Seventy-one
members and guests were in attendance at our December regular meeting of
Carpenters Local 247. Cathy Wiese, director of “My Fathers House,” was a
guest speaker, telling us of their mission to help homeless families and
about their ongoing construction project. She is appealing to the Carpenters
Union for some volunteer help. Barry White, Millwright Rep/Organizer was
also present to garner support for a natural gas project on the lower
Columbia River. We had Apprenticeship and Training reports from John
Schraner, Jim Murphy and Skill Advancement Coordinator Jim Vargo. We also
had local representative and organizer reports.
Organizers have been working on the WTO rally, Benson Tower picketing and
worker food drives, as well as raising awareness about non-union
subcontractors downtown. Work situation remains good, considering it’s
wintertime. There are still dispatches and new jobs starting. Dispatch rule
changes will go into effect March 1 [See below right]. Local 247 was thanked
for its diligence advocating the changes. We had a Jobs with Justice report
from Jered Fisher. The “Grinch” Party was scheduled for Dec.16. Our
financial report was positive and well received by the members. Haloti
Poulivaati was present to receive his Journeyman certificate.
Under Good of the Order, we had a wide range of comments calling for
local unity, honesty, OWL adjustments, and other subjects. Under New
Business we agreed to send a letter of support regarding the natural gas
project. We also agreed to send a letter to the president of Iran regarding
the right to organize. We raffled off Christmas hams and several other door
prizes. For more complete information … ATTEND your Union meetings.
General membership
Meets the second Tuesday, Dec 13, at 6 p.m. at the Carpenters Hall, 2215 N.
Lombard, Portland.
Retirees
Retirees meet for lunch the second Monday, Dec. 12, at 11 a.m. at JJ North’s,
10520 NE Halsey, Portland.
Executive Board
Executive Board meets the fourth Tuesday, Dec. 27, at 6:30 p.m. at the
Carpenters Hall, 2215 N. Lombard, Portland.
Volunteer Organizing Commitee
VOC meets the first Tuesday, Dec. 6, at 6 p.m. in the Conference Room on the
first floor of the office. For more information,contact Jason Sheckler at
503-367-7694.
The
Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters toy drive was a huge success!!
All of the locals combined were able to contribute $4,200 in monetary donations,
993 toys were donated to the Toy & Joy Makers in the Metro area and 404 gifts
were donated to outlining areas and other agencies! WOW!
We would like to thank all of those members who helped us reached this goal.
We know that these contributions were appreciated by many and helped many
families have a merrier Christmas!
From all of us here at Local 247, we would like to wish everyone a happy,
safe and abundant New Year! We hope you had a great holiday and wish you a very
prosperous 2006!
— Joe Baron, Financial Secretary; Dawn Carson, Office Manager; Sherrie
Coffield, Administrative Assistant
There will be a Steward Meeting on Jan. 12, 2006 at 6 p.m. in the upper hall
at Local 247. This meeting will be hosted by the Regional Council staff. Any
questions regarding this meeting, please contact Ken Stroup at 503-261-1862.
By action of the Regional Council Delegates in August of 2005 and reaffirmed
by them in November of 2005, the Hiring Hall Rules have changed in the
jurisdiction of Local Union 2154 and Oregon & SW Washington Central Dispatch
that includes the following counties:
For Oregon State: Baker, Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Crook, Deschutes,
Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Hood River, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Malheur, Morrow,
Multnomah, Sherman, Tillamook, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wasco, Washington,
Wheeler and Yamhill.
For Washington State: Clark, Skamania, and Klickitat
The Change is as follows: Anyone who does not accept two or more job calls on
separate days within their skills and within the geographic areas they stated
acceptable at time of sign-in will have their name moved to the bottom of the
list unless an explanation is offered in writing. A call shall be defined as any
attempt to reach a member at their registered phone number whether the call is
answered or not; refusal, turndown, or failure to respond to a message that day
will result in a member’s name being dropped to the bottom of this list.
The above changes will become effective March 1, 2006.
The
Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters toy drive was a huge success!!
All of the locals combined were able to contribute $4,200 in monetary donations,
993 toys were donated to the Toy & Joy Makers in the Metro area and 404 gifts
were donated to outlining areas and other agencies! WOW!
Seventy-one
members and guests were in attendance at our December regular meeting of
Carpenters Local 247. Cathy Wiese, director of “My Fathers House,” was a
guest speaker, telling us of their mission to help homeless families and
about their ongoing construction project. She is appealing to the Carpenters
Union for some volunteer help. Barry White, Millwright Rep/Organizer was
also present to garner support for a natural gas project on the lower
Columbia River. We had Apprenticeship and Training reports from John
Schraner, Jim Murphy and Skill Advancement Coordinator Jim Vargo. We also
had local representative and organizer reports.