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Structure of the A F L -C IO Supplement to Directory of National and International Labor Unions in the United States, 1955 (BLS Bulletin 1185) M AY 1956 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR James P. Mitchell, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATIST IC S Ewan Clague, C o m m is s io n e r 383174—56 STRUCTURE OF TH E A F L -C IO Source : U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Ill STRUCTURE OF THE AFL-CIO* T h e B u r e a u ’s D ir e c to r y o f N a t io n a l a n d I n o n D e c e m b e r 5 , 1 9 5 5 .1 T h is s u p p le m e n t t o th e t e r n a t io n a l L a b o r U n io n s in th e U n it e d S ta te s , D ir e c to r y o u t lin e s th e stru ctu re of th e new 1 9 5 5 , w a s is s u e d in N o v e m b e r 19 55 a n d d e s c r ib e d fe d e r a t io n a n d lis ts th e p e r s o n s e le c t e d o r d e s ig th e s t r u c t u r e o f th e la b o r m o v e m e n t p r io r t o th e n a t e d t o k e y p o s it io n s . m erger 1The Directory of National and International Labor Unions in the United States, 1955 (BLS Bull. 1185), may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C., or from the regional offices of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, price 45 cents a copy. For an account of the first convention of the AFL-CIO and the formation of its Industrial Union Department, see Founding Convention of the AFLCIO, Monthly Labor Review, February 1956 (p. 141). and th e of th e A m e r ic a n C on g ress of F e d e r a t io n I n d u s t r ia l of L abor O r g a n iz a t io n s * Prepared in the Bureau’s Division of Wages and Industrial Relations, April 1956. 1 A M E R I C A N FEDER A T I O N O F L A B O R A N D C O N G R E S S O F INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS AFL-CIO Bldg., 815 Sixteenth Street, NW. Washington 6, D. C. Phone: National 8-3870 President G eorge M Secretary- Treasurer W eany il l ia m F . S c h n it z l e r Executive Council2 President. W i l l i a m F. S c h n i t z l e r , Secretary-Treasurer. H a r r y C. B a t e s , president, Bricklayers, M asons and Plasterers International Union of America. D a v e B e c k , president, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America. J o s e p h A. B e i r n e , president, Communications Workers of America. W i l l i a m C. B i r t h r i g h t , president and secretarytreasurer, Journeymen Barbers, Hairdressers, Cosmetologists, and Proprietors’ International Union of America. L. S. B u c k m a s t e r , president, United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America. J a m e s B. C a r e y , president, International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers. J o s e p h C u r r a n , president, National M aritim e Union of America. W i l l i a m C. D o h e r t y , president, National A s sociation of Letter Carriers. D a v i d D u b i n s k y , president and secretary-treas urer, International Ladies’ Garment W orkers’ Union. G G eorge M O. A. K n i g h t , president, Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union. C h a r l e s J. M a c G o w a n , president emeritus, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers. D a v i d J . M c D o n a l d , president, United Steel workers of America. W i l l i a m L. M c F e t r i d g e , president, Building Service Employees International Union. eany, C. P e t r i l l o , president, American Federa tion of Musicians. Jam es S. P o t o f s k y , president, Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. Jacob A. W E andolph, president, Brotherhood of a l t e r P. R e u t h e r , president, International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft & A gri cultural Implement Workers of America. m il R ie v e , president, Textile Workers Union of America. A. L. S p r a d l i n g , president, Amalgamated A s sociation of Street, Electric Railw ay and M otor Coach Employees of America. M . H a r r i s o n , president, Brotherhood of Railw ay and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employees. eorge W A. J. H a y e s , president, International Association of Machinists. M a u r ic e A. H u t c h e s o n , president, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. J o s e p h D . K e e n a n , secretary, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.* * Includes president, secretary-treasurer, and 27 vice presidents. The vice presidents are listed in alphabetical order. P h il ip R Sleeping Car Porters. 