SEPTEMBER 26, 2014 PORTLAND, OREGON VOLUME 51, NUMBER 5

The Rebel
Published by the Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers
50th Anniversary Celebrated
The AWPPW headquarters building, today, with its new graphics, has gone through changes and many improvements over the years. See story
and photos on Pages 14 and 15 of a celebration held during the August AWPPW Tri-Area Council meeting in Portland.
Area Rep Ken Hardwick Retires
Ken Hardwick, standing, delivers his final report to the July AWPPW Executive Board meeting. At right, Ken is presented a beautiful clock by
AWPPW President John Rhodes, at right, commemorating his many years of service. Hardwick became officially retired as of August 1, 2014,
after a long and illustrious union career that includes having held various offices in Local 68, including that of president; having served as an
AWPPW area trustee; and most recently was the AWPPW Oregon/Idaho/Utah area representative for many years.
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Pallesen Shares Letter To Sen. Wyden AWPPW Board Meeting Held July 24
AWPPW Vice President Greg Pallesen shares the fol-
lowing open letter sent to Oregon U.S. Senator Ron Wyden. The
letter was signed onto by the AWPPW along with 600 groups and
organizations nationwide. Anyone wanting a copy of the complete
list of those who signed onto this letter may contact V.P. Pallesen
to request a copy.
Dear Senator Wyden:
On behalf of our millions of members and supporters, we
write to share our objectives regarding 21st century trade agree-
ments and the enhanced congressional oversight needed to ensure
that U.S. trade pacts deliver benefts for most Americans, pro-
mote broadly shared prosperity, and safeguard the environment
and public health. Our organizations oppose the Fast Track model
of trade authority and believe that it must be replaced with a new
system for negotiating and implementing trade agreements that
provides for more congressional and public accountability.
Todays proposed trade agreements, including the Trans-
Pacifc Partnership (TPP) and the Transatlantic Trade and Invest-
ment Partnership (TTIP), extend far beyond traditional trade is-
sues such as tariffs. The TPP is a massive 29-chapter agreement
that would establish binding rules on issues related to labor rights,
energy and the environment, medicine pricing, patents and copy-
right, food and product safety, Internet freedom and innovation,
government procurement, fnancial regulation, immigration,
healthcare, and more. Similarly, TTIP is an expansive agree-
ment that will focus mainly on eliminating so-called non-tariff
or technical barriers to tradenamely behind-the-border do-
mestic regulatory policies. Indeed, the TTIP is focused more on
how national or regional policies are made and the uniformity of
regulatory standards than on international trade in its traditional
sense.
The old Fast Track Trade Promotion Authority is simply
not appropriate given the subject matter covered by todays pacts,
such as TPP and TTIP. For this reason, we oppose The Bipartisan
Congressional Trade Priorities Act (S. 1900), which replicates
the overly broad delegation of Congresss constitutional authori-
ties that was provided in the 2002 Fast Track and allows the ex-
ecutive branch to unilaterally select negotiating partner countries,
negotiate terms, decide when negotiations are complete and then
sign a fnal pact before the full Congress has had an opportunity
to approve the contents. Pursuant to S. 1900, signed pacts could
then be rushed through Congressregardless of whether con-
gressional negotiating objectives have been metwith a guaran-
teed vote in 90 days under rules that circumvent ordinary review,
amendment and debate procedures.
In order to deal with todays complex trade agreements
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Over the course of our nations history, Congress has
regularly created new trade authority mechanisms as the subject
matter of agreements changed. We urge you to seize the historic
opportunity to replace the outdated Fast Track procedures that our
organizations so strongly oppose and create a new trade negotiat-
ing and approval process that would help deliver trade agreements
that could beneft workers, communities, and the environment
and, therefore, rebuild broad support for trade agreements.
dle class jobs!
Left photo shows observers, area reps, and organizing coordinator attending board meeting. At right, Area Rep Ken Hardwick, standing, deliv-
ers his final report to the Executive Board. Hardwick retired, effective August 1, 2014.
The AWPPW Executive Board held its general session
meeting for the six months ending June 30th, 2014, on July 24th,
following the semi-annual audit by the area trustees. The meeting
was held at AWPPW headquarters in Portland.
All seven Executive Board members and all fve area
representatives were in attendance. Observers were present from
a number of AWPPW locals including locals from the California
Council jurisdictional area.
Reports were given by the offcers, area representatives,
and Organizing Coordinator Paul Cloer. This was the last Execu-
tive Board meeting that Area Rep Ken Hardwick would be report-
ing to as an AWPPW Oregon-Idaho-Utah area representative, as
he is now retired. A sheet cake was ordered, to help Ken celebrate,
and, when the board meeting took a break, the cake was cut and
enjoyed by all. All in attendance expressed their sincere gratitude
and appreciation to Ken Hardwick for his many years of dedicated
service to not just members in the Oregon-Idaho-Utah Area, but
to ALL members of the AWPPW, along with Kens involvement
and leadership within the labor movement as a whole.
The area trustees reported that their audit found the as-
sociation's books, and all fnancial records, to be in order.
The board unanimously passed a motion to donate
$6,000 to the Fair Trade Campaigns of Oregon, California, and
Washington.
The board passed a motion to hold the next Executive
Board meeting on January 29, 2015 at AWPPW headquarters.
and accelerating globalization, a 21st century trade authority that
includes enhanced mechanisms for Congress to exercise its con-
stitutional authority over U.S. trade policy is needed. While it is
important that Congress develop negotiating mandates that out-
line what all U.S. trade agreements must and must not include,
as explained below, even more important is the replacement of
the outdated and failed Fast Track procedures. Any agreement
that will be considered for expedited approval (i.e. limited debate
and no amendments) must include robust and binding provisions
that truly mark it as a 21st Century Trade Agreement. How-
ever, including strong mandates without a system to guarantee
the mandates have been achieved is like having a speeding limit
in a school zone without any enforcement personnel. To that end,
in this new model of trade authority, expedited consideration
of completed agreements should only be available if and when
Congress determines that its negotiating objectives have been sat-
isfed and the executive branch has abided by requirements for
increased congressional and public oversight over the entire pro-
cess.
