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Labor all over map in governor’s race ucation. The Oregon AFL-CIO’s COPE NW Oregon Labor meeting was held March 10 — prior to Council ‘recommends’ the March 27 meeting when the North- west Oregon Labor Council made its Kulongoski, plus several decision. State COPE took no action in other local candidates. the gubernatorial primary and no fur- ther COPE meetings are scheduled For the upcoming May 16 primary prior to the election. election, most Oregon unions have de- And no public employees union has cided by now whether and who to en- thus far endorsed Kulongoski, despite dorse for governor. Uncharacteristically, his having been an early union favorite a number have taken a pass on the in- in the 2002 election. As a labor attor- cumbent Democrat, and some have ney, in 1973 Kulongoski helped write even backed a challenger. the state’s public employee collective Governor Ted Kulongoski has the bargaining law. But as governor, he sup- endorsement of the Oregon State Build- ported making cuts to the Public Em- ing and Construction Trades Council, ployees Retirement System, angering Teamsters Joint Council 37 and United many public employees. Food & Commercial Workers Local Oregon Council 75 of the American, 555, plus a “recommendation for en- Federation of State, County and Munic- dorsement” from the Northwest Oregon ipal Employees declined to make a en- Postal Workers donate to Union Food Bank Labor Council. dorsement in the governor’s race. Under AFL-CIO bylaws, in state- None of the Democratic primary Marie Clark of the American Postal Workers Union Auxiliary presents a check for $365 and more than 850 wide races a central labor council can candidates could muster enough votes pounds of food to Mike Fahey of the Portland-based Union Food Bank during a banquet March 31 of the only make a “recommendation” to the for an endorsement from the Oregon APWU’s Auxiliary and Multi-State Northwest Region Convention (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Alaska and state body for an endorsement. Recom- Education Association, though it came Montana) at the Benson Hotel. The convention was hosted by Portland Local 128. Food and personal care mendations are addressed by the labor close to backing the campaign for gov- bags were collected as part of the auxiliary’s Two-Can Do project to help those in need. The Union Food Bank federation’s Committee on Political Ed- (Turn to Page 10) distributes food boxes to 500 families monthly out of the Carpenters Union Hall in Northeast Portland. Portland on short list of massive Change to Win organizing drive LAS VEGAS — Portland is on a list United States cannot exist without a “vibrant all add up to something bigger.” of 35 cities the Change to Win labor fed- middle class,” Burger said. “This campaign “In every campaign, no matter what union, we will be telling the eration has selected to be part of a mas- ‘In every campaign, no will empower the millions of workers to world that working people are uniting to ‘make work pay,’” she sive organizing campaign it plans to help them effect real change to make work added. launch the week of April 24. matter what union, we pay.” In practical terms, that means CTW unions will field joint organ- The seven-union federation unveiled will be telling the world Gene Pronovost, president of Tigard- izing teams, just as two of the member unions — UNITE HERE and its recruiting plans at a gathering of 2,000 based United Food and Commercial Work- the Teamsters — are doing in their current drive to organize 17,000 CTW officials, organizers and members that working people are ers Local 555 and an international union workers at Cintas, the nation’s largest launderer of uniforms and here last month, adopting as its slogan, vice president, said CTW unions in the Port- other materials. “Make Work Pay.” uniting to make work pay.’ land area are meeting to finalize their organ- But Burger also said CTW seeks worldwide support for the drive, The objective, said CTW Chairwoman izing plans. On the short list, he told the because “corporations are global and so must we be.” Only with Anna Burger, secretary-treasurer of the Northwest Labor Press, are possible cam- global cooperation, she stated, can unions “make global corporations Service Employees International Union, paigns at Three Mile Canyon Dairy, Wal- raise living standards and respect workers’right everywhere — rather is a joint effort to organize workers in “transportation, distribution, re- Mart, the Benson Towers condominium, Port of Portland drivers and than dragging them down to the lowest level everywhere.” tail, construction, leisure and hospitality, health care, property serv- the Oregon Lottery Some CTW leaders are comparing their organizing campaign ices, laundries, food production and processing and other services.” One of the focuses of the CTW convention March 19-21 was the with that of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) of the Burger, speaking at the conference, estimated those sectors have creation of local cross-union campaign teams, which will work to- 1930s, when millions of workers joined unions. 50 million workers combined. CTW’s unions — SEIU, Teamsters, gether as single entities to unite workers of all the unions in their “We must remember that auto, steel and other basic manufactur- United Food and Commercial Workers, UNITE HERE, the Labor- cities. ing jobs weren’t always the good middle-class jobs they became af- ers, the Carpenters and the Farm Workers — have an estimated 6 “It’s a little different” from past union organizing drives by CTW ter World War II,” Burger said. million members. They have also pledged to devote most of their members and others,” Burger stated. “Truth is, we’ve always done When a large percentage of the workforce was unionized, labor money to organizing. campaigns — but we’ve done them individually, union by union. was able to change low-paid manufacturing jobs into jobs that were The unions will be reaching out to unorganized workers as well as And we still have these campaigns. But now, as we work on these in- the “backbone of the American middle class,” she said. members of the public and politicians to support the notion that the dividual campaigns, we will be tying our work together and make it Let me say this about that —By Gene Klare Anti-union lawyer called on to head federal OSHA WASHINGTON, D.C. — A partner company promotes itself by stating: Web site says the law firm “engages as- in one of the nation’s largest anti-union “When a business is subjected to an sisting many employers in winning law firms was confirmed by the U.S. OSHA inspection, Jackson Lewis pro- NLRB (National Labor Relations Senate March 13 to head the federal vides the necessary representation to Board) elections “or in avoiding union Occupational Safety and Health Ad- ensure the rights of the client are fully elections altogether.” ministration (OSHA). protected. In cases where an employer “The preservation of management Edwin G. Foulke Jr. of the law firm is subject to criminal or civil legal ac- rights is our goal, whether prior to a Jackson Lewis LLP was nominated by tion based on alleged violations, we union offensive, during a union-organ- President George W. Bush last Septem- provide the expertise to defend the alle- izing campaign or in collective bargain- ber and was confirmed last month on a gations. ing negotiations.” voice vote in the Senate. “We have extensive agency experi- Foulke received a strong endorse- Foulke replaces Jonathan Snare, ence at the national and regional levels ment from Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., who has served as interim administra- to enter into settlement negotiations, who is chairman of the Senate Health, tor since January 2005. OSHA has op- and the expertise to contest citations be- Education, Labor and Pensions Com- erated without a permanent administra- fore the Occupational Safety and Health mittee and a proponent of OSHA “re- tor since December 2004, when John Review Commission, all state safety form.” Enzi has a 9 percent Committee The man from Butte Henshaw resigned from the post. and health commissions, and in federal on Political Education voting record as Snare will remains as OSHA’s and state court review proceedings.” tracked on worker-related issues by the IN THE SPOTLIGHT this week are two unionists of the past who de- deputy assistant secretary. Jackson Lewis also promotes itself national AFL-CIO. serve being on the Labor Honor Roll. This column started the Labor Honor Prior to his nomination, Foulke as a leader in “union avoidance.” Its Roll to acquaint readers with unionists whose roles in the labor movement worked at Jackson Lewis’ Greenville, took place before the Labor Hall of Fame was started in 1997 by the North- South Carolina, office. west Oregon Labor Retirees Council. The Retirees Council established the Jackson Lewis represents manage- Labor Hall of Fame to honor retired labor union members while still living. ment exclusively in labor, employment HEMORRHOIDS This edition’s honorees are Jim Leary, a and immigration law. It has nearly 400 Portland-based official of the national attorneys in 21 offices nationwide. One The Non-Surgical Treatment AFL-CIO who retired in 1973 and died in of its specialities is defending busi- We specialize in the non-surgical treatment of hemorrhoids. For over 40 1985; and Celia Boggs, a life member of nesses fined by OSHA for unsafe work- years people throughout the region have turned to the Sandy Blvd. Clinic for Portland Service Employees Local 49 who places. was 105 years old at the time of her death Foulke chaired the law firm’s OSHA fast and effective relief. For more information, FREE consultation and/or a in 1989. practice group and served as a member FREE informative booklet call: JAMES JOSEPH LEARY was born of the Society for Human Resource (503) 232-7609 in Butte, Montana, in 1908 and began his Management’s panel on workplace Write or call for THE SANDY BLVD. RECTAL a FREE Insurance working career at age six selling newspa- health, safety and security. Prior to join- information CLINIC PORTLAND accepted/pre pers on a downtown street corner in his na- ing Jackson Lewis in 1995, he was booklet and/or a FREE Steven G. Cranford, DC, ND authorization tive city. The Anaconda Copper Mining chairman of the Occupational Safety consultation. FORMERLY THE BEAL-OLIVER CLINIC required. Company ruled Butte and most of Montana and Health Review Commission. CHIROPRACTIC/NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIANS 2026 NE SANDY BLVD., PORTLAND, OR 97232 like an economic fiefdom. Jim once told On Jackson Lewis’ Web site, the me that as a newsboy he joined what he called “the old Newsboys Union.” Later he JAMES LEARY joined the Industrial Workers of the World, known as the Wobblies. At age 16, Leary went to work in the copper mines and at 28 he was