We had 91 members present for the November meeting of Carpenters Local 247. We
presented a donation check to Doernbecher Children’s Hospital collectively with
Local 2154. We had a delegate election to fill a vacancy. Kevin Stokes was
elected to fill the remainder of the term. Mike Anderson, runner-up, was
appointed to fill the resulting vacancy as alternate delegate. We had delegate
reports from the recent Regional Council quarterly meeting held earlier in the
month. Under new business, we passed the hat for Jeremy Larson, who has been
unable to work due to illness. We are writing letters to various political
representatives regarding the INS action taken against member Julio Figueroa and
also regarding the recent Peru Free Trade Agreement. We are sending our
financial officers to an International Financial Training Seminar early next
year. Also we are working on the annual toy drive and passed the hat for that as
well. We gave out turkeys for door prizes, and adjourned the meeting at 8:20
p.m. As per usual, for more complete information ATTEND YOUR UNION MEETINGS.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
General membership
General membership meets the second Tuesday, Dec. 11, at 6 p.m. at the
Carpenters Hall, 2215 N. Lombard, Portland. If you have any questions, please
feel free to contact the office at 503-289-9632.
Retirees
Retirees meet for lunch the second Monday, Dec. 10, at 11 a.m. at JJ North’s,
10520 NE Halsey, Portland.
Executive Board
The December Executive Board meeting has been cancelled because of the Christmas
holiday.
Any member who wishes to take advantage of reduced quarterly or yearly dues must
have their payments for 2008 into the office no later than Dec. 31, 2007. The
dues schedule is listed below. If you are not currently taking advantage of
either of these options and wish to do so, please send your payment into the
office before the due date. However, you must have your dues paid through the
end of 2007 in order to take advantage of this discount.
In addition, please don’t forget to include the Annual Sick & Injured Assessment
of $15 that will be applied to member’s accounts on June 1.
Payments for each quarter are due prior to the first day of
the quarter. Payments received after the quarter starts will
be applied at the monthly rate as shown above.
Would you like to win a ham for your Christmas table? Then come on down to the
December Membership Meeting on Dec. 11! We are giving them away as door prizes!
The following members are celebrating their birthday this month. We would like
to wish them all “Happy Birthday”!! We hope you enjoy your special day! Anthony
Aguilar, Robert Aichele, Garlan Anderson, Darrell Bagley, Adam Banta, Randall
Bergh, Brent Bishop, Brian Bitney, Steve Blouin, Israel Bocanegra, Billy Bower,
Jr., Alfred Bran, John Brinda, Durant Brown, Brian Burns, Robin Butler, Michael
Carter, Robert Clark, Noel Clarke, Devin Coe, Edgar Coj Hernandez, Christian
Colson, J N Conner, Sky Cooper, Nicole Crain, Scott Crossman, Michael Crum,
Walter Dachsel, Matthew Day, Larry Dean, Bill Dejager, Josef Desch, Robert Di
Gioia, Jim Dodd, Eric Enriques, Derek Evans, Ross Forsyth, Andrew Franklin,
Brenda (Bubba) Frazier, Clayton Ganieany, Michael Garrett, Jereme Gernand, Glenn
Glasscock, Forrest Gonzales, Juan Gonzalez, Ray Grahn, Devin Grangroth, Gordon
Green, Tracy Gregory, Larry Griffin, Carlos Guillot, Orlando Haney, Todd Hartwig,
Tadd Hess, Patrick Hickey, Silas Hough, Vernon Hubbard, Steven Humphreys,
Michael Irwin, Charles Jacob, Paul Jasilewicz, Heith Kellermann, Christie Kern,
Frank Kimmel, Michael Krystosek, Troy Lansdon, Gene Lawhorn, Shawn Lawyer,
Kenneth LeBlond, Randy Levens, Daniel Lewis, Russell Lightner, Robert Lima
Martinez, Scott Livengood, Jose J Lizarraras, Sr., Joseph Lowery, Dewitt
Mackinnon, Jacob Maier, Ronald Malahy, Mark Martin, David martin, Jonathan
Mathew, Arvo Mattson, Eugene McAllister, Amber McCoy, Brendan McNassar, Edwin
Newton, Noel Nisley, Terrence Odell, Stephen Olson, Frank Pack, Allen Page,
Brandon Peake, Russell Pennington, Marshall Peppel, III, Michael Peroni, Chris
Peterson, David Pillster, James Pitchford, John Plaggmier, Jr., Tony Poundstone,
Theodore Raborn, Clenn Rdialul, Sr., Bryan Rice, Kristin Rieck, Gar Riggs,
Warren Rudd, Jr., Kenneth Runyan, Michael Schneider, Clark Scholl, John Schulfer,
David Seutter, Steven Sharman, Dennis Shaw, Gabe Sherburne, Rick Sommerfeld,
Richard Steelman, Terrell Stein, Wayne Stone, Ram Suresh, Ben Taylor, Kelsey
Tilander, George Trice, Boris Tsytsyn, Mark Turner, Francisco Vargas, Troy
Vernon, Stephen Wakefield, John Ward, George Weaver, Frederick Webster, Thomas
Whitaker, Garr Wildfong, Lawrence, Sam Winchester, Ryan Winters.
We are collecting toys for needy children ages 1 through 13. These toys will be
donated to the Pacific Northwest Regional Council for our members who are in
need of toys for their families. If you are interested in donating a toy, please
bring it to our office. It is important for us to remember there are fellow
Brothers & Sisters with kids in need of presents at this time of the year!
If you have any additional questions, please feel free to call the office at
503-289-9632. Thanks so much!
This is just a reminder to let you know that Local 247 has a Sick and Injured
Fund for members who have been out of work due to illness or an injury on or off
the job. Outlined below are the guidelines to apply for assistance from the Sick
& Injured Fund:
• You must be a member in Good Standing.
• You must be a member for a year of Local 247.
• You must be off of work for 30 days before
the draws begin.
If the above applies, the fund may pay a benefit of $150 a week for a maximum of
six weeks based on a note from your physician. Dues will be brought with the
first check. Please contact the office with any questions.
Our office will be closed on Monday, Dec. 24 and Tuesday, Dec. 25 in observance
of the Christmas Holiday. We will also be closed on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2008 in
observance of the New Year Holiday. We wish all of you a safe and wonderful
holiday weekend!
The Executive Board & the Office Staff would like to wish everyone a Merry
Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year! We hope you all have a wonderful
holiday and all of your wishes come true!
