GV Wire: Senators Pay Tribute to late Randy Ghan, a Lion of Valley Labor

Hundreds mourned the death of longtime Valley labor leader Randy Ghan at a ceremony Monday (Jan. 14) at the Clovis Veterans Memorial Hall.

At the same time, the state Senate adjourned its meeting in honor of Ghan.

Sen. Anna Caballero (D-Salinas), Sen. Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) and Sen. Andreas Borgeas (R-Fresno) all paid tribute to Ghan from the floor with memorials.

(Click on the video above to view the tributes.)

More Than 40 Years of Labor Organizing

Ghan, a native Fresnan, began his 40-plus years of labor organizing with the Bakery, Confectionery and Tobacco Workers Union at the Perfection Macaroni factory in Fresno, according to an obituary published in The Fresno Bee.

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