We had 73 members present at our October Special Called Union meeting. We
had Kevin Gale from School District #1, Portland to explain Ballot Measure
26-84. Discussion and questions followed.
Under New Business, members narrowly endorsed the ballot measure. We also
had Jay Breslow from the Portland School SUN program requesting support for
their fundraising concert program. Twenty-one new members were accepted; six
were in attendance. The Special Called meeting was to discuss and vote on
some amendments to our bylaws. The amendments involved our Sick and Injured
Fund guidelines, officer stipends and delegate expense rules. The amendments
passed 47 to 11.
Under Reports, we heard from Ben Embree, regional director, about various
picket activities and actions in the downtown core area. We got a
comprehensive political report from chairman Joe Baron. He reported on all
Metro endorsements. Business Representatives reported on job starts and
political activities. Regional Manager Pete Savage reported on organizing,
negotiations, PDC and the new Council office.
Under Good of the Order, we heard from 247 member Gary Zinn, requesting
help to go on a rebuilding mission to Biloxi, Mississippi, to help Hurricane
Katrina victims. We also discussed immigration, Girl Fest and politics.
Under New Business, we agreed to match a collection for Luis Mendoza,
endorse a “No Vote” on the Peru Free Trade Agreement, supply 247 t-shirts to
Girl Fest volunteers and to donate $247 to the Katrina volunteer trip. We
also were encouraged to help on the SUN (Schools Uniting Neighborhoods)
concert program. The meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m. For more complete
information, attend your union meeting.
General Membership
General membership meets Tuesday, Nov. 14, 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, Nov. 13, at 11 a.m. at JJ North’s,
10520 NE Halsey, Portland.
Executive Board
Executive Board meets the fourth Tuesday, Nov. 28, at 6:30 p.m. at the
Carpenters Hall, 2215 N. Lombard, Portland.
We are collecting toys for needy children ages 1 through 13. These toys will
be donated to the Toy & Joy Makers and members who are in need of toys for their
families. If you are interested in donating a toy, please bring it to our
office. If you would like to gift-wrap it, please indicate the age and gender on
the outside. It is important for us to remember those kids in need 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!
PLEASE NOTE: Our office will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 23, and Friday,
Nov.24, in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. We wish all of you a safe and
wonderful holiday weekend! Would you like to win a turkey for your Thanksgiving
table? Then come on down to the November Membership Meeting on the Nov. 14! We
are giving them away as door prizes! The Executive Board & the Office Staff
would like to wish everyone a “Happy Thanksgiving”! We hope you all have a
wonderful holiday weekend!
Local 247’s September general membership meeting was opened with arousing
rendition of “Mother Jones” preformed by the amazingly energetic and talented
songstress Melinda E. Pittman. Melinda is the creative whirlwind behind
Broadarts Productions. Melinda was a recipient of a Portland Vision Grant. On
July 29, the Broadarts Company of players brought their performance of “If I
Were Queen of the Forest” to nearly 100 Portlanders in Carpenters Local 247’s
hall. This free musical comedy production brought performers and audience
together to discuss their vision of the perfect Portland of the future. You can
look forward to more evenings of comedy and song from this troop of Labor’s
finest troubadours in the 247 Hall, located at 2215 N. Lombard in Portland. For
more information about BroadArts and upcoming performances go to http://www.broadarts.org
.
The time has come to let your voice be heard! The deadline to vote is Nov. 7.
The most important race is for governor. Ted Kulongoski has been a friend of
labor, has brought business and funding into the state, which ultimately has
kept us working, and he understands the issues that we deal with everyday.
Please make sure that you take time to elect the candidates that will keep the
economy expanding, who care about our right to organize, and who understand
labor’s issues. We need to ensure that our financial future and our concerns are
heard. We can do this by re-electing Ted Kulongoski for our governor.
Saturday, September 30, the Portland Expo Center was the setting of Girl Fest
2006. This Girl Scout event showcased all that the Girls of the 21st Century can
be. This year’s event was attended by over 8,000 Girl Scouts, their mothers,
fathers, troop leaders, sisters and brothers, and it had 100 booths.
Carpenters Local 247’s own Wendy Holmes stepped up to the plate to recruit
donors and volunteers to represent the Carpenters in the Oregon Tradeswomen’s
booth. The scouts and their guests were treated to a variety of construction
related activities. There were electrical switches to wire. PVC pipe was cut,
decorated and turned into fashion bracelets. Holes were drilled for draw pulls
to be attached. Participants waited patiently to guess the number of screws in
the jar for the opportunity to win a 247 T-shirt or hard hat. All winners and
losers received a carpenter pencil and union sticker.
We’d like to acknowledge all the hard work of Wendy and her crew: Cheryl
Sawyer Alvarado, Jen Underhill, Kris Rieck, Megan and Christie Kern. Thank you
to Connie Ashbrook and the board of OTN for coordinating all the trades’
participation.
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! DeAsha Allen, Dennis Anderson, Jeffrey
Anderson, Lester Anthis, Dirk Appel, Ramesh Autar, Gordon Baird, Leon Baker,
Doug Barnhart, Dale Bender, Brian Bentley, Paul Blake, Pete Borchman, Carl Boyed,
Peter Branderhorst, Clifford Broiles, Jered Brown, Mike Bufton, Jack Burch,
Douglas Burgard, Peter Burridge, John Callahan, Aaron Carr, David Carter, David
Castillo, Craig Cecchi, Junior Collar, Jon Cooper, Jason Crews, Carmine Deo,
Kelly Dizick, Patrick Dolan, Michael Dunkin, Stephanie Dyer, Gregory Elbert,
Aaron Feldman, Thomas Ford, Patrick Fritter IV, David Fromm Jr., Joshua Fromm,
William Fuger, Julie Garland, Ernesto Gomez, Willie Gore, Frank Green, James
Groce, Kenny Guthrie, Mark Hamlett, Jacob Hammons, Wayne Harrington, Frank
Hartmann III, Alex Harvill, Benjamin Heckaman, Howard Hogg, Steve Holguin,
Richard Holmes, Edward Hooper, Garth Hoppes, Larry Hudnall, John Hutton, George
Iliesi, Randall Jones, G. D. Jones, Stanley Joseph, Philip Katsanis, Ronald
Kochman, John Lackstrom, Sanh Lao, Jeremy Larsen, John Latka, Christopher Lavine,
Joseph Lee, Kurt Lee, John Levieux, David MacKinnon, Anthony Marks, Dennis
Marquardt, John Martin, Robert McKee, Herbert Meier, Julius Mikkelson, Chester
Miller, Gerald Mongeon, James Murphy, Nils Nelson Sr., Sunil Pal, Haloti
Poulivaati, Allen Pursley, Robert Remior, Scott Rice, Jason Richard, Benjamin
Robbins, David Royer, Jason Russell, Robert Schmidt, Dale Schnoor, Jon Sibrel,
Curtis Smith, Paul Snow, Tyrell Stevenson, Grant Stewart, Dave Stodick, Douglas
Such, Lawrence Swinford, Marty Teel, Junior Thomas, Jack Thomson, John Traynor,
Randy Truex, Edmund Tweeddale, Mircha Vorobets, Russel Walker, Tom Wassum, Brian
West, Ward Wilson.
