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Workers Memorial Day service in Portland Union foe Sizemore poised for comeback Family and friends of Jeff ages to the plaintiffs — the Oregon Helgeson (foreground) raise a flag With financial backing Education Association and the Ameri- in his memory during a Workers from several conservative can Federation of Teachers-Oregon. Memorial Day ceremony April 28 In 2003, after lawyers for the union sponsored by the Northwest millionaires, Sizemore plaintiffs demonstrated that Sizemore Oregon Labor Council. Helgeson, has filed six ballot had continued the same practices the a member of Laborers Local 320, jury had condemned, Judge Jerome was killed on the job in July 2007 measures in Oregon LaBarre issued an injunction dissolv- after being struck in the head by ing his organizations and restricting a falling 8-foot jackhammer on a Longtime union foe Bill Sizemore appears poised to make a comeback how he could handle money for ballot downtown Portland construction measure campaigns for five years. project. He was one of more than this year. Sizemore — the most prolific user Those prohibitions are due to ex- 59 workers killed on the job in pire soon, and in any case, Sizemore Oregon in 2007. In the back- of Oregon’s ballot initiative process — is a perennial backer of proposals to has come up with ways to evade the ground, flags are raised in judge’s order — as well as a 2007 law remembrance of each of those limit union political influence, cut state income taxes for the wealthy, and passed by the Oregon Legislature to workers. Nationwide, 153 workers stop abuses in the initiative process. lose their lives on an average day base school teacher pay on student test scores. Voters have rejected nearly all The Oregon secretary of state may as a result of workplace injuries be on track to approve six of Size- and disease. Another 11,233 are of his ballot measures, but with the fi- nancial backing of several conserva- more’s initiatives for the November injured. Union members around 2008 ballot. They would: the world observed Workers tive millionaires, Sizemore continues to return his proposals to the ballot — • Remove limits on the state in- Memorial Day April 28 to come tax deduction for federal income remember workers and to draw proposals that cost unions money and effort to defeat. taxes paid by individuals. [This would attention to the problem of work- benefit the highest-income tax payers place hazards and the need to Sizemore was out of commission for a few years after a Multnomah and deplete state government of rev- strengthen worker safety and enues that fund education, public health laws. County circuit court jury in 2002 found his groups guilty of a pattern of safety, and other priorities. Voters have fraud and forgery. Sizemore’s groups rejected it before.] were ordered to pay $2.5 million dam- (Turn to Page 2) From Democratic Party Three solid candidates vying for secretary of state By DON McINTOSH schools. And, if the governor’s office becomes vacant, the secre- Of course, numerous labor-backed bills also died on her watch Associate Editor tary of state becomes governor until the next election. That’s one in the 2007 legislative session, including a bill that would have Three candidates are vying for the Democratic nomination for reason many have viewed the job as a stepping stone to higher of- banned use of tax dollars for union-busting. House Speaker Jeff Oregon secretary of state this year. All three are state senators, and fice. Merkley got a lot more of labor’s core agenda passed in the House, all three have a reputation among Oregon unions as friends of labor. The Northwest Labor Press spoke with the three Democratic where Democrats led by a one-vote margin, than Senate Majority But Kate Brown, Rick Metsger, and Vicki Walker differ in their ap- candidates about their legislative records and about what they Leader Brown delivered in the Senate, where Democrats led 18- proaches to a job that most Oregonians are only dimly aware of. would do if elected. [KEZI newscaster Rick Dancer of Eugene is 11. Brown focused much of her political energy on passing laws The Secretary of State’s office has kept a pretty low profile the running unopposed for the Republican nomination.] granting state recognition to domestic partnership and banning dis- last eight years under Bill Bradbury. Secretary of state is in charge State Sen. Kate Brown (D-Portland), a family and juvenile law crimination based on sexual orientation. of a bundle of state agencies unified by a kind of “good govern- attorney, leads the three in campaign contributions and organiza- If elected secretary of state, Brown said she wants to do per- ment” mission: tional endorsements, and likely in name recognition. Brown has formance audits of all state agencies, asking frontline workers what • Elections, which oversees the ballot initiative process and cam- led the Democratic caucus in the Oregon Senate since 1998, and obstacles there are to doing their jobs, and looking to see if tax dol- paign finance reporting; was Senate Majority Leader in the 2005 and 2007 sessions. lars are being well spent. • Corporations, which processes articles of incorporation; “I want to continue being a champion for working families in To the union movement, likely the most important part of the • Audits, which investigates agencies in all three branches of my role as secretary of state,” Brown told the Labor Press. secretary of state’s job is enforcement of laws governing the initia- government to ensure money is spent appropriately; and Legislative achievements she cites include two laws that passed tive process. The union movement has spent enormous money and • Archives, which stores government records and makes them last year — card-check unionization for public employees and energy over the years fighting anti-union measures put forth by Bill available to the public. restoring the right of Fire Fighters unions to negotiate over work- Sizemore, whose organizations were found by a 2002 jury to have Secretary of state also is one of three members of the State Land place safety — plus Oregon’s family medical leave bill, which she used extensive fraud and forgery to get initiatives on the ballot. Board, which manages state-owned lands to provide money for helped pass in 1991 as a lobbyist for the Women’s Rights Coalition. (Turn to Page 6) Columbia-Pacific Building & ...Sizemore back in court; Construction Trades Council Endorsements for the union lawsuit unsettled Oregon Primary Election each of these ballot measures. That May 20 (From Page 1) • Prohibit teaching public school might be enough to qualify the initia- City of Portland students in languages other than Eng- tives for the ballot, but the secretary of lish for more than two years. state hasn’t verified the signatures yet. Mayor Sizemore has been asked to provide Sam Adams • Base teacher pay raises and job security on classroom performance, as payroll records to prove the signatures measured by standardized tests. were gathered in compliance with a City Commissioner #2 ballot measure that banned paying sig- Nick Fish [Teachers unions have fought this suc- cessfully before, persuading voters nature gatherers by the signature. Size- that it’s a draconian proposal that more has challenged that in court, and City Commissioner #4 has refused to turn over the payroll Randy Leonard would force teachers to teach to the test, and drive good teachers away records. The Secretary of State’s office from low-income schools where stu- notified Sizemore that his ballot meas- Multnomah County dents don’t test as well.] ure committees are prohibited from County Commissioner #1 • Allow up to $35,000 a year in im- obtaining further signatures until the Deborah Kafoury provements to property without a records are turned in. building permit. Meanwhile, the union lawsuit County Commissioner # 3 • Prohibit public employee union against Sizemore remains unsettled. Judy Shiprack members from using paycheck deduc- Sizemore appealed the jury verdict and got damages reduced by the Oregon Union foe Bill Sizemore appears in court April 18 in Portland for the second tion to contribute to their unions’ polit- time for contempt of court proceedings. Clackamas County ical campaigns. Court of Appeals in October 2006, but • Require a legislative super-major- the case is now before the Oregon County Commissioner #1 Supreme Court. by the way he handles money as chief contempt of court case; Sizemore Lynn Peterson ity to make laws take effect immedi- petitioner for a stalled ballot measure could face fine or jail time, though the ately upon the signature of the gover- And on April 18, Sizemore was back in court for the second time for campaign last year, and by creating a latter is unlikely. County Commissioner # 3 nor. sham organization in Nevada to laun- To date, Sizemore has paid only In December 2007 and January contempt of court proceedings. Martha Schrader Lawyers for the union plaintiffs pre- der political contributions. $125,000 to OEA and AFT to reim- 2008, Sizemore turned in petitions Judge Janice Wilson set a May 27 burse them for attorney fees. with 120,000 to 130,000 signatures for sented evidence that Sizemore has County Commissioner #5 continued to violate the judge’s order date to announce her decision in the Trent Tidwell

County Sheriff Craig Roberts Columbia-Pacific BCTC to celebrate Bennett Hartman Columbia County b h 100th anniversary on May 10 Morris & Kaplan, llp County Commissioner # 1 Joe Corsiglia Attorneys at Law The 100th anniversary celebration of the Columbia-Pacific Building and m k Construction Trades Council is shaping up to be a huge event. County Commissioner #3 More than 650 tickets have been sold to the event to be held Saturday, May Tony Hyde 10, at the Oregon Convention Center. Oregon’s Full Service Union Law Firm The keynote speaker is Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer. Other Clatsop County speakers will include Portland Mayor Tom Potter and newly-appointed Labor Representing Workers Since 1960 Commissioner Brad Avakian. County Commissioner #2 A no-host cocktail hour will start at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Patricia Roberts For more information, call the building trades council at 503-784-1566. County Commissioner #4 Cary Johnson SeriousInjuryandDeathCases

