Laborers representative Kyle Estes killed in head-on collision Sep 14, 2018 Estes was on his way to Portland for a union training when an oncoming driver swerved into his lane.
Ron Heintzman: 1953-2018 Apr 17, 2018 The Portland transit union leader helped build Local 757, and was briefly national union president.
Glenn Shuck, 1936-2018 Apr 3, 2018 The former Steelworkers Local 3010 president spent 25 years Labor’s Community Service Agency.
Frank Regalado, 1951-2018 Jan 16, 2018 Regalado was a 41-year member of the International Union of Elevator Constructors, and a longtime officer in Local 23.
Nellie Fox-Edwards, a pioneer for women in labor Oct 16, 2017 Oregon lost a working woman’s hero Oct. 6 with the passing of labor leader Nellie Fox-Edwards at age 93.
Norman Malbin, 1949-2017 Oct 16, 2017 As longtime attorney at IBEW Local 48, he used his knowledge of the law to help union members and working people.
Gary D. Kirkland, 1947-2017 Oct 2, 2017 As head of OPEIU Local 11, he negotiated contracts for workers at Northwest Natural.
Gary Will, 1938 – 2017 Jun 30, 2017 Will spent 31 years as a local and national representative of the Machinists Union.
Lois Stranahan, 1919-2017 May 25, 2017 Together with late husband Jesse Stranahan, she was well known in the local labor movement as a tireless fighter for economic justice.
Lon Imel, 1929-2017 Mar 15, 2017 Imel, a unionist since 1951, headed the NW Oregon Labor Council and served as labor liaison for Congressmembers Les AuCoin and Elizabeth Furse.
