Council volunteers served coffee to 3.500 people in downtown Portland Christmas and New Years Eves for traffic safety. The labor council has encouraged labors participation in Great Decisions1957" now underway. John Gillard. business manager of Steamfitters Local No. 235. was recently elected president of the zoo commission. having been its labor representative since 1951. Eleven unions contributed to Hungarian relief and many members have helped orient these refugees in their new job situations here. The Oregon Labor Council annually awards three $500 scholarships to high school seniors in competitive examinations testing students knowledge of labor unions. their higtory. structure and function in the American economy. Sixtysix students have benefitted from this program in the past 10 years.
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