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PAGE 2 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS MAY 2, 2008 City of Portland workers may help elect their own bosses ers — is applauded by Local 483, and general election. man who will manage city finances former financial secretary-treasurer of Union locals spread it was with Adams’ backing that the For Position 2, Fish got the two better. the Portland Metal Trades Council out support to several local won health insurance benefits unions’ backing because of his under- In the race for City Council Posi- and a member of Pile Drivers, Divers for seasonal maintenance workers — standing of union issues. Fish has tion 1, Amanda Fritz is also endorsed and Shipwrights Local 2416. different candidates maybe the first group of seasonal spent much of his career as a labor by CWA Local 7901, NALC Branch For Position 2, Fish also has the This year, four out of five seats on workers in the country to get such lawyer representing workers in civil 82, the Oregon Nurses Association, support of NOLC, UFCW Local 555, the Portland City Council are up for benefits. rights cases. He once successfully rep- and Portland Association of Teachers. IBEW Local 48, the Carpenters Coun- election this year. That means unions But Adams has also been the target resented an AFSCME member at Former union leader Mike Fahey is cil, the Teamsters Council, and the at the City of Portland may end up of several union complaints about Multnomah County in an arbitration. backed by the NOLC, Teamsters Joint Portland Association of Teachers. helping to determine who members’ contracting out bargaining unit work, He’s run twice before for City Coun- Council No. 37, UFCW Local 555, Middaugh is backed by CWA Lo- bosses will be come January. including some meter repair work that cil, and had many union endorsements the Portland Association of Teachers, cal 7901. Under Portland’s commission form the union says is supposed to be per- in 2004 when he lost to Adams. and the Carpenters Council. Fahey is a of government, City Council consists formed by city parking meter techni- A number of other unions have of the mayor and four commissioners. cians. Consequently the Local 483 also weighed in on city races this year. Each of the five is in charge of at least Executive Board split on whether to In the mayor’s race, Adams is also one city bureau, and the mayor is re- endorse him. endorsed by Amalgamated Transit sponsible for assigning bureaus to For City Council Position 1, Local Union Local 757, Communications council members. 483 is backing Fritz, a member of the Workers of America (CWA) Local American Federation of State, Oregon Nurses Association, partly on 7901, the District Council of Labor- County, and Municipal Employees the strength of her 2006 run against ers, National Association of Letter (AFSCME) Local 189, which repre- Saltzman. Fritz failed to unseat Saltz- Carriers (NALC) Branch 82, Portland man, but Beetle credits her for the ap- Association of Teachers, Service Em- sents about 1,100 city workers, is Labor's Candidate in HD45 backing Sam Adams for mayor — pointment of a labor voice to the Port- ployees Local 49, and the Northwest and Nick Fish and Randy Leonard for land Development Commission Oregon Labor Council (NOLC). And City Council. It’s staying out of the (PDC). After Fritz made that and Adams, who has been a vocal oppo- race to fill the Council seat Adams is other pro-union positions centerpieces nent of a proposed Wal-Mart, has the A clear record of leadership, commitment, vacating. of her 2006 campaign, Columbia-Pa- endorsement of United Food and and union values. Laborers Local 483, which repre- cific Building and Construction Commercial Workers Local 555, the sents about 600 maintenance workers Trades Council Executive Secretary- union most engaged in fighting the MICHAEL DEMBROW IS ENDORSED BY: Treasurer John Mohlis got appointed anti-union retailer. in parks, streets, and sewage treatment • NW Oregon Labor Council • Oregon Nurses Association to the PDC, which had a long history Dozono, his opponent, has criti- plants, also backs Fish and Leonard, • Oregon AFL-CIO • Oregon AFSCME Council 75 of antagonism with local unions. cized Adams’ stance toward Wal- plus Amanda Fritz for Adams’ seat. • AFT-Oregon • SEIU Locals 503 & 49 But it’s making no endorsement in the With so many candidates running, Mart, saying it sends a bad message to • Oregon Education • United Food & Commercial mayor’s race. odds are slim that any will get more the business community. Association Workers 555 Only one of the four races has an than 50 percent, so the top two vote- Dozono has the support of Carpen- • Oregon State Fire Fighters • Oregon State Building & outcome that’s virtually assured: getters will likely face off in the No- ters Local 247 and 1388; Joe Baron, Council Construction Trades Council Leonard, a former Fire Fighters Union vember election. While AFSCME chair of the Metro-wide Endorsement leader, is an incumbent and faces no made no endorsement in the Position Committee of the Pacific Northwest See all endorsements at: serious opposition to unseat him. So, 1 race, Hester said it might come back Regional Council of Carpenters, said www.michaeldembrow.com barring some calamity, Leonard will to make an endorsement in the the union was looking for a business- continue to serve alongside Commissioner Carpenters, Electricians, Laborers, Glaziers, Sheetmetal Workers, Wo Floorcoverers, Bricklayers, Asbestos Cement Masons, Roofers, Dan Saltzman, who doesn’t face re-election Carpenters, Electricians, Laborers, Glaziers, Sheetmetal Workers, Floorcoverers, Bricklayers, Cement Masons, Roofers, Asbestos Workers, Millwrights, Painters, Elevators, Plasterers, Family this year. But the other three seats are truly up for TWO WAYS TO SAVE—LOW, LOW RATES AND grabs, and union help could make the differ- ence. In the race for mayor, Adams, once con- NO CLOSING COSTS ON OUR HOME EQUITY sidered a shoe-in, is being challenged by busi- nessman Sho Dozono and 11 relatively unknown candidates. LINES OF CREDIT AND SECOND MORTGAGES In the race to fill City Council Position 1, (ON LOANS UP TO $100,000) the seat mayoral candidate Adams now holds, rkers, Millwrights, Painters, Elevators, Plasterers, seven candidates are running: Jeff Bissonnette, John Branam, Mike Fahey, Amanda Fritz, • Flexible terms Charles Lewis, and Chris Smith. PromotionPromotion runs through For Position 2 — which became open • Lowest interest rates in years through the resignation of Erik Sten — Fish June 15th. Contact our faces Jim Middaugh, Ed Garren and two other • Both fixed and variable rates candidates. Loan Department at AFSCME staff representative James Hester • Rates subject to change said Local 189 is supporting Adams because (503) 253253----81938193 ext. 340 the union has had a positive working relation- • See our website for current rates ship with him as a City Commissioner. or online at and terms “He’s taking on some heavy issues like www.ibewuwfcu.com. transportation and basic infrastructure, that no • Interest may be tax deductable other candidate seems to want to bring up,” Hester said. “That’s something the DCTU (District Council of Trade Unions) has been talking about since 1999.” Plasterers, Elevators, Painters, Millwrights, rkers, But the Laborers balked at backing Adams. We can help “It’s always been hard for our members to endorse their boss,” said Local 483 Business Manager Richard Beetle. you finance Laborers represents city maintenance 9955 SE Washington Street workers who repair and maintain sidewalks, Portland, OR 97216 your dreams! sewers, streets, streetlights, and parking me- (503) 253-8193 or online at www.ibewuwfcu.com ters. Adams is in charge of all those bureaus. His campaign for “Safe, Sound & Green Carpenters, Electricians, Laborers, Glaziers, Sheetmetal Workers, Floorcoverers, Bricklayers, Cement Masons, Roofers, Asbestos Workers, Millwrights, Painters, Elevators, Plasterers, Family Streets” — a November ballot referral to vot- Roofers, Masons, Cement Asbestos Bricklayers, Floorcoverers, Wo Workers, Sheetmetal Glaziers, Laborers, Electricians, Carpenters,

MAY 2, 2008 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS PAGE 3 Columbia-Pacific Building Trades Council endorses in several races Sam Adams picked up more labor rector of Link Community Develop- County Sheriff Craig Roberts for re- support in his campaign to become the ment Corp., a union-backed affordable election. next mayor of Portland. housing nonprofit organization, she is Commissioners Joe Corsiglia and On April 24, the Columbia-Pacific married to Bob Shiprack, executive Tony Hyde received building trades Building and Construction Trades secretary of the Oregon State Building council support in their bids for re-elec- Council announced that it was endors- and Construction Trades Council. tion to the Columbia County Board of ing Adams for mayor — as well as sev- In Clackamas County, the building Commissioners. eral other candidates in city and county trades endorsed Lynn Peterson and In Clatsop County, the nod went to races within its jurisdiction. Martha Schrader for re-election to the incumbent County Commissioner Pa- “As a city commissioner, Sam has County Commission, as well as new- tricia Roberts and homebuilder Cary always been there for the building comer Trent Tidwell. The building Johnson, who is running in District 4. trades,” said John Mohlis, executive trades also endorsed Clackamas Election day is May 20. secretary-treasurer of the CPBCTC. “He has a good record with us, and he deserves our support.” The building trades council also en- Southwestern Oregon CLC likes dorsed Commissioner Randy Leonard for re-election, and Nick Fish to fill an Main for Coos County Council open seat on the Portland City Council. COOS BAY — Robert “Bob” Main has been endorsed by the Southwestern In Multnomah County, the building Oregon Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, in a non-partisan race for Coos County trades backed newcomers Deborah commissioner, Position No. 1. Kafoury and Judy Shiprack. Both are Main, currently the Coos County assessor, is challenging incumbent commis- seeking open seats on the County sioner John Griffith. Main is a former delegate to the labor council as a member of Commission. the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 2936. Kafoury is a former Oregon House Griffith, who was described by the labor council “as very non-labor friendly,” Democratic Leader from Portland. She declined to answer a questionnaire sent in advance to him or to attend the labor compiled a 90 percent Committee on council’s candidate’s forum April 7 at the Bay Area Center in North Bend. Political Education (COPE) voting “Bob Main was overwhelmingly endorsed because of his clear support for record with the Oregon AFL-CIO union members and their families,” said Shawn Jennings, director of the Commit- while serving in Salem. tee on Political Education for the SWOCLC. Shiprack served three terms in the Jennings said residents of Coos County are angry by the lack of response to Oregon House, where she had a 95 per- residents’needs, and continued cuts in public services affecting public safety, such cent COPE voting record representing as the sheriff’s department, district attorney, animal enforcement, drug enforce- Southeast Portland. At that time she ment and the juvenile department. was Judy Bauman. County employees are represented by AFSCME Local 2936. A former Multnomah County Southwestern Oregon Labor Council represents over 2,500 AFL-CIO public deputy district attorney and former di- and private sector workers from Coos, Curry and Western Douglas counties.

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PAGE 4 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS MAY 2, 2008 A proponent of renewable energy, UFCW Local 555 Westlund was instrumental in expand- Machinists Union ing the solar energy tax credit for indi- backs Walker for viduals during the 2005 session. In the endorses Merkley, IN MEMORIAM 2007 session, he supported the Oregon secretary of state Renewable Energy Act, which will Schrader, Kroger “Buy American. Look for the Union make Oregon a national leader in the Label.” Whenever those words were ut- Oregon State. Sen. Vicki Walker’s ASTORIA — The Machinists tered at a union event, you knew Luther campaign for secretary of state has been development of clean energy. Non-Partisan Political League en- “As an efficient legislator, Ben West- Jobe was in the house. endorsed by United Food and Com- dorsed Jeff Merkley in the Democra- Luther P. Jobe Jr. passed away at mercial Workers Local 555 and Amal- lund has been getting things done to ex- tic primary for U.S. Senate. pand our renewable energy economy in his Portland home on April 17. He was gamated Transit Union Local 757. The endorsement came April 26 at 87. Walker is in a three-person primary Oregon,” said Joe Esmonde, political the Oregon Machinists Council meet- director for IBEW Local 48. “As state For nearly 58 years, Jobe served as race with two of her colleagues from ing in Astoria. MNPL is the political president of the Label Trades Section of the Senate — Rick Metsger and Kate treasurer, he will advocate for retro- arm of the Machinists Union. fitting our state buildings to increase en- the Northwest Oregon Labor Council Brown. Also speaking at the meeting was (and the Multnomah Labor Council All three candidates were endorsed ergy efficiency, save tax dollars and cre- John Frohnmayer, an independent ate jobs.” prior to its merger). At monthly meet- by the Oregon State Building and Con- candidate for the U.S. Senate. ings or conventions Jobe would always struction Trades Council. The Oregon “Ben has encouraged vocational Merkley told the group that in- training in our schools to help our youth remind delegates to “Buy American” St. Johns, where he was a member of AFL-CIO is neutral in the race. cumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Gor- and to “look for the union label.” Service Employees International have the chance at good-paying jobs, don Smith has voted with President Boilermakers Local 72. and he is leading the charge to lower Jobe operated a one-chair barber He left the shipyard to serve two Union locals 503 and 49 have endorsed Bush 90 percent of the time during shop at the downtown Portland Labor Brown. SEIU is an affiliate of the health care costs,” siad Joseph Baron of his tenure and that his votes have can- years in the U.S. Navy during World Carpenters Local 247. Temple and later at the Labor Center. War II. Upon his return to Portland in Change to Win labor federation. celed out Oregon’s senior U.S. Sena- After the Labor Center shut down, he Also endorsing Westlund are the tor, Democrat Ron Wyden, 1,700 1946, he resumed his barbering career. Oregon AFL-CIO, Oregon Nurses As- opened a shop in Northeast Portland. Jobe married Vivian in 1940. They times. Much of his clientele were union sociation, Oregon State Fire Fighters “Workers have been getting the had a son and three daughters. Vivian Westlund adds Association, Oregon Education Associ- members, and he always promoted his died in 1995. short end of the stick time and time store as a “union barber shop.” ation, SEIU Local 503, AFSCME and time again,” Merkley said, em- Jobe is survived by his son, IBEW, Carpenters Council 75, American Federation of Jobe was a member of Barbers Lo- Leonard; daughters Carol Turner, and phasizing that he opposes free trade cal 75, which later became Meat Cutter Teachers, and Association of Oregon agreements such as NAFTA. Diane German; a sister; eight grand- to list of endorsers Corrections Employees. Local 143A. That local then merged children; and 10 great-grandchildren. In other political business, MNPL into what is now United Food and Oregon State Sen. Ben Westlund Westlund has served Central Oregon issued Democratic primary endorse- He was preceded in death by daughter, as a legislator for the past 10 years. Be- Commercial Workers Local 555. He (D-Tumalo) picked up endorsements ments to John Kroger for attorney Karen Liday, in 1997. fore that he was a business owner and served as president of Local 75, as well from Electrical Workers Local 48, Car- general; State Sen. Kurt Schrader for Interment was at Willamette Na- entrepreneur. He currently consults for as president of the Barbers Credit penters Local 247 and the Joint Coun- Congress; and Brad Witt and Brian tional Cemetery with military honors. Northwest Professional Management to Union. Memorial contributions can be made in cil of Teamsters No. 37, in his bid for Clem for re-election as state repre- develop affordable health care delivery Following the merger with Local his name to Doernbecher Children’s state treasurer. sentatives in House Districts 31 and systems. 555, Jobe was made a vice president Hospital. 21, respectively. and Executive Board member of that union. In 2000, Jobe was named to the La- CLARIFICATION bor Hall of Fame sponsored by the An article in the April 18 edition re- INDEPENDENT RETIREMENT LIVING Northwest Oregon Labor Retirees ported that under the International Council, AFL-CIO. Longshore and Warehouse Union con- Westmoreland's Kirkland Luther P. Jobe Jr. was born June 13, tract with the Pacific Maritime Associ- Union Manor Union Manors 1920, in Wichita Falls, Texas, the son of ation, the union is allowed to call Luther and Mary (Byrd) Jobe. He was mandatory-attendance union meetings 6404 SE 23rd Ave. 3530 SE 84th Ave. raised in Yuma, Ariz., and various cities Portland 97202 Portland 97266 on the second shift , which workers at- in California, before moving to Portland tend while still on the clock. That was 503•233•5671 503•777•8101 in 1937. partially in error; attendance is manda- He took up barbering at age 17, fol- tory, and members are assessed a fine lowing in the footsteps of his father, un- by the union if they miss meetings, but Manors Make cle, and brother. For a short while he ILWU members are not paid by the also worked at the Oregon Shipyard in employer to attend. KIRKLAND UNION MANORS I,II,III the Difference Opened in 1980, 1985 & 1995

