2009 AFL–CIO election
The 2009 election for the leadership of the AFL-CIO occurred following the announcement of incumbent president John Sweeney's retirement. The election took place during the 26th AFL-CIO National Convention in Pittsburgh.
The event was preceded by a 2008 speech at which then-Secretary-Treasurer Richard Trumka had blasted the perceived racism being directed against 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama,[1][2] increasing his profile both inside and outside the labor movement. Trumka, who had served as Secretary-Treasurer since first being elected in 1995, received no contest for the position of president.
Candidates[]
- Note: Winning candidates are in bold.
- President
- Secretary-Treasurer
- Executive Vice-President
Other electees[]
The total number of vice-presidents of the federation was expanded from 43 (including the Executive Vice-President) to 51.
The following were elected to other vice-presidencies besides the Executive Vice-Presidency:
- , Plasterers and Cement Masons (OP&CMIA)
- , United Transportation Union (UTU)
- , Boilermakers (IBB)
- , Utility Workers (UWUA)
- , International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU)
- , American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA)
- , Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Works (GMP)
- DeMaurice Smith, Professional Athletes
- Baldemar Velasquez, Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC)
- , NC State AFL-CIO
- Mark Ayers, Building and Construction Trades Department
- James Boland, Bricklayers
- R. Thomas Buffenbarger, Machinists
- Larry Cohen, Communications Workers of America
- , National Nurses United
- Maria Elena Durazo, LA County AFL-CIO
- , AFGE
- John Gage, AFGE
- Leo W. Gerard, United Steelworkers
- Vincent Giblin, Operating Engineers
- Michael Goodwin, Office and Professional Employees
- Edwin D. Hill, Electrical Workers
- , Plumbers and Pipe Fitters
- , AW
- Ken Howard, Screen Actors
- , Longshoremen
- , Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers
- , AFT
- , International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers
- Bob King, UAW
- , Transport Workers
- , Theatrical Stage Employees
- William Lucy, Postal Workers
- Gerald W. McEntee, AFSCME
- Capt. Lee Moak, Air Line Pilots
- , Sheet Metal Workers
- Terry O'Sullivan, LIUNA
- , United Steelworkers
- , California School Employees Association
- Cecil Roberts, Mine Workers
- , Letter Carriers
- Michael Sacco, Seafarers
- Lee Saunders, AFSCME
- , Transportation Communications Union
- Harold A. Schaitberger, Fire Fighters
- Veda Shook, Flight Attendants-CWA
- Bruce Smith, Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers
- Robbie Sparks, IBEW
- Randi Weingarten, AFT
- John Wilhelm, UNITEHERE!
- , Painters and Allied Trades
- Walter Wise, Ironworkers
- Nancy Wohlforth, OPEIU
- Diann Woodard, School Administrators
References[]
- ^ Greenhouse, Steven. "Combative Union Leader Steps From the Shadows." New York Times. July 2, 2009.
- ^ "John Nichols, "AFL's Trumka: Labor Must Battle Racism to Elect Obama," Capital Times, July 3, 2008". Archived from the original on 2009-04-27. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
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