner, lost in his bid for a seat backed incumbent Joe Corsiglia lost to m k Nick Fish. Leonard is an incumbent and on the newly expanded Clackamas challenger Earl Fisher 5,189 to 3,014 in Fish was running in a special election County Board of Commissioners. He the Democratic primary. Fisher had en- for a seat vacated by Erik Sten. finished fourth in a seven-person race. dorsements from United Food and Oregon’s Full Service Union Law Firm In Multnomah County, Deborah In Clatsop County, CPBCTC- en- Commercial Workers Local 555, Kafoury and Judy Shiprack were the dorsed Commission Chairwoman Patri- Teamsters, Oregon School Employees Representing Workers Since 1960 top vote-getters in their respective races. cia Roberts received 41 percent of the Association. and IBEW Local 48. Kafoury received 87 percent of the vote vote to finish second behind Jim Fisher will take on Republican War- and will take office in January 2009. Scheller (46 percent). Because there ren Nakkela in November. 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PAGE 2 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS JUNE 6, 2008 ...Labor’s candidates highlighted (From Page 1) 31,250 doors, and sent over 300,000 pieces of mail, according to a tally dis- tributed by SEIU on election night. Early union endorsements also helped legitimize candidates — like Kroger, who was relatively unknown. And union political action commit- tees (PACs) wrote some big checks, especially in the race for attorney gen- eral. Union committees contributed close to $380,000 to Kroger’s cam- It was all smiles for first-time candidate and union leader Michael Dembrow paign, over half of the total Kroger (right), winner of the May primary in Oregon House District 45. Above, he raised. Almost all of that came from celebrates with Melissa Unger of Service Employees International Union. SEIU ($312,500) and the Oregon Edu- cation Association ($50,000); The In- Dembrow’s district, the union turnout gon AFL-CIO, won by 300 votes in Political newcomer John Kroger (left) won the Democratic primary for ternational Brotherhood of Electrical attorney general with the help of organized labor. No candidate from another Workers gave $10,000, and five other was 6.2 percentage points higher. East Multnomah County’s House Dis- Union activists also celebrated the trict 49, the seat currently held by for- party filed to run, so Kroger will be sworn in next January. Joining Kroger unions gave lesser amounts. at the Benson Hotel on election night is his brother, Bill. Unions were the source of most of wins of other endorsed candidates on mer Republican House Speaker Karen the $51,000 in cash and $65,000 in in- election night. Minnis. Kahl will face Republican • State Sen. Kurt Schrader will be John Nelsen in November. kind contributions Dembrow raised in Vickie Walker — also sought the post, Carpenters, AFSCME, SEIU, the the Democratic nominee for Congress • Democratic State Sen. Kate House District 45. all with some labor support. Metsger American Federation of Teachers, in Oregon’s 5th District and will face Brown, who was supported by SEIU And union-run and union-sup- and Walker are both in mid-term, so Oregon Nurses Association, Oregon Republican businessman Mike Erick- Locals 503 and 49, the Oregon Edu- ported PACs also contributed at least they’ll be back on the Senate floor Education Association, and United son in November. Incumbent Democ- cation Association, and the Oregon $143,000 to the Merkley campaign, when the 2009 Legislature convenes in Food and Commercial Workers Local rat Darlene Hooley is retiring. State Building and Construction according to filings with the Federal January. 555. Glad got 1,703 votes, 24 percent • Democratic congressional incum- Trades Council (in a three-way co-en- Elections Commission. • Union Carpenter and organizer Ed of the total, in a three way race. He bents David Wu, Earl Blumenauer and dorsement) in her race for secretary of Merkley spokesperson Matt Canter Glad had strong union backing in his outpolled former U.S. Congressman Peter DeFazio each won their primary state, won her party’s nomination and said labor support was a pivotal factor bid for the Republican nomination in and one-time Oregon Republican races by wide margins. will face Republican Rick Dancer. in Merkley’s primary win. “The men Oregon House District 24 in Yamhill Party chief Jim Bunn, but lost to soft- • Nick Kahl, who had numerous la- Two other labor-friendly Democrats and women of the union movement County. His campaign received en- ware developer and restaurant owner bor endorsements, including the Ore- — State Senators Rick Metsger and did tremendous outreach,” Canter said, dorsements and contributions from the Jim Weidner. “and talked to members about what

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JUNE 6, 2008 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS PAGE 3 Building trades unions say enough talk, build bridge now Building trades union officials are one, and overhauling a five-mile cil No. 37. Lehrbach also sits on the scratching their heads over a resolu- stretch of I-5 from North Columbia TriMet board of directors. tion introduced May 27 at the regional Boulevard in Portland to State Route The Metro Council is a 7-member Metro Council that, if passed, could 500 in Vancouver. The new bridge body, so the three councilors need one scuttle a proposed $4.2 billion Inter- would include a 12-lane highway, more vote to pass their resolution. state 5 bridge project spanning the light rail, and lanes for bikes and Union officials and members are lob- Columbia River. pedestrians. bying Metro to replace the bridge. Councilors Carlotta Collette, That option is the unofficial choice Meanwhile, on May 2, a 5,000- Robert Liberty and Carl Hosticka co- of a 39-member task force that has page federal Draft Environmental Im- signed a resolution that calls for been studying how to relieve the Inter- pact Statement outlining the five CRC charging tolls on the current bridge state Bridge traffic bottleneck. The alternatives was released. The public between Portland and Vancouver, us- task force — Columbia River Cross- has 60 days —until July 1 — to com- ing the money to earthquake-proof the ing (CRC) — was formed to make a ment. A coalition of 13 organizations structure and to shore up on-ramps, recommendation to the Washington that oppose a replacement bridge tried and put off any decision on what to do and Oregon transportation depart- to get the public comment period ex- with the bridge. ments. It is composed of leaders from tended an additional 60 days, but the Liberty and Collette were re- public agencies, businesses, labor, Federal Highway Administration and elected by wide margins in the May civic organizations, neighborhoods the Federal Transit Administration de- primary. Hosticka ran unopposed. and freight, commuter and environ- nied the request. The Columbia Pacific Building mental groups from Oregon and At a public hearing May 29 in Van- Trades Council and the Pacific NW Southwest Washington. The Interstate 5 Bridge between Portland and Vancouver is actually two couver, John Mohlis, executive secre- Regional Council of Carpenters sup- The task force has been meeting bridges right next to each other. One carries northbound traffic and the other tary-treasurer of the CPBCTC, reiter- port a proposal that includes replacing and holding public hearings regularly carries southbound, with three lanes in each direction. There is a vertical lift ated the trades’ support of a the 91-year-old bridge with a new since early 2005. Over that time, it has in the bridge to allow boat traffic to pass. replacement bridge. He also objected to earlier testimony suggesting that boiled proposals down to five alterna- win approval from eight public enti- seismic upgrades to the current tives, including keeping the existing ties — the Oregon Department of bridges were all that was needed. “I bridge (which is actually two bridges Transportation, the Washington De- don’t care how much lipstick you put right next to each other) for north- partment of Transportation, the South- on those bridges, they are still draw- bound traffic and adding a supplemen- west Washington Regional Trans- bridges on a major interstate highway. tal bridge to carry southbound traffic; portation Council, TriMet, C-Tran, That’s ludicrous in this day and age,” adding bus-only lanes instead of light City of Portland, City of Vancouver, he said. rail, replacing the bridge, and doing and Metro. At a hearing May 30 in Portland, nothing at all. That’s why the action of the three Carpenters Union official Joe Baron In January, an informal straw poll Metro councilors has upset union offi- said further delays will only make the indicated a majority of the task force cials and others who have worked so project more expensive. “Build it big, favored a replacement bridge. So do hard to get to this stage. and build it now,” he said. Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski and “There’s no reason Metro should The eight public agencies will vote Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire. be opposing this new bridge. It makes sometime this summer on which alter- Support is critical because before no sense,” said Lynn Lehrbach, politi- native they support. The CRC task any option can move forward it must cal director of Teamsters Joint Coun- force meets again on June 24.