Swanson,Thomas & Coon elected president of Miners Union No. 1. Four years later, at age 32 in 1940, Leary was elected secretary-treasurer of the International Union of Mine, ATTORNEYS AT LAW Mill and Smelter Workers. Holding that union post also gained him a seat on Since 1981 the national executive board of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). While holding those two offices, Leary participated in union organ- James Coon Ray Thomas izing campaigns throughout the United States and Canada. IN WORLD WAR II, Leary was appointed to a regional War Labor Megan Glor Margaret Weddell Sharon Maynard Board and a regional War Manpower Commission. A personal highlight of Cynthia F. Newton James Oliver Kimberly Tucker his federal service was a meeting with President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Democrat FDR was the only U.S. president to be elected to four terms; he held the office from 1933 until his death in 1945. Tip of the week: If you are found disabled by both Social Security In 1947, Leary ran for international president of the Mine, Mill and and Workers’ Compensation, your benefits may be offset. These Smelter Workers with the pledge that if elected he would clean out the Com- munists from the union. He lost by a narrow margin. The union was later offsets are often done wrong; if your benefits get reduced, check it expelled from the CIO. out right away. IN 1951 AND ‘52, Leary represented the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions as a delegate to the United Nations Economic and Social Council. Also in the early 1950s, he was appointed as a staff representative We represent people on all types of injury and disease related claims. of the CIO. After the 1955 national merger of the American Federation of La- bor (AFL) and the CIO, Leary was appointed director of organizing for Mon- n Workers’ Compensation n Asbestos/Mesothelioma tana and Idaho. He held that job until 1964 when he was transferred to Port- n Personal Injury/Product Liability n Social Security Disability land to become assistant director of AFL-CIO Region 21, covering Oregon, n Death Claims n ERISA/Long-Term Disability Washington, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. 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(Turn to Page 11) PAGE 2 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS APRIL 7, 2006 Cafeteria workers at Multnomah Education SD strike averted Portland School District A strike was averted, and nearly 400 ent, a head of human resources and an strike authorization. Loving, who himself serves on the declare impasse April 3 union workers at Multnomah Education in-house attorney felt the need to hire Union members and supporters Chehalem Park and Recreation District Service District (MESD) got an agree- Zagar. But hire him it did, and for over packed the MESD Board’s March 21 in Newberg. Loving said Oregon law Nutrition Services workers at ment they can probably live with — a year, management offered a 1 percent meeting and a rally just prior. Support- requires only that officeholders publicly Portland Public Schools delivered an thanks to the late-stage intervention of raise and demanded a change to the def- ers included Oregon Labor Commis- announce that a conflict of interest ex- impasse notice to Superintendent several elected MESD Board members. inition of “full time” that would have re- sioner Dan Gardner, Oregon State Sen- ists before voting on matters in which Vickie Phillips April 3 following MESD is one of 20 special regional sulted in the loss of health coverage to ator Kurt Schrader and City of Portland they have a direct financial stake. months of bargaining. The 262 education districts in Oregon, funded by nearly half the bargaining unit. Commissioner Randy Leonard and a “It would make little sense for us to school employees are represented by the state to help local school districts The previous contract expired July group of pro-union demonstrators sum- encourage our members and retirees to Service Employees Local 503. with services like special education for 2005. MESD management wouldn't moned by Portland Jobs with Justice. get elected to such boards and commis- Negotiations have stalled over students with disabilities. Workers at change anything in the dollars-and- For weeks, union workers had made sions if they had to turn around and ab- wages and health care insurance. MESD, with offices in Northeast Port- cents part of its proposal, and insisted impassioned appeals to the MESD stain every time a labor-related issue “We earn 8 percent to 20 percent land, provide support services to seven that no deal could be struck on non-eco- Board, which included former union came up,” Loving wrote in an e-mail to less than our peers in other Portland Portland-area school districts. Depend- nomic issues until agreement was stalwart and Portland Jobs with Justice Kornbrodt, a former probation officer. school districts,” said Deanna Gath- ing on their job title and experience, reached on economics. That stance staffperson Geri Washington. The employer offer that ended the man, a cook in the Dixon Street Ad- they earn from $11 to $17 an hour and changed when the two sides entered Now a strike neared. dispute included two 2 percent raises, ministrative offices. “With the pro- average $26,000 a year. MESD work- mediation in March, but the two sides Board members Washington, Harry and an agreement to increase employer posed increase in health insurance ers have long belonged to Local 1995 still edged toward the brink. Ainsworth, Ron Chinn and Ken Kissir contributions to health coverage by 16 premiums, we’re looking at a cut in of American Federation of State, On March 15, MESD sent a letter to sat in on bargaining March 23, and the percent over the two years. That means pay to continue doing our jobs.” County and Municipal Employees (AF- all workers saying it planned to impose management team changed its position no additional out-of-pocket costs for Vickie Fisher, who serves children SCME). Local 1995 was a sleepy affil- its offer on them whether the union enough to win union agreement. employees. And management took off meals at Kellogg Middle School, iate of Oregon AFSCME until it came agreed or not. When the union began in- Union workers felt deserted by one the table its plan to change the defini- added, “We’re the lowest-paid work- alive in the last year in response to ag- formational picketing and threatening erstwhile ally on the board, however. tion of full-time. ers in the district. We’ve been in gressive management tactics. to strike, MESD hired security guards, Sy Kornbrodt, an MESD board Workers will vote by mail on the limbo since our contract expired al- In contract talks, MESD was repre- confiscated the badges of union work- member since 1996, is a former presi- contract, and the result will be an- most a year ago. There is definitely sented by Salem attorney Bruce Zagar, ers, ran a help wanted ad for strike- dent of AFSCME Local 1442, and a nounced April 15. an impasse. We hope this leads to a whose take-it-or-leave-it bargaining breakers in the March 19 Oregonian, current delegate to the Northwest Ore- Most contract resolutions include a fair contract.” style led to a strike in the Sandy, Ore. and told workers to take their personal gon Labor Council. Kornbrodt ran for pledge to drop legal action, but this Contract negotiations began in school district last year. It was not clear belongings home. MESD Board with the endorsement of time, Simpson said, the union will con- March 2005. why a district which already has a su- Those measures may have been Oregon AFSCME. But as the MESD tinue to pursue “unfair labor practice” Both parties have seven days to perintendent, an assistant superintend- meant to intimidate, said Council 75 dispute intensified and Local 1995 charges with the state labor board, the present the Oregon Employment Re- staff representative Issa Simpson, but looked to the board for sympathy, Ko- better to restrain management behavior lations Board and the other party with they ended up helping the unit get or- rnbrodt declared that he would recuse next time around. Since it took a year to its final offer. That begins a 30-day Southgate Mobile & RV Park ganized. Simpson said management's himself from any union-related matters bargain the two year deal, bargaining “cooling-off” period. At the end of 7911 SE 82nd Ave. conduct toward union members was so because he felt a conflict of interest. will begin again in just over a year. the 30 days, the employer can either Portland, Oregon disrespectful that by the end, even for- Kornbrodt’s position went well be- Simpson said the unit will leave its implement its final proposal or the Spaces Available up to 35’ merly apathetic union members wore yond any legal requirement, said AF- strike planning committee in place. workers can strike. 503-771-5262 union T-shirts and buttons and voted for SCME Council 75 spokesperson Don ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS GUIDE TO REAL ESTATE INVESTING Palm Springs, June 2006 Portland, July 2006 Seattle, August 2006 Learn how to get in the game of pre-forclosures, mobile homes, pretty houses and junkers. $99 ADMITS 1, $129 FOR 2. You must preregister at: www.absolutebeginnersrealestate- training.com or 800-798-4493

