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[March 3, 1942 – Feb. 23, 2021] Bill Belanger, a retired apprenticeship coordinator and 54-year member of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 1, passed away at his North Portland houseboat Feb. 23. He was 78. Bill Belanger Belanger joined Local 1 in 1966 after being hired as an apprentice bricklayer on a project in Seaside, Oregon. He earned journeyman status in three and a half years. He was active in the union and held many elected offices, including sergeant-at-arms, recording secretary, president, and business agent. He served as apprenticeship coordinator for several years in the early ’80s. In 1985 he was elected executive secretary-treasurer of the Oregon State Building and Construction Trades Council. Because the job did not pay a full-time salary at the time, he also worked part-time as a bricklayer. He left the council after one year to work full-time at his trade. In 1994 he was hired back as Local 1’s apprenticeship coordinator. He retir ....
By Rod Belisle I have been a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) for 34 years, and a member of the IBEW and United Workers Federal Credit Union for just as many. If you are new to the credit union, welcome. If you are not new, but have noticed changes, you are correct. “This is not your father’s credit union” as they used to say, although some of you may actually be able to say that with some accuracy. This credit union was developed by the union trades seeking a method to invest our union wages into a union-run, union-managed financial institution that we could all trust to invest our money, secure a loan, and earn a few dollars in benefits, savings, and pride in our industry. ....