To achieve improved accountability and outcomes, this
enhanced process should include:
1. Congressional role in selecting appropriate trade
partners: Congress should set criteria, including with respect to
human and labor rights compliance, environmental and public
health standards, and market access opportunities for U.S. ex-
porters, to determine whether a country is an appropriate trading
partner for the United States. Congress must also have the op-
portunity to determine that a country proposed by the executive
branch does not meet such criteria before negotiations commence
and is unlikely to be an appropriate partner in the near term, in
which case the trade agreement would not qualify for expedited
procedures.
2. Mandatory negotiating objectives to ensure trade
agreements deliver broad benefts: Congress should set manda-
tory negotiating objectives outlining what all U.S. trade agree-
ments must and must not include. Congress must have the oppor-
tunity to add agreement-specifc objectives.
3. Enhanced transparency to ensure meaningful con-
gressional and public input: The Offce of the United States
Trade Representative must conduct broad, specifc, and system-
atic congressional and public briefngs on the progress that nego-
tiators are making towards meeting the established negotiating
objectives. In addition, negotiating texts should be made avail-
able to the public so that all stakeholders have the information to
provide informed input to elected and appointed offcials on the
implications of the trade deal.
4. Congressional certifcation that trade goals have
been met before trade negotiations are concluded: When ex-
ecutive branch negotiators believe that they have concluded nego-
tiations, a fnal text must be released publicly and Congress must
certify that the negotiating objectives have been satisfed before
the text of a pact can be deemed fnal. Only such certifcation
could trigger an expedited vote by Congress to approve the agree-
ment.
5. Congressional approval of trade agreements and
authorization for the executive branch to sign and enter into
agreements: Congress would vote on trade agreements using ex-
pedited procedures only if the requirements enumerated above
were met. Requiring explicit congressional approval to sign and
enter into the agreement enables Congress to ensure that an agree-
ments contents are acceptable at a time when changes could be
still be made, if necessary.
6. A mechanism for a sizeable minority of the House
or Senate to obtain a vote on a resolution to remove an agree-
ment from expedited consideration: As an additional safe-
guard, a sizeable minority in either chamber should be able to get
a privileged foor vote in either chamber on a resolution to with-
draw expedited consideration for any pact for a variety of reasons,
such as lack of Congressional or public consultation/input or clear
breach of negotiating objectives.
7. Trade negotiating authority must be considered in
conjunction with related trade and economic policy legisla-
tion: For example, trade rules that cannot be enforced provide
no real benefts for the American people, our environment, or our
economy. Moreover, increased trade without concurrent invest-
ments in our infrastructure and workforce will surely result in
lost opportunities. Addressing long-standing economic problems
such as wage suppression and economic inequality will take more
than new trade pacts.
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V.P. Pallesen Shares Letter Sent To Sen. Wyden
ATTENTION:
Oregon, Idaho & Utah Members:
Be sure to return your ballot on time
for the important election
of the Area Representative,
in the race between:
Alan Kirkwood, Local 78, AWPPW
Bill Martello, Local 60, AWPPW
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Wagoner Attends Councils, Events
Sullivan Reports On Single-Payer Health Care
National Single Payer Strategy Conference
I was among nine activists representing
Health Care for AllOregon (HCAO) who traveled
to Oakland, California, on August 22-24 for strategy
meetings held by Healthcare NOW!, the One Payer
States network, and the Labor Campaign for Single
Payer Healthcare.
These were the frst joint national meetings
and the frst ones on the West Coast. National Nurses
United and Local 6 of the International Longshore
and Warehouse Union hosted this gathering.
Three hundred universal health care ad-
vocates took part, from states including California,
Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, New Mexico, Colora-
do, Texas, Illinois, Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania, New
York, Massachusetts, and Vermont.
Workshops Friday and Saturday morning
were held in a Labor Campaign track, focusing on
building union participation, and a One Payer States
track, on state-level single-payer movements. Satur-
day afternoon was a joint plenary session, followed
by a reception for talk and networking. Sunday morn-
ing there were "all-in" workshops.
Session topics included media and social media strate-
gies, comparing state bills, talking to business people, the ACA
and collective bargaining, lessons from past voter initiative cam-
paigns, labor-community collaboration, defending the public sec-
tor, the health care as a human right model, using HR 676 to build
the national movement.
Along with myself, Oregon attendees included Fernando
Gapasin (Independence, OSEA retiree), Sandra Hernandes (Ti-
gard, Spect-Actors Collective, HCAO Board), Mike Huntington
(Corvallis, MVHCA and PNHP), Chris Lowe (Portland, Jobs
with Justice), Lee Mercer (Silverton, Main Street Alliance, HCAO
president), Hyung Nam (Portland, OEA, HCAO Education chair),
Rosalie Pedroza (Salem area, Rural Organizing Project and SEIU
503, HCAO Board), and David Young (Portland, ONA retiree).
Highlights of the Conference
Overall there were 300 delegates in a combined conference of
Health Care NOW!, One Payer States Network, and the National
Labor Campaign for Single Payer (NLCSP). The NLCSP, itself,
had 177 delegates, 88 from California, and 16 from Oregon and
Washington State. This was not only the largest but the frst con-
ference on the west coast that NLCSP has ever had.
Speakers on the panel: The Affordable Care Act (ACA), Col-
lective Bargaining, and Multi-Employers Plans:
Jim McGee, Health Care and Welfare Fund for
Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), Washington DC,
stated he was against Single Payer but after viewing
Sicko by Michel Moore he changed his mind
Rich Austin, International Longshore (ILWU), Lo-
cal 6, stated that the Cadillac Tax on union health care
plans should be called the Double-Cross Excise Tax.
10 Things Unions Need to Look Out for When Bargaining
Under The ACA. For more information, go to:
www.laborforsinglepayer.org
or contact:
organizers@laborforsinglepayer.org
The Social Media Campaign was launched at this conference.
Some of the Facebook and Twitter activity around the conference
Photo at left pictures John Wagoner, AWPPW Washington Area Lobbyist, attending the WSLC annual convention. At right, WSLC convention
attendees display banner.