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APRIL 7, 2006 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS PAGE 3 L ABOR AND P OLITICAL NEWS FROM AROUND THE PACIFIC N ORTHWEST What’s Workers Memorial Ambulance crew Day set for April 28 leaves ATU 757 for Happening at Portland church independent union Mark your calendars for Friday, Portland-area workers at Ameri- April 28, Workers Memorial Day, can Medical Response voted to dis- Labor bowl for the day the AFL-CIO remembers affiliate from their locally-based MDA scheduled workers who have been killed or in- union and instead join a relatively jured on the job. new union that has its office in Sunday, April 23 The first Workers Memorial Day Sacramento, California. was observed in 1989. April 28 was In votes tallied March 16, 298 The 17th annual Labor Bowl chosen because it is the anniversary opted for the stand-alone National Challenge to benefit the Muscular of the Occupational Safety and Emergency Medical Services Asso- Dystrophy Association (MDA) will Health Administration and the day ciation, while 74 wanted to remain be held Sunday, April 23, from 1 to of a similar remembrance in Canada. with Amalgamated Transit Union 4 p.m. at Cascade Lanes, 2700 NE This year’s event is sponsored by (ATU) Local 757, AFL-CIO. 82nd Ave., Portland. the Northwest Oregon Labor Coun- ATU has represented paramedics, Portland area labor unions have cil. It will be held at 7 p.m. at Tabor emergency medical technicians and raised $257,000 for the charity. The Heights United Methodist Church, dispatchers at the unit since 1988, money helps provide wheelchairs 6161 SE Stark St., Portland. and has won substantial improve- and braces for youngsters, medical The names of workers killed on ments, including a 30 percent wage care, research and summer camps. the job in Oregon will be read and a Portland peace rally increase in the last contract. Pledge packets are available at bell will be tolled in their honor. ATU continues to represent a Three years after the beginning of the second war in Iraq, anti-war rallies in the Northwest Oregon Labor Coun- For more information, call the la- group of AMR workers in Josephine Portland and elsewhere had scattered union involvement. At a March 19 rally cil or by calling MDA at 503-223- bor council at 503-235-9444. County, Oregon. Those workers are in Portland, newly-installed Oregon AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Barbara 3177. in a different bargaining unit. Byrd (second from right) told dozens of unionists why the war matters to AMR-Northwest was the only organized labor: “It’s not a war that’s being fought by rich people. This is a 14th annual fair ambulance unit represented by ATU, war that’s being fought by working people and union members and their sons Motorcycle event which otherwise represents transit and daughters. That makes it a union issue.” What’s more, Byrd said, the inspires women to employees. In its appeal to the AMR enormous expense of the war is costing other opportunities — like funds to set June 10 to workers, NEMSA promoted itself as retrain workers laid off because of foreign competition. And there’s solidarity: enter trades careers a union just for emergency medical benefit hospital Iraqi workers have yet to win the legal right to unionize despite several years service professionals. NEMSA has The 14th annual Women in of U.S. occupation. Byrd’s remarks echoed a resolution passed at the 2005 Tickets are on sale to win a 2006 grown mostly by “raiding” already- Trades Career Fair will be held Sat- convention of the national AFL-CIO. “Let’s bring our troops home, let’s take Harley-Davidson low rider FXDLI, unionized units. urday, April 29, from 9 a.m. to 4 care of them when they get home, and let’s end this war now,” Byrd part of a fundraiser for the fourth an- Because the group switched p.m. at the NECA/IBEW Electrical concluded. Holding the microphone is Jeanne Carpenter, a member of nual “Unions For Kids” motorcycle unions, the ATU-bargained contract Training Center, 16021 NE Airport Communications Workers Local 7901. poker run and chili cookoff. Way, Portland. expired March 23. Tickets went on sale last month. On Thursday and Friday, April Only 3,000 tickets will be sold at a 27-28, the fair will be open to mid- 70 employers, learn about appren- “I do this with a great deal of op- cost of $10 each. The winner will be dle school and high school students. ticeship programs and participate in timism. In spite of the challenges of Evergreen College drawn on the day of the poker run Sat- More than 1,200 students are ex- numerous hands-on workshops and late within the labor movement na- urday, June 10, at the IBEW Local 48 pected to attend. demonstrations. tionally, we in King County are to host summer hall, 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland. The career fair, sponsored by The career fair is free and pro- blessed with activism and social Since its inception in 2003, the Oregon Tradeswomen Inc., is a way vides free child care, parking and a awareness that transcends class. We school for women poker run has raised $16,000 for Do- for women and young girls to ex- shuttle from the Gateway Transit are one of the most progressive and ernbecher Children’s Hospital. This plore living-wage careers in the con- Center. relevant labor councils in the coun- OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Ever- year the group hopes to raise more struction-related trades, including try,” said Freiboth. green State College Labor Center is than $20,000. electrical, plumbing, heavy equip- Freiboth, 50, served as president hosting its 16th annual Summer School Motorcycle raffle tickets are on sale ment operation, carpentry, welding Freiboth tapped of the IBU for 12 years. In that ca- for Union Women and Community Ac- at several union halls, credit unions and other jobs. executive secretary pacity he also served on the Execu- tivists June 28-July 2. This year’s and area businesses. The motorcycle is “The industry is predicting a huge tive Board of the International Long- theme is “Women Bringing It Back To- on display at the IBEW and United retirement in the next five to 10 of King County CLC shore and Warehouse Union. IBU is gether: Building Alliances Between Workers Federal Credit Union, 9955 years,” said Connie Ashbrook, exec- the marine division of the ILWU. Union and Community Activists to Re- SE Washington St., Portland, through utive director of OTI. “Now is the SEATTLE — David Freiboth, Freiboth is a third-generation alize Our Goals Locally and Globally.” April. perfect time for women to enter the former national president of the In- Washington native, born in Bremer- The registration deadline is June 12, For more information, call Lee trades as doors are opening for the landboatmen’s Union, has been ap- ton and raised in Poulsbo. and space is limited to 60 participants. Duncan at 503-260-5905 or go to their next generation.” pointed executive secretary of the Williamson left the full-time post For more information, call Nina Web site at unionsforkids.org . Job-seekers can meet more than King County Labor Council. He suc- to take a job with the United Food Triffleman at 360-867-6525, or e-mail ceeds Teamster Steve Williamson. and Commercial Workers Union. her at [email protected].

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APRIL 7, 2006 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS PAGE 5 Official Glass Workers 740 Roofers & Waterproofers Eugene area members meet 5 p.m. Monday, April 10, at Holiday Inn Express, 3480 Hutton St., Springfield. 49 Salem area members meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, at Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, April 13. Candalaria Terrace, Suite 204, 2659 Commercial St. SE, Executive Board meets 7 p.m. Thursday, May 4. Notices Salem. Meetings are at 5032 SE 26th Ave., Portland. Iron Workers 29 Sheet Metal Asbestos Workers 36 Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, April 20, at 11620 Workers 16 Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 12. NE Ainsworth Cir., #200, Portland. Members meet 8 p.m. Friday, April 14. Portland area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, Meetings are at 11145 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. at the Sheet Metal Training Center, 2379 NE 178th Ave., Iron Workers Portland. Medford area members meet 5 p.m. Wednesday, April Shopmen 516 12, at Abby’s Pizza, 7480 Crater Lake Hwy., White City. Bakery, Confectionery, Executive Board meets 7 p.m. Thursday, April 13, Eugene area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, April 11620 NE Ainsworth Cir., #300 , Portland. 13, at UA 290 Hall, 2861 Pierce Parkway, Springfield, Tobacco Workers and PLEASE NOTE: Election of officers will take place preceded by a 5 p.m. VOC meeting. at the regular union meeting, 7 p.m. Thursday, April 27, Coos Bay area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, April Grain Millers 114 at the Iron Workers Apprenticeship Training Center, 20, at the Labor Temple, 3427 Ash St., North Bend. New Executive Board meets 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 25, in 11620 NE Ainsworth Circle, Portland. A March or April member orientation will be held at 5 p.m. the meeting room at 7931 NE Halsey, Suite 205, Port- 2006 dues receipt must be shown to the Judges of Elec- Portland VOC meets 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 2, at the land. tion in order to vote. NO EXCEPTIONS. In the event a Sheet Metal Training Center, 2379 NE 178th Ave., Port- quorum is not present, a Special Meeting will be called. land. Sign Painters & Boilermakers 500 Labor Roundtable of Members meet 10 a.m. Saturday, April 8, at 2515 NE Paint Makers 1094 Columbia Blvd., Portland. Southwest Washington Members meet 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday, Delegates meet 8 a.m. Friday, April 14, at Hometown Gladstone Union Hall, 555 E. First St., Gladstone. April 17, in the District Office, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Bricklayers and Allied Buffet, 7809-B Vancouver Plaza Dr., Vancouver, Wash. Mid-Columbia District 3 members meet 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, Portland. at North Bend/Coos Bay Labor Center, 3427 Ash St., Craftworkers 1 Laborers 483 Labor Council North Bend. Southern Oregon Members meet 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, at 12812 NE Delegates meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, at 3313 W. District 5 members meet 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April Marx St., Portland. 2nd, The Dalles. 12, at Gladstone Union Hall, 555 E. First St., Gladstone. Municipal Employees District 3 members meet 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April Central Labor Council Members meet 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, preceded 13, at Courtyard Marriott, 600 Airport Rd., Medford. Delegates meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, at the La- Carpenters 1715 by a 5:30 p.m. stewards’ meeting, at the Musicians Hall, Millwrights & Machinery District 3 members meet 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April bor Temple, 4480 Rogue Valley Hwy. #3, Central Point. Members meet 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, preceded 325 NE 20th Ave., Portland. 