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PAGE 4 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS JUNE 6, 2008 Sizemore held in contempt of court IN MEMORIAM A Multnomah County judge held tive Director Richard Schwarz. “Size- anti-union ballot measure activist Bill more is very good at proposing laws for Michael Douglas Anderson, a re- ternational Union Local 49, who died Sizemore in contempt of court May 27 everyone else, but when it comes to tired business representative of Sheet April 26 at age 51. for willfully violating a 2003 court or- laws that apply to him he thinks he Metal Workers Lo- Howard worked as a lead janitor for der. The court order came after a law- should be immune.” cal 16, died May 23 American Building Maintenance at the suit filed in 2000 by the Oregon Educa- The decision is the latest in a series at his home in Van- Wells Fargo Center in downtown Port- tion Association and American of court orders against Sizemore’s cir- couver, Washing- land for 30 years. He was active in Lo- Federation of Teachers-Oregon. cumvention of the courts. In February, ton. He was 58. cal 49, serving as a chief steward, ser- In that suit, after a two-week trial, a attorneys for OEA and AFT-Oregon Anderson joined geant-at-arms, as a member of the Multnomah County Circuit Court jury filed a fourth contempt of court charge, Local 16 as an ap- bargaining team found two Sizemore-led organizations presenting evidence that Sizemore prentice in October for the citywide guilty of a pattern of fraud and forgery fraudulently used a sham charitable or- 1968. He worked master janitorial to get initiatives on the ballot that were ganization to funnel money into his po- for the local as an agreement, and as intended to cause financial harm to the litical activities — which he was barred organizer from 1995 to 1998 — leav- a volunteer mem- unions. The judge in the case, Jerome from doing by LaBarre’s order. ing that job to become a business rep- ber organizer. LaBarre, ordered $2.5 million in dam- On May 27, Judge Wilson also gave BILL SIZEMORE resentative for the union. He retired in Howard was a ages. When Sizemore tried to evade the plaintiffs attorneys the right to subpoena April 2005. familiar face at verdict by creating new organizations, Judge Wilson said. “He knew that the documents and testimony from Size- Anderson was born in Eugene, Ore- rallies, marches, LaBarre issued an order that, among words [of the court order] meant some- more and his wife to gather more infor- gon, on March 25, 1950. He attended and picket lines to other things, barred Sizemore from rais- thing.” mation about the Nevada shell organi- high school there before moving to support fellow ing and spending money for new polit- Jail, the judge declared, wouldn’t be zation. Vancouver, where he graduated from union members. ical groups until the court-awarded appropriate or necessary. But the judge Parts of LaBarre’s order expire July Evergreen High School. He was a mentor damages were paid. is ordering that Sizemore pay the plain- 25, including a prohibition against Size- He met Janet L. Woodcock through to new stewards, But Sizemore didn’t pay, and in tiffs’ attorneys fees for pursuing the more using funds from charitable non- her brother Jim. The Woodcocks all helped hundreds 2006, he raised and spent money for a contempt of court case, which could be profits for political causes. Hartman went to Madison High School in Port- of nonunion jani- new initiative campaign, which didn’t tens of thousands of dollars. And Wil- said plaintiffs will ask the court to ex- land. They were married on April 4, tors join the union, and spent countless make it to the ballot. The unions asked son is adding the amount Sizemore tend the order another five years. 1968. hours knocking on doors and making that he be held in contempt of court for raised — about $35,500 — to the “There hasn’t been much compliance According to his daughter, phone calls to help get pro-union can- that. amount he still owes the unions. That’s so far,” Hartman said, “so we’d like to Michelle, Michael Anderson “was a didates elected. Multnomah County Circuit Court about $500,000. [An appeals court re- give Bill another chance to comply.” Jack of all trades, who loved racing, In 2003, he was the first recipient of Judge Janice Wilson rejected Size- duced the earlier award to $500,000.] Meanwhile, the original case is still guns, and family.” the Emory F. Via Workers Education more’s argument that he didn’t under- “This is what we have to do to get on appeal before the Oregon Supreme Anderson was preceded in death by Award for outstanding achievement in stand the court order, and ruled that he compliance with the jury award and the Court, which heard from both sides last his father William G. Anderson. activating co-workers and promoting “chose to ignore” it. injunction,” said AFT-Oregon Execu- September but has yet to make a deci- He is survived by his wife; mother, social justice. The award was presented “Mr. Sizemore is a very bright man,” sion. Doris L. Anderson; a son, Bill; a at the Oregon AFL-CIO convention in daughter, Michelle Rivera and son-in- September 2003. law Ben Rivera; four grandchildren; Howard was born May 28, 1956, in and brothers Gary and Fred Anderson. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His family INDEPENDENT RETIREMENT LIVING A memorial service was held May moved to Portland when he was a 31 at the Sheet Metal Worker Local 16 child. He attended King and Sabin ele- Westmoreland's Kirkland Union Hall in Portland Oregon. mentary schools, and graduated from Union Manor Union Plaza Donations in Anderson’s name may Benson High School in 1974. be sent to the American Heart Associa- He met his wife, Lena Lewis, in 6404 SE 23rd Ave. 1414 Kauffman Ave. tion or the American Diabetes Associa- 1981, and they were together for over Portland 97202 Vancouver 98660 tion. 26 years. They married in 2007. 503•233•5671 360•694•4314 Howard is survived by his wife; two sons, Michael Howard, Jr., and An- dre Avent; nine grandchildren; his fa- Lung cancer claimed Michael ther, the Rev. 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JUNE 6, 2008 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS PAGE 5 Glass Workers 740 Official ELECTION OF LOCAL 740 OFFICERS (Finan- cial Secretary and 3 Trustees) will be held from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 28, at the following locations: Portland Union Office, 11105 NE Sandy Blvd.; Eugene, Best Western Grand Manor Inn, 971 Kruse Way, Spring- Notices field; Salem, Candelaria Terrace, 2659 Commercial SE. Bakery, Confectionery, Insulators 36 Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 11. Tobacco Workers and Members meet 8 p.m. Friday, June 13. Grain Millers 114 Meetings are at 11145 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Executive Board meets 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 24, fol- lowed by a 10:30 a.m. General Board meeting, at 7931 Iron Workers NE Halsey, Suite 204, Portland. Shopmen 516 Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Thursday, June 12, at Boilermakers 500 11620 NE Ainsworth Cir., #300, Portland. Members meet 10 a.m. Saturday, June 14, at 2515 NE Columbia Blvd., Portland. Laborers 320 Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, June 12, at Joe Edgar Bricklayers and Allied Hall, Teamsters’ Complex, 1850 NE 162nd Ave. Craftworkers 1 Members meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, at 12812 NE Laborers 483 Marx St., Portland. Municipal Employees Members meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, at the Mu- Carpenters 1715 sicians Hall, 325 NE 20th Ave., Portland. Members meet 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, preceded by a 5 p.m. Executive Board meeting at 612 E. McLoughlin, Vancouver, Wash. Labor Roundtable of Southwest Washington Cement Masons 555 Delegates meet 8 a.m. Friday, June 20, at Hometown Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, June 19, at 12812 Buffet, 7809-B Vancouver Plaza Dr., Vancouver, Wash. NE Marx St., Portland.