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MAY 2, 2008 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS PAGE 5 VICKI WALKER RICK METSGER KATE BROWN ...Choices for secretary of state (From Page 1) portfolio that aren’t there now, includ- with AOI, the state’s premier business ing the Oregon Economic and Com- lobby. Gradine Storms Brown said the initiative process munity Development Department, Her proudest legislative achieve- Real Estate Broker has run amok, and that the secretary of which he’d like to split in two. ments, she says, include laws banning state’s office will need more resources Under a little-known state law, the lavish severance payments and golden Member of CWA 7886 SE 13th Ave. in order to hire more investigators. Local 7901 Portland, Oregon 97202 secretary of state also chairs the Ore- parachutes among school administra- “We’ve been relying on Our Ore- gon Sustainability Board. Metsger tors and prohibiting government agen- Direct: 503-495-4932 gon [a union-backed initiative watch- wants to beef up that board and give it cies from keeping secret any out-of- Branch: 503-233-8883 dog group] to be our eyes and ears on oversight of state efforts to promote court settlements that involve payouts. E-Mail: [email protected] the street, and I just think that’s the re- www.equitygroup.com/gstorms sustainable businesses. She also helped pass the law that gives Each Office Independently Owned and Operated sponsibility of the Secretary of State’s He also would make voter registra- unemployment benefits to workers office,” Brown said. tion a focus, asking the Legislature to locked out in multi-employer labor Brown said Bradbury has done a fund the establishment of “democracy disputes. And she’s fought to make good job but has been limited in what centers” at universities and community sure Oregon gets land it’s owed by the Zachary he could do because Republicans con- colleges, where volunteers would reg- federal government. trolled the Legislature most of the time ister young people to vote. Alone among the three candidates, Zabinsky he’s been in office and weren’t recep- To crack down on initiative abuses, Walker is endorsing John Kroger for tive to his requests. Metsger said he’d hire a full-time in- attorney general. And she’s the only • Social Security In the most recent session of the • SSI - Disability Claims vestigator, perhaps unaware Bradbury candidate who echoes what some Legislature, Democrats controlled did that in January. union leaders say privately — under Personal Attention To Every Case both House and Senate, but added Like Brown and Walker, Metsger Bradbury, little has been done to crack nothing to the secretary of state’s earned high marks from the Oregon down on initiative abuse. Working For Disability Rights budget to beef up initiative law en- AFL-CIO and the Oregon State Build- “Our Oregon gave [the Secretary of Since 1983 forcement, though they did pass a bill ing and Construction Trades Council State’s office] examples of fraudulent NO FEE WITHOUT RECOVERY giving the secretary of state more tools for his votes in the Legislature. One is- signatures that had been gathered, and 621 SW Morrison, Portland to crack down on initiative fraud and sue he stood out on, however, was his they did nothing.” Walker said. abuse. In January of this year, for the vote against paid family leave, where “That’s why I want to be secretary first time, Bradbury used his own he was one of five Senate Democrats of state. That’s why I want John 223-8517 budgetary discretion to hire an initia- voting to kill a bill that would have Kroger to be attorney general. Because tive fraud investigator. given workers $250 a week when they the two of us are going to change the State Sen. Rick Metsger (D-Mt. use their family leave on the birth of a landscape of Oregon.” Hood) a former KOIN-TV anchor- child; Metsger said he voted against Walker and Metsger have two years man, says his top three issues in the the bill because the Senate leadership left in their four-year senate terms. campaign for secretary of state are introduced it days before the end of Brown’s senate seat was up for re- “jobs, jobs, jobs.” But the secretary of the six-month session and tried to rush election this year, so she had to give up state’s office has little to do with eco- it through without public hearing or her seat to run for secretary of state. nomic development and workforce de- any process; also, it would have been Given that all three have been con- velopment, which have been the main- funded by a penny-per-hour payroll sidered union allies, organized labor stay of Metsger’s legislative career. tax paid entirely by workers, and has mostly avoided taking sides. Most Metsger, chair of the Business, Trans- Metsger said it wasn’t fair to make AFL-CIO unions have made no en- portation and Workforce Development workers alone shoulder the burden. dorsement; the Oregon State Building Committee, is passionate about having State Sen. Vicki Walker’s (D-Eu- and Construction Trades Council en- passed several big transportation infra- gene), campaign Web site features a dorsed all three. Brown has the back- structure investment packages that are 16-page paper detailing her ideas for ing of the Service Employees Interna- putting thousands of union tradespeo- the office. And much of it typifies tional Union and the Oregon ple to work. what she’s been known for in the Leg- Education Association. Walker is en- If elected secretary of state, Mets- islature. A freelance court reporter, dorsed by United Food and Commer- ger says he would use the audits de- Walker is passionate about open public cial Workers Local 555. Amalgamated partment to take a look at corporate tax records and campaign finance reform, Transit Union Local 757, and the In- breaks to see if they had delivered on and fearless at going after fraud and ternational Longshore and Warehouse the promise of jobs. And he would use abuse in government. She played a Union. Metsger has no union endorse- his position on the State Land Board to part in the downfall of former gover- ments, aside from the building trades’ advocate increased logging on state nor Neil Goldschmidt. And she’s been triple endorsement. lands, in order to put Oregonians back a fierce critic of SAIF Corporation, the The Democratic nominee will be to work and raise revenue for schools. quasi-governmental workers’ compen- determined by the May 20 primary Metsger has a list of things he’d sation insurer, for secrecy and cozy fi- election. like to add to the secretary of state’s nancial dealings with lobbyists and

PAGE 6 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS MAY 2, 2008 Where Do the Candidates Stand on Trade and Labor Issues?

John McCain Barack Obama Hillary Clinton TRADE: Believes that the North American Free Trade TRADE: Originally a supporter the North Ameri- TRADE: Fully supports the North American Free Trade can Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Clinton has Agreement (NAFTA) as having a net positive effect on the Agreement (NAFTA) was oversold to the American people. He would work with Mexico and Canada to fix NAFTA so it modified her position as the primary election sea- U.S. economy. Does not support new provisions in NAFTA son progressed. Currently, her position is to call a that would protect worker’s rights or ensure environmental works for American workers. Obama would improve Trade Adjustment Assistance for people losing jobs due to for- “time out” for any further so-called free trade agree- safeguards. ments. Clinton proposes to fix NAFTA by strength- Voted in favor of the Central America Free Trade Agree- eign trade. Obama voted against the Central America Free Trade ening the labor and environmental protection pro- ment and other free trade agreements presented to the Sen- visions. She would tighten NAFTA restrictions on ate. Agreement, and he would end tax breaks for companies that ship jobs off shore. foreign investments in the U.S. and conduct regular reviews of the workings of NAFTA. She supports im- LABOR: McCain is opposed to the Employee Free Choice provements in Trade Adjustment Assistance for peo- Act. In 2007 he said, “signing people up in the most willy- LABOR: Co-sponsored the Employee Free Choice Act which would strengthen the right of workers to organize ple losing jobs due to foreign trade. nilly fashion is something to be rejected.” Clinton voted against the Central America Free McCain voted “yes” in 2007 on raising the minimum without employer interference. Obama supports the indexing of the minimum wage so Trade Agreement and she would end tax breaks for wage. companies that ship jobs off shore. McCain comes from a right-to-work state (Arizona) and it automatically keeps pace with inflation. He supports a ban on the replacement of striking work- is an outspoken supporter of these laws. He opposes the LABOR: Clinton is a co-sponsor of the Employee repeal of section 14 (b) of the National Labor Relations Act ers. He supports the repeal of section 14 (b) of the National Free Choice Act. which gives states the right to enact so-called right-to-work Clinton supports legislation to expand Occupa- laws. Labor Relations Act that allows states to enact so-called right-to-work laws. tional Safety and Health protections and to increase penalties for OSHA violations. She supported an increase in the minimum wage and supports the repeal of section 14 (b) of the Na- tional Labor Relations Act, which permits states to Clinton, Obama offer specifics at enact right-to-work laws. national building trades gathering WASHINGTON, D.C. (PAI) — President George W. Bush. Clinton said Employee Free Choice Act when it Obama pointed out premiums down by $2,500 per family Sens. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Bush turned the Labor Department lands on my desk at the White House,” that, after hearing from construction per year. “And for those who don’t Barack Obama (D-Ill.), the two remain- “into the Department of Anti-Labor.” he declared. workers and honest contractors in Illi- have health care, we’re going to set up a ing Democratic presidential hopefuls, Obama said Bush converted DOL into • Preserving Davis-Bacon prevail- nois, he previously introduced legisla- plan as good as the one I have as a offered specific lists of pro-worker “the Department of Management.” ing wage laws. Obama said that when tion to outlaw contractor misclassifica- member of Congress,” he stated. stands April 15-16 to some 2,400 dele- Both candidates got loud receptions he’s in the White House, construction tion of workers as “independent Each candidate offered some details gates at the AFL-CIO Building and and frequent ovations from delegates. workers will not have to worry about contractors.” that the other did not cover: Construction Trades Department leg- The two agreed on many issues impor- GOP-inspired repeal efforts. He That misclassification, widespread • Obama promised to support federal islative-political conference held here tant to workers, including: pledged to restore project labor agree- in construction, lets unscrupulous con- funding for the building Trades’ Hel- April 14-18, • Backing the right to organize. ments for federally-funded construction tractors avoid paying Social Security mets-to-Hardhats program, which of- There were 2,405 delegates and Obama repeated his line that “It’s time work. Clinton made the same pledge, and Medicare payroll taxes on behalf of fers returning war veterans apprentice- 1,000 guests. we had a president who didn’t choke on noting that Bush’s father also dumped their workforce, and evade workers’ ships and training in skilled The back-to-back speeches on April saying the word ‘union’” and reminded PLAs and her husband restored them, comp. Illinois has outlawed such mis- construction trades, followed by job 15 (Obama) and April 16 (Clinton) the crowd that he walked away from a only to see George W. Bush dump them classification statewide. placement — and union membership. came as the two jousted for support downtown Chicago corporate law firm again. “It takes a Clinton to clean up the Clinton agreed, calling misclassifi- Clinton also praised Helmets-to-Hard- among workers and their families, es- to started his career as an organizer mess the Bushes left,” she commented. cation “wrong ... and un-American. I’ll hats, but did not discuss money. pecially in primaries in industrial and/or among steelworkers at the city’s shut- Clinton added her Labor Depart- put an end to it.” • Clinton pushed her “Rebuild heavily unionized states such as Penn- tered South Side plants. ment “will crack down on contractors • Health care for all. Clinton said America” plan, to sell $3 billion in sylvania, and in Indiana on May 11 and “We need to strengthen our unions who violate Davis-Bacon” and prom- she was “the only candidate with a plan bonds “as we did in World War II” but Oregon and Kentucky on May 20. by letting them do what they do best— ised that “we will give you the tools to for universal health care,” but did not for rebuilding infrastructure. She also Both took sharp jabs at Sen. John organize. If a majority want a union, enforce Davis-Bacon,” through “mean- give details. Obama’s universal plan pledged to “crack down on countries McCain (R-Ariz.), the presumed GOP they should get a union. And that is ingful access to contractor pay records.” would cover kids, but he said its pro- like China that steal defense secrets” nominee, after lambasting incumbent why I’ll fight for and intend to sign the • Independent contractors dodge. competition aspects would make insur- and to “keep defense jobs in America.” ance affordable to all adults by driving

