We had 85 members present at our regular May meeting of Carpenters Local 247.
It was a special called meeting for the purpose of nominating officers and
delegates. Nominations were as follows. President, Bruce Dennis and Jason
Sheckler; Vice President, Mike Anderson and John Hahn; Financial Secretary, Joe
Baron and Dave Oury; Treasurer, Darell Duffy; Recording Secretary, Ben Basom and
Tom Sowa; Warden, Mike Couch; Conductor, Pete Savage; Trustee, Kevin Stokes.
Under Reports we heard from John Steffens, Director Willamette Carpenters
Training Center. He reported on Skill Advancement, Phase III of remodel, and The
History Channel visit to the center to do a TV spot on tools. Ben Basom reported
on organizing activities and job actions. Pete Savage gave a report on contract
negotiations, GCCA, AGC and Trade Show. GCCA agreement passed strongly. AGC and
Trade Show: Still talking, no agreement yet. Women in Trades conference was well
attended by Local 247 members. We had a political report from Joe Baron and a
Local 247 volunteer report from myself. Rebuilding Together with X-mas in April
was thankful to have 14 members from the Carpenters union helping on several
house repairs this season. Our financial report was positive for the last month
in both the General and Building fund.
Under “Good of the Order,” the recent contract proposal was discussed by
several members. We also discussed union solidarity with other crafts, and
several members made remarks regarding the upcoming Local 247 election. We also
had further reports on the Sisters conference, stewards and future contract
improvements.
We adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
For more complete coverage, attend your meetings. Next month is a Special
Call meeting to elect officers and delegates. Be there!
General membership
General membership meets the second Tuesday, June 10, 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, June 9, at 11 a.m. at JJ North’s,
10520 NE Halsey, Portland.
Executive Board
Executive Board meets the fourth Tuesday, June 24, at 6:30 p.m. at the
Carpenters Hall, 2215 N. Lombard, Portland.
Carpenters Local 247 would like to congratulate our apprentices who became
journeyman between April 1, 2007 and March 31, 2008. These members were
recognized at the Carpenter’s Honors Banquet on May 3, 2008: Jose Beltran,
Dennis Boggs, Jesse Givens, Michael Gough, Kenny Guthrie, Ahmad Johnson, Jan
Ledford, Brendan McNassar, Jacaques Osborne, Darol Page, Jacob Perry, Michael
Purvis, Corey Royal, Jacob Struck, Ryan Winters.
Local 247 has a scholarship program available for members’ children and
grandchildren. Guidelines are available at the office. Applications and Labor
History Essays are due in the office by July 22, 2008. Please call or drop by
the office for any questions or more information.
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!
Shakhim Abbasov, Jeffrey Acosta, Simon Action, Brian Adams, Greg Aleshire,
James Anderson, Ronald Anderson, Jamie Antis, Jocelyn Atkins, David Baker,
Kenneth Ball, Stephen Bates, Mike Bauer, Megan Beaver, Justin Beetle, Dewey
Behunin, Jason Bergfeld, Fred Bishop, Christopher Bock Peter Boden, Laura Bolen,
Roger Boyd, Walter Bromley, Eugene Byers, Fred Carlson, John Carpenter, John P
Carroll, Brian Casciato, Jesus Castillo, Brad Chaussee, Donald Chenault, Tim
Collins, Max Corson, Lucas Curran, Neil Dann, Ramone Dansby, Randy Davis,
Douglas DeGeer, Bruce Dennis, Donald Deulen, John Driscoll, Ronald Ducham, Guy D
Elliott, Richard Elliott, Sean Elsenbach, Iosif Feldeshi, Julio Figueroa, K C
Fink, Jered Fisher, Mark Fitterer, Shawn Fleming, Todd Foberg, Curtis Frost,
Michael Galloway, Alex Gekelman, Terrance Geroux, Paul Glynn, Erle Godfredson, D
J Greenough, Stevan Guenther, James Hardie, Douglas Harrington, Anthony Heilman,
Chris Henderson, Mario Hodges, Kevin Holtzman, Bruce Hughes, Michael Humphrey,
Bryon Hurless, James Johnson, Marvin Johnson, R E Jones, Tony Jones, Sascha
Keller, Richard Kephart, Keith Kline, David Kosta, Robert Kratz, Martin Krcek,
Jesse Lawhead, John Lawrence, Constantin Leahu, Joseph Lukesh, Timothy Martin,
Brandon Maruhn, Jason McGhee, Walter Means, Albert Meteney, Eldon Middleton,
Lisa Moon, Ram Narend, David Z Nelson, Robert Nolan, John Patelzick, John
Paulsen, Jacob Perry, Donald Place, James Putnam, Carlos Ramirez, Ezekiel
Richmond, Joseph Robison, Ernesto Romero, Philip Roth, Carl Ruddell, Daniel
Rupp, Sylvain San, Allen Sansburn, Peter Savage, Richard Schrantz, Mark Schulfer,
Jeff Scott, Arturo Sepulveda, Holly Shelby, Randy Simonatti, Larry Snow, Peter
Stacey, Joseph Stickel, David Sumner, Frank Temple, Aaron Thorpe, Christy
Valenti, Cristian Viera, Tuesdae Vo, Steven Wallace, Larry Ward, Doug Warlick,
Kevin Weller, Paul Wenner, Robert White, Toby Willey, Conrad Williamson, Walter
Wittenborn, Igor Zaloznyi, Thea Zander, Gary Zinn.
At the general June membership meeting, members will elect the candidates
that were nominated at the May Special Called Meeting. It is important that you
attend! The meeting will begin at 6 p.m.
Local 247 members have done some outstanding service, helping those in need
in our neighborhoods. The recent “Rebuilding Together with Christmas in April”
event held Saturday, April 26, was a big success. At least 14 Carpenters union
volunteers worked on six sponsored houses. Union contractors Turner and Howard
S. Wright also sponsored houses and had union volunteers. The “Rebuilding
Together” effort is a nationwide group dedicated to helping elderly, disabled or
low-income people with repairs on their homes. The Roosevelt High School Drama
program recently asked for some help building sets for their play. Retiree Merle
Ehlinger volunteered, and his work was very helpful to the students, who also
helped on the set construction. Other members volunteering recently include John
Jackson, Bruce Dennis, John Hahn, Mike Couch, Stan Joseph, Joe Baron, Chris
Larson, Larry Michaels, Tom Sowa, Ray Grahn, Aaron Thorpe, Ralph Miller, and Mic
Crum. Many of these members have helped every year. Thank you to all. You help
to cast a positive image of the Carpenters Union.