2 i l l a r d S. T o w n s e n d , president, United Trans port Service Employees. F. W a l s h , president, International A L liance of Theatrical Stage Employes and M oving Picture Machine Operators of the United States and Canada. R ic h a r d H erm an M atthew W i n t e r , president emeritus, Bakery and Confectionery Workers’ International Union of America. W o l l , president, Union Label and Service Trades Department. Executive Committee G W H M eorge S c h n it z l e r C. B arry C eany F. il l ia m Held biennially. Constitution also provides for the calling of special conventions. Date and place of the next convention to be decided by the Executive Council. ates James B . C are y G eorge D a v id M. H J. M P. W alter M atthew a r r is o n cD o n a l d R W o n v e n t io n : euther oll Standing Committees and Chairmen Legislation: George Meany. Political Education: George Meany. Public Relations: W illiam C. Birthright. Research: W illiam F. Schnitzler. Safety and Occupational Health: Dave Beck. Social Security: Maurice A. Hutcheson. Veterans Affairs: W illiam C. Doherty. C ivil Rights: Janies B. Carey. Community Services: Joseph A. Beirne. Economic Policy: Walter P. Reuther. Education: George M . Harrison. Ethical Practices: A. J. Hayes. Housing: H arry C. Bates. International Affairs: Jacob S. Potofsky and Matthew Woll. Director J ohn W . L Department of Organization Executive Assistant iv in g s t o n H arry O ’R Assistant totheDirector W e il l y il l ia m L. K Regional Directors Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 Region 4 Region 5 Region (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Con necticut) Hugh Thompson 73 Tremont St. Boston 8, Mass. Region (New York, New Jersey) W illiam Collins 225 West 34th St., Room 820 New York, N. Y. Region (Pennsylvania) George Craig Bankers Securities Bldg. Philadelphia 17, Pa. Region (Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, D is trict of Columbia) Joseph F. Heath 1216 East Baltimore St. Baltimore, M d. Region Region (North Carolina, South Carolina) Carey E. Haighler 1106-10 Independence Bldg. Charlotte, N. C. 3 6 (Alabama, Georgia, Florida) J. L. Rhodes 1026 H urt Bldg. Atlanta 3, Ga. 7 (Louisiana, Mississippi) E. H. W illiam s 1919 St. Claude Ave. New Orleans, La. 8 (Tennessee, Kentucky) Paul R. Christopher 216 Flatiron Bldg. Knoxville 17, Tenn. 9 (Ohio, West Virginia) Jesse Gallagher 405 Great Lakes Life Bldg. Cleveland 14, Ohio 10 (Indiana) Hugh Gormley 626 Peoples Bank Bldg. Indianapolis, Ind. 11 (Michigan) Herbert McCreedy 82 West Montcalm Ave. Detroit, Mich. ir c h e r Regional Directors— (Wisconsin) Charles Heymanns 1012 North 3d St., Rm. 414 Milwaukee 3, Wis. Region 13 (Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota) Carl W inn 315 Ham m Bldg. St. Paul 2, Minn. Region 14 (Illinois, Iowa) Eugene P. M oats 666 North Lake Shore Dr. Chicago, 111. Region 15 (Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska) Delmond Garst 215 Chemical Bldg. 721 Olive St. St. Louis 1, M o. Region 16 (Oklahoma, Arkansas) W. G. Pendergrass 705 Enterprise Bldg. Tulsa 3, Okla. Region 17 (Texas) Lester Graham 354 Majestic Bldg. 1107 Commerce St. Fort Worth, Tex. Region 12 C o n tin u e d Region 18 (New Mexico, Arizona) Elmer P. Theiss 512 West Adams St. Phoenix, Ariz. Region 19 (Colorado, Wyoming, Utah) Fred Pieper 309 Denham Bldg. Denver, Colo. Region 20 (Montana, Idaho) Charles R. Smith 101 Labor Temple 613 Idaho St. Boise, Idaho Region 21 (Washington, Oregon) Chester Dusten 404 W oodlark Bldg. Portland 5, Oreg. Region 22 (California, Nevada) Daniel Flanagan 995 M arket St., Rm. 910 San Francisco, Calif. Region 23 (Canada) Russel Harvey Commerce and Transportation Bldg. 159 B ay St., Rm. 929 Toronto 1, Ontario, Canada Staff Accounting: Harold H. Jack, Director. C ivil Rights: Boris Shishkin, Director. Education: John Connors, Director. Publication: A F L -C IO Education (monthly). International Affairs: George T. Brown, Director. International Labor Organization Represent ative: George P. Delaney. Latin American Representative: Serafino Romualdi. Legal: J. Albert Woll, General Counsel. Legislation: Robert L. Oliver and W illiam Hush ing, Codirectors. Library: Eloise Giles, Librarian. Political Education: Jack K roll and James L. M cDevitt, Codirectors. Publications: Henry C. Fleisher, Director. A F L -C IO News (weekly). M anaging Editor: Saul Miller. The American Federationist (monthly) Editor: GeorgeMeany. M anaging Editor: Bernard Tassler. Public Relations: Philip Pearl, Director. Purchasing and Supplies: Bernard Greene, Direc tor. Research: Stanley H. Ruttenberg, Director. Publications: Labor’s Economic Review (monthly). Collective Bargaining Report (monthly). Social Security: Nelson H. Cruikshank, Director. 4 DEPARTMENTS OF AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR AND CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADESlDEPARTM ENT AFL-CIO Bldg., 815 Sixteenth St., NW. Washington 6, D. C. Phone: National 8-3870 President R ic h a r d J. G Secretary-Treasurer F rank B ray o n a d io A ffilia te d O rg a n iza tio n s Plasterers’ and Cement M asons’ International Association of the U. S. and Canada; Operative. Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the U. S. and Canada; United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the. Roofers, Dam p and Waterproof Workers Associa tion; United Slate, Tile and Composition. Sheet M etal Workers’ International Association. Stone Cutters’ Association of North America; Journeymen. Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Help ers of America; International Brotherhood of. Asbestos Workers; International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and. Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers; International Brotherhood of. Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers International Union of America. Carpenters and Joiners of America; United Broth erhood of. Electrical Workers; International Brotherhood of. Elevator Constructors; International Union of. Engineers; International Union of Operating. Granite Cutters’ International Association of America; The. Hod Carriers’, Building and Common Laborers’ Union of America; International. Iron Workers; International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental. Lathers International Union; The Wood, Wire and Metal. Marble, Slate and Stone Polishers, Rubbers and Sawyers, Tile and M arble Setters Helpers & Terrazzo Helpers; International Association of. Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of Amer ica; Brotherhood of. C o n v e n t io n : Place and date of next convention have not yet been decided. P u b l ic a t io n : Building and Construction Trades Bulletin (monthly). Editor: Richard J. Gray. R esearch D ir e c t o r : W. J. Shickler. 5 INDUSTRIAL UNION DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO Bldg., 815 Sixteenth St., NW. Washington 6, D. C. Phone: National 8-3870 President W alter P. R euther Secretary-Treasurer James B. Carey Director A lbert W h it e h o u s e A ffilia te d O rg a n iza tio n s Agricultural Workers Union; National. Aluminum Workers International Union. Automobile, Aircraft & Agricultural Implement Workers of America; International Union, United. Bakery and Confectionery Workers’ International Union of America. Barbers and Beauty Culturists Union of America. Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers; International Brother hood of. Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft D rink & Distillery Workers of America; International Union of United. Brick and Clay Workers of America; United. Broadcast Employees and Technicians; National Association of. Carpenters and Joiners of America; United Brotherhood of. Cement, Lime and Gypsum Workers International Union; United. Chemical Workers Union; International. Clothing Workers of America; Amalgamated. Communications Workers of America. Coopers’ International Union of North America. Distillery, Rectifying and Wine Workers’ Inter national Union of America. Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers; Inter national Union of. Electrical Workers; International Brotherhood of. Engineers; American Federation of Technical. Engineers; International Union of Operating. Firemen and Oilers; International Brotherhood of. Furniture Workers of America; United. Glass Bottle Blowers Association of the U. S. and Canada. Glass and Ceramic Workers of North America; United. Glass Workers’ Union; American Flint. Government and Civic Employees Organizing Committee. Hod Carriers’, Building and Common Laborers’ Union of America; International. Hosiery Workers; American Federation of. Hotel and Restaurant Employees and Bartenders International Union. Insurance Workers of America. Iron Workers; International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental. Laundry Workers’ International Union. Leather Workers International Union of America. Lithographers of America; Amalgamated. Machinists; International Association of. Marble, Slate and Stone Polishers, Rubbers and Sawyers, Tile and Marble Setters Helpers & Terrazzo Helpers; International Association of. Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association; N a tional. Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America; Industrial Union of. Maritim e Union of America; National. M eat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America; Amalgamated. Mechanics Educational Society of America. Molders and Foundry Workers Union of North America; International. Newspaper Guild; American. Office Employes’ International Union. Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union. Packinghouse Workers of America; United. Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America; Brotherhood of. Paperworkers of America; United. Plasterers’ and Cement M asons’ International As sociation of the U. S. and Canada; Operative. Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the U. S. and Canada; United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the. Potters; International Brotherhood of Operative. Printing Pressmen and Assistants’ Union of North America; International. Radio Association; American. Retail Clerks International Association. Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America; United. Sheet M etal Workers’ International Association. 