MAY 2, 2008 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS PAGE 7 a 5:30 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 12779 NE Whitaker Way, Portland. Lane County Northwest Oregon Pile Drivers, Divers Official Labor Council Labor Council & Shipwrights 2416 Exterior & Interior Delegates meet 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 28, at The May meeting has been canceled. Members meet 7 p.m. Friday, May 30, preceded by a 1116 South A St., Springfield. 6 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 2205 N. Lombard, Specialists 2154 Portland. Notices Members meet 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, at 1125 Office & Professional SE Madison, Suite 207, Portland. Lane, Coos, Curry & Employees 11 Portland City & Douglas Members meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, at the Union Bakery, Confectionery, Fire Fighters 452 Office, 7931 NE Halsey, Portland. Metropolitan Employees Members meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, at 2807 Building Trades Tobacco Workers and NW Fruit Valley Rd., Vancouver, Wash. Delegates meet at noon Wednesday, May 28, at the 189 Springfield Training Center, 2861 Pierce Pkwy., Spring- Painters & Drywall Executive Board meets 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, at Grain Millers 114 field. 6025 E. Burnside Portland. Finishers 10 General membership meets 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, May Executive Board meets 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 28, Fire Fighters 1660 Members meet 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, at the As- 27, 6025 E. Burnside, Portland. in the meeting room at 7931 NE Halsey, Suite 205, Port- Members meet 8 a.m. Thursday, May 8, at 4411 SW Sunset Dr., Lake Oswego. Linn-Benton-Lincoln bestos Hall at 11145 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland. Mem- land. PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE. There is an bers will receive a free T-shirt or sweatshirt for attending opening for an Executive Board position. Please contact Labor Council a qualified number of membership meetings. Roofers & Waterproofers the local if you are interested. Glass Workers 740 Delegates meet 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, pre- Nominations for the following positions will be held PLEASE NOTE: Meetings will be SPECIAL CALL ceded by a 7 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at 1400 during the Wednesday, May 21, regular meeting: 49 Boilermakers 500 for nominations of Local Union 747 and District Coun- Salem Ave., Albany. IUPAT District Council #5 Positions: Business Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, May 15. Manager/Secretary-Treasurer; Business Representative; Executive Board meets 7 p.m. Thursday, June 5. Members meet 10 a.m. Saturday, May 10, at 2515 NE cil 5 officers and voting on District Council bylaw Ten Delegates for IUPAT District Council #5. Meetings are at 5032 SE 26th Ave., Portland. (503 Columbia Blvd., Portland. changes. Eugene area members meet 5 p.m. Monday, May 5, at Linoleum Layers 1236 Local 10 Positions: President, Vice-President, Finan- 232-4807) Best Western Grand Manor Inn, 971 Kruse Way, Spring- PLEASE NOTE: Meetings will be SPECIAL cial Secretary, Treasurer, Recording Secretary, Warden, Bricklayers and Allied field. CALL for nominations of Local Union 1236 and Dis- three Trustees, five delegates for the Clark, Skamania & Salem area members meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, at trict Council 5 officers and voting on District Council West Klickitat Central Labor Council, two delegates for Salem Building & Craftworkers 1 Candalaria Terrace, Suite 204, 2659 Commercial St. SE. bylaw changes. the Longview, Kelso Central Labor Council, three dele- Construction Trades Executive Board meets 5 p.m. Monday, May 5, at gates for the Portland & Vicinities Metal Trades Council, Members meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, at 12812 NE 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. two delegates for the Northwest Oregon Labor Council, Marx St., Portland. Council Insulators 36 Portland area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, May two delegates for the Columbia, Pacific Building Trades Delegates meet 10 a.m. Thursday, May 1, at the Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 7. 22, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Council and two delegates for the Longview, Kelso IBEW 280 Training Center, 33309 Hwy 99E, Tangent. Carpenters 1388 Members meet 8 p.m. Friday, May 9. Building Trades Council Meetings are at 11145 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. There will also be a vote on proposed changes to IU- Members meet 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, at 276 PAT District Council 5’s Bylaws. The proposed changes Sheet Metal Warner-Milne Rd., Oregon City. Marion-Polk-Yamhill are as follows: Iron Workers Article VII – Addition of the positions of Director of Workers 16 Carpenters 1715 Labor Council Servicing, Director of Organizing and Director of Gov- Portland area VOC meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, Executive Board meets 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, ernmental Affairs. Members meet 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, preceded Shopmen 516 at the Sheet Metal Training Center, 2379 NE 178th Ave. followed by a 7 p.m. general meeting at SEIU Local 503, Article XIV – Addition of the positions of Assistant by a 5 p.m. Executive board meeting at 612 E. Executive Board meets 6 p.m. Thursday, May 8, at Portland members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, at 1730 Commercial St. SE, Salem. Business Manager, Director of Servicing, Director of Or- McLoughlin, Vancouver, Wash. 11620 NE Ainsworth Cir, #300, Portland. Nominations the Sheet Metal Training Center, 2379 NE 178th Ave. for the 2008 Election of Officers will be held 6 p.m. ganizing and Director of Governmental Affairs as Dele- Medford area members meet 5 p.m. Wednesday, May Thursday, May 22, at the Meeting Hall at Ironworkers gates to District Council #5. 14, at Wild River Pizza, 2684 N. Pacific Hwy., Medford. Cement Masons 555 Apprenticeship Training Center, 11620 NE Ainsworth Article XVII – Addition of the following Section: Eugene area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, May 8, Metal Trades Council In recognition of the fact that the District Council’s Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, May 15, at 12812 Cir., Portland. Nominees must have been in continuous at the Local 16 Hall, 4748 Franklin Blvd., Eugene. Executive Board meets 8 a.m. Monday, May 12, at strength in negotiations comes in large measure by its NE Marx St., Portland. good standing for the past two (2) years. An April or May Coos Bay area members meet 5 p.m. Thursday, May 2008 dues receipt must be shown at the door to enter. NOLC board room, 1125 SE Madison, Portland. ability to supply highly skilled, responsible workers to 15, at Abby’s Pizza, 997 First St., Coos Bay. NO EXCEPTIONS. Delegates meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, at IBEW Lo- employers, it shall be the duty of all members to render Clark, Skamania & cal 48 Hall, 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland. a fair days work in a workmanlike manner. Any member, who is terminated for cause three times within a twenty- Sign Painters & W. Klickitat Counties Laborers 320 four month period, from a position under a District Members meet 7 p.m. Thursday, May 8, at Joe Edgar Mid-Columbia Council collective bargaining agreement, shall be sub- Paint Makers 1094 Labor Council Hall, Teamsters’ Complex, 1850 NE 162nd Ave. ject to charges. Unless the Trial Board finds exceptional Members meet 3:30 p.m. Monday, May 19, in the Labor Council circumstances, the penalty shall be expulsion from mem- Delegates meet 6 p.m. Thursday, May 22, preceded District Office, at 11105 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland. Delegates meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, at 3313 W. bership. by an Executive Board meeting, at the ILWU Local 4 Laborers 483 2nd, The Dalles. In cases where the terminations resulted strictly from Hall, 1205 Ingalls St., Vancouver, Wash. lack of skills, the Trial Board may require the member to Southern Oregon Municipal Employees attend Journeyperson upgrade training classes in lieu of Columbia-Pacific Members meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, at the Mu- Millwrights & Machinery expulsion. For members whose termination was a re- Central Labor Council sicians Hall, 325 NE 20th Ave., Portland. sult of falling in the category of dispensated Member as Delegates meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, at the South- Building Trades Erectors 711 defined by Section 102 of the IUPAT Constitution, the ern Oregon Labor Temple, 4480 Rogue Valley Hwy. #3, Members meet 10 a.m. Saturday, May 24, preceded Trial Board may recommend that Section 102 be imple- Delegates meet 10 a.m. Tuesdays, May 6 and May 13, Central Point. by a 9 a.m. Executive Committee meeting, at the Car- mented in lieu of expulsion. at Kirkland Union Manor II, 3535 SE 86th, Portland. Laborers/Vancouver 335 Members meet 7 p.m. Monday, May 5, preceded by a penters Local 247 Hall, 2205 N. Lombard St., Portland. Article XIX – Change of Seattle Office Address. 6:15 p.m. Executive Board meeting, at the Vancouver Addendum – Change of Local Addresses and dele- Southwestern Oregon Electrical Workers 48 Labor Center, 2212 NE Andresen Rd., Vanc., Wash. tion of merged Locals. Executive Board meets 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, May 7 Central Labor Council and May 21, in the Executive Boardroom. Delegates meet 6 p.m. Monday, May 5, at the Bay Coast Unit meets 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 14, at As- Area Labor Center, 3427 Ash, North Bend. toria Labor Temple, 926 Duane St., Astoria. Electrical Workers Minority Caucus meets 6 p.m. United Association 290 Wednesday, May 14, in the Executive Boardroom. Retiree Meeting Notices Residential Unit meets 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 14, in Portland area members meet 7:30 p.m. Friday, May the Dispatch Lobby. 16, at 20210 SW Teton Ave., Tualatin. Sound and Communication Unit meets 6:30 p.m. ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED ELECTRICAL WORKERS 280 Astoria area members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, May 22, at the Astoria Labor Temple, 926 Duane St., Astoria. Wednesday, May 14, in the Meeting Hall. AMERICANS OREGON CHAPTER Retirees meet between 11:45 a.m. SHEET METAL WORKERS 16 Vancouver Meeting, 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 14, at Bend area members meet 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, Shanahan’s Pub, 209 W McLoughlin Blvd., Vancouver Executive Board meets 10 a.m. and noon Monday, May 12, at The Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Thursday, at the Local 290 Training Center, 2161 SW First, Red- Wasco Unit meets 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 14, at Thursday, May 8, at the Northwest Old Country Buffet on Lancaster in May 8, at Izzy’s Restaurant, 102nd mond. the Northern Wasco PUD, 2345 River Rd., The Dalles. Brookings area members meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Electrical Women of Local 48 meets 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oregon Labor Council, at 1125 SE Salem, which is next to Michael’s and N.E. Halsey, Portland. Everyone May 27, at Curry County Search and Rescue, 417 Rail- May 20, at NIETC, 16021 NE Airport Way, Portland. Madison, Portland. Craft Store. is invited. road St., Brookings. Marine Unit meets 5 p.m. Monday, May 19, in the Coos Bay area members meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, May Meeting Hall. NOTE DATE CHANGE. Retirees meet 10 a.m. Thursday, If you have any questions, please 20, at the Coos Bay Training Center, 2nd & Kruse, Coos Bylaws Committee meets 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, May 22, at Westmoreland Union give Don Ball a call at 541-327-3388. TRANSIT 757 Bay. in the Executive Boardroom. Eugene area members meet 6:30 p.m. Monday, May General Membership Meeting, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Manor, 6404 SE 23rd Ave., Portland. Retirees meet 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, 19, at the Springfield Training Center, 2861 Pierce Park- May 28, in the Meeting Hall. Show-up early for free All retirees are welcome to attend. IRON WORKERS 29 May 7, at Westmoreland Union way, Springfield. sandwiches and specifically designed tee-shirts or hats. Klamath Falls area members meet 5 p.m. Tuesday, Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Retirees meet 11:30 a.m. Wednes- Manor, 6404 SE 23rd, Portland. May 20, at 4816 S., 6th St., Klamath Falls. Meetings are at 15937 NE Airport Way, Portland, un- CARPENTERS day, May 14, at JJ North’s Grand Buf- Medford area members meet 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May less otherwise noted. 20, at 650A Industrial Circle, White City. PLEASE DEATH ASSESSMENTS: The following death as- Retired Carpenters meet for lunch fet, 10520 NE Halsey, Portland. UNITED ASSOCIATION 290 NOTE TIME AND DATE CHANGE. sessments have been declared for April and are payable 11 a.m. Monday, May 12, at JJ Rusty Pipes WILL NOT meet on Roseburg area members meet 5 p.m. Thursday, May 22, at the Roseburg Labor Temple, 742 SE Roberts, at 50 cents: No. 2175; Lloyd O. Anderson; No. 2176, ORTHWEST REGON ABOR Thomas R. Bloye; and No. 2177, Leslie P. McIntosh. North’s Grand Buffet, 10520 NE N O L Thursday, May 8. Roseburg. Halsey, Portland. RETIREES COUNCIL Portland area retirees meet 10 a.m. Salem area members meet 6 p.m. Monday, May 19, at 1810 Hawthorne Ave. NE, Salem. Electrical Workers 280 Business meeting from 10 a.m. to Thursday, May 15, at 20210 SW The Dalles area members meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, May Executive Board meets 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, at ELECTRICAL WORKERS 48 11 a.m. Monday, May 12, at the Teton Ave., Tualatin. 20, at the United Steelworkers Local 9170 Union Hall, 32969 Hwy. 99E, Tangent, OR. Retirees, wives and friends meet Northwest Oregon Labor Council at Salem area retirees meet 12 noon The Dalles. Bend Unit meets 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 8, at the Humboldt-Del Norte Co. area members meet 6 p.m. IBEW/UA Training Center, 2161 SW First St., Red- 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 13, at 1125 SE Madison, Suite 100G, Port- Wednesday, May 14, at Almost Home Wednesday, May 21, at the Eureka Training Center, 832 mond. Elmer’s Parkrose Restaurant, 10001 land. Restaurant, 3310 Market St., NE, E St., Eureka, Calif. Salem Unit meets 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 15, 32969 Hwy. 99E, Tangent. PLEASE NOTE: Due to schedul- NE Sandy Blvd. for brunch. Two staff Salem. ing conflicts, all Salem Unit meetings will be held at our members from Local 48 will be at- OREGON AFSCME training center in Tangent until further notice. United Steelworkers Eugene Unit meets 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, at tending. Bring your suggestions for Retirees meet 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 1097 the LU 290 Training Center, 2861 Pierce Parkway, future meetings. For further informa- 20, at the AFSCME office, 6025 E. Members meet 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, pre- Springfield. tion and reservations, please call Vera Burnside, Portland. Call Michael ceded by a 5:45 p.m. Executive Board meeting, in the union office, 91237 Old Mill Town Rd., Westport. Elevator Constructors 23 Larson at 503 252-2296. Arken for information at 503-239- Members meet 6 p.m. Thursday, May 8, preceded by 9858, ext. 124.

