Don Willner, 1926-2012 Apr 18, 2012 Willner, lawmaker and union attorney, worked with Cesar Chavez and represented Oregonian strikers.
Doris Buck, 1913-2012 Apr 18, 2012 The UFCW leader once bargained the highest wage rates in the U.S. poultry industry.
Marty Blake, 1937-2012 Apr 3, 2012 Blake led SEIU Local 49 and was SEIU international vice president until he retired in 1983.
Labor songwriter Harry Stamper, 1944-2012 Apr 3, 2012 The longshore worker’s song about worker safety is part of the Smithsonian Folkways collection.
Daniel Bonham, 1955-2012 Mar 14, 2012 Daniel Bonham of Carpenters Local 156 died March 3 after falling in Silver Falls State Park.
Jim Ridderbusch, 1935-2012 Jan 17, 2012 The retired member of Operating Engineers Local 701 died Jan. 6 after being hit by a car.
Melvin “Pete” Oscar Peterson, 1927-2011 Jan 3, 2012 Melvin “Pete” Peterson was president of Bakers Local 364 for 20 years.
Lee Hunsaker, former Machinists rep, 1923-2011 Nov 30, 2011 Lee Hunsaker, a former business representative and 69-year member of the Machinists Union, died Nov. 11 of age-related causes. He was 88. Lee G. Hunsaker was born March 28, 1923, in Dillon, Mont., to Isaac
