Surprised? Yeah, I didn’t think so.

(Statesman Journal) — Portland police have arrested the executive director of Service Employees International Union Local 503 this morning, as she participated in the Occupy Portland march on the Steel Bridge.

Heather Conroy was one of a number of protesters who sat down on the bridge when police blocked their march across the structure, SEIU spokesman Ed Hershey said.

Police proceeded to arrest a number of the protesters.

“I can’t call her because her arms are tied behind her back,” said Hershey, who watched the arrest on television.

Conroy has a long history in civil protest. Before succeeding former SEIU Executive Director Leslie Frane, she served as Frane’s field operations supervisor, in charge of organizing state worker rallies and protests.