It seemed like nostalgia all over again when I attended
the Washington State Labor Council annual convention during
July, which was held at Wenatchee, Washington. The last time I
had been to Wenatchee was at the same convention many years
ago. This time it was a welcome blend of old friends and new.
I really appreciate the respect our brothers and sisters
throughout the labor movement show the AWPPW. The work-
shops I attended at the WSLC convention demonstrate how our
labor movement has adjusted to the changing times. During the
WSLC convention there is opportunity to interact and socialize
with labor leaders from all over the state. This further cements
our place in the house of labor.
In August I dropped in on the AWPPW Tri-Area council
meeting in Portland, which included a celebration of the 50th an-
niversary of our union. It's always a treat to visit with the leaders
of our union. I especially enjoyed the hospitality night where del-
egates can get to know each other in a casual relaxed setting. It's
worth noting that many presenters were the attorneys who advise
us on strategies for future success.
It was a great honor to be invited to address the gathering
at the AWPPW's 50th anniversary celebration banquet. I recalled
how I had gone on strike when our union was formed in 1964. I
reminisced past events that have had such a profound impact on
our lives. It was an emotional moment when I wondered how our
leaders of the past, who inspired us, would think of our union of
today and tomorrow. I speculated that they would be like me
proud of where we've been, proud of where we are, and optimistic
about our future.
The Washington State legislature is in recess at the pre-
sent time, so I am taking a few pleasure trips here and there, be-
fore our summer is gone. I hope everyone else has been enjoying
the summer, as we head into the fall season and prepare for goals
that lie ahead.
John Wagoner
AWPPW Washington Area Lobbyist
John Wagoner is pictured giving a talk at the AWPPW's 50th Anniver-
sary celebration dinner.
Mike Sullivan, in center at rear, is pictured with most of the Oregon delegation that
attended the health care single payer conference in August.
is available here: https://storify.com/LaborforSPayer/labor-cam-
paign-for-single-payer
The strategy to get to a single payer has now moved from the
national scene to individual states due to the lack of anything be-
ing done in the congress. It should be remembered that Canadas
Single Payer started in one province.
Immigrants rights are excluded from nearly all of the ben-
efts under the ACA. This is a tool to divide Labor as racism is
the biggest killer of the Labor Movement in the United States.
Immigration stems from NAFTA. NAFTA was originally a treaty
that was illegally passed by the Senate, to be later called a Presi-
dential agreement. Everybody In Nobody Out is what we need
to go after.
New Mission Statement and the details can be found at:
http://www.laborforsinglepayer.org/about/
2015 will be the 50th anniversary of Medicare. We need to
plan for it and fnish the job so that we have Medicare for all. We
will all have to engage our church members, gun clubs, etc. The
fght belongs to us all.
The HCAO participants saw value in contacts made and
insights from efforts in other states, but wished there had been
more discussion of a cohesive national movement strategy.
Elections
The November political elections are drawing nearer. I
will be sending some recommendations to the Area Council del-
egates between now and voting day. I make recommendations,
and the delegates usually endorse on my input but also on what
they know, in their districts, as a record As mentioned in the last
edition of The Rebel, it would be a good idea if you could go to
meetings in your area, listen to these candidates, ask questions,
and give your input, as well. Your county commissioner of today
may be a state senator, representative, or even further up in the
federal government, in the near future.
As always you can contact me at 971-237-3125 or e-mail
me at msullivan@awppw.org, if you have questions or wish to dis-
cuss any of the legislative issues.
Mike Sullivan
Oregon Political Director, AWPPW
Get to know the candidates . . .
Get active in your community.
Be sure and vote.
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Presenters Give Valuable Lessons
Tri-Area Council Held In Portland
In conjunction with the AWPPW 50th year celebration,
the AWPPW held a Tri-Area Council, August 18th through the
21st, at the UBCs Pacifc Northwest Carpenters Institute in Port-
land, Oregon.
The Washington Alaska Area Council held a hospitality
celebration on Tuesday evening, (which only cost a quarter). The
event was well attended and was a great time to refect on the
past and to speculate about the future. Council Chairperson Mike
Silvery (Local 580) hosted the event; and, as always, Mike did a
fantastic job.
Wednesday evening a 50th year celebration dinner was
held for the council attendees. Again, this was a time for union
brothers and sisters to refect, having pride in the past and faith in
the future.
At the dinner, AWPPW Local 5 retiree John Wagoner,
who is also currently the Washington Area Council Lobbyist, ad-
dressed those in attendance. John spoke about the profound im-
pact the AWPPW had on his life, along with the lives of fellow
union brothers and sisters. John delivered a heartfelt and passion-
ate talk about the early days of the AWPPW and life in the mill,
talking about safety and health, hard work, tough times, the greed
of the owners, negotiations, the west coast strike, wage and ben-
eft increases, and recent beneft decreases.
John also spoke eloquently about those who formed the
AWPPW. The early years were tough but the "rebel" leadership
was strong, along with a young attorney named Don Willner who
represented the rebellion and the "rebels". The early leaders com-
mitment, passion, and drive to succeed were more than a match
for the old international and for the employers.
Tri-Council activities included reports from AWPPW
Executive Offcers, Area Representatives, Relief Area Repre-
sentatives, Safety Reps, and Organizing, along with local union
reports. Representatives from AWPPW-CPU Local 675 Coving-
ton, Virginia, were in attendance, as this was their frst opportu-
nity to attend an AWPPW Tri-Area Council. Local 675 leadership
commented on the quality of training along with the quality of
representation their local has received since affliating with the
AWPPW, the likes of which they never experienced when they
belonged to PACE (the old international) or the USW.
The majority of the Tri-Area Council time was focused
on training provided by special guest speakers. The following are
summaries of the guest speakers' biographies and brief descrip-
tions of subjects they covered:

Robert H. Lavitt
Robert H. Lavitt has been
a partner in his frm since
2001. Rob's practice focuses
on labor and employment
law, advising and represent-
ing unions in all aspects of
litigation, organizing and
collective bargaining, and
representing workers in em-
ployment matters, including
wage and hour disputes and
class actions. Rob's work
frequently involves contract
enforcement and interest ar-
bitration. He has extensive
experience representing un-
ions in a range of industries
including maritime, longshore, early learning, long-term care,
warehouse, transportation, education, and public sector.