PAGE 8 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS MAY 2, 2008 Iron Workers top out new Pearl District building About 30 members of Iron Workers Local 29 prepare to “top out” the MachineWorks Building at 1455 NW Northrup in Portland’s Pearl District on April 2. The mixed-use project, which includes four levels of Class A office space, an LA Fitness facility and three levels of parking, used 1,008 tons of steel and took seven weeks for the crew, who work for REFA Erection of Portland, to erect. The building is scheduled to be completed in December 2008. The general contractor is Skanska USA.

NW Oregon Labor Council’s Roger G. Worthington, P.C. leads the fight to find a cure recognition dinner May 31 The Northwest Oregon Labor Coun- Through May 16, the labor council cil hosts the 11th annual Labor Appre- will be accepting nominations for per- Mesothelioma ciation and Recognition Night Satur- sons to be recognized for their contri- for cancer day, May 31, at Westmoreland Union butions to the labor community. Manor. “You can recognize union members, caused by asbestos exposure The dinner and awards ceremony shop stewards, service providers, serves as a fundraiser for Labor’s Com- whomever you feel is worthy,” said munity Service Agency, which helps Judy O’Connor, executive secretary- Since 1989, we have been dedicated to helping asbestos cancer patients union members who have been laid off, treasurer of NOLC. “It’s a fun event for get justice in the courtrooms and help in the hospitals. In the last ten years, are on strike, or experiencing some type a good cause.” we have recovered over $725 million for our clients. of financial difficulty. The labor council also is accepting Dinner tickets are $10 per person. cash and prize donations for the raffle. $34 Million: 60 year-old Navy veteran and carpenter Raffle tickets also are sold for $1 each For more information or to order or seven for $5. tickets, call 503-235-9444. $20 Million: 54 year-old engineer $12.6 Million: 69 year-old psychiatrist exposed at home $10 Million: 54 year-old woman exposed via father’s clothes Letter Carriers’ food drive May 10 $8.4 Million: 60 year-old Navy veteran and crane operator Close to 3,000 letter carriers in Ore- will sort the donations and forward gon and Clark County, Wash., will help them to the Oregon Food Bank. “Stamp Out Hunger” on Saturday, May The NALC Food Drive is the largest 10, part of the annual National Associa- one-day food collection of the year in 800-831-9399 tion of Letter Carriers Food Drive. Oregon. Prior to May 10, bags will be deliv- The food collected helps serve an es- For a free booklet of medical/legal information, including medical experts, ered to every household. All you have timated 192,000 people who eat meals to do is fill the bag with nonperishable from emergency food boxes in an aver- patient profiles, clinical trials and asbestos products, call us or visit our website. food items — such as canned meat, fish age month. Of those, nearly 72,000 are and soup, and cereals, pasta and rice — children. That’s the equivalent of 160 www.mesothel.com and leave it at your mailbox. Letter Car- elementary schools each month, said riers will collect the bags and deliver Rachel Bristol, OFB’s executive direc- them to drop points, where volunteers tor. Mesothelioma typically We’ve helped hundreds develops 20 to 60 years of patients find the best after the first asbestos doctors, coast to coast ramers/metro exposure. Each year and we’re known for K about 3,000 new cases providing up-to-date mailing service of mesothelioma are medical information

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MAY 2, 2008 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS PAGE 9 Oregon Employment Relations Board judge rules against city in Oswalt case An administrative law judge for the While Oswalt answered several of the Oregon Employment Relations Board queries during a series of interviews, Citizens First For A Better Clackamas County has ruled the City of Portland commit- she declined to answer any questions ted numerous Unfair Labor Practices related to her activities as a local (ULPs) against Portland Police Bu- union vice president and shop stew- reau employee Angela Oswalt and her ard. union, Local 189 of the American In the 64-page ULP decision, Ad- Trent Tidwell Federation of State, County and Mu- ministrative Law Judge Larry With- Candidate for County Commissioner nicipal Employees (AFSCME). erell ruled: Position 5 As a result of the ruling, the union “We conclude that Oswalt was en- contends Oswalt should be placed gaged in protected activity and that back to work immediately; she has the City engaged in adverse action P.O. Box 2511, Oregon City, OR 97045 been on paid administrative leave against her because of her protected cell: 503 799-3121 home: 503 657-1186 since April 2007. activity.” www.trenttidwell.com [email protected] “This recommended order vindi- Witherell’s proposed order finds cates our contention that Angela Os- that the city violated two state statutes walt was targeted for her union activi- ANGELA OSWALT regarding Oswalt and her protected ties,” said James Hester, staff activity, orders the city to “cease and representative for Oregon AFSCME ULP case was pending on the same is- desist” from violating those statutes Council 75. “The city needs to come sues, and it would be “even more fool- and orders the city to “discontinue any Thanks to its senses, understand it has no case ish now” for the city to proceed with action taken against Angela Oswalt … and put her back to work. Moreover, the termination process. and rescind any action taken against For Your Support! the city should stop wasting taxpayer “The city has no legs to stand on Angela Oswalt …” based on her pro- money on this case.” given the ULP ruling,” said Hester. tected actions. Oswalt was recently given a letter “Angela is ready and anxious to sim- “We believe Judge Witherell’s de- Edward ‘Ed’ Garren from the city advising her the Police ply go back to work.” cision makes the proposed termina- Bureau intended to terminate her from The city’s proposed termination tion case against Ms. Oswalt tainted Portland City Council, Position 2 her non-sworn police clerk position. case hinges largely on allegations that and invalid,” said Hester. “The city Hester says it was foolish for the Oswalt refused to answer questions in needs to stop persecuting her and al- city to initiate such an action while the an Internal Affairs investigation. low her to go back to work.” Volunteers Are Needed! Call Jerry Moss at 503-841-2708 or email at: Classified employees ratify four-year [email protected] contract at Portland School District To learn more about Ed, go to: The Portland Federation of Teach- the next four months, as well as a sig- 2011. ers and Classified Employees Local nificant lump sum for retro pay. “The participation of our members www.edforportland.com 111 ratified a new four-year contract With the step increases and and supporters — marching on infor-

Paid for by Friends of Ed Garren, 813 SW Alder, Portland, OR with Portland Public Schools. The longevity pay, every employee —de- mational picket lines in the freezing vote, held April 9, was by a 94 percent pending on pay scale — will receive rain and howling wind — made a margin, said Local 111 President Tom a total wage increase of between 6.5 huge impression on the school board,” Smith. and 10 percent. Smith said. “It made me feel just The 1,360-member unit represents The school district’s monthly sheer pride in being a part of PFTCE.” teachers, classroom paraprofessionals, health care premium contribution will With ratification, Portland Public secretaries, clerks, occupational and increase by $46 per month (to $826) Schools has contracts in place with all physical therapists and assistants, in October 2008, and an additional bargaining units except the teachers. campus monitors, community agents $50 a month in October, 2009. The contract with the Portland Associ- 503-288-3311 and driver’s education instructors em- The agreement includes a wage re- ation of Teachers, which represents ployed at Portland Public Schools. opener to cover the final years of the close to 3,000 teachers, counselors, Local 111 is an affiliate of the contract. The school district will con- school psychologists, and librarians, Subscribe Today! American Federation of Teachers- duct a classification study in early expires June 30. Oregon, AFL-CIO. 2009 that will be considered in negoti- PAT is an affiliate of the Oregon Receive 24 issues of the latest The Portland School Board ratified ating wages and benefits for 2009- Education Association. labor news and views the contract at its meeting April 28. from Oregon and Southwest Washington Under the agreement, PFTCE em- ployees will receive a 2.5 percent cost AFSCME Local 88 endorses three Special group rate of $7.92 of living adjustment (COLA) retroac- tive to July 1, 2007; an additional 2.5 on orders of 50 or more percent COLA on July 1, 2008, plus for Multnomah County Commission step increases of between 2.5 to 5 per- The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 88, Mail To: Northwest Labor Press cent for eligible employees not at the which represents nearly 2,800 employees working for Multnomah County, has P.O. Box 13150 top of their wage scale on July 1, endorsed three candidates for open seats on the Multnomah County Board of Portland, OR 97213 2008. Commissioners. On July 1, 2008, employees also The local endorsed Deborah Kafoury in District 1, Rob Milesnick in District 3, Name/Union Affiliation will receive a one-time “longevity and Carla Piluso in District 4. bonus” of 1.5 percent. Kafoury is a former House Democratic leader who served in the Legislature Address This means that every employee from 1999 to 2004; Milesnick handles government affairs for ODS Health Plans would receive, at a minimum, an in- and formerly worked for the Oregon Judicial Department and Multnomah County City State Zip crease in base wages of 5 percent in DUII program; and Piluso is currently serving as police chief for the City of Gre- sham, Oregon’s fourth largest city.