19, at The Riverhouse, 3075 N. Hwy 97, Bend. Erectors 711 District 2 members meet 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April by a 5 p.m. Executive Board meeting at 612 E. Southwestern Oregon McLoughlin, Vancouver, Wash. Members meet 10 a.m. Saturday, April 22, preceded 20, at the Marriott Residence Inn, 25 Club Rd., Eugene. Laborers/Vancouver 335 by a 9 a.m. Executive Committee meeting, at the Car- Members meet 7 p.m. Monday, May 1, preceded by a penters Local 247 Hall, 2205 N. Lombard St., Portland. Central Labor Council Cement Masons 555 6:15 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at the Vancouver La- Painters & Drywall Delegates meet 6 p.m. Monday, May 1, at the Bay Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, April 20, at 12812 bor Center, 2212 NE Andresen Rd., Vanc., Wash. Area Labor Center, 3427 Ash, North Bend. NE Marx St., Portland. Molders 139 Members meet 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 20, pre- Finishers 10 ceded by a 6 p.m. Executive Board meeting at the Car- Members meet 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, at 11105 United Association 290 Clark, Skamania & Linoleum Layers 1236 penters Hall, 2205 N. Lombard, Portland. NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Portland area members meet 7:30 p.m. Friday, April Portland area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, April PLEASE NOTE: Local 10 is accepting nominations 21, at 20210 SW Teton Ave., Tualatin. W. Klickitat Counties 27, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. for Vice President and any other positions that may be Astoria area members meet 6:00 pm Wednesday, Multnomah County open. Please call the office if you are interested. April 26, at the Astoria Labor Temple, 926 Duane St., Labor Council Astoria. Employees 88 Bend area members meet 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, Delegates meet 6 p.m. Thursday, April 27, preceded Marion-Polk-Yamhill Pile Drivers, Divers by an Executive Board meeting, at the ILWU Local 4 General membership meets 7 p.m. Wednesday, April at the Local 290 Training Center, 2161 SW First, Red- Hall, 1205 Ingalls St., Vancouver, Wash. 19, preceded by a 6 p.m. stewards’ meeting, at the AF- mond. Labor Council SCME Union Office, 6025 E Burnside, Portland. & Shipwrights 2416 Brookings area members meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Executive Board meets 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, PLEASE NOTE: Voting for a trustee will take place at Members meet 7 p.m. Friday, April 28, preceded by a May 2, at Curry County Search and Rescue, 417 Rail- followed by a 7 p.m. general meeting at SEIU Local 503, this meeting. Polls open from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 6 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 2205 N Lombard, road St., Brookings. Columbia-Pacific 1730 Commercial St. SE, Salem. Portland. Coos Bay area members meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, April Portland City & 25, at the Coos Bay Training Center, 2nd & Kruse, Coos Building Trades Metal Trades Council Northwest Oregon Bay. Delegates meet 10 a.m. Tuesdays, April 11 and April Metropolitan Employees Eugene area members meet 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 18, at Kirkland Union Manor II, 3535 SE 86th, Portland. Executive Board meets 8 a.m. Monday, April 10, at Labor Council 24, at the Eugene #290 Hall. NOLC board room, 1125 SE Madison, Portland. Delegates meet 7 p.m. Monday, April 24, at IBEW 189 Klamath Falls area members meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, Delegates meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, at IBEW Local 48 Hall, 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland. April 25, at the Moose Lodge, 1577 Oak Ave., Klamath Local 48 Hall, 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland. Executive Board meets 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, at Falls. Electrical Workers 48 6025 E Burnside, Portland. Marine Unit meets 5 p.m. Monday, April 24. Medford area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, April Operating Engineers 701 General membership meets 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 27, at 650A Industrial Cir., White City. Residential Unit meets 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 25. 25, 6025 E Burnside, Portland. General Membership meets 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, District 1 members meet 8 p.m. Friday, April 7, at Roseburg area members meet 5 p.m Thursday, April April 26, preceded by a 5:30 p.m. pre-meeting buffet. 27, at 742 SE Roberts, Roseburg. Wasco Unit meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 12, at the Salem area members meet 7 p.m. Wednesday, April Wasco PUD, 2345 River Rd., The Dalles. 26, at 1810 Hawthorne Ave. NE, Salem. Coast Unit meets 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 12, at As- The Dalles area members meet 6:00 p.m. Thursday, Retiree Meeting Notices April 27, at United Steelworkers Local 9170 Union Hall, toria Labor Temple, 926 Duane St., Astoria. EWMC meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 12, in the Ex- The Dalles. ecutive Boardroom. Humboldt-Del Norte Co. area members meet 5:30 Sound & Communication Unit meets 6:30 p.m. ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED ELECTRICAL WORKERS 48 11 a.m. Monday, April 10, in the p.m. Tuesday, April 25, at the Eureka Training Center, Wednesday, April 19. 832 E St., Eureka, Calif. Electrical Women of Local 48 meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, AMERICANS OREGON CHAPTER Retirees, wives and friends meet Northwest Oregon Labor Council April 18, at NIETC, 16021 NE Airport Way. Executive Board meets 10 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 11, at board room, at 1125 SE Madison, USW 1097 Executive Board meets 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, April 19 and May 3 Thursday, April 13, in the Northwest Kidd’s Toy Museum, 1301 SE Grand Portland. Members meet 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, preceded Bylaws Committee meets 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April Oregon Labor Council board room, at Ave., Portland. The toy collection in- by a 3 p.m. Executive Board meeting, in the union office building, 91237 Old Mill Town Rd., Westport. 25, in the Executive Boardroom. 1125 SE Madison, Portland. cludes toys from 1869 to 1939. Fol- OREGON AFSCME Meetings are at 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland, un- less otherwise noted. Retirees meet 10 a.m. Thursday, lowing our tour of the two buildings, Retirees meet 10 a.m. Tuesday, DEATH ASSESSMENTS: The following death as- April 27, at Westmoreland Union we will have lunch at Hometown Buf- April 18, at the AFSCME office, 6025 sessments have been declared for April and are payable at 50 cents: No. 2098, Allyn C. Hussey; No. 2099, Richard Manor, 6404 SE 23rd Ave., Portland. fet at Mall 205. For further informa- E. Burnside, Portland. Call Michael Broadway Floral P. Marr; No. 2100, John D. Bacon; No. 2101, Basil B. All retirees are welcome to attend. tion and reservations, please call Vera Arken for information at 503-239- for the BEST flowers call Bagne; and No. 2102, Overton K. Blackmore. Larson at 503 252-2296. 9858, ext. 124. 503-288-5537 Electrical Workers 280 1638 NE Broadway, Portland Bend Unit meets 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 13, at the BAKERS 114 Floor Covering 1236 IBEW/UA Training Center, 2161 SW First St., Red- Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Friday, SHEET METAL WORKERS 16 mond. Joint Unit meets 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 20, at the April 27, at JJ North’s Grand Buffet, April 14, at JJ North’s Grand Buffet, Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Central Electrical Training Center, Tangent. 10520 NE Halsey, Portland. PLEASE 10520 NE Halsey, Portland. April 13, at Jumbo Restaurant (for- Korean War Veterans NOTE: The annual bake and craft sale merly Papa Joe’s), 4427 SE Johnson organization is looking for new Elevator Constructors 23 will be held at this meeting. GLASS WORKERS 740 Creek Blvd., Portland. members. The group meets the Members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, April 13, preceded by a 5:30 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at Kirkland Retirees meet 11 a.m. Tuesday, 4th Tuesday each month Union Manor II, 3535 SE 86th, Portland. CARPENTERS April 18, at JJ North’s Grand Buffet, (April 25), at noon at Retired Carpenters meet for lunch 10520 NE Halsey, Portland. UNITED ASSOCIATION 290 Milwaukie Elks Lodge, Exterior & Interior 11 a.m. Monday, April 10, at JJ Portland area retirees meet 10 a.m. 13121 SE McLoughlin Blvd. Specialists 2154 North’s Grand Buffet, 10520 NE NORTHWEST OREGON LABOR Thursday, April 20, at 20210 SW Members meet 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, at 1125 Halsey, Portland. RETIREES COUNCIL Teton Ave., Portland. For more information, call SE Madison, Suite 207, Portland. Business meeting from 10 a.m. to Max Loucks at 503-286-1464

PAGE 6 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS APRIL 7, 2006 Baird blasts Bush for letting Bay Bridge use foreign steel VANCOUVER — At a March 21 of four structural steel manufacturers in company will get the contract. rally at Oregon Iron Works, Washing- Oregon and Southwest Washington that Local 516 Business Agent Mike ton 3rd District Congressman Brian formed a consortium to bid on the Bay Lappier said the Buy American provi- Baird accused the Bush Administration Bridge work. The companies are cur- sion is about protecting good jobs. of trying to outsource American jobs by rently producing steel for the bridge’s “The workers here face a threat,” failing to enforce “Buy American” pro- east span, but didn’t bid on the project’s Lappier said, “not from a foreign army visions in a 1982 law. next stage, the center span. but from an army of foreign workers, The law requires that domestic iron Thomas Hickman, marketing man- who are so low-paid they don’t make and steel be used in federally-funded ager for Oregon Iron Works, said be- enough in a day to buy a Happy Meal." transportation projects unless that cause of the way Caltrans was inter- The contract was bid March 22 and would increase the cost of the project preting Buy American law, they knew Caltrans is expected to make a decision by more than 25 percent. their bid would be noncompetitive. The within 30 days. Baird said the Federal Highway Ad- contract would have meant 5 million Baird introduced legislation Feb. 8 ministration (FHWA) has collaborated hours of work, and to complete it, Ore- that would strengthen the Buy Ameri- with the California Department of gon Iron Works would have built a new can provision’s enforcement. He also Transportation (Caltrans) to interpret facility and hired 300 people at union has asked Transportation Secretary the law in ways that violate its intent. wages; workers at the company are rep- Norman Mineta to enforce Buy Ameri- Caltrans is replacing parts of the San resented by Iron Workers Shopmen’s can more aggressively. Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge to make Local 516. “All they care about are the short- it better able to withstand a severe earth- Last year, California Governor term costs,” Baird said. “But the gov- quake. The project has undergone sev- Arnold Schwarzenegger asked Chinese ernment ought to be willing to pay more eral redesigns, extensive delays, and steel contractors to bid on the project, if it means jobs for American workers.” massive cost-overruns, and is currently and most observers predict a Chinese expected to cost taxpayers $6.2 billion. Caltrans has said it will apply the Buy American law’s 25 percent re- THE MARCO CONSULTING GROUP quirement to just the steel superstruc- ture portion of the project, rather than THE MARCO to the cost of the overall project. Cal- CONSULTING trans also has maintained that Buy GROUP Washington Congressman Brian Baird talks to union workers at Oregon Iron American doesn’t apply because the Works about “Buy American” legislation he is pushing. project uses only state money. Baird said the Federal Highway Ad- ministration has cooperated with Cal- trans by withholding federal funding until the project has been bid on. INVESTMENT CONSULTANTS TO Delphi asks bankruptcy That violates a “sense of Congress” MULTI-EMPLOYER BENEFIT FUNDS resolution that Democrat Baird suc- court to void union pacts ceeded in adding to the transportation PLEASE CALL JASON ZENK IN TACOMA, WA AT (253) 759-6768 bill passed last year. But such resolu- NEW YORK (PAI) — As expected, ers. Delphi’s outrageous proposal tions are nonbinding, and in October, MIDWEST OFFICE EAST COAST OFFICE Delphi Auto Parts asked a federal bank- would slash the company’s UAW-rep- FHWA’s top lawyer wrote in an inter- WEST COAST OFFICE 550 WEST WASHINGTON BLVD. 1220 ADAMS STREET ruptcy court judge on March 31 to let it resented hourly workforce by approxi- nal memo that the agency doesn’t in- 2912 NORTH 26TH STREET NINTH FLOOR FIRST FLOOR void all of its union contracts. The pro- mately 75 percent, devastating Delphi tend to be bound by it. TACOMA, WA 98407 posed cuts were so drastic that the lead workers, their families and their com- P: 253-759-6768 CHICAGO, IL 60661 BOSTON, MA 02124 Oregon Iron Works had hoped to F: 312-575-9840 P: 312 575-9000 P: 617 298-0967 Delphi union, the United Auto Workers, munities.” compete for the contract, and was one F: 312 575-9840 F: 617 298-0966 said if implemented, the company’s “Delphi’s motions with the bank- plan could lead to a strike. The next ruptcy court — like the quality of the hearing on Delphi is May 8. proposals it made to the UAW — are Delphi’s request came barely a week another indication Delphi has never LEGAL PROBLEMS?? after UAW agreed with the bankrupt been serious about finding a solution to auto parts maker on a buyout proposal its current problems through the collec- For $16 a month to offer to all 24,000 UAW members tive bargaining process,” they added. coverage includes: there. There was no indication of how The International Union of Elec- O Unlimited toll-free phone many would take the buyout, and UAW tronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine consultation with attorneys. General President Ron Gettelfinger said and Furniture Workers, an affiliate of O A comprehensive will with Delphi’s plan to kill the contracts also Communications Workers of America, yearly updates is included. “kills the momentum” from that. the second-largest of the six unions at O Representation for traffic tickets, If Delphi succeeds, workers wages Delphi, represents 8,500 of the firm’s accidents, criminal, and civil suits. would drop from an average of $27 an workers, was also upset. Seven of its O Coverage on IRS tax audits. hour now to $22 an hour later this year eight locals, at plants in Alabama, Mis- O Divorce, child custody, bank- and $16 an hour next year. sissippi, New Jersey and Ohio, have al- ruptcy and many more benefits.* Delphi originally wanted to cut ready held strike authorization votes. THESE LEGAL SERVICES workers’ wages to $9.50 an hour. Delphi wants “to set aside our col- ARE PROVIDED BY THE “Delphi’s misuse of bankruptcy to lective bargaining agreements, and VERY BEST LAW FIRMS circumvent the collective bargaining eliminate retiree health care and life in- IN OREGON & WASHINGTON. process and slash jobs and wages and surance. Every working man and * Some services not 100% covered drastically reduce health care, retire- woman should share our disappoint- For more ment and other hard-won benefits or ment and our concern. If left information, eliminate them altogether is a travesty unchecked, actions like this threaten the call 503-760-2456 and a concern for every American,” very existence of the middle class in this Gettelfinger and UAW Vice President country. We will use every weapon in or toll-free at Richard Shoemaker said. “Delphi’s pro- our arsenal to insure that this is not al- (888) 252-7930 posal goes far beyond cutting wages lowed to happen,” IUE’s Henry Re- www.prepaidlegal.com/info/randallnix and benefits for active and retired work- ichard said. APRIL 7, 2006 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS PAGE 7 Newspaper Guild enters bidding for Alliance for Retired Americans a dozen Knight-Ridder newspapers charts ambitious 2006 agenda WASHINGTON, D.C. (PAI) — Hartford (Conn.) Courant and other pa- per Guild-CWA, including the St. Paul The Oregon Alliance for Re- Saying it seeks to get ahead of the pers. Pioneer Press, Duluth News Tribune, tired Americans (ARA) held its curve, not just react to a done deal, The Ruling families control other pub- Grand Forks Herald, the Philadelphia third annual convention March Newspaper Guild wants to get into the licly-owned papers, including the New Inquirer, the Philadelphia Daily News, 25 at the Teamsters Hall in newspaper business. York Times, the Washington Post and the San Jose Mercury News, the Akron Northeast Portland. More than 65 As a result, the 33,000-member the Wall Street Journal. All three of Beacon Journal, and the Monterey people were in attendance. Communications Workers of America those newspapers are under union con- County Herald. Oregon is one of 22 sector is working with an investment tracts. The nonunion papers include the states that have chapters firm to bid for 12 newspapers of the The Guild’s decision and search for Aberdeen American News, the Contra of the AFL-CIO-char- Knight-Ridder chain. a partner actually started late last year, Costa Times, the Fort Wayne News- tered union retirees or- Together, they have set up the Val- when Knight-Ridder’s biggest share- Sentinel and the Wilkes-Barre Times ganization. uePlus Media Corp., to try to engineer holders forced its owners to put it up Leader. Ed Coyle, executive the purchase. An employee stock own- for sale. Those investment houses were “From the start, our goal has been to director of the national ership plan is down the line. disappointed with a flat stock price and ARA in Washington, facilitate a worker-friendly buyout of If the Guild succeeds, it would mark with the fact that profits at the chain D.C., reported on an these newspapers that have a combined an unusual development in the newspa- were below the industry “norm” — ambitious political per business and a change from labors which is more than 20 percent. employment of approximately 7,000 agenda the national normal pattern of scrambling to bargain Knight-Ridder announced March and a combined daily circulation of 1.3 group has planned that with new owners of a business about 13 that the Sacramento-based Mc- million,” said TNG President Linda Fo- targets several House, Sen- the impact of a sale on workers. Clatchy Newspapers would buy its 32 ley. “While we have been focused on ate and governor’s races. It would also give unions a gateway newspapers for what some analysts the TNG-CWA unionized papers, our The goal is to elect officials into a media world now ruled by huge called a “bargain basement price” of team will consider the entire package who support seniors on is- conglomerates, many of them anti- $4.5 billion for the nation’s second- of 12 papers. sues such as Medicare, So- union. It was the domination factor that largest newspaper chain. “We believe our team is a viable and cial Security, long-term health care prompted the Guild to lead last year’s But that sale came with a caveat: credible acquirer of any and all of the and affordable housing. Coyle later presented Nellie Fox successful campaign against federal McClatchy, in turn, plans to sell 12 of newspapers McClatchy has indicated it He said the group is looking at Edwards (pictured together above), rule changes making it easier for me- Knight-Ridder’s largest papers — in- intends to sell and we look forward to Washington State and the re-election and Don Patch with special recogni- dia concentration. cluding its two flagships, the Philadel- the opportunity to discuss our interest campaign of labor-endorsed Maria tion awards for their work with ARA Most newspapers in the U.S. are phia Inquirer and the San Jose Mercury with McClatchy. Our effort enjoys the Cantwell to the U.S. Senate as one and for helping seniors. owned by media conglomerates. Ex- News — where it says growth is not backing of the Yucaipa Companies of of its targeted races. Oregon ARA President Verna amples are the 32-paper Knight-Ridder fast enough or where they compete Los Angeles, the largest ‘worker- Speaking about Medicare pre- Porter also presented an award to chain, and the Chicago-based Tribune with other papers. To avoid antitrust friendly’ fund in the nation, and the scription drug changes enacted by Congressman Earl Blumenauer for Corp. Tribune owns its flagship problems, McClatchy will buy Knight- professional counsel of Duff & Phelps the Bush Administration, Coyle said his leadership efforts to improve the Chicago Tribune, WGN cable and Ridder’s Minneapolis Star-Tribune and Securities, LLC of Chicago and Own- before the end of the year roughly lives of older Americans. Blume- over-the-air television, part of the In- sell its own St. Paul Pioneer Press. ership Associates of Cambridge, 3.8 million seniors will have to pay nauer could not attend because his ternet, the Los Angeles Times, the Bal- Included in the 12 newspapers are Mass.,” Foley added. 100 percent of the cost of their pre- mother is ill. timore Sun, Newsday of New York, the eight papers organized by the Newspa- scription drugs out of pocket, while Porter said the Oregon chapter is continuing to pay their monthly in- actively working to ally with a broad surance premium. network of community-based groups “They call it the ‘doughnut hole,’ committed to senior issues and has and not too many retirees are aware embarked on a campaign to recruit of it,” he said. “non-retirees” to the ARA. Under the new plan, Medicare “We’re an alliance for retirees, 7EVEHELPEDOVER  Part D pays three-fourths of drug not an alliance of retirees,” she said. costs from $251 to $2,250. Most Porter said workers in their 50s seniors have to pay 100 percent of also are concerned about the future UNIONMEMBERSFINANCEHOMES the costs between $2,250 and $5,100 of Social Security, pensions and — while continuing to pay their health care. “Many feel that things monthly premium. Once an individ- will only be worse by the time they !NDKEEPMONEYINTHEIRPOCKETS ual has paid the $3,600 in out-of- retire.” She welcomed the “ideas and pocket costs, Medicare Part D will energy” of non-retirees and soon-to- kick in again, picking up 95 percent be retirees and invited them to join of the remaining costs for prescrip- the Oregon chapter. A one-year tion drugs for the remainder of the membership for an individual is only year. $10. “It’s important that we elect a For more information about the senior-friendly Congress in 2006,” organization or to join, call Porter at Coyle emphasized. 503-284-8591.

