Northwest Labor Press is an independent union-supported newspaper founded in 1900. Our print version is mailed twice a month to about 45,000 members of over three dozen local unions in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Our online version has been maintained here since 1997.
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Guide Dogs of America
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Harleys. Poker. Must be Machinists lodge 63.
Machinists Lodge 63’s annual motorcycle poker run, known as the Chuck Drake Memorial Guide Dog Dash, raises money for Guide Dogs of America.
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Quilt raffle to benefit Guide Dogs
The group provides service dogs, free of charge, to the blind.
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Guide Dog Dash motorcycle poker run raises cash for a good cause
Providing guide dogs to the blind has been a "pet" cause of the Machinists since 1948.
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Guide Dogs the big winner at Machinists salmon derby
Warm weather scared away the fish, but fisherfolk donated $10,000 to the cause.
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Unions make ‘season of giving’ last year-round
Union members volunteer labor and raise money for outide charities and union-run aid efforts.
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IAM Guide Dog Dash raises $4,000
Forty motorcyclists participated in the 130-mile ride.
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Salmon for dogs: Machinists District Lodge W24 raises $12,500
A fishing fundraiser aids a union-sponsored guide dog charity.
