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International Longshore and Warehouse Union

Local 8, Portland, Oregon

Save Portland’s Longshore Memorial

Members of ILWU Locals 8, 40 and 92 are concerned that the Francis J. Murnane memorial wharf, which was dedicated in Portland by Harry Bridges in 1979, is slated for destruction. The wharf is named after former ILWU Local 8 President Murnane and is Oregon’s only public monument to a union worker.

Brother Murnane worked tirelessly to advance the cause of working families, end poverty, and restore many of Portland’s treasured historical monuments for future generations. These monuments include Pittock mansion, the Benson fountains, Skidmore Fountain, the Campbell firefighter’s memorial, and many more.

We have petitions in our union halls for members and friends to sign. It says:

We ask that the Murnane wharf be restored with a plaque to replace the one that is missing. If the wharf cannot be restored, we ask that an equivalent monument in Portland be named in honor of Francis J. Murnane. We ask that any monument to Brother Murnane be as large as his personality, as beautiful and visible as the monuments he saved for Portland, and that it carries a plaque that contains the exact language as the original plaque that was dedicated by the City in 1979.

For more information on Brother Murnane, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_J._Murnane

Please contact Jeff Smith at 503-709-8805 or Jennifer Sargent at 503-703-2933 if you would like to help.

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