NOLC board room, 1125 SE Madison, Portland. Clark, Skamania & West Lane County Delegates meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 24, at IBEW Lo- Painters & Drywall Salem Building & Klickitat Counties CLC Labor Council cal 48 Hall, 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland. Finishers 10 Construction Trades Delegates meet 6 p.m. Thursday, June 26, preceded Delegates meet 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 25, at Members meet 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, at 11105 Delegates meet 10 a.m. Thursday, July 3, at the IBEW by an Executive Board meeting, at the ILWU Local 4 1116 South A St., Springfield. Mid-Columbia CLC NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. 280 Training Center, 33309 Hwy 99E, Tangent. Hall, 1205 Ingalls St., Vancouver, Wash. Delegates meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, at 3313 W. 2nd, The Dalles. Columbia Pacific Lane, Coos, Curry & Pile Drivers, Divers Sheet Metal Douglas Building Trades Millwrights & Machinery Workers 16 Building Trades Delegates meet at noon Wednesday, June 25, at the & Shipwrights 2416 Members meet 7 p.m. Friday, June 27, preceded by a Portland members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, at Delegates meet 10 a.m. Tuesdays, June 10 and June Springfield Training Center, 2861 Pierce Pkwy., Spring- Erectors 711 6 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 2205 N. Lombard, the Sheet Metal Training Center, 2379 NE 178th Ave., 17, at Kirkland Union Manor II, 3535 SE 86th, Portland. field. Members meet 10 a.m. Saturday, June 28, preceded #10, Portland. Portland. by a 9 a.m. Executive Committee meeting, at the Car- Medford area members meet 5 p.m. Wednesday, June Linoleum Layers 1236 penters Hall, 2205 N. Lombard St., Portland. 11, at Wild River Pizza, 2684 N. Pacific Hwy., Medford. Electrical Workers 48 Eugene area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, June 12, Portland area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, June Portland City & Coast Unit meets 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 11, at As- at the Local 16 Hall, 4748 Franklin Blvd., Eugene. 26, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Due to a unan- toria Labor Temple, 926 Duane St., Astoria. Coos Bay area members meet 5 p.m. Thursday, June imous ballot, the June 28 election for District Council Metropolitan Employees Electrical Workers Minority Caucus meets 6 p.m. 19, at Abby’s Pizza, 997 First St., Coos Bay. #5 positions has been canceled. Northwest Oregon Wednesday, June 11, in the Executive Boardroom. 189 Portland area VOC meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 2, at Residential Unit meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 11, in Labor Council Executive Board meets 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, at the Sheet Metal Training Center, 2379 NE 178th Ave., the Dispatch Lobby. Marion-Polk-Yamhill Delegates meet 7 p.m. Monday, June 23, at IBEW Lo- 6025 E. Burnside St., Portland. Portland. Sound and Communication Unit meets 6:30 p.m. cal 48 Hall, 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland. General membership meets 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, June Wednesday, June 11, in the Meeting Hall. Labor Council 24, 6025 E. Burnside St., Portland. Wasco Unit meets 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 11, at the Northern Wasco PUD, 2345 River Rd., The Dalles. Executive Board meets 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, Southern Oregon Electrical Women of Local 48 meets 6 p.m. Tuesday, followed by a 7 p.m. general meeting at SEIU Local 503, Roofers & Waterproofers 49 1730 Commercial St. SE, Salem. Operating Engineers 701 June 17, at NIETC, 16021 NE Airport Way, Portland. Members meet 1 p.m. Saturday, June 7, at the Local Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, June 12. Central Labor Council Executive Board meets 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, June 701 Union Hall, 555 East First St., Gladstone for the Executive Board meets 7 p.m. Thursday, July 3. Delegates meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, at the Labor 18 and July 2, in the Executive Boardroom. Metal Trades Council semi-annual meeting. Meetings are at 5032 SE 26th Ave, Portland. (Phone: Temple, 4480 Rogue Valley Hwy. #3, Central Point. Marine Unit meets 5 p.m. Monday, June 23, in the Executive Board meets 8 a.m. Monday, June 9, at 503 232-4807) Meeting Hall. Bylaws Committee meets 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 24, in the Executive Boardroom. United Association 290 General Membership Meeting, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Portland area members meet 7:30 p.m. Friday, June June 25, in the Meeting Hall. Show-up early for free 20, at 20210 SW Teton Ave., Tualatin. sandwiches and specifically designed tee-shirts. Doors Retiree Meeting Notices Astoria area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, June 26, open at 5:30pm. at the Astoria Labor Temple, 926 Duane, Astoria. Meetings are at 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland, un- Bend area members meet 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 24, less otherwise noted. ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED meet 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 10, at ing the summer months. at the Local 290 Training Center, 2161 SW First, Red- DEATH ASSESSMENTS: The following death as- AMERICANS OREGON CHAPTER the Portland Classical Chinese Gar- mond. sessments have been declared for June and are payable at Brookings area members meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, 50 cents: No. 2178, James E. Fortmiller and No. 2179, Executive Board meets 10 a.m. den, NW 3rd Ave. and Everett St. Fol- NORTHWEST OREGON LABOR July 1, at Curry County Search and Rescue, 517 Rail- George G. Ostrander. Thursday, June 12 at the Northwest lowing our lunch, we will have a RETIREES COUNCIL road St., Brookings. Coos Bay area members meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, June Oregon Labor Council, at 1125 SE guided tour of the garden. For further Business meeting from 10 a.m. to 24, at the Coos Bay Training Center, 2nd & Kruse. Madison, Portland. information, please call Vera Larson 11 a.m. Monday, June 9, at 1125 SE Eugene area members meet 6:30 p.m. Monday, June Electrical Workers 280 23, at the Springfield Training Center, 2861 Pierce Park- Bend Unit meets 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 12, at the Retirees meet 10 a.m. Thursday, (503) 252-2296. Madison, Suite 100G, Portland. way, Springfield. IBEW/UA Training Center, 2161 SW First St., Red- June 26, at Westmoreland Union Klamath Falls area members meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, mond. June 24, at 4816 S. 6th St., Klamath Falls. Joint Unit meets 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 19, at Manor, 6404 SE 23rd Ave., Portland. ELECTRICAL WORKERS 280 OREGON AFSCME Medford area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, June 33309 Hwy 99E, Tangent. All retirees are welcome to attend. Retirees meet between 11:45 a.m. Retirees meet 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 26, at 650A Industrial Circle, White City. Executive Board meets 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 2, at Roseburg area members meet 5 p.m. Thursday, June 32969 Hwy. 99E, Tangent, OR. and noon Monday, June 9, at The Old 17 at the AFSCME office, 6025 E. 26, at the Roseburg Labor Temple, 742 SE Roberts. BAKERS 114 Country Buffet on Lancaster in Salem, Burnside, Portland. Call Michael Salem area members meet 6 p.m. Monday, June 23, at Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Thursday, which is next to Michael’s Craft Store. Arken for information at 503 -239- 1810 Hawthorne Ave. NE, Salem. Elevator Constructors 23 The Dalles area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, June Members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, June 12, preceded June 26, at JJ North’s Grand Buffet, If you have any questions, please 9858. 