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PAGE 8 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS APRIL 7, 2006 Think Again • By Tim Nesbitt Channeling Sam Gompers dvice to state candidates who should be able to do for working fam- eration ago in Oregon, so why not Awant to speak to working fami- ilies, “How are you going to pay for now? lies on schools, health care and jobs: it?” And, because you want to be fis- By the way, our state constitution Try channeling that old labor war cally responsible, you take that ques- doesn’t say that that you have to bal- horse Samuel Gompers. tion seriously and try to answer it. ance expenditures to match available Listen to what Gompers, the first At the federal level, the Bush Ad- revenues. It says just the opposite (in president of the American Federation ministration has had no such com- Article IX, Section 2) – that “the Leg- of Labor, said in 1893: “We want punctions about cutting taxes for the islative Assembly shall provide for more schoolhouses and less jails; wealthy and financing its war in Iraq. raising revenue sufficiently to defray more books and less arsenals; more As a result, they’ve racked up new the expenses of the State.” In other learning and less vice.” debts totaling $23,000 for every words, first figure out what we need, To Gompers’call for more schools household in the country. Those debts then figure out how to pay for it. and jobs that pay a fair wage, you will burden our children and grand- And, if you have to talk about might want to add affordable health children. But imagine if every house- taxes, say, “We don’t need new taxes, care and retirement security. But, with hold’s $23,000 was used instead to we need old taxes, when the rich and Oregon State Rep. Diane Rosenbaum (seated at the head of the table) leads those few updates, you pretty much make college affordable for working the corporations paid their fair share a discussion on political lobbying during a workshop at the Tradeswomen have a political agenda that would get families and guarantee health care for for our schools and our health care.” Leadership Institute. the nod from 90 percent of working all children? We lost an opportunity We are a far richer country today families in the 21st century. to make life better for future genera- than we were when Gompers con- Still, it’s not the list of issues that tions because we didn’t demand these cluded, “We do want more, and when matters so much as how you present things first and figure out how to pay it becomes more, we shall still want them. for them later. more.” But, as the productivity of our Women learn leadership, Fast forward 113 years and ask Back at the state level, where we workers and the wealth of our country Gompers to comment on our school have to live with balanced budgets, have increased, demanding more has funding problems. Do you think he’d progressives agonize over “unfunded given way to doing more with less advocacy skills at institute say anything like the following? mandates.” How can you propose and settling for smaller and smaller “We want more schoolhouses, if smaller class sizes, for example, with- shares of what Gompers called the Thirty-seven tradeswomen from 12 local unions attended the Tradeswomen we can enact systems development out detailing how you’re going to pay fruits of our labor. Leadership Institute last month at the Sheet Metal Training Center in Northeast charges to build them; more books, if for them? That’s a valid question, but So, this is not the time to become Portland. The institute was designed by Oregon Tradeswomen Inc. and the Labor we can divert the corporate kicker to it is also a crippling one. When you entangled in debates about how we’re Education and Research Center of the University of Oregon to help build the buy them; more learning, if we can es- accept the constraints of a state budget going to pay for the things that can leadership and advocacy skills of union women working in the construction, me- tablish a sales tax to keep our schools continually eroded by special-interest make life better for working families. chanical and utility trades. open for a full school year.” tax breaks, you never get to make a Listen to Gompers. This is the time to In attendance were apprentices and journey-level craftswomen carpenters, No way. But that’s exactly how compelling case for what government stoke the demand side of politics. De- electricians, elevator constructors, laborers, operating engineers, plumbers, progressive politicians in Oregon of- can and should be doing for working mand more, because America’ work- roofers, sheet metal workers, steamfitters, utility workers and welders. ten talk about their “agenda for work- families before it cuts taxes for corpo- ing families deserve more. Participants heard leadership stories from a panel of tradeswomen that in- ing families.” rations. cluded Jodi Guetzloe-Parker, an organizer for Laborers Local 320, Cyndi Chan Progressives have been sucked in To his credit, State Rep. Mitch Note: In my March 3 column, of Sheet Metal Workers Local 16, Jill Tracy, a foreman and member of Plumbers to the supply side of politics, the terri- Greenlick is channeling Gompers “The ABCs of Health Care Reform,” and Fitters Local 290, and Christie Kern of Carpenters Local 247, who formerly tory of taxes and balanced budgets, with an initiative for universal health the A-E designations I used to de- where the anti-government forces care that he is sponsoring for the No- scribe the categories of health care taught at the Willamette Carpenter Training Center and is now a compliance offi- have all the advantages. The supply- vember ballot. His initiative would coverage in Oregon were accidentally cer for the Fair Contracting Foundation. siders cut the taxes that support edu- establish health care as a constitu- deleted in the final formatting of my Other workshops focused on political lobbying, identifying leadership skills, cation; then they blame teachers’ tional right and tell the Legislature to text for this newspaper. As a result, public speaking and how to conduct a meeting. health and retirement benefits when figure out how to pay for it. That’s an my descriptions of these categories Guest instructors for the lobbying workshop were State Representatives Diane we have to close schools. They cut the unfunded mandate that’s worth a full were difficult to follow. For a more in- Rosenbaum and Chip Shields, State Labor Commissioner Dan Gardner, Deputy funds that support the Oregon Health legislative session to work out. telligible version of that column, with Labor Commissioner Annette Talbott, and Terry Richardson, labor liaison for Plan and promote high-deductible And when it comes to schools, say the letter designations restored, go to Portland City Commissioner Sam Adams. health insurance schemes to shift you want a full school year, up-to-date this newspaper’s Website at “It was such a success, we plan to make this an annual event,” said Connie more costs to working families. textbooks and classrooms that are not www.nwlaborpress.org and click on Ashbrook, executive director of Oregon Tradeswomen Inc. Then, they ask those who support overcrowded — and that you won’t “Opinion.” good schools, affordable health care leave Salem without them. We had Tim Nesbitt is a former president of and all the things that government that kind of education system a gen- the Oregon AFL-CIO.

UA Local 290 holds family safety seminar The Ninth Annual Donald Dunn Memorial Safety Semi- 290 Training Center and Mutnick. nar was held recently at the Plumbers and Fitters Local 290 This year’s seminar was entitled “Work Life and Be- Training Center in Tualatin. yond: A Psychological View ”and featured keynote speak- More than 200 members and spouses attended the day- ers Dr. Drew Broadkin, a clinical associate professor in the long event, which started in 1998 after Local 290 member Departments of Occupational and Environmental Health Donald Dunn was killed in an industrial accident. His Sciences & Medicine at the University of Washington, and widow, Jeannie, and her attorney, Jeffrey Mutnick, ap- Dr. Autumn Krauss, an assessment scientist at Unicru, a proached the training center with an idea for a safety train- technology company located in Beaverton. ing program that included family members, since families Dr. John Rosecrance and Dr. Peter Chen of Colorado are so deeply affected by on-the-job accidents. State University co-produced the seminar with Local 290’s Together they set up a nonprofit trust to ensure the semi- Training Center. Rosecrance has worked with Local 290 for nar would always be funded. Trustees are Local 290 mem- many years doing carpal tunnel research. ber Tony Barsotti of Temp-Control Mechanical, Clark Ver- In the photo to the right, participants undergo carpal tun- million of Hoffman Construction, Bob Kimes of the Local nel testing.