Rob writes and lectures regularly on labor and employ-
ment law issues and conducts trainings to help unions more ef-
fectively represent their members.
During law school Rob clerked for the AFL-CIO's Of-
fce of the General Counsel in Washington, D.C. He served as a
Judicial Extern for U.S. District judge William Dwyer in Seattle.
Roberts presentation included union information re-
quest; Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) training; ULP strikes vs. eco-
nomic strikes, and recent National Labor Relation Board (NLRB)
decisions impacting employee concerted activity, along with a
focus on last years AWPPW Local 155 (Port Angeles, WA) bar-
gaining strategy and successful ULP strike.
David A. Rosenfeld
David Rosenfeld is a named shareholder of the law frm
Weinberg, Roger & Rosenfeld. Mr. Rosenfeld has been practicing
union side labor law since his graduation from University of Cali-
fornia, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, in 1973. Mr. Rosen-
feld has argued many important cases before the United States Su-
preme Court, the California Supreme Court, various federal and
state courts of appeal and the National Labor Relations Board. He
had primary responsibility for the seminal wage and hour case of
Morillion v. Royal Packing Co. (2000) 22 Cal. 4th 575, broaden-
ing an employers obligation to pay for all hours worked to include
travel time on company vehicles.
David takes particular
pride in developing creative
and unusual tactics, both in
the courts as well as outside
of the courts. His book enti-
tled Offensive Bargaining
published by the National La-
bor College and the strategies
he has developed have been
used by unions throughout the
country as effective weapons
against anti-union employers.
His booklet Offensive Use of
the California Labor Code
has encouraged California
unions and worker advocates
to use wage and hour issues
more aggressively.
David teaches at Boalt Hall School of Law at the Uni-
versity of California and has designed and taught a new course
entitled Representing Low Wage Workers.
He had primary responsibility for the wage and hour case
Cicairos v. Summit Logistics, Inc. (2005) 133 Cal.App.4th 949,
an ongoing wage/hour litigation regarding breaks for meals and
rest. He has also brought other successful wage and hour class
actions, including but not limited to Fitz et al. v. Able Iron Works,
Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC343271; Hernandez et al.
v. Central Precast Concrete, Inc., Alameda Superior Court Case
No. RG05247294; Matthews et al. v. Petrochem Insulation, Inc.,
Alameda Superior Court Case No. 2002067565; Weddle et al. v.
Frito-Lay Inc., No. C 99-05272 PJH (N. D. Cal.); and Yarbrough et
al. v. Labor Ready, Inc., No.836186-2 (Alameda County Superior
Court).
Davids presentation included Unfair Labor Practice
(ULP) training, Offensive Bargaining; strategies against anti-
union employers; laws governing bargaining; impasse; manda-
tory subjects of bargaining; permissive subjects of bargaining and
information request.
John Williams
John Williams is an expert
researcher of environmen-
tal topics who specializes in
heavy industrial and manu-
facturing. John has done
extensive research work for
the United Brotherhood of
Carpenters (UBC) and the
AWPPW, specializing in en-
vironmental issues relating
to construction, heavy indus-
try and manufacturing sites
throughout the United States.
John provided training and
expert advice related to union
labor negotiations with a fo-
cus on how to utilize environ-
mental research; information request; Freedom Of Information
Act (FOIA) request; air and water permits and hearings, air and
water emissions violations; land use permits and hearings along
with news press releases to be applied as labor negotiations
pressure tactics.
Richard G. McCracken
Rich McCracken is a Davis Cowell and Bowe law frm
partner. Rich serves as International Counsel to UNITE HERE.
He also is the principal outside counsel to the Sheet Metal Work-
ers' International Association and is counsel to the Nevada State
Federation of Labor.
Rich's work has been concentrated in comprehensive
strategic campaigns, especially in support of organizing. As a
result, the cases he has handled include landmarks in securities
and corporations law, as well as labor law, in the supreme courts
of the United States, California, Nevada, and Oklahoma, and the
United States appeals and district courts. His emphasis, however,
has been not so much on litigation but on helping to design power-
ful new techniques that conform to, and make use of, the law, but
do not involve litigation.
Richs presentation focused on union organizing and bar-
gaining strategic pressure campaigns; preventive law for union
campaigns; defamation; securities laws; National Labor Relations
Act; bargaining laws affecting critical use of social media and
organizing; K-Mart ULP case (allows leafeting); Supreme Court
1st Amendment Right; secondary actions as long as the action
is free speech; legal primary or secondary actions; targets for
secondary actions.
Gene Mechanic
Gene Mechanic, of the Me-
chanic Law Firm, is one of
the premier law frms in the
Pacifc Northwest represent-
ing employees, professionals
and labor unions. For more
than three decades Gene has
achieved his clients' goals
through the highest quality
representation. Gene, who is
listed as a Super Lawyer, has
a reputation of continuously
fnding creative and cost-
effective solutions to his cli-
ents' problems, often without
litigation.
Genes presentation fo-
cused on health care, the Af-
fordable Care Act (ACA),
otherwise known as Obama Care, along with strategic bargaining
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Pictured is an overview of the large group of delegates and officials at the August Tri-Area Council meeting held in Portland, Oregon.
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Political Reps Speak At Multi-Union. . . . Labor Day Picnic In Portland
Local 1 (St. Helens, OR) held a union picnic Sunday, August 17th, at Caples House in Columbia City, Oregon. Local 1 members and their guests
enjoyed a day of relaxing, visiting, and great food. Local 1 President Don Hibbs said a large amount of left over food was donated to a local
food bank.
In right photo, retired Local 1 Trustee, Richard Sherlock, left, pauses, along with Local 1 President Don Hibbs, for photo. The picnic was paid
for by Byrd Financial Group, which has been a great help to Local 1 members throughout changes and downsizing at the mill.