24, at the United Steelworkers Local 9170 Union Hall. by a 5:30 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 12779 NE 10520 NE Halsey, Portland. give Don Ball a call at 541-327-3388. Humboldt-Del Norte Co. area members meet 5:30 Whitaker Way, Portland. p.m. Wednesday, June 25, at the Eureka Training Center, SHEET METAL WORKERS 16 832 E St., Eureka, Calif. Exterior & Interior CARPENTERS GLASS WORKERS 740 Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Retired Carpenters meet for lunch Retirees meet 11 a.m. Tuesday, June June 12, at JJ North’s Grand Buffet, Specialists 2154 11 a.m. Monday, June 9, at JJ North’s 17, at JJ North’s Grand Buffet, 10520 10520 NE Halsey, Portland. USW 1097 Members meet 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, at 1125 Members meet 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, preceded SE Madison, Suite 207, Portland. Grand Buffet, 10520 NE Halsey, Port- NE Halsey, Portland. by a 3 p.m. Executive Board meeting, in the union of- land. UNITED ASSOCIATION 290 fice building, 91237 Old Mill Town Rd., Westport. Retirees meet 10 a.m. Thursday, Fire Fighters 1660 ELECTRICAL WORKERS 48 LINOLEUM LAYERS 1236 June 19, at 20210 SW Teton Ave., USW 8378 Members meet 8 a.m. Thursday, June 12, at 4411 SW Members meet 12:15 p.m., 3:15 p.m., 5:15 p.m., and Sunset Dr., Lake Oswego. Retirees, wives and friends will Retiree lunches will not be held dur- Portland. 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, at the A-Dec Building at the Fairgrounds in McMinnville.

PAGE 6 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS JUNE 6, 2008 Latest anti-union ads target Oregon’s Jeff Merkley By DON McINTOSH undermine public sympathy with the travel, even though the source of the Associate Editor labor movement. Berman has not dis- data, the U.S. Department of Labor, A pair of business-backed front closed to the press who’s paying for clearly distinguishes between salary groups run by a Washington, D.C., the campaign, and the spokesperson and reimbursements in its annual lobbyist is waging a wide-ranging me- for his groups did not return calls from union financial disclosure forms, dia campaign against organized labor. the NW Labor Press. which are publicly available. Stopping the union-backed Employee Since 2006, his group the Center Stylistically, Berman is a bomb- Free Choice Act (EFCA) appears to be for Union Facts has spent millions of thrower, coming up with attention-get- the goal of the campaign by the Center dollars running anti-union ads on tele- ting campaigns that provoke and of- for Union Facts and the Employee vision and in newspapers across the fend. Union leaders have mostly Freedom Action Committee. country. The ads present crude stereo- chosen not to respond. EFCA is a bill in Congress that types of union leaders as bullies and “It’s a mud-slinging campaign.” would make it easier for workers to said Smith, the AFL-CIO spokesper- unionize and get a collective bar- son. “We don’t sling mud with them.” gaining agreement. Merkley campaign spokesperson Seen as a way to Matt Canter called the May 22 ads a turn around “gross distortion,” and said the ads tar- decades of decline geting Merkley were “designed to in union member- confuse Oregonians.” ship, EFCA is far- The anti-Merkley ads follow the and-away the top po- standard script in the campaign against litical priority of the EFCA. As one Center for Union Facts American labor ad put it, “labor union bosses have a movement. new scheme to do away with secret Last year, the bill ballot elections.” The “scheme” re- Toxic Avengers passed the House, and ferred to is of course EFCA, under had the support of the which workers could unionize simply scold Oregon U.S. majority in the Senate. by having a majority in a workplace But backers were nine sign union authorization cards — thus Sen. Gordon Smith votes short of the three- eliminating the need for a “secret bal- Al Dorgan (pictured above) of fifths majority needed to lot” workplace election. The process is Albany Steelworkers Local 7150 end a filibuster (cut off de- known as “card check.” takes part in the May 20 premier bate) and bring a bill to a Employers who want to keep of “The Toxic Trader” outside the vote in the Senate. Oregon’s unions out prefer the current system, downtown Portland district office Republican U.S. Senator in which unions are certified after a of U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith. The

Gordon Smith opposes it, Get the facts at: workplace election. That’s because the Steelworkers’ street theater and voted against cutting off rules give every advantage to the em- production features three “Toxic debate. ployer. Avengers” fending off a gigantic Oregon House Speaker Jeff Under the National Labor Relations “Toxic Trader” puppet (right). Merkley, Smith’s Democratic Act, neither union organizers nor pro- The play illustrates the challenger, supports EFCA, and thugs with working class New York union workers have any right to talk to devastating down-sides of free last year helped pass similar legislation accents, and they make frequent refer- workers at the workplace about how trade agreements supported by in Oregon covering public employees. ence to “labor union bosses” and “fat- they might benefit from union mem- Sen. Smith, including the On May 22, full-page ads appeared cats.” bership. But the employer has almost importation of millions of toxic in the Oregonian and the Eugene Reg- One ad ran a mug shot of UNITE unlimited authority to meet with work- toys containing poisonous levels ister-Guard criticizing Merkley. “[Jeff HERE President Bruce Raynor next to ers on the clock individually and in of lead and the exportation of millions of U.S. manufacturing jobs — Merkley] supports eliminating the pictures of Iranian President Mah- groups to argue against the union, typi- including 22,600 from Oregon over the past seven years, organizers right to a private vote when unions are moud Ahmadinejad and former Ugan- cally aided by professional anti-union said. The production will now travel the country, performing at the enlisting new members,” the ads said. dan dictator Idi Amin. Another, pictur- consultants. Employer-side attorneys offices of other lawmakers who have backed free trade agreements The ads, which cost $14,623 to run, ing a menacing-looking “DMV can use legal challenges to delay the instead of working for fair trade, which, according to the Steelworkers, were placed by the Employee Free- worker” with a snarl on her face, said union election for months or even should require protection for the environment and ensure