APRIL 7, 2006 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS PAGE 9 ...NOLC endorses Wheeler, Saltzman BARGAIN COUNTER FREE (From Page 1) Incumbent Sten has six challengers unions endorsing Fritz are Communi- 15 words or less ernor of Lane County Commissioner and incumbent Saltzman has six — in- cations Workers Local 7901, Service Free ads to subscribers • Pete Sorenson. cluding Amanda Fritz, a member of the Employees Local 49, the Oregon • Include address label from front And the Service Employees Interna- Oregon Nurses Association at Oregon Nurses Association and the District DEADLINE: Friday prior to publication page and telephone number tional Union (SEIU) announced March Health and Science University. Council of Laborers. Published 1st and 3rd Fridays • Sorry, we cannot accept ads over Saltzman has strong support from Saltzman was endorsed on a stand- the telephone 18 its support for the gubernatorial cam- Send to: paign of former state treasurer Jim Hill. building trades unions, UFCW Local ing vote. • No commercial or business ads On March 20, Oregon School Em- 555 and the Teamsters [Local 555 and Wheeler is a newcomer challenging NW Labor Press, PO Box 13150, • 1 ad per issue ployees Association (OSEA) became the Teamsters are affiliated with NOLC incumbent Diane Linn. He has backing Portland, OR 97213 • Type or print legibly the second union to back Hill. under Solidarity Charters]. They say from the county’s largest union, AF- OSEA, alone among the unions, also Saltzman has a good track record work- SCME Local 88; UFCW Local 555; Classified ads MUST include area code on all phone numbers or they will made an endorsement in the Republican ing with construction unions and op- the Teamsters and the Columbia-Pacific not be published primary: Kevin Mannix. Mannix was posing Wal-Mart. Building Trades Council. Linn is the only one of the three leading con- The motion to endorse Saltzman backed by the Portland Association of tenders for the Republican nomination was strongly opposed at the NOLC del- Teachers, Amalgamated Transit Union Automotive For the Home who sought the union’s endorsement. egates meeting by Laborers Local 483, Local 757, Fire Fighters Local 43, TIRES AND WHEELS, 7 total, 8-lug Ford 16.5”, FRIGAIR FREEZER, upright, like new, $125. 503 Ballots will be mailed April 28 and which represents approximately 500 SEIU Local 49 and the Oregon Nurses one new, $50 all. 503 622-3639 775-3745 are due May 16. Voters must be regis- city employees. Association. ’96 LINCOLN MARK VIII, 60k miles, loaded, INTERNATIONAL GALLERIES INC art prints, “Dan Saltzman is no friend of labor,” Hansen, a member of Plumbers and pearl paint, $4,500. 503 936-9290 certificates, limited edition, beautiful. 503 585- tered Democrat to vote in the Democra- ’78 FORD SUPER cab, 3/4 ton, 4x4, V8, auto, 5627 tic primary, and Republican to vote in said Local 483 Business Manager Fitters Local 290 and a state representa- $3,500 OBO, possible trade for camper. 503 892- SYRACUSE CHINA, Apple Blossom pattern, the Republican primary. The deadline Richard Beetle, explaining that Saltz- tive from Dist. 44 in North Portland, is 1945 service for 12, x pieces, $200. 503 263-6650 to register to vote, or to change party man had a hand in scuttling a contract running for an open seat against three ’00 CHEV PU, 1500, LT, loaded, leather, LWB, SINK, PORCELAIN oval bathroom sink, w/or with Parks and Recreation employees. other candidates. Hansen served on the canopy, ext cab, 4 dr, $16,950. 503 543-2493 without cabinet, $30. 503 774-8261 (Jim) registration is April 25. ’85 GMC JIMMY, blue two-tone paint, 350 4x4, PRO FORM Tailwind II dual action electronic er- In other political action March 27, “Our members worked for months County Commission in the early 1990s, large tires, chrome rims, $2,000. 503 936-9290 gometer, $55 OBO. 503 281-0181 or 503 753- the Northwest Oregon Labor Council without a contract and without retro leaving to run for the Legislature. VW 1200 MOTOR, universal case, new carb, 1714 endorsed Ted Wheeler for Multnomah backpay,” Beetle said. “When the con- Peterson is a Lake Oswego city was strong runner, rebuilder, not seized, $50. 503 County chair; Gary Hansen for Mult- tract finally came before the City Coun- councilor running against incumbent 777-2356 nomah County Commission, District 2; cil, Saltzman was the only commis- Larry Sowa, who recently switched po- Sporting Goods Steve March for Multnomah County sioner to vote against it.” litical parties — from Democrat to Re- Housing ’90 HERITAGE SOFTAIL, S & S carb – Python Beetle listed a half-dozen unions that publican. 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PAGE 10 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS APRIL 7, 2006 Let me say this about that Open Verdict’s in: Higher minimum ...Woman of Local 49 wages DO NOT kill jobs Forum (From Page 2) By RICK BENDER right now is a job engine drawing peo- JIM LEARY DIED on May 31, 1985 at age 77, a dozen years after he had President Ford once said, “The ple in from the sidelines and into the simply moved up to the higher retired. Months prior to his death he had undergone surgery for removal of a American wage earner and the Ameri- job market,” said Greg Weeks, director $20,000-30,000 wage bracket, which brain tumor. His funeral took place in his hometown of Butte. can housewife are a lot better econo- of the Washington’s Employment Se- posted a gain in similar numbers. Looking back on his career in the labor movement, Jim once told me: “I mists than most economists care to ad- curity Department’s economic-analysis Bottom line: the neo-cons who con- got satisfaction that we, the AFL-CIO, devoted so much time to social legisla- mit.” branch. This March 2006 statement trol America are flat-out wrong on this tion that brought a better life to so many.” That might explain why, despite the came with a job-growth report that issue. ### sky-is-falling cries of “neo-econo- showed Washington outpacing the rest Since 1997, the cost of a loaf of CELIA GRAVES BOGGS, a retired life member of Portland-based Ser- mists” who predict unemployment, of the nation, with a 3.5 percent gain bread has gone from 86 cents to $1.04; vice Employees Local 49, had attained the age of 105 years old when she Americans consistently support raising over last year. the cost of a dozen eggs has gone from died on April 1, 1989 in Hoquiam, Washington. Her career and longevity qual- the minimum wage. Why? They As of January 2006, 12 of the 17 $1.15 to $1.45; and the cost of a gallon ify her for the Labor Honor Roll. don’t believe these hired Chicken Lit- states with minimum wages higher of gas has gone from $1.26 to $2.32, She was born as Urcelia Graves on Oct. tles — with good reason. than the federal level have state unem- according to the BLS. But the lowest It’s never been clearer than today ployment rates LOWER than the 4.7 5, 1883 in Platte County, Nebraska, near legal wage hasn’t gone up one stinkin’ that higher minimum wages do not in- percent national rate, according to the the town of Humphrey. Her father, Julius dime. And during that period, Con- crease unemployment. Ironically, we Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). gress has voted itself eight pay raises Graves, served with the Illinois Volunteer have the Bush Administration and this Washington state is one of them. totaling $31,600, or three full years’ Infantry in the Civil War. He was in Com- Republican Congress to thank for that. Since our state began regularly in- pay for a federal minimum wage pany A of the 132nd Regiment. She later Their shamefully historic neglect of the creasing its minimum wage in 1999, worker. told relatives that she was “especially federal minimum wage — mired at employment in sectors that tradition- At least the neo-cons aren’t conning proud of her patriotic heritage.” $5.15 an hour for eight years and ally pay at or near the minimum wage voters, who’ll continue to raise the AFTER THE WAR, U.S. President counting — has led many states to pick have posted sustained job growth, ac- minimum wage every chance they get. Abraham Lincoln honored Julius Graves up their slack. The result is a national cording to Employment Security De- with a Certificate of Thanks and an 80-acre patchwork of minimum wages, which partment data. (Rick Bender is president of the homestead in Nebraska. It was on that have repeatedly demonstrated no nega- For example, eating and drinking Washington State Labor Council, AFL- homestead that Celia was born, the tive economic impact of raising the establishments have added jobs every CIO.) youngest of nine children of Julius and He- lowest legal wage. single year except 2002, the year the CELIA BOGGS len Graves. At the high end, the reigning cham- post-9/11 recession began, causing job In 1904, Julius and Helen Graves and pion, in the Northwest corner, weigh- losses in all sectors. From January their daughter Celia, by then 21, moved to ing in at $7.63 an hour — Washington 1999 to January 2006, restaurant and Fletcher urges Portland. Her parents bought a home at SE 66th Avenue and Knight Street for state! But don’t get too excited. That’s bar employment in the state increased $700. The older Graves children, who were married, remained in Nebraska just $15,870 a year for a full-time 10.1 percent, while overall non-farm contributions to and raised their families there. worker. employment increased by 7.9 percent. IN 1909, Celia married James Q. Boggs. Two years later she graduated I was proud to file the 1998 initia- Back in 1998, the Chicken Little Witt’s re-election tive that took the politics out of the is- neo-economists also said that employ- from the old Normal School of Music and taught music for several years. To The Editor: sue and made Washington the first state ers in high-wage Western Washington Celia and James lived in the Graves family home, and she took care of her ag- During the 2005 session of the Ore- to annually adjust its minimum wage may be able to withstand minimum ing parents until their deaths. gon Legislature, I worked as legislative for inflation. And I was even prouder wage increases, but those in lower- Marjorie Dahlstrom of Aberdeen, Wash., a granddaughter, told the Labor assistant to Rep. Brad Witt. He was ap- when voters approved it by a 2-to-1 wage Eastern Washington would suf- pointed to a vacant House seat several Press two decades ago that Mrs. Boggs “proudly displayed our national flag margin. Since then, Oregon ($7.50), fer. This was a real cause for concern, weeks after the session commenced. honoring those who served our country.” Vermont ($7.25) and Florida ($6.40) especially in places like Spokane, Despite active efforts by the majority MRS. DAHLSTROM added: “She