Bill Fitzgerald, 1926-2012 Jan 1, 2013 The AFL-CIO field rep helped union campaigns throughout the Northwest.
Roy Coles, 1916-2012 Oct 28, 2012 The WWII vet was state leader of the Carpenters Union in the 1960s and 1970s.
Ken Spray, 1947-2012 Oct 2, 2012 The Heppner native worked for many union locals throughout his career.
James Hester, 1957-2012 Sep 18, 2012 Lung cancer took the life of the union rep and former head of AFSCME Local 189.
Keith Johnson, 1930-2012 Jun 12, 2012 The Woodworkers president was part of the national AFL-CIO leadership in the 1970s and ’80s.
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.