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, left, and State Representative Brad Witt,
right, were featured in the program at the large, multi-union Labor Day
picnic at Oaks Amusement Park in S.E. Portland.
Another great annual Labor Day picnic, sponsored by
the Northwest Oregon Labor Council, was held in Portland, at
Oaks Amusement Park on Monday, September 1st. Political can-
didates and public offcials addressed this huge gathering of union
brothers and sisters and their families in a program, which began
at 1:00 p.m.
There were many speakers, including:
Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber
Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum
State Treasurer Ted Wheeler
Senate Majority Leader Diane Rosenbaum
Tina Kotek, Speaker of the House
Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici
Oregon AFL-CIO President Tom Chamberlain
Portland Mayor Charlie Hales
Jamie Damon, Candidate, Senate District 20
Bob Petroff, President of the Labor Council
Congressman Kurt Schrader; and
Support for Senator Jeff
Merkley was very strong
at the annual Labor Day
picnic at Portland's
Oaks Park, as evidenced
by these enthusiastic
young "Team Merkley"
members manning Sen.
Merkley's booth on the
picnic grounds.
Local 1 Picnic Hosted By Financial Group
Keith Thomajan, President & CEO of United Way.
Also in attendance were:
Clackamas County Commissioner Jim Bernard
Clackamas County Co-Vice Chair Martha Schrader
Multnomah County Commissioner Loretta Smith
Portland Commissioner Steve Novick
Cathleen Callahan, Candidate, Circuit Court Judge
Metro Councilors Shirley Craddick and Bob Stacey
State Senators Michael Dembrow and Elizabeth Steiner Hayward
Frank Dixon, Democratic Party State Chair;
State Representatives Brent Barton, Shemia Fagan, Lew Fred-
erick, Amanda Fritz, Joe Goallegos, Chris Gorsek, Alisa Keny-
Guyer, Ann Lininger, Laurie Monnes Anderson, Rob Nosse. To-
bias Read, Barbara Smith Warner, Jesica Vega Peterson, Jennifer
Williamson, and Brad Witt; and
Candidates for state representative Stephanie Nystrom and Carla
Piluso.
Representative Brad Witt took the opportunity to ad-
dress the gathering with a short speech.
All union members were invited to attend this event.
There was an abundance of great food, and many enjoyed all that
Oaks Amusement Park has to offer. Once again, this year, the
weather was lovely, and everyone had a great day!
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Presenters Give Valuable Lessons
tactics that can be utilized toward achieving the best health care
coverage while keeping health care cost from skyrocketing out of
control.
Tom Doyle
For nearly twenty years
Tom Doyle has energetically
represented employees in em-
ployment and labor disputes.
Tom has been an advocate for
the rights of employees, par-
ticularly health care workers,
providers, and their unions.
Toms civil rights prac-
tice has focused on family
medical leave and disability
law. Tom has successfully
litigated through trial and ap-
peal several Family Medical
Leave Act (FMLA) cases.
Tom provides expert advice,
council and training regard-
ing the FMLA.
Tom was the lead attorney for the AWPPW regarding a
lawsuit fled against Smurft Corporation's cancellation of early
retirees medical coverage. After 10 years of litigation and ap-
peals by Smurft, an out-of-court settlement in favor of the retirees
was reached.
Toms presentation focused on the Family Medical Leave
Act (FMLA) which included overview of FMLA; how much leave
is available, what is a serious health condition, employee and
employer notifcation requirements, employers right to verify the
need for leave, substitution of paid leave, intermittent leave, work-
ers comp, health insurance, return to work, family military leave,
domestic violence leave and bereavement leave.
Mark Dudzic
Mark Dudzic is the Nation-
al Coordinator for the Labor
Campaign for Single Payer.
Mark has been a union activ-
ist for 30 years, President of
Local 149 of the Oil, Chemi-
cal & Atomic Workers, and
president of its district coun-
cil. Mark was also a leading
fgure promoting the forma-
tion of a U.S. Labor Party that
was launched by the OCAW
in the 1990s.
Marks presentation in-
cluded current nationwide ef-
fort to replace the Affordable
Care Act (ACA) with a single
payer system that includes improved and expanded Medicare for
all.
Mark emphasized how a single-payer system has always
been the only solution to Americas fragmented, dysfunctional
and overly expensive private health care system. Mark also gave
expert advice and insight regarding the vast number of health care
issues that will be solved by moving to a single-payer system;
stating the majority of American people know the urgency to go
to a single-payer system.
Elizabeth Swager
Elizabeth Swager is the
Director of the Oregon Fair
Trade Campaign (OFTC).
The OFTC is a member of the
The Citizens Trade Campaign
(CTC), which is a national
coalition of environmental,
labor, consumer, family farm,
religious, and other civil so-
ciety groups. The CTC was
founded in 1992, to improve
the North American Free
Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
CTC is united in a common
belief that international trade
and investment are not ends
unto themselves, but instead
must be viewed as a means for achieving other societal goals such
as economic justice, human rights, healthy communities, and a
sound environment. The CTC is a leading advocacy vehicle in
the fght for international trade policy to better serve the interests
of a majority of people, rather than the agenda of multinational
corporations.
Elizabeth thanked the AWPPWs direct involvement and
leadership regarding the negative impact of current U.S. unfair
trade policies and economic policies. Elizabeth stressed the rules
which govern the global economy must refect the views and needs
of the majority of the worlds people on issues such as jobs, wages,
the environment, human rights, food, and consumer safety, access
to essential services, and public health.
Elizabeth also spoke about the need for union leaders
and members to lead discussions, community protest and political
protest toward stopping the passage of trade negotiations Presi-
dential Fast Track Authority along with opposing the passage of
unfair trade agreements including the Trans Pacifc Partnership
trade act.
AWPPW President John Rhodes thanks all those who
participated by attending, as well as those who gave presentations
that enrich the knowledge of the delegates and offcers who serve
their local unions.
"This was a grand event," said Rhodes, "with many great
folks all coming together to share their experiences and talents.
Our hope is that everyone went home better equipped to face to-
day's challenges and the challenges that lie ahead in the future."
