Around 25 Machinists loaded up rucksacks for a Memorial Day walk to raise money for nonprofit Do Good Multnomah to build a new clean-and-sober veterans shelter in North Portland.
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Local 1005 member and Navy veteran Frank Wilson rallied local members and IAM leaders to take part in the annual “Ruck March” event. IAM Western Region General Vice President Bobby Martinez and IAM Assistant Veterans Services Coordinator Bryan Stymacks also took part. The march started and ended at University of Portland.
This year’s march raised $38,000. The Machinists union was one of the event’s top sponsors.