that workers dom Action Committee, set up by public servants make more than tax- years. And consequences are minimal are protected at the very least by their own country’s labor laws and Richard Berman, a long-time lobbyist payers because union chiefs have for even the worst offenses employers standards. for the tobacco, alcohol and restaurant “greased the system.” commit — spying on workers, lying to industries. The Oregon phone number The group’s “teachers unions ex- workers about the union, and harass- in the ads rings though to Berman’s posed” ad series claims America is ing, disciplining and firing pro-union D.C. office. falling behind other countries educa- workers. Berman’s trademark is creating tionally because of teachers unions. For such violations of the law, the (triple back pay and civil fines of up to trample workers’ rights, or admit they front groups that attack the credibility And the ads invite the public to nomi- most common “remedy” is a require- $20,000 per violation); requiring the don’t like the bill because it would of industry critics. Past Berman cam- nate and vote for the worst unionized ment that employers post a notice in government to seek a federal court in- make unionizing easier. So they say paigns worked to create doubt about school teachers. the break room saying they won’t do it junction against an employer when- they oppose EFCA because it would the harm of second-hand smoke or the The group’s Web site also has a again. Fired pro-union employees, af- ever there is reasonable cause to be- trample workers’ rights — to a secret link between fast food and obesity, de- strong Internet presence. The group ter years of litigation, sometimes win lieve employer conduct has ballot union election. fended tanning operations against can- pays to have its site as the first “spon- backpay (minus any wages they significantly interfered with employee “That’s the only argument we see cer concerns, or argued that increases sored listing” to appear when Google earned in the meantime) and an offer rights during an organizing drive; and from these groups,” Smith said. “They in the minimum wage hurt low-wage users search for “Employee Free of reinstatement to their workplace, mandating mediation and binding ar- want to keep this as superficial as pos- workers. Choice Act.” where in most cases the union drive bitration if union and management sible and focus on just one issue, the “Pretty much any dirty work that But the “facts” on their Web site was long ago defeated. can’t reach agreement on a first con- secret ballot election. When we talk needs to be done by corporate Amer- aren’t factual, according to a report by EFCA addresses the weaknesses of tract within 120 days. about the Employee Free Choice Act, ica, Rick Berman’s the first guy that the non-profit American Rights at the National Labor Relations Act by: EFCA opponents like the funders we put it in context of the much larger gets the phone call,” said national Work. For instance, the site inflates instituting card check as a legally of the Center for Union Facts can’t re- issue, which is that the system for AFL-CIO spokesperson Steve Smith. union leader compensation by includ- binding method of unionizing; increas- ally come out and say they don’t want workers to unionize is broken.” Now Berman is working to try to ing reimbursements for work-related ing penalties for employer misconduct stricter penalties for employers who

JUNE 6, 2008 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS PAGE 7 Union officials attended a “grand opening” of the Cascade Grain ethanol plant at Port Westward near Clatskanie. From left to right are John Candioti of Sheet Metal Workers Local 16; Jamie Maygra of Iron Workers Local 29; Dave Bell of Laborers Local 296; Tim Carrier of Painters District Council 5; John Mohlis, executive secretary-treasurer of the Columbia Pacific Building and Construction Trades Council; Boe Ellis of Operating Engineers Local 701; and Herman Stonebraker of Plumbers and Fitters Local 290. Union-built Cascade Grain ethanol plant up and running CLATSKANIE, Oregon — The yards of excavation; 2,000 tons of that money stayed right here in Oregon Kelly LLC Ethanol, under a joint ven- McFarland, Cascade Grain Products union-built and union-operated Cas- structural steel and iron; 18,000 cubic and Southwest Washington.” ture with The Industrial Company. operation manager. “All the rest are lo- cade Grain ethanol plant at Port West- yards of concrete; 112,000 lineal feet In addition to wages, the project la- Berggruen Holdings Inc. of New York cal and are very talented. I’m tickled to ward Energy Park is in full production of pipe; 140,000 lineal feet of cable; bor agreement ensured that all con- owns the facility. death with the quality of people we’ve as of June 6. and over 550 miscellaneous pumps, struction workers received health in- Cascade Grain will produce 113.4 gotten. The people here are head and The $192 million all-union plant heat exchangers, compressors, and surance benefits, an employer-paid million gallons of corn-based dry mill shoulders above my experience in the broke ground (under a project labor blowers, reported general contractor pension, and safety training. Fifteen fuel grade ethanol a year. Forty million Midwest.” agreement) July 20, 2006 and was JH Kelly. percent of the workforce was appren- bushels of corn will come to Port Another $27.4 million worth of in- completed last month. More than 400 “This project represents work per- tices. Only five injuries were recorded. Westward from the Midwest via rail frastructure related to Port Westward is construction workers logged over formed by local building trades em- “Labor productivity and harmony cars. Ethanol is an alternative fuel that currently under construction or being 800,000 hours building the facility — ployees,” said John Mohlis, executive on this project were excellent,” noted is considered a sustainable resource, planned. Plans are also in the works to the largest ethanol plant on the West secretary-treasurer of the Columbia- Clancy Kelly, senior project manager and its production warrants special tax build a carbon dioxide plant next to Coast and one of the 10 largest in the Pacific Building Trades Council. “This for JH Kelly. incentives granted through a bill Cascade Grain, and a coal gasification United States. construction injected more than $100 The ethanol plant was designed by passed in 2005 by the Oregon Legisla- power plant. CO2 is a gas by-product The project included 250,000 cubic million into the local economy, and Delta T and was constructed by JH ture. of the ethanol-producing process and The plant will employ 50 people — is used in carbonated beverages. The new members of United Food and operation would create about 30 full- Commercial Workers Local 555. time jobs. The gasification power plant According to a report in the would employee 100 full-time workers Clatskanie Chief, all of the full-time and has an estimated construction cost Swanson, Thomas & Coon employees are from Clatskanie, of $1.7 billion. Rainier, Svensen, and Longview. “The ATTORNEYS AT LAW only jobs that have been imported (from outside the area) are mine and Since 1981 the production supervisor,” said Ken James Coon Ray Thomas Kimberly Tucker Rain Forest Boots Jacqueline Jacobson Cynthia F. Newton LEGAL PROBLEMS?? Made in America!