PAGE 10 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS MAY 2, 2008 Lifelong union activist Michael Dembrow campaigning hard for Dist. 45 House seat By DON McINTOSH in a major lawsuit against Bill Sizemore’s ballot initiative Associate Editor machine. Michael Dembrow, 56, is the kind of trade union true AFT is a politically active union, and Dembrow started believer who keeps inspiration alive in the labor move- making regular trips to Salem to lobby the Legislature on ment. In the early 1980s he helped lead fellow part-time in- the union’s issues. And within the wider labor movement, structors at Portland Community College to unionize with he made common cause with other unions as a member of American Federation of Teachers (AFT). And over the Portland Jobs With Justice and as a delegate to the North- next two decades, he rose to positions of leadership within west Oregon Labor Council and to conventions of the Ore- the state-wide AFT organization and built a reputation for gon AFL-CIO. solidarity across labor unions. Last year, State Rep. Jackie Dingfelder announced a run Now he’s making a serious run for a seat in the Oregon for State Senate, and House District 45 came open. Dem- House of Representatives. In a three-way race with two brow lives in that district, and AFT political director Rob well-funded opponents, Dembrow has the backing of or- Wagner leaned on him to run. A run for public office puts ganized labor. to use the skills Dembrow developed as an rank-and-file House District 45 in Northeast Portland, Parkrose and union leader: motivating people to get involved, knowing Maywood Park is solidly Democratic, so if Dembrow wins when to compromise and when to stand firm, leveraging the May 20 primary, he would likely serve in the Legisla- power to win results. ture for years to come. Colleagues describe him as responsible, persistent, and Dembrow grew up in Connecticut and was the first in smart, a hard worker with a patient, thoughtful demeanor his family to attend college, earning a bachelor’s from Uni- and a gift for bringing people together. versity of Connecticut and a master’s from University of Dembrow has two opponents: Cyreena Boston, a health Indiana. He moved to Oregon with his wife Kiki in 1981 policy analyst for Multnomah County; and Jon Coney, a and found part-time work teaching writing at Portland publicist for Metro. Each of them has an impressive list of Community College. Dembrow led the campaign by part- endorsements from state and local politicians. But Dem- time instructors to join AFT Local 2277, which already brow has some real advantages too, not the least of which represented full-time instructors, and he helped get their is support from the labor movement. Dembrow is backed first union contract in 1985. He became a publicist, griev- by unions in both the AFL-CIO and Change to Win federa- ance officer, and negotiator for the local, and was elected tions, as well as the Oregon Education Association. Former local president in 1992. He became a member of the United Food and Commercial Workers steward Logan statewide AFT Executive Council, and later, secretary- Gillis is his campaign manager. Good organization, targeted mailings, and shoe leather are key to winning treasurer, where he signed off on an expensive but impor- Good organization, targeted mailings, and shoe leather state house races, says AFT member Michael Dembrow, seen knocking on tant commitment — joining Oregon Education Association (Turn to Page 16) door of a potential voter in Northeast Portland.

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MAY 2, 2008 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS PAGE 11 Connie Ashbrook: Bringing women into the trades By DON McIntosh who’s your friend.” tor. But within a few years, her female Associate Editor It’s very competitive to get into a friends had all dropped out, and she was Growing up in Cleveland in the late building trades union, Ashbrook said, so the only woman elevator constructor in 1960s, Connie Ashbrook went to a high you have an edge if a friend or family the local. school that offered shop classes. But member is promoting you, maybe giv- “I thought I would be just the tip of only for boys. ing you a summer job where you can get the iceberg, and there’d be tons of Newspaper help wanted ads said gain entry-level experience. women coming in, and it wouldn’t be “men wanted” or “women wanted.” Ashbrook’s own history shows how unusual to be a woman construction They meant it. hard it can be for a woman to get into worker.” But by the time Ashbrook, now 54, the building trades. Her first workplace She didn’t see that happening. Part of entered the workforce, legal barriers to was a factory in her native Cleveland, it was President Ronald Reagan, Ash- women were coming down. In 1987, Ohio, where she used a drill press to brook said, who had taken the teeth out she became Oregon’s first female jour- make radio parts; it was unskilled, dull, of federal affirmative action efforts. neyman elevator mechanic, and a mem- poorly-paid work. She then waitressed Contractors no longer had to be wel- ber of Elevator Constructors Local 23. six years, during which she married, di- coming to women. She’d grown up alongside five sisters. vorced, moved to Missouri, and came to “But part of it was also that our cul- Now she had 230 brothers. Portland, Oregon, in 1977. ture hadn’t changed fast enough,” Ash- Yet her true life’s work began in In Portland, a female friend who’d brook said. 1989, when she helped found Oregon been a crane operator in the service told In the spring of 1989, she attended a Tradeswomen, Inc. Oregon Trades- her about the building trades. In build- national conference for women in the women is one of only about 10 groups ing trades unions, you start as an ap- building trades, sponsored by the U.S. nationwide that work to recruit women prentice and earn a living wage — plus Department of Labor. There she heard to join building trades unions — and health and pension benefits — while the stories of women from around the Connie Ashbrook, executive director of Oregon Tradeswomen Network Inc., push to make sure there’s room for you learn on the job — building high- country. at work in her Northeast Portland office. them. ways and high-rise buildings, hospitals Ashbrook and a group of three other Despite the good will and coopera- and high-tech manufacturing facilities. women decided to form Oregon tion of apprenticeship programs, women After two to five years of classroom and encouraging contractors to employ Ashbrook found out about a feder- Tradeswomen, modeled after groups in make up only 1 in 20 apprentices on-the-job training, you become a jour- women and minorities, and keeping ally-funded pre-apprenticeship program other cities. It started as a support group, statewide, a number that has risen just 1 neyman and double your wage. It’s typ- track of compliance. for carpenters, and took a class for meeting monthly. It was also a way to percent in 30 years. ically hard physical work, performed Winter came. Construction slowed. women at Portland Community Col- get word out when jobs were available. Progress has been slow, Ashbrook outdoors, but it’s also well-paid and im- She was without work from November lege. She worked as an apprentice car- After a few years, Ashbrook realized says — not because union training pro- mensely satisfying. You work as part of to March. Ashbrook kept going to the penter on the I-205/Airport highway in- networking wouldn’t be enough to fill grams discriminate — but because it’s a team, and every day, you see the re- hiring hall seeking work, but because terchange. Male mentors helped her the trades with women; they’d have to hard for anyone to get into construction sults of your labor. she had little seniority, she was at the learn the ropes. recruit. With grants from the Oregon craft unions, and harder for women, To get in, Ashbrook learned to drive a end of the line. And Ashbrook had Ashbrook said new people trying to Department of Education and the U.S. who don’t have helpful support net- school bus, and used that experience to joined the Teamsters just as Congress break in have to haunt the job site and Department of Labor, Oregon works. get into a dump truck driving pre-ap- passed a law deregulating the trucking talk to people doing the hiring. It was Tradeswomen hired a part-time staffper- “People get their jobs because of prenticeship program with the Team- industry. In almost no time, most com- harder as a woman. son to interest girls and young women their networks,” Ashbrook said. And sters Union. As a Teamster, she worked panies got rid of their in-house fleets, “They laughed at me,” Ashbrook in building trades careers. that’s true for just about any good job, on several federally-funded construction which had unionized drivers, and hired said. “I would tell them, ‘I did a good In 1996, Ashbrook left her elevator she added: “It’s who you know and projects. The federal government was independent owner-operators. job on this project, here’s a reference.’ constructor job to work full-time as Ore- But they didn’t take me seriously.” gon Tradeswomen’s executive director. Then came the recession, and no- The group’s budget was $35,000. Today body was getting hired, much less it has a staff of nine and a budget of women, Ashbrook recalls. $700,000, mostly from government Ashbrook had joined a loose network grants. Swanson, Thomas & Coon of women construction workers that met In part, Oregon Tradeswomen is for monthly potlucks. One woman who making up for public schools’ failure to ATTORNEYS AT LAW had joined the Elevator Constructors connect women to careers in construc- Since 1981 told Ashbrook that Montgomery Eleva- tion. tor [now Kone] would be looking for “Our school system is educating peo- James Coon Ray Thomas Kimberly Tucker workers, especially women, because ple for college, but doesn’t do that same they got a project with public money. level of guidance for people who are go- Jacqueline Jacobson Cynthia F. Newton Ashbrook applied, and met with a ing into blue collar careers,” Ashbrook pair of company managers, both men. said. “So people knock around for a The branch manager was straightfor- while until they fall into something.” ward: “One of us doesn’t think you “The general public doesn’t have a could do this work,” he told her, “but one clue how much a construction worker Tip of the Week: If you become disabled and are covered of us is ready to give you a chance.” has to know,” Ashbrook said. under a long-term disability policy, contact a lawyer as They took her back to the shop area It takes two years of apprenticeship to show her what she’d be lifting — a to become a journey-level roofer, and soon as you apply for benefits. 250-pound steel rail. “Can you lift that?” five to become a journey-level carpen- they asked. ter, sheet metal worker, or plumber. Ashbrook is 5’3”. She looked at the “This is the highest paid blue-collar We represent people on all types of injury and disease related claims. rail, and wasn’t sure. But she wanted the work, so there’s lots of people who want job. Cheerily, she replied, “Sure, I’ll lift to do this,” Ashbrook said. “The trades, n Workers’ Compensation n Construction Injuries n Asbestos/Mesothelioma one end if one of you wants to lift the both union and open shop, generally have never had to advertise or market n Personal Injury/Product Liability n Death Claims n Social Security Disability other.” The managers were in suits. The rail was greasy and dirty. “No, that’s what they do because they’ve had all the okay,” they said. She got the job. white male applicants they need.” She started as a helper and was And there are social aspects to the We provide straight answers at no cost on any of the above areas of law. paired up with a mechanic. She spent work that most people don’t think about, Ashbrook said. Men are sometimes CALL US or VISIT OUR WEB SITE one night a week for three years in a classroom. She loved all of it. afraid women co-workers will file a law- Ashbrook successfully completed suit, or start to cry if their work is criti- (503) 228-5222 http://www.stc-law.com the union’s five-year apprenticeship pro- cized. And for women, moving into an gram, and became Oregon’s first occupation that by tradition is exclu- woman journeyman elevator construc- (Turn to Page 14)