"Refecting on the 50th anniversary of our great union,
and realizing the courage our forefathers exhibited during strug-
gles that brought us here today is a great inspiration as our new
activists emerge from the rank and fle to become our present and
future leaders," Rhodes added.
There was great positive feedback from the attend-
ees that they truly enjoyed the quality and information that was
shared and gained.
"And last, but not least," said Rhodes, "the AWPPW
thanks the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners for the
use of their facility in Portland which lent perfectly for this won-
derful event."

(Continued From Page 7)
August 13, 2014
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACTS: Gillian Locascio, 206-227-3079 cell, gillian@washingtonfairtrade.org
Stan Sorscher, 206-255-4393, StanS@speea.org
SEATTLE, WA The Washington Fair Trade Coalition joined regional labor leaders August 12 for a meeting with US Trade
Representative Michael Froman, where they called for new trade policies to reverse the 20-year race to the bottom started with NAFTA.
The meeting, convened by US Rep. Adam Smith, brought together a wide range of private and public sector unions, as well as US Rep.
Derek Kilmer.
Bad trade policies have shipped living-wage jobs overseas, eroded wages, and weakened job security. Our reality is, in the
last 15 years every mill in Washington State that has either closed completely or has been downsized, the equipment gets dismantled,
then shipped overseas and brought back online producing the very same products that we used to make in America, Greg Pallesen, Vice
President of the Association of the Western Pulp and Paper Workers, told Ambassador Froman at the meeting.
Angela Marshall, with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 46, added Our members dont export, but we
are affected just like all workers. When some workers are making $0.40 an hour, standards go down for all of us. Weve performed this
grand experiment, where we were promised that trade agreements will raise labor standards around the world, and it hasnt worked.
Ambassador Froman is on a cross-country tour promoting two massive trade agreements currently in closed-door negotiations:
the Trans-Pacifc Partnership (TPP), which includes 12 countries from around the Pacifc Rim, and the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Invest-
ment Partnership (TTIP) with the European Union.
At the meeting, Ambassador Froman argued that progress has been made in the last few years, while acknowledging that we
have a long way to go. He assured labor leaders, You should feel that labor is at the table. There is no group, industry, or civil society
group I meet with more. He also observed that 20 years ago labor interests were side agreements, while now they are built into trade
agreements and enforceable by the same mechanisms as commercial rights. Through these agreements... we are pursuing what I am
convinced will the most progressive set of trade agreements in history.
Labor sees it differently. Lynne Dodson, Secretary Treasurer of the Washington State Labor Council, observes, Access does
not equate to infuence. Rich Trumka, President of the AFL-CIO and a member of the Labor Advisory Committee (LAC) on Trade Policy
and Negotiations, expanded on this in a letter to Congress earlier this year. He wrote, Over the course of the several years of negotiations
for the TPP, the LAC has provided scores, if not hundreds, of specifc suggestions... few, if any, of these suggestions appear likely to be
incorporated into the now almost completed agreement.
The complete secrecy of these negotiations further short-circuits political engagement. Because we cannot share what little
we do know with our membership or the larger public, we cannot use the traditional tools that civil society uses to offset the power of
economic elites: education, organization, and mobilization of the public.
Together, these trade agreements would set global standards for labor, environmental, public health, and other critical public policy areas.
This may be our last chance to get trade right for a generation or two, says the Washington Fair Trade Coalitions Gillian
Locascio. Since NAFTA, corporate interests have been writing the rules and our families and communities are suffering for it. Labor
and the rest of civil society are saying loud and clear we need a new, accountable, transparent process that puts public interests on equal
footing with investor interests.
Labor Leaders Want Results, Not Promises, In Trade Deals
Washington Fair Trade Coalition
606 Maynard Ave S, Suite 252 Seattle, WA 98104 (206) 227-3079
Working on behalf of people and the planet for a fair global trading system
Delegates Benefit From Tri-Area Council
Delegates attending the AWPPW Tri-Area Council in August are pictured paying close attention to a wealth of knowledge shared.
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Local Nomination & Election Notices
NOTE: The following local union offcer election notices cover nominations/elections of President, Vice President, Recording Sec-
retary, Financial Secretary, Treasurer, Trustee, Standing Commitee, and Delegates for AWPPW Conventions, Wage, and Councils.
Any additional positions will be noted in the individual local union notice.
LOCAL 5 - CAMAS, WA
Will nominate offcers and inside and outside guards at the Oc-
tober 16 and November 6, 2014, regular union meetings at 4:00
p.m. at the union hall, 514 N.E. Dallas St., Camas.
Voting will be by mail-in ballots, which must be postmarked,
through the U.S. Postal Service, by December 8, 2014.
Ballots will be picked up and counted December 12, 2014,
starting at 8:00 a.m. at the union hall.
In the event of a tie, a run-off election will be conducted on
December 18, 2014, from 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the union hall,
with the ballots being counted at 5:10 p.m. at the same location.
LOCAL 60 - NEWBERG, OR
Will vote on offcers, inside guard, central safety committee
chairman, central safety committee reps for Areas 1, 2, 3 & 4,
and also standing committee members each for Areas 1, 2, 3 & 4,
at the mill entrance clock alley on both October 6 and October 9,
2014, from 5:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., both
days.
Ballots will be counted right after fnal close of polls on Octo-
ber 9th at the union hall, 2414 Portland Road, Suite C, Newberg.
LOCAL 69 - WALLULA, WA
Will hold nominations for offcers, trial board, guards, and
committees for Health & Welfare, Job Evaluation, Central Safety,
and Mechanics Rep., at the October 1, October 22, and November
5, 2014, regular union meetings at 4:15 p.m. at the union hall, 2314
S. Gum Street, Kennewick.
Voting details will be announced in the November edition of
The Rebel.
LOCAL 78 - PORTLAND, OR
Will hold nominations for offcers and guards at the October
28, 2014, union meetings at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. at the union
hall, 2225 N. Lombard Street, Portland.
Elections will take place, if needed, for any positions having
more than one candidate, by voting on December 10 and Decem-
ber 12, 2014, from 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., both days, with details
to be announced in the November edition of The Rebel.
