We had 112 members present at our June regular meeting. The meeting was preceded by a contract ratification vote from 4 to 7 p.m. Local 247 rejected the contract proposal 111 to 64. At the regular meeting we had elections of the Recording Secretary, Treasurer and Pacific NW Council Delegates. Steve Wright was re-elected as Recording Secretary; Bruce Ashback was elected Treasurer; and the following 11 were elected as Delegates: Willie Gore, Pete Savage, Eldon Middleton, Gene Lawhorn, Shaun Cushman, Steve Wright, Joe Baron, John Hahn, Kevin Stokes, Darrel Duffy and Joe Whitney. Bruce Dennis and Chet Caruthers are also delegates by virtue of their positions on the PNW Executive Board.
We had reports from our retirees, training center, business reps, political committee, 247 golf tournament and our picnic committee.
Under new business we endorsed the campaign of Randy Leonard for Portland City Commissioner and agreed to a $2500 donation; donated $247 to the Breast Cancer Walk sponsored by Christie Kern; and donated $247 to Benson High School to help pay expenses to attend a national construction contest. We also had two motions regarding procedures for voting on contracts. The meeting generally went smoothly and adjourned at 10:02 p.m.
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General membership
Meets the second Tuesday, July 9, at 7 p.m. at the Carpenters Hall, 2205 N. Lombard, Portland. State Represen-tative Diane Rosenbaum will attend to talk about the Minimum Wage Initiative and the Initiative Integrity Act.
Retirees
Retirees meet for lunch the second Monday, July 8, at 11 a.m. at JJ North’s, 10520 NE Halsey, Portland. Guest speaker from the Fair Contracting Foundation.
Executive Board
Executive Board meets the fourth Tuesday, July 23, at 7 p.m. at the Carpenters Hall, 2205 N. Lombard, Portland.
Date: August 25, 2002
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Place: Blue Lake Park
Carpenters Local 247 is having its picnic at Blue Lake Park again! This year’s picnic features food, games and activities for all ages, swimming, canoes and paddleboats, face painting and a rock climbing wall!! It will be a fun day for the whole family!! Please be sure to join us!!
Food: There will be lots of food! Hamburgers/cheeseburgers, hot dogs, ribs, chicken, salads, baked beans, corn on the cob, chips, beverages and brownies!
Games & activities: There will be a Face Painting & Tattoo Station, Carnival Game Booths, Giant Amazing Slide, Giant Rocky Mountain Climber, Inflatable Obstacle Course for Toddlers, Swimming, Paddleboats & Canoes, Bingo and Relay Races.
Please let us know if you need handicapped parking
Carpenters Local 247 is holding a raffle, and the first prize is a 2002 Harley Davidson motorcycle! A Heritage Soft Tail Classic, the bike retails for $19,600. Second prize is $1,000; third prize is $750; fourth prize is $500.
Raffle tickets are $20, and $5,000 of the proceeds will be donated to Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. The remainder will be used to establish a sick and injured fund for members.
The drawing will be held at Local 247’s annual picnic at Blue Lake Park on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2002 at 3:30 p.m. You need not be present to win. Only 2,500 tickets will be sold!
The AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Department is urging Labor Ready shareholders to demand that the blue-collar temporary employment firm's top management step down after revelations contained in a report the company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In a letter to shareholders, BCTD President Edward C. Sullivan said the firm's 8-k report filed with the SEC "acknowledges virtually every concern we have raised" about Labor Ready's "high injury rate and terrible wages, improper deductions [and] workers' comp irregularities, including large-scale misclassification, fund under-reserves, questionable accounting and reporting and misconduct by its executives."
Local 247 would like to thank the 176 members who found the time to vote on the new contract. We’d also like to thank the 18 percent of carpenters who voted council wide.
I just want to say “THANKS” to everyone who came to play golf last Saturday. I think it was a great learning experience, but it was a little early. Next year, we will start it later, pictures to follow in the next issue. Thanks again for your support!!