PAGE 12 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS MAY 2, 2008 Following a heated four-year campaign United Nurses of Legacy expect to file for union election American Federation of Teachers (AFT) has been trying to organized by the non-profit Oregon Health Forum. Vukovich unionize 3,000 nurses at Legacy Health System for four years. was one of the five hospital CEO panelists. Leafletters said Over the last month, the campaign has been turning up the heat. Vukovich reacted with distaste, on the way in, when she was Portland-based Legacy is a non-profit chain consisting of handed a flier. This one publicized fire safety problems at five hospitals in the Portland metro area. It was formed by the Legacy Emanuel. 1989 merger of hospitals founded by the Lutheran Church and Inside, an audience member asked what the CEOs thought the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon. about unions getting active at the State Capitol trying to pass AFT is a nationwide union with a sizable health care divi- “top-down dictates on hospital staffing levels.” AFT has lobbied sion. In the Portland area, AFT represents nurses at Kaiser Per- in Salem, thus far unsuccessfully, for laws setting minimum manente and Providence Milwaukie Hospital. nurse-to-patient ratios. AFT has tried to persuade Legacy management to adopt a “You were probably greeted by United Nurses of Legacy on neutral stance toward the union drive. Partly because of the the way in,” Vukovich replied. “They’re from the East Coast.” Legacy’s historic ties to the religious organizations, AFT organ- “That’s ridiculous,” Painter-Johnson told the Labor Press af- ized a group of local religious leaders to call on Legacy to agree ter the event. “What’s she’s attempting to do is frame us as the to a union-written code of conduct for the campaign. Legacy evil other.” declined. For the most part, nurses themselves aren’t taking part in the In March, union organizers started publicly distributing leafletting; Helen Lee, United Nurses of Legacy organizing di- leaflets aimed at embarrassing Legacy. rector said nurses are fearful of publicly supporting the union, “We’ve been nice for four years,” said Robert Painter-John- because some have been disciplined for doing so. son, the union staffperson responsible for building community Linda Boly, an RN at Legacy Emanuel, said she’s received a support for the campaign. “The time for nice is gone because verbal warning and two written warnings for infractions such as they’re not responsive to nice.” talking about the union and handing pro-union fliers to co- Union leafletters are appearing regularly outside Legacy workers who were on the clock. She also had her schedule Emanuel with fliers saying the hospital is dirty and unsafe due changed, and was disciplined for refusing to work past the to cuts in housekeeping hours. The fliers cite a Medicare report Christobal Mozingo, a registered nurse at Legacy, holds a scheduled end of her shift. that faulted the hospital’s standards of cleanliness. union placard outside an April 22 hospital CEO forum at the Boly described a management crackdown under way at They’ve also been showing up outside branches of West Multnomah Athletic Club, at which Legacy CEO Pam Emanuel. New rules restrict employee use of break room bul- Coast Bank with leaflets making a similar point. Legacy board Vukovich was speaking. letin boards and company e-mail, and ban talking about the member Duane McDougall, former CEO of Willamette Indus- union except when both parties are off the clock and out of pa- tries, is also on the board of West Coast Bancorp. “Tell Duane at the wheel. “Rich directors like Jeffrey Gordon shell out mil- tient care areas. McDougall,” the flier said, “if he wants your deposits of money lions to executives,” the flier said, “but can’t find money to as- Several groups of Legacy workers are unionized, said Mc- at West Coast Bank, clean up the deposits of dirt at Legacy sure patient safety.” Daniel, the Legacy spokesperson. But with the nurses, Legacy Emanuel.” Several union fliers have made an issue of CEO salaries: believes direct communication is the best model, she said. Legacy Emanuel chief administrative officer April Whit- Legacy’s interim CEO, Pamela Vukovich, made over $1.18 While McDaniel said Legacy supports employees’ legal worth reacted to that with an e-mail to employees: “I am not million in 2007. The union has argued that compensation like right to choose whether or not they want a union, she also said going to sit back quietly while a group of outside union organ- that — and the $45 million profit Legacy made last year — some union tactics are inappropriate and have caused concern izers criticize our hospital and staff,” Whitworth wrote. “AFT is would be better spent hiring more nurses, which would im- among nurses, such as trying to distribute fliers to employees a national union that is desperate to organize Legacy’s prove patient safety. while they’re at work, and trying to call employees on the nurses.… But their organizing efforts … haven’t worked. So Whitworth disputed those details also in an e-mail to em- phone while they’re at home. now they are trying a new strategy: a public campaign against ployees, saying Vukovich’s compensation topped seven figures Unintentionally, her point drives home how tilted the play- Emanuel.” only because she got a five-year retention bonus last year and ing field is during union campaigns: Managers have access to “A lot of the statements the union is making, they take things cashed out some deferred compensation benefits. Her regular workers all day long, while union organizers have almost no ac- and blow them out of proportion,” Legacy spokesperson Silvia salary is $434,000, Whitworth wrote. cess and get criticized for trying to communicate with workers. McDaniel told the Northwest Labor Press. On April 22, union leafletters greeted Vukovich and several Last fall, the union-backed workers’ rights group Portland On April 21, union leafletters set up outside the Battle- hundred health care industry professionals outside the Mult- Jobs With Justice recruited several prominent pro-union com- ground, Washington, home of Legacy board member Jeffrey nomah Athletic Club — site of a “Hospital CEO Roundtable” munity members to serve on a panel of its Workers Rights Gordon, a real estate developer. The message: Gordon is asleep Board. Those included Democratic Oregon State Representa- tive Tina Kotek, black business leader Joyce Taylor, Portland State Univer- sity professor Barbara Dudley, and Alcena Boozer, rector of St. Philip the Quest Deacon Episcopal Church. Members of the group met with Sonja Steves, Legacy’s senior vice president of hu- Investment man resources, marketing and com- Q munications and asked her to agree to Management, Inc. campaign ground rules, including that neither side would badmouth the • Serving Multi-Employer other. No deal. } Serving Multi-Employer If Legacy doesn’t commit to neu- Trusts for Over Twenty Years tral ground rules, union supporters say Endorsed by: Trusts for Twenty Years management will have substantial ad- x Oregon AFSCME vantages in opposing unionization. x NW Oregon Labor Council CamCam Johnson Greg Greg Sherwood But it looks like AFT is getting ready x to take its chances. Painter-Johnson SEIU Local 503 Adrian Adrian HamiltonHamilton Monte Monte Johnson said United Nurses of Legacy expects x Firefighters Assoc. of Clackamas County Local 1159 DougDoug GoebelGoebel BillBill ZenkZenk to file for a government-run union x Tualatin Valley firefighters Union Local 1660 Garth Nisbet Pat Worley election very soon. x Governor John Kitzhaber x Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian x The Oregonian Editorial Board (April 25, 2008) OneOne SWSW ColumbiaColumbia St., Suite 1100,1100 Portland,Portland, OR 97258 Broadway Floral 503-221-0158503-221-0158 for the BEST flowers call See more endorsements and information at www.QuestInvestment.com www.QuestInvestment.com 503-288-5537 www.CharlotteLehan.com 1638 NE Broadway, Portland