LOCAL 153 - LONGVIEW, WA
Will nominate offcers, guards, and safety committee, at union
meetings on October 16, 23, and 30th, at 5:15 p.m.
Voting will be by mail in ballots, which must be in the local's
mail box by 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 2, 2014.
Ballots will be counted at the union hall, 724 - 15th Avenue,
Longview, on December 2nd, starting at 5:00 p.m.
LOCAL 155 - PORT ANGELES, WA
Will nominate offcers, trial board, outer guard, and safety
committee, at the November 19 and December 3, 2014, regular
union meetings.
Voting will take place both December 12 and December 16,
2014, at the millsite I.S. Building, from 6:00 a.m. to 7:45 a.m.,
both days.
Ballots will be counted December 16th at the union hall, 416 E.
1st Street, Port Angeles, starting at 5:00 p.m.
LOCAL 396 - SALEM, OR
Will hold nominations for offcers and guard on November 6,
2014, at 7:00 p.m. at the union meeting at the Salem Library, 585
Liberty St., S.E., Salem.
Voting will take place December 5, 2014, at the millsite, from
6:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Ballots will be counted at close of polls at the polling place.
LOCAL 412 - DEER ISLAND, OR
Will hold offcer elections in December, 2014, with details to be
announced in the November edition of The Rebel.
LOCAL 422 - USK, WA
Will hold nominations for offcers at the October, November,
and December regular union meetings, at the Usk Community
Hall, with exact dates and times to be announced locally.
Voting will take place in January, 2015, with details to be an-
nounced in the November edition of The Rebel.
LOCAL 580 - LONGVIEW, WA
Will hold nominations for offcers, guards, and safety chairman
at the October 8 and October 22, 2014, regular union meetings.
Voting will be by mail-in ballots, with ballots being mailed to
the membership two weeks from Dedember 3, 2014. Ballots must
be returned to the local by December 3, 2014.
Ballots will be counted on December 3rd at the union hall, 536
Oregon Way, Longview, starting at 7:00 a.m.
LOCAL 657 - SANTA CLARA, CA
Will hold nominations for offcers at the September 29, 2014
regular union meeting, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Voting will take place October 20, 2014, at the union hall, 1400
Coleman Avenue, Santa Clara, from 5:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Ballots will be counted at close of polls at the polling place.
LOCAL 672 - FULLERTON, CA
Will hold nominations of offcers and master-at-arms at the No-
vember 3, 2014, regular union meetings at 12:45 p.m. and 2:45
p.m. and also at the November 4 union meeting at 6:30 a.m.
Voting will take place at the mill cafeteria hallway on Decem-
ber 1, 2014, from 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.; on December 2nd, from
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., and on December 3rd, from 5:00 a.m. to
6:30 a.m.
Ballots will be counted right after close of polls on December
3rd, at the union hall, 501 N. Raymond Avenue, Anaheim.
LOCAL 747 - NAMPA, ID
Will hold nominations of offcers, trial board, and guards at the
October 18 and November 15, 2014, union meetings at the Eagles
Lodge, 118 - 11th Avenue, N., Nampa.
Voting will take place at the mill lunch room on December 9,
2014, from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Ballots will be counted at close of polls at the polling place.
LOCAL 817 - SEATTLE, WA
Will hold nominations for offcers at the October 1st and No-
vember 5, 2014, regular union meetings, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00
p.m., at the Machinists' Lodge.
Voting will take place at the December 3, 2014, union meeting,
from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the Machinists' Lodge, 9125 - 15th
Place, South, Seattle.
Ballots will be counted at close of polls at the polling place.
OSHA Updating Standard On Merit Of
Whistle-Blower Claims, Michaels Says
By Bruce Rolfsen
Sept. 4 Several changes in the handling of whistle-blower cases are being developed and should be implemented
soon, the head of the Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration told the Whistleblower Protection
Advisory Committee September 3rd. The changes include revising the standard for deciding whether a whistle-blower com-
plaint has merit and assigning regional-level administrators to oversee whistle-blower efforts, OSHA administrator David
Michaels said.
To determine whether a whistle-blower case has merit, OSHA currently requires that a preponderance of evi-
dence show a worker was retaliated against for reporting safety or other violations covered by 22 whistle-blower laws.
OSHA now intends to lower the standard to reasonable cause, Michaels said.
OSHA and the DOL's Offce of the Solicitor are working on a policy memo explaining the change, which should be
released soon, Michaels said.
If OSHA decides a case has merit, it typically either attempts to reach a settlement with the employer or refers the
case to the solicitor for administrative or federal court proceedings. Cases determined to lack merit are generally dismissed,
although complainants often appeal such decisions.
It isn't clear how the change will affect the number of cases OSHA dismisses as lacking merit. Of the 3,274 whistle-
blower cases in fscal 2013 that OSHA made a determination on, 49 percent (1,596 cases) were dismissed. However, not all
were dismissed because of merit.
Changing the merit requirements is separate from proposals to revise the standard of proof required for Section
11(c) Occupational Safety and Health Act cases. The proposed changes to the standard of proof lower the burden from having
to show a worker was retaliated against because of voicing safety concerns to showing the worker's actions were a contribut-
ing factor.
Reducing Backlog
Michaels also said that as part of OSHA's efforts to improve its handling of Section 11(c) whistle-blower cases, it's
working through a backlog of requests to review merit determinations. The average time to complete a review has declined
from 279 days a year ago to 89 days, Michaels said. Today, about 33 cases await decisions. Because Section 11(c) doesn't
allow workers to take their cases to federal or administrative courts if they aren't satisfed with OSHA's administrative deci-
sions, OSHA's handling of merit determinations continues to be a concern for the agency and whistle-blower rights groups.
Regional Oversight
OSHA is also changing its day-to-day oversight of whistle-blower investigations. The agency plans to assign each
of its 10 regions an assistant regional administrator focused on whistle-blower issues, Michaels said.