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PAGE 8 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS JUNE 6, 2008 UNITE HERE Local 9 gets contract at Portland Hilton Contract negotiators for the Portland Hilton quota will be 15 rooms, down from the current the end of the contract. The Portland Hilton may goal that all contracts expire at the same time to Hotel & Executive Tower and UNITE HERE Lo- 16. And of those rooms, the number which are be the only one in the country to agree to such a maximize worker bargaining power. The Seattle cal 9 reached a breakthrough May 29 that will “checkouts” will go down from 12 to 11, and to subsidy. Hilton settled its contract May 28, and Local 9 likely end the union’s seven-month-old boycott of 10 in a year’s time. And the contract contains a variety of provi- was hopeful the Vancouver Hilton would also the hotel. The new agreement contains higher wages sions that will increase job security and enable the sign its first agreement soon, two years after The company agreed to nearly every major than those paid in Seattle, which has a higher cost union to build power. workers joined the union. proposal by the union. If, as expected, members of living than Portland. The contract has a four- Management agreed to successorship lan- And the hotel agreed for the first time to allow approve the contract in a vote to take place next year term, and is retroactive to Aug. 1, 2007; guage, so that if the Hilton sells the hotel, the con- members to take leaves of absence to do union week, the union’s boycott coordinator will spend workers will get a back pay check of 45 cents an tract will remain in force with the new owner. work: up to three workers for an indefinite time trying to bring business back to the hotel. hour for any hours worked since the old contract That was a big issue for the union; the last time amount of time, and up to 10 for any two-month Dozens of unions, non-profit groups and politi- expired. The roughly 100 housekeepers, who now the Benson Hotel was sold, the new owners fired period. cians cancelled events or scheduled them else- make $10.10 an hour, will be making $12.20 and rehired all the employees and the union had Finally, for any hotel the Hilton builds or ac- where out of respect for the boycott, and the De- when the new contract ends July 31, 2011. Even to bargain the contract anew. quires within Portland city limits, the company mocratic Party of Oregon pledged not to schedule parking valets, who had been making minimum The agreement also contains language restrict- agreed to adopt a stance of neutrality toward any events at the Portland Hilton this year. That wage (plus tips and benefits), will now make a ing subcontracting of bargaining unit work, and unionizing efforts, and to recognize the union if a meant hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost dollar over minimum. even bring back in-house some bakery work that majority of workers sign authorization cards. business for the hotel. In the banquet department, workers will now had been outsourced. And the bakers got a sizable Local 9 called the contract a major leap for- Housekeepers were reportedly dancing in the get to keep 90 percent of the automatic gratuity, bonus for the disruption they suffered. ward. Assuming ratification goes off without a break room when they heard the news that their up from the current 75 percent. The contract end date is the same as the con- hitch, the union may push the Portland Hilton as a work load will decrease — which was a key The Hilton agreed to a bus pass subsidy of $25 tract expiration date for the Seattle and Vancou- model, and as a hotel deserving of business from union goal. In two months, the daily cleaning a month, which will rise to $30 and then $40 by ver, Washington hotels, in accord with a union unions and pro-labor organizations. Letter Carriers collect record Roger G. Worthington, P.C. leads the fight to find a cure 73.1 million pounds of food The 2008 National Association of hundreds of volunteers who stepped Letter Carriers’ “Stamp Out Hunger” forward to help and the hundreds of Food Drive collected a record 73.1 mil- thousands of postal customers who do- for Mesothelioma cancer lion pounds of food donations in the nated high-quality food for their letter nation’s largest one-day effort to com- carriers to pick up on this day. 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Machinist Lodge 63 will host the $20 Million: 54 year-old engineer “While we didn’t reach our goal of second annual “Guide Dog Dash” two-million pounds of food, we are Motorcycle Run Saturday, June 28. $12.6 Million: 69 year-old psychiatrist exposed at home thrilled to have set a new statewide The start and finish will be at the $10 Million: 54 year-old woman exposed via father’s clothes record for the food drive for the second Machinists Hall, 3645 S.E. 32nd Ave. $8.4 Million: 60 year-old Navy veteran and crane operator year running,” says L.C. Hansen, pres- Portland. 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JUNE 6, 2008 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS PAGE 9 BARGAIN COUNTER Are we facing a construction FREE Free classified ads to subscribers workforce shortage? Not really DEADLINE: Friday prior to publication By BOB SHIPRACK ing people and, in fact, have appren- Published 1st and 3rd Fridays It seems every week those of us in tices and journeymen available on the construction industry are told we the out-of-work list now. Now accepting e-mails face a dire threat in that we will have Having seen the ups and downs fewer workers in the future. of our industry over the years, I am Send to: [email protected] Some claim the existing work- familiar with how we get people in- Mail to: NWLP, PO Box 13150, Portland OR 97213 force is old and cannot be replaced. volved. It does not help as we enter (Please include union affiliation) Organizations and governments are an economic downturn (recession?) putting money into “solving” this to say we need 35,000 new workers. • 15-20 words • No commercial or business ads • 1 ad per issue perceived problem. Sub-standard Employment figures show only a • All lower case (NO CAPITAL LETTERS, PLEASE) • training programs have taken off, 2.8 percent increase through 2009. which often do not prepare young Part of the problem is also the rise Ads MUST include area code or they will not be published people for construction careers. Let’s of “workforce consultants” who look at the facts vs. the myths. convince normally rational people there is a huge problem and get well and pickups, cash for some. 503 314 Myth #1: paid for it — though provide very Automotive 8600 The construction workforce little. ’96 SAAB 900S alloy wheels, 4 each, BOB SHIPRACK 15x7, 15 spoke, 5 hole pattern, includes is old. Building Trades unions are go- center caps, all for $80. 503 661-6987 Employment Department data ing through a strong period of ’94 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY van, Sporting Goods shows construction is the third growth with a big increase in ap- nice leather seats, 120k, $1,500 OBO. 360 ’05 CUSTOM HARLEY Softail, flat tial workers, and the number is only youngest sector of the Oregon work- prentices and with training pro- 835-8000 black/redgraphics, all new, $12,000. 503 increased by positive in-migration. force. Only 14 percent are age 55 grams and facilities — funded at ’94 CHEV PU, SWB, canopy, bed liner, 257-7390 AC, PS, PB, CC, centerline wheels, 62k on ’88 BIG FOOT CAMPER, 9.5 ft, kept un- and over. Fifty percent are between Myth #3 millions of dollars per year new Goodwrench motor, $4995. 503 285- dercover, excellent shape, $5,000. 541 25-44. Any visit to a construction I cannot get any workers. statewide by unions and their em- 6842 746-1928 worksite would verify this. ployers, which are among the top in JEEP ALUMINUM diamond plate below ’01 WW 26’ Toyhauler, 4kw gen, micro, 2 That depends. The Employment the nation. door trims R&L sides, $45; pair CJ5 seats, large bat awning, large tanks, many extras, Department just published “Will good cond, $45 both. 503 254-1087 We have always known that good nice, $13,999 OBO. 503 720-7846 Dave Oregon Have Enough Workers?” ’73 CHEV 454 std. block, crank, cleaned, ’93 WILDERNESS TRAILER, 19’, FSC, Myth #2 pay and benefits, training, and treat- There are not enough young (available by calling 503-947-1204), maged, malar heads, pan, new cam, .010 double axle w/new brakes, good tires, tow ing people fairly attracts and retains brgs, .030 pistons & rings, $700. 503 658- with 1/2 ton truck, $4,200 OBO. 360 225- which details this issue. Throughout people to take their place. construction workers. The union 6108 5108 The State demographer gave me the publication it stresses wages, ’01 CORVETTE Z06, black, run-flats, Bose construction industry has supplied ’66 10’ ALASKAN CAMPER, 12v 110, wa- these numbers: Actual decline in 18 benefits, and training as keys to stereo, all the extras, mint condition, 27K ter, sink stove, it raises, it lowers, hydraulic, our customers’ needs for over 100 year olds ended in 1986, then the drawing new workers and concludes miles, perfect collectors car, $29,900. 503- ex cond, $1,175. 