As president of the International Woodworkers of America (IWA) he helped win improvements in wages, working conditions and benefits for lumber workers.
Mr. Fadling moved to Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, in the late 1920s and found a job as a lumber-carrier driver at the E.C. Miller Cedar Lumber Co. He quickly made his mark as a member of the anti-leftist "White Bloc" of the IWA in Southwestern Washington.
As an officer of Aberdeen's Local 2, he played a leading role in the IWA's decision to leave the American Federation of Labor and affiliate with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1937.
When Mr. Fadling returned from the Navy in 1945, he won the IWA presidency and was re-elected twice. Old-timers say the IWA made significant gains in wages, working hours, safety issues and fringe benefits under Mr. Fadling's leadership.
In 1953, Mr. Fadling became president of the IWA's newly formed District Council No. 23, representing loggers and sawmill workers in Western Washington.
He retired in 1968 to the horse ranch he operated with his wife, Elmo, who survived him, along with a daughter, Betty Grove.
Mr. Fadling moved to Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, in the late 1920s and found a job as a lumber-carrier driver at the E.C. Miller Cedar Lumber Co. He quickly made his mark as a member of the anti-leftist "White Bloc" of the IWA in Southwestern Washington.
As an officer of Aberdeen's Local 2, he played a leading role in the IWA's decision to leave the American Federation of Labor and affiliate with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1937.
When Mr. Fadling returned from the Navy in 1945, he won the IWA presidency and was re-elected twice. Old-timers say the IWA made significant gains in wages, working hours, safety issues and fringe benefits under Mr. Fadling's leadership.
In 1953, Mr. Fadling became president of the IWA's newly formed District Council No. 23, representing loggers and sawmill workers in Western Washington.
He retired in 1968 to the horse ranch he operated with his wife, Elmo, who survived him, along with a daughter, Betty Grove.
As president of the International Woodworkers of America (IWA) he helped win improvements in wages, working conditions and benefits for lumber workers.
Mr. Fadling moved to Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, in the late 1920s and found a job as a lumber-carrier driver at the E.C. Miller Cedar Lumber Co. He quickly made his mark as a member of the anti-leftist "White Bloc" of the IWA in Southwestern Washington.
As an officer of Aberdeen's Local 2, he played a leading role in the IWA's decision to leave the American Federation of Labor and affiliate with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1937.
When Mr. Fadling returned from the Navy in 1945, he won the IWA presidency and was re-elected twice. Old-timers say the IWA made significant gains in wages, working hours, safety issues and fringe benefits under Mr. Fadling's leadership.
In 1953, Mr. Fadling became president of the IWA's newly formed District Council No. 23, representing loggers and sawmill workers in Western Washington.
He retired in 1968 to the horse ranch he operated with his wife, Elmo, who survived him, along with a daughter, Betty Grove.
Mr. Fadling moved to Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, in the late 1920s and found a job as a lumber-carrier driver at the E.C. Miller Cedar Lumber Co. He quickly made his mark as a member of the anti-leftist "White Bloc" of the IWA in Southwestern Washington.
As an officer of Aberdeen's Local 2, he played a leading role in the IWA's decision to leave the American Federation of Labor and affiliate with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1937.
When Mr. Fadling returned from the Navy in 1945, he won the IWA presidency and was re-elected twice. Old-timers say the IWA made significant gains in wages, working hours, safety issues and fringe benefits under Mr. Fadling's leadership.
In 1953, Mr. Fadling became president of the IWA's newly formed District Council No. 23, representing loggers and sawmill workers in Western Washington.
He retired in 1968 to the horse ranch he operated with his wife, Elmo, who survived him, along with a daughter, Betty Grove.
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