MAY 2, 2008 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS PAGE 13 Bend transit workers vote 27-0 BARGAIN COUNTER FREE Free classified ads to subscribers to reject ‘cheap’ wage offer DEADLINE: Friday prior to publication By MICHAEL FUNKE Published 1st and 3rd Fridays Special Correspondent BEND — Bend Area Transit (BAT) Now accepting e-mails workers, members of Amalgamated Send to: [email protected] Transit Union Local 757, voted 27-0 April 20 to reject a “cheap” wage offer Mail to: NWLP, PO Box 13150, Portland OR 97213 from Paratransit Services, the out-of- (Please include union affiliation) state contractor that runs this Central Oregon city’s public transit system. • 15-20 words • No commercial or business ads • 1 ad per issue Paratransit’s “best and final offer” of • Please print legibly • Sorry, we cannot accept ads over the phone a $1 an hour increase amounted to a three-year wage freeze, with no im- Ads MUST include area code or they will not be published provements in health insurance, vaca- tions, or other benefits, union officials adzes, leather tools, shaves, chests. 503- said. Automotive 659-0009 BAT workers, who drive and dis- ‘95 CHEV 1/2 T. PICKUP, V6, auto, low patch fixed route and dial-a-ride buses, miles, new tires, $4,300; ‘78 Chev 3/4 T. currently start at $11 an hour and pickup, V8, auto, 4wd, $4,000. 503 625- For the Home 6864 haven’t seen a pay raise in five years. DOUBLE BED, maple complete w/box ‘01 CHEV BLAZER, 4 dr, 4 wd, $4,900. springs, mattress, sheets, pillows, pillow- BAT workers average 45 percent 541 401-1333 cases and comforter, $400. 503 632-6831 less than unionized city employees in STOCK 6 BOLT Mag wheels and tires ‘95 FRIDGIDAIR SXS refr/freezer, 25 wages and benefits, and about 40 per- from 2002 Chev Tahoe P265/70R17, cu.ft., ice, water indoor, almond, looks, cent less than unionized school bus $250. 360 694-7012. works, great, $250 OBO. 503 668-3334 ATU Local 757 member Bill Groesz, a shop steward at Bend Area Transit, ‘03 FORD RANGER, 4wd, XLT, 5spd drivers employed by the Bend-LaPine w/custom Gemtop, 4 extra studded tires, School District. speaks at a rally April 20 in Bend opposing cuts in public transit service. 44k, $12,500. 503 695-5519 Sporting Goods ‘89 FORD ECONOLINE 350 cube van, Although the city is facing budget LTR/1000 Trails campground membership, problems — and is proposing cuts in doors, hood, grille, bumpers, $10 each, you pull. 503 630-4177 Oregon & Washington locations, $1,950 public transit service — it recently ne- Oregon AFL-CIO, recalled for the “But BAT workers have been living OBO 503 252-1514 gotiated a 3 percent wage increase with crowd a rally held last May when work- with cuts for a long time. They keep CAMPER, 11-foot Weekender, excellent, city employees, and will raise the an- ers celebrated the formation of the telling us to wait. The time to wait is Housing best offer, 503-232-3685 nual salary of Transit Manager Heather union. over. Stop the cuts and raise the wages.” ROCKAWAY BEACH house, 3 bed, 2 Ornelas by over $5,400 to $78,749. “I predicted back then that the Ore- BAT workers hope that Paratransit bath, sleeps 9, great amenities, minutes to Full-time BAT workers earn less gon labor movement would stand with Services will return to bargaining soon. beach. 503 355-2136 or 503 709-6018 Miscellaneous you and that Paratransit would try to The union is prepared to take a strike 380 ACRES, FIELDS, pasture land, ju- than $23,000 a year — and many of niper trees, $1000 per acre, terms. 541 HALLET DAVIS upright piano, mahogany, them rely on food stamps and other bully and demoralize workers rather vote if they refuse to bargain. 468-2961 newer keys, tuned, includes bench, $550. public assistance to take care of their than settle a contract,” he said. “But to- Local 757 members have joined ROCKAWAY BEACH vacation home, 3 503 829-8116 families. day, brothers and sisters, I predict a BAT riders and supporters to fight the bed, sleeps 8, beachfront, all amenities, PORTABLE ROCK chucker press, new $175/nite. 503 842-9607 carbon 9mm dies, bass, bullets, dial indi- Paratransit’s meager wage offer change is going to come. ATU will win service cuts. Union members have also cator and extras, $250. 503 771-0000 a contract for BAT workers.” expressed support for a November bal- FISH/HUNT 2 bed, 1 bath mobile home came as over 60 public transit riders, w/garage on Lake Rock Creek Reservoir, 2 CIGAR HUMIDORS 50 ct $45; 500 ct, BAT workers and union supporters ral- The city needs to “get on the bus,” lot measure to create a new tax district 112k. 541 544-2030 $350, new never used. 503 913-5843 lied outside Bend City Hall against tran- said ATU Local 757 President Jon to fund public transit. Paratransit Ser- WOOD LATHE chisels, unused, in case, quality tools, paid $235, sell $125. 503 sit cuts and for workers’ rights. Hunt, instead of cutting services and vices will likely be terminated if a new 678-1696 Tom Chamberlain, president of the continuing the wage disparity while transit district is approved by voters. Wanted VACUUM PUMP and related refrigeration Paratransit ships Bend tax dollars to its Bend’s Public Transit Advisory CASH FOR old oil paintings. 503 653- equipment. 503 708-2719 Bremerton, Washington, headquarters. Committee will hold a public hearing 1506 PORTLAND MEMORIAL, double niche “Don’t cut services, take the money out on the service cuts from 2 to 3:30 p.m., CROSS CUT log saws, slicks, double bit ,Washington East H T5N1, 1 urn. 503 760 axes, blacksmith hammers, planes, wood- 4853 of Paratransit’s profits,” Hunt said. Wednesday, May 7, at the Deschutes working hand tools. 503 819-3736 ...Ashbrook “We are really fighting these service County Building, 1300 NW Wall Street, MILITARY COLLECTIBLES, uniforms, hel- cuts,” shop steward Bill Groesz said. Bend. mets, swords, flags, rifles, pistols, Etc. US, (From Page 12) German or Japanese. 503 852-6791 sively male can be a culture shock. JUNK CARS, removal of unwanted cars Industrial Distributor for Sale Ashbrook said the apprenticeship and pickups. 503 314 8600 Southern OR, Established, Profitable MOTORCYCLES running or not and mu- programs are mostly on board reaching sical instruments. Cash paid. 503 880- Call Gerry Bendix, Broker, out to women, so Oregon Tradeswomen 8183 Oregon Opportunities 530-242-0639 may need to shift its focus to the con- CASH FOR OLD woodworking tools, tractors. The Marco Consulting Group planes, levels, handsaws, chisels, slicks, “One organization doing these things INVESTMENT CONSULTANTS TO is not going to make enough difference,” MULTI-EMPLOYER BENEFIT FUNDS Ashbrook said. “We need the industry to do more of this work themselves.” Oregon Tradeswomen has outreach HEMORRHOIDS efforts to as many as 900 schools in Ore- Please call Jason Zenk at 253-376-3391 gon, and runs an after-school program The Non-Surgical Treatment and a summer camp for girls. 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PAGE 14 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS MAY 2, 2008 Open AWPPW, G-P lauded for environmental awareness By WILLIE WORMAN Thompson’s Sanitary Services, we around the entire Olalla Reservoir and in a creek that is fed by our Olalla Forum Environmental Representative host an event called “Down By The will be just less than three miles long. Dam. So far, we have had a good run AWPPW Local 13 River.” This is an organized clean up Once our Olalla trail project is of fish and in a couple of years we will In May of 2007, Georgia-Pacific in of the river banks along the Yaquina complete, we plan to have an Olalla know what kind of return we have ob- Toledo, Oregon, received two environ- River from Toledo to Newport. It ends dam clean up each year. This will be a tained. mental awards for our outstanding with a lunch donated by a local busi- group of local kids, grades 7 through We also have a new G-P Toledo U.S. Air Force work on our new environmental ness. 12, taking a walk around the Olalla “Green Team.” This team is in charge awareness program and our new com- We plan to extend this program to trail cleaning up the year’s accumu- of finding more environmentally- bidding process munity outreach program. These pro- include a cleanup along the Siletz lated garbage and ending with a barbe- friendly ways to do things around the grams helped to build trust within our River town loop. This project is still in cue. This will be done in cooperation mill. It started by maximizing our re- worries Rep. Wu community. the conversation phase. with the health class at Toledo middle cycling within the mill. There will The first award was the Georgia Pa- We also host the Olalla Trail Pro- and high schools. This cleanup will be soon be new environmental kiosks lo- To The Editor: cific Environmental Excellence Award ject. We have been working with local part of the students’ final for their envi- cated in various places around the mill. Many leaders in the labor commu- for a large facility and the second Boy Scouts to build a nature trail ronmental health section. These stations will be a place where nity have shared their dismay with me award was the Koch Environmental around the Olalla Reservoir. We have In March, Steve Edenfield and I we can separate the type of trash we regarding the Air Force’s decision not Health and Safety Excellence Award. finished two phases of this trail that were guest speakers at “Career Day” are discarding into cans for garbage, to award a $35 billion defense contract We were the first GP facility to be rec- extend just over a mile. Hopefully, this at Toledo High School. This project is paper only, recycle, glass, and cans to the U.S.-based bidder, Boeing Com- ognized by Koch Industries. spring and summer we will be able to meant to show the local youth what with a deposit. We spend far too much pany. We are involved in several new finish phase three and open the entire kinds of opportunities are out there for to have garbage hauled off when we Personally, I am deeply concerned projects through our outreach pro- trail for hikers and bikers. those who plan to go to college, as can recycle a lot of it through our OCC about both the decision and the Air gram. In cooperation with SOLV and When finished, this trail will extend well as for those who plan to stay and plant. Force’s overarching procurement work within their community. Also the Boy Scouts make good processes. We also took that opportunity to use of the deposit cans. This is another While it is essential that the Air spread the word to the local youth good way to give back to our commu- Force identify a high-quality, cost-ef- Alternative fuels are the answer about what is going on at the mill and nity. fective means of replacing its air-to-air what it takes to work at GP from both We have been invited to help refueling tanker fleet, we must recog- to America’s energy crisis a union and salaried perspective. Toledo High School become a “Green nize that a project of this magnitude To The Editor: fuel supplied by yet another foreign G-P Toledo’s “Environmental Ex- School.” The school would like to has major implications for American Each time I read the advertisement country? pedition” is a full day event at our have their students build kiosks workers. The Air Force should be in NW Labor Press that encourages us Alternative fuels are the answer to Olalla Reservoir where our college co- throughout the main building of the making every reasonable effort to en- to support the Bradwood Landing LNG America’s energy crisis. When unions op students work with the environ- school to help instill the importance of sure its procurement process produces sight, I cringe. This advertisement epit- place the future security of this coun- mental department to put together fun recycling to the young people of this the best overall value for the American omizes what is wrong with unions. I try below the self-serving creation of a and hands-on exhibits to teach our lo- community. people — both in terms of the imme- am a union member and have been on relatively few temporary union jobs, it cal middle school kids about our envi- Moreover, we are looking to host diate cost and the broader implications and off for the past 42 years. Usually, I makes me ashamed to be a union mem- ronment. some field trips for local middle for the U.S. economy — and I am not swear by unions, not against them. ber. “Olalla Creek Salmon Restoration” school kids to our dam and teach them confident that it did so in this case. LNG is a limited fossil fuel. Why Tom Wenning is a new project we have started. We how our water system works. We will The Government Accountability would this country want to again base OPEU 11 are currently investigating how we can also share our efforts in helping the Office is currently reviewing the way its future security on yet another fossil Portland help the coho salmon population thrive local salmon population thrive in the in which the Air Force made its deci- Olalla creek. This will include an ex- sion. Should they discover any evi- planation of how our tide gates and dence that the procurement process fish ladder work at our barrier. was anything less than fully fair, trans- If you have any environmental proj- parent, and comprehensive, it will be PLEASE VOTE ects or ideas you would like to share or imperative that this contract decision is get some help with or have questions revisited. about any of these current projects, Contract decisions of this magni- feel free to contact the AWPPW Local tude should be made with a complete 13 Union Environmental Rep., Willie evaluation of the impact that the selec- Worman, at 541-336-8343. tion will have on our domestic labor MIKE FAHEY force. American workers are the back- (Editor’s Note: In recognition of bone of our economy, and they must Earth Day, the Association of Western receive due consideration. Pulp and Paper Workers asked the NW In addition, maintaining a solid do- Labor Press to share some if things it mestic industrial base is essential to PORTLAND CITY COUNCIL is doing at Georgia Pacific to help the both the U.S. economy and our na- environment.) tional security. In their role as military POSITION #1 guardians, Air Force officials should know that. To all my friends in the Labor Movement— CLARIFICATION U.S. Rep. David Wu 1st District First and foremost, I want to thank you for your years of friendship and support. Together we have worked to protect An article in the April 18 Workers Aloha Oregon and defend the rights of workers in the City of Portland and the State of Oregon. In the past 45 years as a union Memorial issue of the Northwest La- member, I have seen a broad range of attacks aimed at undermining the economic security of working families. bor listed 59 workers killed on the job Together we have turned back attacks on the prevailing wage, minimum wage increases, our public school teachers in Oregon in 2007 and reported that and government employees, and working conditions.While a State Representative in Salem (and co-chair of the they were compensable under state workers’ compensation laws. Labor Committee), I fought legislation that would have limited registered nurses’ decision-making on the best care to That list of the fatally injured in- provide their patients. I aggressively fought every anti-worker bill that was assigned to the Labor Committee. I ac- cluded federal employees, self-em- Rain Forest Boots tively and openly defended PERS (Public Employees Retirement System).This year marked 25 years since we ployed workers, city of Portland police Made in America! started the Carpenters Food Bank.Together, with all your support, we have kept the doors open feeding 450 to 500 and firefighters, and others who are ex- families a month and helped our Brothers and Sister who have been laid off or on strike and our union retirees on cluded from the Oregon Workers’Com- pensation system by statute. Try a pair on, you’ll like them. fixed incomes. Additionally, the 59 names listed is Tough boots for the Northwest. For more biographical information and my stands on current issues please visit one of the following web sites: not an official count of work-related fa- http://www.friendsformikefahey.com or http://blog.friendsformikefahey.com talities in Oregon as tracked by the De- AL’S SHOES (Authorized by Friends for Mike Fahey, 6809 N. Armour St. Portland, Or 97203. 503-289-5626) partment of Consumer and Business 5811 SE 82nd, Portland 503-771-2130 Services. Mon-Fri 10-7:30 Sat 10-5:30 Sun 12-6

MAY 2, 2008 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS PAGE 15 ######## May 20, 2008 Primary Election Recommendations From The NW Oregon Labor Council

CITY OF PORTLAND MAYOR Sam Adams

COMMISSIONER POSITION #1 Mike Fahey

COMMISSIONER POSITION #2 Nick Fish

COMMISSIONER POSITION #4 Painters get bonus checks for safety, skills training Randy Leonard Cash, jackets, gift certificates and trips totaling $67,450 were given away April 23 to members of Painters and Drywall Finishers Locals 10 (Portland), 724 (Salem) and 1277 (Eugene), as part of a labor-management safety incentive program conducted by Painters and Allied Trades District Council 5 and the Signatory Painting Contractors MULTNOMAH COUNTY Organization. “This was the largest group (93 members) we’ve had since the inception,” said Painters Apprenticeship COMMISSIONER DIST. 3 Coordinator Bill Regan. A provision in the union contract gives journey-level painters the ability to qualify for cash Judy Shiprack bonuses if they complete six classes and/or certifications, plus an additional 24 hours of skill advancement training over a one-year period. The program is funded by employer contributions into a special fund. Classes — held in the evenings COMMISSIONER DIST. 4 and on weekends at the Painters Training Center in Northeast Portland — include first aid, CPR, fall protection, OSHA 10 and others. This year, 93 members received $500, a Carhartt jacket, a $50 gift certificate, dinner, and a Carla Piluso chance to win a vacation package worth $1,000. Winners of the vacation packages were Marshall Simpson, Patrick Mitchell, Randall Howell, Matt Svetich, Jeff Sheets, Daniel Norman, and Pete Gonzales. CLACKAMAS COUNTY SHERIFF Craig Roberts

...Dembrow runs in House District 45 COMMISSIONER POSITION #4 (From Page 11) teeth. Dembrow’s campaign sends out clean environment agenda; make cor- Charlotte Lehan are key to winning state house races. cards ahead of time telling neighbors porations pay a fair share of state Dembrow has been a union foot sol- he’ll be coming by in the next few taxes; and bring community colleges dier in many elections, going door-to- days, and if they’re not there when he together with trade union apprentice- COMMISSIONER POSITION # 5 door to elect Larry Galizio or Ted Ku- knocks, he leaves a handwritten note ship programs so that they’re not Trent Tidwell longoski, or work with other union along with his campaign brochure. working at cross-purposes in training activists to help pass or oppose a ballot His agenda: Reduce class sizes and the next generation of workers. measure. Now he’s talking to neigh- make college more affordable, provide At the door, he has a soft touch. He CITY OF BEAVERTON bors about his own campaign. health care to all Oregonians without looks voters in the eye. He’s friendly, MAYOR Since December, he’s knocked on burdening working people; fund full- open, a good listener. Dembrow’s not Dennis Doyle 5,000 doors, and has just one minor day kindergarten and Head Start; insti- a politician, and it’s not a sales job. hand wound to show for it — a dog tute paid family leave; unite labor and Dembrow believes in what he’s doing. Authorized and paid for by the Northwest Oregon Labor Council environmentalists behind a good-jobs, 1125 SE Madison St., Portland, OR 97214 bite he downplays as just a bark with ########

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