360 256-7810 years. I think we are well able to 666-1811 number began increasing, hitting “... employers unable to provide ’03 SUZUKI 650cc, Savage motorcycle, continue doing that. Next time you ’05 B400 MAZDA, 4WD, extra cab 30,000 blue/green w/manual, 5,000 mi, 50 mpg, 39,000 in 1992, 50,500 in 1998, and competitive employee compensa- hear someone echoing these myths, miles, new oversized tires, exc shape crash & saddle bags, sissi bar, $3,000. 503 54,000 in 2008. They expect a level- tion may face a serious shortage of $14,400 OBO 503 266-5912 leave mes- 621-3090 show them the facts. ing out or a very modest reduction workers.” sage HYDROSWIFT BOAT, 14’, shoreline trailer (4,000) by 2012. Never in recent The Union apprenticeship pro- (Editor’s Note: Bob Shiprack is ’93 MAZDA MX6 $500, needs body work and 40 hp Evinrude motor, good cond, and minor repairs, great interior. 360 574- $600. 503 723-9461 history have we had so many poten- grams have had little trouble recruit- the executive secretary of the Oregon 6264 or 505-460-7996 ’99 HARLEY FXST custom, black, Mus- State Building and Construction SPORTS BRA for 1989 Pontiac Bon- tang seat, Tennessee fats windshield, lots Trades Council and a member of neville, best offer. 360 574-6264 of extras,$11,000. 503-317-4611 IBEW Local 48.) ’89 HI-LO CAMP TRAILER FSC, a/c, awning, new tires & battery, leveling jacks. Zachary exc.t cond. $5,995. OBO. 503-353-0434 Housing ’98 TAHOE T/T, 32 ft, w/14ft slide, hard Zabinsky ROCKAWAY BEACH house, 3 bed, 2 side exterior, duct furnace, A/C, rear kitchen, front queen bed, sleeps 6, $8,900. • Social Security bath, sleeps 9, great amenities, minutes to Labor-endorsed beach. 503 355-2136 or 503 709-6018 360-225-5976 • SSI - Disability Claims 380 ACRES, FIELDS, pasture land, ju- ’08 JAYCO 28’ travel trailer, slide out, 2 niper trees, $1000 per acre, terms. 541 doors, walk-around queen bed, factory 2- Personal Attention To Every Case Bob Main wins 468-2961 yr. warranty, $18,500; w/tow vehicle $35,000. 503 491-5181 Working For Disability Rights PINE HOLLOW reservoir, 3 bed home Coos County seat w/garage, 1800 sq ft, very nice, view, lake RIFLE MODEL US1903A3 Springfield Since 1983 100 ft. $337,000. 360 737-1930 (Remington 30-06), new unfinished NO FEE WITHOUT RECOVERY FISH/HUNT 2 bed, 1 bath mobile home sporterized stock,4x32 monoscope, COOS BAY — Labor-backed weaver mounts, modified bolt, $175. 503 621 SW Morrison, Portland w/garage on Lake Rock Creek Reservoir, Robert “Bob” Main defeated in- 112k. 541 544-2030 236-1329 cumbent John Griffith in a non-par- WARRENTON 3 bed, 2 bath, furnished, tisan election for Coos County sturgeon fishing is great and salmon sea- 223-8517 son is coming. 1-949-300-1188 Commission, Position 1. 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PAGE 10 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS JUNE 6, 2008 Steelworkers ratify new ...Klare remembered (From Page 1) His parents divorced when he was a contract at Cascade Steel small child. He and his mother moved November 1962. A 1964 exposé Klare several times before landing in Hous- United Steel Workers Local 8378 retroactive to the April 1 end of the wrote of corruption in the Multnomah ton, Texas, where he graduated from reached a final agreement with Cas- previous contract, agreeing to start a County coroner’s office won an award high school. cade Steel Rolling Mills, which mem- 1 percent 401(k) match much earlier from the American Political Science As- During an oral history interview bers ratified May 30. in the contract, and setting up a fund sociation for reporting on public affairs. for the Pacific Northwest Labor His- After voting down an earlier com- to compensate union stewards and of- Eugene Francis Klare was born Oct. tory Association in 1987, Klare said: pany offer several weeks prior, mem- ficers when they do union work. 12, 1926, on a farm in Tippecanoe “My mind was made up at 12 years bers picketed outside the McMinnville That last item had been a sticking County, Indiana to Viola and Francis old, I wanted to work on a newspa- plant and conducted a one-shift shut- point, since up to now, union officers Klare. At the request of his maternal per.” down of the melt shop May 16. who spent lots of time on grievances grandfather, he was named after Eu- After high school Klare returned to The company, owned by Schnitzer and arbitrations could fall behind gene Debs, a co-founder of the Indus- Indiana, where he attended Valparaiso Steel Industries, then sweetened its coworkers in company pension contri- trial Workers of the World and five-time University. He left after a one year to proposal, making a 3.5 percent raise butions and production bonuses. Socialist candidate for U.S. president. take a job creating newsletters. It was in The new contract provides for three Valparaiso that he met his first wife, annual raises of 3.5 percent. It gives Margaret. union members greater say on the They had a son, Max, who now lives company's safety committee. And it ATU 757 gets in Alaska. commits the company to cover the The young couple moved to Niles, costs for Steelworker safety training Ohio, when Klare landed his first news- tentative deal and occupational safety conferences. paper job at the Niles Times. They later It also gives the union sole adminis- teamed up with a friend to buy a weekly tration of the canteen fund, which uses at Bend Transit newspaper in Lagrow, Indiana. profits from vending machine sales in BEND — Amalgamated Transit Klare was drafted into the Marine the employee break room. The fund Union Local 757 officials announced Corps during the Korean Conflict. He pays for flowers on the birth or death today (May 22) that they have reached spent two years in Washington, D.C., of a family member, and once a year, a tentative agreement for a three-year working in the publicity department. He is parceled out to local charities, contract covering Bend Area Transit served nine more years in the reserves, school sports teams, and employee workers employed by Paratransit Ser- earning the rank of sergeant. scholarships. vices, the contractor that runs public Following his military duty, Klare The final agreement was much im- transit for the City of Bend. worked at newspapers in Pocatello and proved from the company's first offer, The union has scheduled a ratifica- Nampa, Idaho, and San Leandro, Cali- which was an 18-month contract with tion vote on June 6. fornia, and as a freelance political writer a 4 percent 401(k) match and no wage Details of the tentative agreement, for Time Magazine before moving to increase. which will cover approximately 40 Portland to work at the Oregonian. The new contract runs three years Bend Area Transit and Dial-A-Ride Margaret told the NW Labor Press and expires March 31, 2011. drivers, dispatchers and customer that Klare was offered, but turned down, service representatives, were not a Nieman Fellowship. The fellowships known at press time. Throughout his career, Gene Klare was always very active in Democratic are awarded to working journalists of Bend Area Transit and Dial-A- CORRECTION politics. In the photo above, he meets President Jimmy Carter. Below he accomplishment and promise to come Ride employees voted to join ATU is pictured shaking hands with President Lyndon B. Johnson. to Harvard University for a year of Local 757 in early 2007. They have A photo caption in the May 16 edi- study, seminars and special events. been bargaining with Paratransit Ser- tion of the Northwest Labor Press They divorced in 1961. vices for about nine months. misidentified Gary Moore of Laborers Klare’s second wife was Jane Zahler. ATU Local 757 represents transit Local 296 at the 100th anniversary din- She had three children from a previous workers in over 20 Oregon cities and ner of the Columbia Pacific Building marriage: Mark, Paul and Mary. To- counties, ranging from Tri-Met in and Construction Trades Council. gether they had twins Amy and Portland to communities smaller than The Labor Press regrets the error. Matthew. Amy is director of the Civil Bend. Rights Division of the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries, and Matt is an Oregon state trooper. Gene and Jane were divorced and in 1973 he met Oleta (Lita) Mooney. They Quest married in November 1975. Lita had three grown kids from a previous mar- riage: Leslie, Michelle, and Kris. Lita Investment preceded him in death on Nov. 2, 1998. Q During his career Klare served as Management, Inc. president of the Portland Newspaper Guild, chaired the Multnomah County • Serving Multi-Employer Civil Service Commission, and was the } Serving Multi-Employer first West Coast labor editor to serve as president of the International Labor Trusts Trusts for for Over Twenty Twenty Years Years Press Association. His achievements were recognized CamCam Johnson Greg Greg Sherwood with induction to the Northwest Ore- gon Labor Council Retirees Hall of Adrian Adrian HamiltonHamilton Monte Monte Johnson Fame and as a Pacific Northwest La- DougDoug GoebelGoebel BillBill ZenkZenk bor History Association “Labor His- tory Person of the Year.” Garth Nisbet Pat Worley He was a 45-year member of Office and Professional Employees Local 11. OneOne SWSW ColumbiaColumbia St., Suite 1100,1100 Portland,Portland, OR 97258 Klare was cremated and his ashes were interred at Willamette National 503-221-0158503-221-0158 Cemetery. www.QuestInvestment.com www.QuestInvestment.com The family said a memorial service will be arranged at a later date.

