Machinists mourn loss of Dick Schneider Apr 1, 2020 Dick Schneider, a 51-year member of Machinists Local 63 and a former representative of the Machinists’ international, died March 17 of cardiac arrest.
Steven Deutsch, 1937-2020 Mar 4, 2020 Deutsch was one of the founders of the University of Oregon’s Labor Education and Research Center.
Robert Blanche, 1962-2020 Jan 15, 2020 The former president of the Portland local of SAG-AFTRA was best known for playing Sgt. Franco on NBC’s Grimm.
Garry Paul Goodwin, 1931-2019 Dec 17, 2019 He served union members as a local union president and training coordinator for the Carpenters Union.
Michael H. Carnahan, 1953-2019 Dec 17, 2019 He was an active member of IBEW Local 48 and treasurer of the IBEW and United Workers Federal Credit Union.
ATU president Larry Hanley, 1957-2019 Jun 6, 2019 Hanley, national president of 200,000-member Amalgamated Transit Union, died suddenly of pulmonary disease May 7 at the age of 62.
Lee Duncan, 1954-2019 Jun 6, 2019 A Navy veteran and former business IBEW Local 48 business rep, Duncan founded a motorcycle poker run that raised $465,000 for a children’s hospital.
Father Robert Krueger, 1929-2019 May 23, 2019 Krueger, a Catholic priest who supported workers struggles for justice, was a frequent presence at union rallies and picket lines.
Chuck Moffitt, 1952-2019 Feb 15, 2019 Moffitt was an accountant at the City of Portland and a union officer in AFSCME Local 189 and Oregon AFSCME.
PAUL KIMBERLING: 1944 – 2019 Feb 11, 2019 Kimberling was instrumental in the merger of Oregon plumbers and pipefitters locals more than three decades ago.
