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A memorial service for prominent north east of Scotland union leader Graham Tran is to take place. A memorial service for prominent north east of Scotland union leader Graham Tran was attended by about 150 people.
Mr Tran was the Aberdeen-based officer for Unite Amicus and campaigned for workers' rights and safety issues across a range of industries.Mr Tran was the Aberdeen-based officer for Unite Amicus and campaigned for workers' rights and safety issues across a range of industries.
Mr Tran, 47, of Kirkcaldy, Fife, represented many offshore oil workers and was prominent in the long-running legal fight to secure paid holidays.Mr Tran, 47, of Kirkcaldy, Fife, represented many offshore oil workers and was prominent in the long-running legal fight to secure paid holidays.
He died in July, and the service is at Aberdeen's Kirk of St Nicholas. He died in July, and the service was at Aberdeen's Kirk of St Nicholas.
Aberdeen South Labour MP Anne Begg will be among those speaking. Aberdeen South Labour MP Anne Begg was among those speaking.
'Tragic death'
She told BBC Scotland: "I think Graham Tran will be remembered as someone who was a tenacious fighter.She told BBC Scotland: "I think Graham Tran will be remembered as someone who was a tenacious fighter.
"It was a tragic young death and he still had so much more to give.""It was a tragic young death and he still had so much more to give."
The memorial, in Union Street, starts at 1130 GMT.
His funeral in Kirkcaldy in August was attended by hundreds of people.His funeral in Kirkcaldy in August was attended by hundreds of people.
Unite Scottish regional secretary John Quigley said Mr Tran would be "sadly missed".Unite Scottish regional secretary John Quigley said Mr Tran would be "sadly missed".