cut, stacked and carried wood for two also have indexed their minimum where leaders have struggled for House caucus (Republican) to deny woodstove heaters for many years. She especially enjoyed caring for and dis- wages. decades with strategies to increase the Brad membership on substantive com- playing a beautiful rose garden.” Back in 1998, corporate lobbying number of higher-paying jobs. mittees, he was able to provide effective At the outset of World War II, Celia Boggs joined the ranks of women who groups trotted out their think tanks to Guess what? A December 2005 re- leadership on behalf of Oregon’s work- helped the war effort by working in Portland shipyards. In August 1944 at the warn of catastrophic consequences if port by state regional labor economist ers, veterans and seniors. I have been age of 60, Mrs. Boggs took a job on the staff of the Morgan Building in down- we voted “yes.” Well, eight years after Jeff Zahir finds that is finally happen- active as an advocate for these same town Portland and became a member of what was then called Building Ser- we ignored them, Washington state ing in Spokane County. There are groups at the State Capitol since 1971, vice Employees Local 49. Later, the international union shortened its name to should now be the poster child for run- 4,800 fewer jobs paying less than and I don’t recall any freshman legisla- Service Employees international Union (SEIU) to reflect its expanding scope away minimum wage-induced job loss. $20,000 than there were a year ago. tor compiling the record that Brad ac- and membership. Is it? And those jobs didn’t disappear. Za- complished. “The Washington state economy hir found evidence that the workers LATER, CELIA BOGGS worked at the old Portland Hotel in the heart of The Republican caucus in the House the downtown area. The magnificent building was torn down in the early has targeted Brad’s seat and their candi- 1950s to make way for a parking lot. Still later, the parking lot gave way to the date’s campaign is up and running. Pioneer Courthouse Square, a much-used plaza also known as”Portland’s Liv- In order for Brad to return to Salem ing Room.” Health care tops U.S. concerns and continue to represent workers, vet- When Mrs. Boggs celebrated her 102nd birthday at a rest home in Ho- erans and seniors, he must raise several quiam,Wash., she recollected how she rode “streetcars and trolleys to work in Being able to find and afford health care is the top concern of Americans today, thousand dollars to mount a winning the heart of the city. “ After the hotel closed, in preparation for its razing, Mrs. according to survey results released last week by Gallup. campaign. Boggs took other employment within Local 49’s jurisdiction. After her re- Editor & Publisher reports: “A total of 68 percent said they worried about this a I have sent my $100 (a $100 tax tirement in the late 1950s, Service Employees Local 49’s executive officer, ‘great deal.’Coming in second is the Social Security system at 51 percent. Follow- credit for a couple) to the campaign. I Secretary-Treasurer Glenn Blake, accorded her”life member” status in the ing close behind that were ‘availability and affordability of energy, drug use, crime urge my brothers and sisters who be- union. Blake, in addition to his duties in Local 49, served for many years as and violence — and only then ‘the possibility of terrorist attacks in the U.S. (at 45 lieve that Oregon’s workers, veterans president of Portland’s central labor council. The Portland Labor Council be- percent).” and seniors need Brad’s voice to be came the Multnomah County Labor Council and later the Northwest Oregon Gallup says health care is the top-ranking concern among Democrats, Republi- continued to be raised on their behalf to Labor Council, which covers the counties of Multnomah, Washington, Co- cans and Independents — although Democrats tend to be more worried overall. send their contribution ($100 tax credit lumbia and Clackamas. Other research reports also point to concerns about the economy. In a March for a couple, $50 for an individual) to: IN 1961, six years after the death of her husband, Mrs. Boggs moved to 2006 poll from Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg, three choices were tied when re- Elect Brad Witt, P.O. Box 1055, Hoquiam to be near relatives living in the Grays Harbor area along Washing- spondents were asked about the biggest economic problem for the country — “jobs Clatskanie, OR 97016. ton’s coast. She later moved into a rest home there. leaving the U.S.,” oil and energy prices and the Iraq war. Irv Fletcher President Emeritus Mrs. Boggs descendants included a daughter, Bertha Johnson, who died in From Donna Jablonski, Oregon AFL-CIO 1983; four grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and 21 great-great-grand- National AFL-CIO Woodburn children.

APRIL 7, 2006 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS PAGE 11 Wright appointed AFL-CIO asked to rescind business manager of Bricklayers #1 Solidarity Charter deadline John Sweeney sent notice to all state Keith Wright is the new business The new Change to Win and local AFL-CIO labor federations manager of Portland-based Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 1. federation sets a May 1 announcing May 1, 2006, as the dead- He succeeds John Mohlis, who left deadline, otherwise it line to file for Solidarity Charters. That date was set, he said, in order to satisfy late in his term to take a job as executive will suspend per capita. secretary-treasurer of the Columbia-Pa- Federal Election Commission require- cific Building Trades Council. The Change to Win labor federation ments for the use of membership mail- Wright, 54, has been a union brick- says its unions will suspend their Soli- ing lists in 2006 campaign activities. layer for 28 years, starting as an ap- darity Çharter per-capita payments to In the missive, Sweeney also said prentice in the former Eugene Local 6 all state bodies and central labor coun- that the Solidarity Charter program au- in 1978. A native of Flint, Michigan, cils on May 1 if the national AFL-CIO thorized by the AFL-CIO Executive Wright worked on construction jobs in doesn’t rescind new eligibility and Council applied to only five unions: numerous states before settling in Ore- deadline rules for charter applications UFCW, Teamsters, SEIU, Carpenters gon in 1978. The Change to Win federation was and UNITE HERE. He has served as Local 1’s president formed last September following the “Eligibility for Solidarity Charters is and as a field representative since 1994. departure of the Service Employees In- limited to locals of these unions. Locals ternational Union, the United Food and He resigned as president earlier this Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 1 Business Manager Keith Wright of the Farm Workers or of other unions Commercial Workers, the Teamsters year to take over as business manager. (right) presents Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski with an inscripted trowel at the not affiliated with the national AFL- and UNITE HERE from the AFL-CIO Local 1’s new president is Matt union’s annual pin dinner April 1. Kulongoski assisted in presenting 25, 40 CIO are not eligible to affiliate,” the in July 2005. Eleazer, who also was hired as a field and 50-year pins. edict read. representative. In January, the United Farm Work- That didn’t sit well with the Change “Work is good, and it should remain ers left the AFL-CIO to join CTW, and to Win federation. good through the summer,” said Wright, Oregon Labor Council. izing,” he said. the Laborers Union says it’s only a mat- Gene Pronovost, president of who also is a delegate to the Oregon “We have a lot of work in Central Local 1 has increased its member- ter of time before it splits from the AFL- Tigard-based UFCW Local 555, which State and Columbia-Pacific Building Oregon (Madras and Bend), which ship from 650 to 745 over the past year, CIO. The Laborers are already affiliated has signed Solidarity Charters with the Trades Councils, and to the Northwest should give us some in-roads for organ- and has 50 apprentices in training. with CTW. [The Carpenters Union, Northwest Oregon Labor Council and On April 1, the union hosted its an- which disaffiliated from the AFL-CIO several other labor councils (but not nual retiree pin dinner in Portland. The more than four years ago, also belongs with the Oregon AFL-CIO), told the keynote speaker was Oregon Governor to the Change to Win federation.] Northwest Labor Press that the agree- Ted Kulongoski. More than 225 people Following the breakup, state labor ment reached at the national level al- attended. federations and central labor councils in lows for solidarity charters for any Kulongoski, who is seeking re-elec- virtually every state were hit so hard by Change to Win union. tion, said it is the American labor move- the loss of per-capita fees that they pres- The Change to Win federation sent ment that created this nation’s middle sured the national AFL-CIO to devise a notice to the AFL-CIO stating that un- class. “We need more people to pick up way for CTW locals to remain affili- less all CTW locals are eligible for Sol- the tools of the trade to build America. ated. Otherwise, many councils would idarity Charters, no CTW local will You helped build America. Without a go broke. participate in the charter program. skilled workforce, this state and this After numerous proposals and coun- The issue was discussed at the terproposals, the top union officials country cannot move forward.” Northwest Oregon Labor Council Ex- came up with Solidarity Charters — Receiving pins were: 50-Year Gold ecutive Board and delegates’ meetings one-year pacts that would allow Change Cards — Jack Berg, Jim Montague, on March 27, and a motion was passed to Win union locals to rejoin state Harlan Neal, Hermann Opgenorth. unanimously to oppose the union limi- and/or local bodies, with full voting and Robert Carter, Norman Paveletz and tation and deadline date. Charles Young. 40-Year Awards — election rights — but without having to belong to the national AFL-CIO. NOLC Executive Secretary-Trea- Eugene Wyttenberg and Lonnie Pietz. surer Judy O’Connor was asked to sub- Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski (right) chats with 50-Year Gold Card recipients 25-Year Awards — To date, 860 Solidarity Charters Darrell Mills, mit a letter to Sweeney stating their op- from left: Jack Berg, Harlan Neal and Hermann Opgenorth. In the Robert Modena and Steven Johnson. have been issued nationwide. background is Local 1 Business Manager Keith Wright. On Jan. 30, AFL-CIO President position. The letter was sent March 31.

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