6 Affiliated Organizations— Continued Upholsterers’ International Union of America. U tility Workers Union of America. Woodworkers of America; International. Shoe Workers of America; United. Stage Employes and M oving Picture Machine Operators of the United States and Canada; International Alliance of Theatrical. State, County and M unicipal Employees; Ameri can Federation of. Steelworkers of America; United. Stone and Allied Products Workers of America; United. Stove Mounters International Union of North America. Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Help ers of America; International Brotherhood of. Textile Workers of America; United. Textile Workers Union of America. Toy Workers of the United States and Canada; International Union of D oll and. Transport Service Employees; United. Transport Workers Union of America. C North o n v e n t io n : Held at least biennially. Date and place of next convention to be decided by the Executive Board. P u b l ic a t io n s : Industrial Union Department (monthly). Editor: Oscar Jager. I. U. D. Digest (quarterly). Editor: Oscar Jager. R esearch and E d u c a t io n D Bulletin ir e c t o r : Jack Barbash. MARITIM E TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO Bldg., 815 Sixteenth St., NW. Washington 6, D. C. Phone: National 8-3870 Secretary- Treasurer President H arry L E. L. undeberg Slaughter A ffilia te d O rg a n iza tio n s Engineers; International Union of Operating. Firemen and Oilers; International Brotherhood of. Grain M illers; American Federation of. Longshoremen; International Brotherhood of. Masters, M ates and Pilots of America; Interna tional Organization. Seafarers’ International Union of North America. State, County and M unicipal Employees; American Federation of. Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America; International Brotherhood of. Telegraphers’ Union; Commercial. C o n v e n t io n : Held biennially in the same city and immedi ately before the convention of the A F L -C IO . R esearch and Herb Brand. 7 E d u c a t io n D ir e c t o r : METAL TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO Bldg., 815 Sixteenth St., NW. Washington 6, D. C. Phone: National 8-3870 President James A. B Secretary-Treasurer row nlow (.President emeritus) B. A. G r it t a J ohn P. F r ey A ffilia te d O rg a n iza tio n s Pattern M akers’ League of North America. Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the U. S. and Canada; United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the. Sheet M etal Workers’ International Association. Stove Mounters International Union of North America. Upholsterers’ International Union of North America. Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers; International Brotherhood of. Building Service Employees International Union. Chemical Workers Union, International. Electrical Workers; International Brotherhood of. Engineers; International Union of Operating. Engineers; American Federation of Technical. Firemen and Oilers; International Brotherhood of. H od Carriers’, Building and Common Laborers’ Union of America; International. Iron Workers; International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental. M achinists; International Association of. M etal Polishers, Buffers, Platers, and Helpers International Union. Molders and Foundry Workers Union of North America; International. Office Employees International Union. Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America; Brotherhood of. C o n v e n t io n : Held biennially in the same city and immedi ately before the convention of the A F L -C IO . P u b l ic a t io n : Bulletin of the M etal Trades Department of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (monthly). Editor: B. A. Gritta. R esearch D ir e c t o r : Paul Hutchings. RAILWAY EM PLOYES' DEPARTMENT 220 South State St. Chicago 4, 111. Phone: Harrison 7-9546 Secretary- Treasurer President M ic h a e l F J ohn ox K olanda A ffilia te d O rg a n iza tio n s Sheet M etal Workers’ International Association. Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers; International Brotherhood of. Electrical Workers; International Brotherhood of. Firemen and Oilers; International Brotherhood of. Machinists; International Association of. Railw ay Carmen of America; Brotherhood. C o n v e n t io n : Held every 4 years. A convention was held in Chicago in M arch 1956. R esearch D ir e c t o r : George Cucich. 8 UNION LABEL AN D SERVICE TR A D E S D E P A R T M E N T A F L -C IO Bldg., 815 Sixteenth St., N W . W ashington 6, D. C. P h on e: National 8-3870 S e c r e ta r y - T re a s u r er P r e s id e n t M atthew W (V a ca n c y ) oll P C o n v e n t io n : u b l ic a t io n : U n io n L a b e l N e w s le t t e r (m o n t h ly ) . H e ld b ie n n ia lly in th e s a m e c i t y a n d im m e d i a t e ly b e fo r e th e c o n v e n t io n o f th e A F L - C I O . G O V E R N M E N T E M PLO Y E S COUNCIL 100 Indiana Ave., N W . Washington 1, D. C. P h one: Executive 3-2820 C h a irm a n L eo E. G eorge S e c r e ta r y - T re a s u r er O r r in A . B O p er a tio n s D ir e c to r T urrow s hom as G. 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