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LINN-BENTON-LINCOLN CENTRAL LABOR CHAPTER
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Steelworker honored for lifetime of service
Wayne Anderson once headed
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Wayne Anderson receives a life-
time service award from Linn,
Benton, Lincoln Counties Labor
Chapter President Lisa Gourley.
ALBANY, Oregon—Retired
Steelworker Wayne Anderson
was presented with the “Garner
Pool Distinguished Lifetime
Service Award” March 16 by the
Linn, Benton, Lincoln Counties
Central Labor Chapter, AFL-
CIO. The award recognizes indi-
viduals for lifelong service to the
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Anderson with colleagues from the Steelworkers. From left are Rudy
Hashberger, Anderson, Jim Gourley, and Gayland Prescott.
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labor movement and their com-
munity.
Anderson, 80, was a staff rep
for the Steelworkers Union in
Arizona and Southern California
before relocating to Albany in
October 1973. That led to stints
as staff director, sub-district di-
rector, and political director for
Steelworkers District 11.
He was a member of the Dem-
ocratic National Committee for
12 years, and chaired the Demo-
cratic Party of Oregon from 1988
to 1992. He served three years as
head of the Association of State
Democratic Chairs, and twice
represented the state on the U.S.
Electoral College.
Anderson was on the commit-
tee that led to the formation of
the Labor Education and Re-
search Center at the University of
Oregon in 1977. He served on
advisory boards for the Pacific
Northwest Labor College,
United Way, and the Linn-Ben-
ton Economic Development
Committee, to name a few.
After retiring in 2000 he re-
mained active in his union and in
the community. Today he is fi-
nancial secretary-treasurer of the
Steelworkers Organization of
Active Retirees (SOAR); he vol-
unteers for the SMART reading
program for school children; as a
Court Appointed Special Advo-
cate (CASA), where he helps
neglected children who are under
the protection of the Juvenile De-
pendency Court; he assists senior
citizens with their taxes through
a free program of AARP; and he
has made more than 114 contri-
butions of blood and platelets to
the American Red Cross.
“Wayne is a hard working,
dedicated individual, who has
lived his life to serve members of
our community,” said Labor
Chapter President Lisa Gourley.
“He is overwhelmingly deserv-
ing of our thanks and gratitude
for his example and contribu-
tions to making Oregon a better
place to live.”
The plaque thanked Anderson
for his service and concluded
with the quote: “Every day given
to us is our opportunity to help
others.”
“I’ve never been at a loss for
words ... until now,” he said.
The award is named after the
late Garner Pool, a 61-year
member of United Food and
Commercial Workers, a charter
member of the labor chapter in
1948. It is only the second time
the award has been made. The
first was to Pool in 2011.