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Building Community

Unions are about family, community, and workers looking out for one another. In the Building Community section, we report on union volunteer work, charitable activity, and outreach in the community.

Building Community

Motorcycle ride raises cash for kids

Jun 18, 2013

Unions for Kids motorcycle poker run nets a record $64,000 for Doernbecher Children’s Hospital

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NALC’s Stamp Out Hunger food drive sees sharp increase

Jun 18, 2013

This year, union letter carriers collected 37,000 tons of food nationwide, and 526 tons in Oregon

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Guide Dogs the big winner at Machinists salmon derby

May 15, 2013

Warm weather scared away the fish, but fisherfolk donated $10,000 to the cause.

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Union letter carriers, electricians will march in Starlight Parade

May 15, 2013

The event draws more than 250,000 spectators to downtown Portland

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Union bowlers raise cash for muscular dystrophy

May 15, 2013

Since the event’s inception in 1989, union members have donated $351,000 to MDA

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Washington CLUB golf event on course to reach $1 million in donations

Apr 16, 2013

The charity golf event has been held for the last 13 years in Bremerton.

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Teach a kid to fish: Unionists help at Klineline Fish-in

Apr 16, 2013

Over two dozen union members volunteered to help more than 3,000 kids ages 5 to 14 learn to fish.

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Texas Hold’em card tournament raises $4,818 for Doernbecher

Apr 16, 2013

The second annual event draws 72 players to the Local 16 hall.

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AFL-CIO touts filmed-in-Portland HBO documentary American Winter

Mar 12, 2013

Eight Portland families struggle, in documentary airing March 18

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New union storefront on Barbur

Feb 28, 2013

OHSU Local 328, AFSCME’s largest, buys nearby storefront

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