Ross K. Rieder

Ross Rieder was a labor activist and historian from Washington state and founder of the Pacific Northwest Labor History Association.

Biography Ross K. Rieder was born in 1940 in Yakima, Washington, to Frances Rieder and Rolla Rieder, Sr. He spent his childhood in Yakima, Damascus, and San Jose. In 1962, he graduated from Linfield College with a degree in music education.

In 1962, Rieder began teaching music and eighth grade chorus at Evergreen Junior High School in Everett, Washington. He became involved in his union, the Everett Federation of Teachers (American Federation of Teachers, Local 722). He served as president of the Washington State Federation of Teachers from 1968-1975.

Rieder retired from the PNLHA in 2015. He died on December 14, 2021.