The assistant administrators will work on strategic planning and program goals, not on investigations, Nancy
Smith, acting director of OSHA's Directorate of Whistleblower Protection Programs, told the advisory committee. The
agency also expects the added oversight to provide more consistency among the regions' case determinations.
OSHA was criticized by the Government Accountability Offce in 2010 for inconsistent whistle-blower practices
among the regions.
More Information, Text of Michaels's comments to the advisory committee is available at http://1.usa.gov/1qLKHrF.
Reproduced with permission from Labor Relations Week, 28 LRW 1990 (Sep. 17, 2014). Copyright 2014 by The Bureau of
National Affairs, Inc. (800-372-1033) http://www.bna.com.
Attend your union meetings, vote in
your local union elections.
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This event is a joint effort of the Oregon SHARP Alliance, Oregon OSHA, and employers/employees from Northeast Oregon.
December 2-5, 2014 Portland, Oregon
The 24th annual safety and health conference is specially designed for
the pulp, paper, and forest products industry. An excellent workplace
safety and health training resource!
Western Pulp, Paper,
& Forest Products
Safety & Health Conference
Partners in Safety Steering Toward the Future
www.orosha.org/conferences
A joint effort of the Oregon/Idaho/Utah Pulp & Paper Workers Council of AWPPW, the Department of Consumer and Business Services
Oregon Occupational Safety & Health Division (Oregon OSHA), the Washington/Alaska Council of AWPPW, the
Washington Department of Labor & Industries (DOSH), USW, the pulp and paper manufacturing, and forest products industries.
If you have questions or would like to receive registration materials
contact the Conference Section, 503-378-3272 or toll-free, 888-292-5247, option 1
Topics include:
Hazard Recognition/Risk Assessment
Heavy Equipment Safety
Combustible Dust
Fit for Duty
Ergonomics
Hearing Conservation
New Hire Training and On-the-Job Training
Lockout/Tagout
Driving Awareness/Safety
Welding Safety
Respiratory Protection
Rigging and Signaling
Look for more information
in October 2014
Fall Protection
Proven Strategies for Improving Safety
Committee Eectiveness
Reporting
Resilience and Change
Mobile Apps for Safety
Health and Wellness
Sleep Disorders and Fatigue Management
Topics specic for the Logging Industry
Topics specic for Lumber/Sawmill Industry
OSHA 10 Hour for General Industry
Roundtables various topics
And more!
Exhibits Awards Industry networking
Sen. Merkley Challenges Trade Agreements
July 16, 2014
United States Senate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts: Martina McLennan/Ray Zaccaro (Merkley) (202) 224-3753
Leah Hunter (Baldwin) (202) 224-5653
Merkley, Baldwin to GAO:
Do Trade Agreements Undermine Buy American Manufacturing Policy?
Senators Ask for Government Accountability Offce to Evaluate Trade Agreement Impacts
on Manufacturing and Investigate Whether U.S. Companies Get Fair Shot at
Foreign Government Contracts
WASHINGTON In a letter sent to the Government Accountability Offce (GAO) Monday and released to-
day, Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) called for the investigative agency to open an inquiry
into the impact of trade agreements on the U.S. federal governments domestic procurement preferences, known as Buy
American, and specifcally the impacts on U.S. manufacturing. The Senators urged the agency to update previous fnd-
ings that trade agreements had not delivered suffcient commercial value and provide recommendations to ensure there is
truly a level playing feld between the U.S. and our trade partners for U.S companies and workers in government procure-
ment markets.
Under current policy, the U.S. generally grants its trade agreement partners access to the U.S. federal govern-
ments procurement markets, where it purchases goods and services, and in return, U.S. companies are permitted equal
access to overseas procurement markets by our trading partner governments. This runs contrary to the normal Buy
American policies that require that taxpayers dollars used when the U.S. government purchases goods and services be
prioritized to purchase U.S. manufactured products. Instead, it is based on the promise that U.S. workers and businesses
will beneft equally from foreign governments purchasing American goods and services. Whether those promises have
been fully enforced has been an on-going concern of Americans businesses and workers.
As Senators Merkley and Baldwin wrote in the letter: [W]hen allowed to play on a level playing feld, Ameri-
can manufacturers can compete with the best in the world and U.S. frms and workers beneft with fair access to inter-
national markets. But the playing feld must be truly level for these benefts to accrue. [] We are concerned that the
playing feld has not been level.
The senators urged the GAO to update its previous reports regarding the effectiveness of trade agreements and
re-assess whether access to procurement markets is fair and even between both parties. They requested the GAO address
four key areas:
An investigation and full analysis of trade agreements that involve U.S. federal and sub-federal government
procurement, particularly their impact on the U.S. economy and U.S. manufacturing.
Updates on how recommendations from the last GAO report on government procurement released in 1984
and which found agreements had less commercial value than originally anticipated have been implemented.
Specifcally, the letter asks the GAO to evaluate the status of enforcement of present agreements on government
procurement and offer options to strengthen enforcement of existing U.S. obligations.
The extent to which foreign companies that compete for U.S. procurement contracts receive direct and indi-
rect subsidies from their governments. The letter asks the GAO to address whether subsidies give foreign frms
unfair competitive advantages for procurement contracts as compared to U.S. frms.
The effects of U.S. procurement policy on small businesses, including how well small businesses can access
and beneft from foreign markets.
Last December, Senators Merkley and Baldwin introduced the Level the Playing Field in Global Trade Act to
fully account for unfair subsidies that exist in global trade.
A copy of the signed letter can be made available to anyone who is interested by contacting the AWPPW Port-
land offce.
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Another "Old Timer" Shares
Sentiments Of Farris Bryson
This portrait and plaque hang in the entry way at AWPPW
headquarters, commemorating the 20 years tenure that Farris
Bryson served as Association president, which had followed
a previously long union career. The building was dedicated in
Bryson's honor when he retired.
Recognizing a friend:
Thank you, Farris Bryson, loyal servant of and for the
AWPPW membership.
Rest in peace, now, from a successful, hard, and long job
well done.
Thank you, friend.
Paul Lamoureux,
"Pensions Pierre"
Retired AWPPW Local 269 (Port Angeles, WA)