JUNE 6, 2008 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS PAGE 11 NW Oregon Labor Council candidates do well Labor ally Sam Adams outpolls 12 to win mayor’s race When ballots were counted May 20, were victorious in the primary. Outright of the vote in a field of 13 candidates building trades unions (he helped John most of the candidates backed by Port- winners included Sam Adams for running for an open seat. Incumbent Mohlis of the Columbia Pacific Build- land-area unions won local government mayor of Portland; Dennis Doyle for Tom Potter did not seek re-election after ing and Construction Trades Council office. Most city and county races are mayor of Beaverton; Nick Fish and serving just one term. Businessman Sho get a mayor-appointed seat on the Port- non-partisan, and if no candidate wins a Randy Leonard for Portland City Coun- Dozono finished a distant second with land Development Commission), and is majority in the primary, voters pick be- cil; and Craig Roberts for Clackamas 34 percent of the vote. a regular at anti-WalMart rallies put on tween the top two in November. County sheriff. Only Leonard and Adams is an ally of organized labor by United Food and Commercial Work- Of the 10 races the Northwest Ore- Roberts are incumbents. and had wide union support, including ers Local 555. During an endorsement gon Labor Council (NOLC) made en- Adams, a Portland city commis- AFSCME Local 189, the largest union interview with the Executive Board of dorsement recommendations, eight sioner, garnered more than 52 percent at the city. Adams has worked with the Northwest Oregon Labor Council, Adams said, “I will be a union mayor — and I won’t apologize for it.” Adams doesn’t take office until Jan- Thirty-two people and seven uary 2009. labor organizations received In a special election to fill an open Appreciation awards May 31 at the 11th Portland City Council seat, labor attor- annual Labor Appreciation ney Nick Fish won outright with 61 per- and Recognition Night dinner cent of the vote. Several unions helped SAM ADAMS Night Honors sponsored by the Northwest his campaign with elbow grease and Oregon Labor Council. In campaign contributions. Fish’s largest the vote in a four-person race in east Friends addition to paying tribute to contributions came from AFSCME Lo- Multnomah County. Her opponent in these “friends of labor,” the cal 189 ($4,000) and Teachers Voice in November will be West Columbia event was a fundraiser for Politics ($3,500). He will be sworn in Gorge Chamber of Commerce Director of Labor Labor’s Community Service to office this month. Diane McKeel, who finished with 28 Agency. This year, $2,031 was NOLC-endorsed candidate Mike Fa- percent of the vote. raised on raffle tickets for cash hey finished fourth in a six-person race Local 88 President Becky Steward and Made in the U.S. prizes for Portland City Council, Position 1. said she was particularly pleased to see donated by local unions and Amanda Fritz, a member of the Oregon Piluso — who the union endorsed — area businesses. This year Nurses Association, was the top vote- make it to November, because of her NOLC made a special pre- getter, capturing 44 percent of the vote. public safety background. “It’s very dif- sentation to Congresswoman She was endorsed by UFCW Local ficult for the commission to deal with Darlene Hooley (center photo 555, Laborers Local 483, and Letter public safety issues if they don’t have left), who is retiring after 12 Carriers Branch 82. She will face someone with expertise,” Steward said. years in the U.S. House of Representatives. Making appearances were Charles Lewis, who received 13 percent In Beaverton, union support helped U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (above), Portland mayor-elect and city of the vote. unseat four-term Mayor Rob Drake, commissioner Sam Adams, city commissioner-elect Nick Fish, In Multnomah County, three of five who was described as very difficult dur- Democratic nominee for Congress (to succeed Hooley) Kurt seats on the commission were open this ing contract negotiations with city gov- Schrader, and Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian. Recognized at election. The top vote-getter was Deb ernment workers who belong to Service this year’s dinner (pictured below) were: Jerry and Genny Schmunk, Kafoury in District 1, with 87 percent Employees Local 503. SEIU, NOLC, Claude McMahan, George and Dorothy Socha, Ted and Ann Totten, of the vote. She was endorsed by AF- and the Beaverton Police Association Lee Herman, James Bernardin, Don and Pam Peters, Randy Shaw, SCME Local 88, the biggest union of endorsed challenger Denny Doyle, a Mike Pucik, Bruce Hansen, Anna Tompte, Al Panek, Val Jack, Helen county employees, and Portland Fire Beaverton city councilor. Doyle won Gourde, Jim Davis, Ron Rogers, Leanna Hakala, Regina Klavano, Fighters Local 43. with 10,507 votes to Drake’s 8,768. Clif Davis, Shannon Walker, Jim Cook, Bill Shatava, Kenneth Judy Shiprack and Carla Piluso won In Clackamas County, Wilsonville Morgan, Barbara Lewis, Bill Wimmer, Dee Dee Pruit, Sharron easily in their respective races in Dis- Mayor Charlotte Lehan finished first in Rainey, Suzanne Kunse and Marty Blake. Machinists Lodge 63, tricts 3 and 4, but neither garnered the a four-person race for County Commis- IBEW Local 48 and its international, the Pacific NW Regional 50 percent plus one needed to win out- sion, Position 4. With 47 percent of the Council of Carpenters, Exterior and Interior Specialists Local 2154, right. Both had the support of NOLC. vote, Lehan will be in a runoff in No- and Carpenters Locals 247 and 1388 were recognized for their Shiprack, a former state legislator vember against runner-up Dave Mowry, contributions to the Unions For Kids Motorcycle Poker Run, an and wife of building trades union offi- who garnered 25 percent of the vote. annual fundraiser for Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. cial Bob Shiprack, finished first in a Mowry is a political consultant and for- field of six candidates with 37 percent mer aide to Republican State Rep. of the vote. The runner-up with 18 per- Linda Flores. cent of the vote was Mike Delman, pub- NOLC-endorsed Trent Tidwell fin- lic affairs director of Portland Habilita- ished fourth in a seven-person race for tion Center and a former staffperson at Clackamas County Commission, Posi- AFSCME. He had endorsements from tion 5. Tidwell is a city commissioner UFCW Local 555 and the Oregon in Oregon City. Nurses Association. Clackamas County Sheriff Craig Piluso, chief of police for the City of Roberts won re-election over two other Gresham, received nearly 48 percent of candidates with 79 percent of the vote.

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