Leadership transition at Machinists W24
By Don McIntosh Machinists District Lodge W24 has a new top officer. Wayne Thompson, 57, was sworn in Jan. 8 as president and directing business representative, the same day predecessor Noel Willet retired. District Lodge W24 represents 5,300 machinists and woodworkers in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Northern California. Thompson was the district lodge’s assistant directing business representative. Now he’ll serve the remainder of Willet’s term of office, which runs through December 2022. Wayne Thompson Thompson grew up in Puyallup, Wash. After working as a logger a few years...
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