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.
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.
