The huge and spectacular AFL-CIO Union Industries Show closed May 30th, 1962, with an attendance well over the 200,000 mark. It was held in the spacious Memorial Coliseum starting, Friday, May 25th 1962. The following Sunday the show smashed all attendance records at the Coliseum. Several times during the day doors were closed and crowds had to wait outside until visitors left to make room for them.

Spectacular in its own, the I.A.T.S.E. Local Unions of Portland, Oregon 28, 159, B-20, B-19 and F-19 Exhibit was something to see. In fact, rumored around the Labor Temple, it was one of the best. Displayed was a 2 pin Edison and a 6 Powers, and a modern projection machine. A marquee had an I.A. emblem on front, and on the sides were the Locals numbers, headed by "Now Playing". Billboards of the six first run theatres were displayed. There was a box office that was manned by members of B-Locals wives and daughters from the Motion Picture Machine Operators. A ticket was given you at the box office, and close by was a machine with eleven lights where a number was selected, and then you pressed a button. The eleven lights flashed on and off. Then all would go out except one. If this corresponeded with the number you selected, you won two tickets to a better theatre in Portland. Over thirteen thousand people passed through the line and took chances on going to the movies. A large line was always waiting for tickets. Chariman of the Committee that composed all five Locals of Portland, Oregon was Don Cameron, member of Local 28. And the sad part of it was, for Don Cameron, that on the day of the opening of the show, he took down with chickenpox. Russ Phelan, Business Agent of B-20, spent endless hours keeping all shifts with crews. In the theatre close by, where movies were run continuously. Sid Phillips, Business Agent of Local 159, kept the man-power supplied. All work was donated.

Front row, kneeling, left to right: C.W. Christenson, District One Secretary; O.M. Jacobson, Vice President; Richard F. Walsh, President; Joseph Lewis, Secretary Treasurer AFL-CIO's National Label & Service Trades Department; Matt Schoren and Frank Beier, both Local 159; Sid Phillips, Business Agent Local 159. Second row: P.N. Lunsford, Local 159; Albert Forman, United Theatres. Third row: W.A. Burt, Local 159; Hobart Burns, Local 663; D.G. Derr, Local 159; Mrs. Derr, James F. (Fat) Morgan, Business Agent Local 28. Fourth row: Lowell Wheeler and Charlie Wheeler, Local 401; James (Stubb Carbon) Forsyth, Local 159; Henry Nyland, Local 28; Mrs. C.W. Christenson, Mrs. Hazel Lunsford, Joyce Christenson, Mrs. A.J. Haughey, A.J. Haughey, Local 159 and Director of Label Promotion Department Oregon AFL-CIO, A.B. Kuechle, Local 159. Fifth row: Charles R. Wheeler, Local 401; Clarence Tillman, Manager of the Canyon Drive-In; Elmot Gatchell, Local 401; Dick Stevens, Manager of the Star Theatre; Matt Offen, owner Vally Decorators; Ed H. Lane, Local 28; Allan Anderson, Mrs. A.G. Fiddler, A.G. Fiddler, Local 159; E.J. Patrick, Local 28. Sixth row: Arthur Adamson, owner of the Canyon Drive-In; Mrs. Clarence Tillman, Max Cohen and W.W. Wessling, Local 159; Elmer Meyer, owner of the 99 and Ampitheatre Drive-Ins; William Goritsan, Local 28, Roy Schomber, Local 159; Paul Holmstrom, Local 28; Joe Simeral, Local 613; Frank Orzlchowski, Local B-20; Russ Phelan, Local 159 and B-20 (Business Agent), Bob Gallagher, Local B-20 and Herb Hamilton, Local B-20.