Supplement to Directory of National and International ... · Labor Unions in the United States, 1955 (BLS Bulletin 1185) 383174—56. MAY 1956. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR James

Structure of theA F L -C IO

Supplement to Directory of National and International Labor Unions in the United States, 1955 (BLS Bulletin 1185)

383174—56

MAY 1956

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR James P. Mitchell, Secretary

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Ewan Clague, C om m ission er

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STRUCTURE OF THE AFL-CIO

Source : U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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STRUCTURE OF THE AFL-CIO*T h e B u re a u ’s D ir e c to r y o f N a tio n a l a n d I n

te rn a tio n a l L a b o r U n io n s in th e U n ite d S tates, 1955, w as issu ed in N o v e m b e r 1955 an d d e scr ib e d th e s tru ctu re o f th e la b o r m o v e m e n t p r io r to th e m erger o f th e A m e rica n F e d e ra t io n o f L a b o r a n d th e C on g ress o f In d u s tr ia l O rg a n iza tion s

* Prepared in the Bureau’s Division of Wages and Industrial Relations, April 1956.

o n D e ce m b e r 5, 1955 .1 T h is su p p le m e n t to th eD ir e c to r y ou tlin es th e s tru ctu re o f th e n e w fe d e ra tio n an d lists th e p erson s e le c te d o r desig n a te d to k e y p o s itio n s .

1 The 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 AFL- CIO, Monthly Labor Review, February 1956 (p. 141).

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A M E R I C A N F E D E R 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 I N D U S T R I A LO R G A N I Z A T I O N S

AFL-CIO Bldg., 815 Sixteenth Street, NW.Washington 6, D. C.

Phone: National 8-3870President Secretary- Treasurer

G e o r g e M e a n y W il l ia m F . S c h n it z l e r

Executive Council2G e o r g e M e a n y , President.W il l ia m F. S c h n it z l e r , Secretary-Treasurer.H a r r y C. B a t e s , president, Bricklayers, Masons

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 il l ia m C. B ir t h r ig h t , president and secretary- treasurer, 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 Maritime Union of America.

W il l ia m C. D o h e r t y , president, National Association of Letter Carriers.

D a v id D u b in s k y , president and secretary-treasurer, International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union.

G e o r g e M . H a r r is o n , president, Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employees.

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. Thevice presidents are listed in alphabetical order.

O. A. K n ig 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 id J . M cD o n a l d , president, United Steelworkers of America.

W il l ia m L. M cF e t r id g e , president, Building Service Employees International Union.

J a m e s C. P e t r il l o , president, American Federation of Musicians.

J a c o b S. P o t o f s k y , president, Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America.

A. P h il ip R a n d o l p h , president, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.

W a l t e r P. R e u t h e r , president, International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft & Agricultural Implement Workers of America.

E m il R i e v e , president, Textile Workers Union of America.

A. L. S p r a d l in g , president, Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees of America.

W il l a r d S. T o w n s e n d , president, United Transport Service Employees.

R ic h a r d F. W a l s h , president, International AL liance of Theatrical Stage Employes and Moving Picture Machine Operators of the United States and Canada.

H e r m a n W in t e r , president emeritus, Bakery and Confectionery Workers’ International Union of America.

M a t t h e w W o l l , president, Union Label and Service Trades Department.

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Executive CommitteeG e o r g e M e a n y W il l ia m F. S c h n it z l e r H a r r y C . B a t e s J a m e s B . C a r e y G e o r g e M . H a r r is o n D a v id J. M cD o n a l d W a l t e r P. R e u t h e r M a t t h e w W o l l

C o n v e n t io n :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.

Standing Committees and ChairmenCivil Rights: Janies B. Carey.Community Services: Joseph A. Beirne.Economic Policy: Walter P. Reuther.Education: George M . Harrison.Ethical Practices: A. J. Hayes.Housing: Harry C. Bates.International Affairs: Jacob S. Potofsky and

Matthew Woll.

Legislation: George Meany.Political Education: George Meany.Public Relations: William C. Birthright. Research: William F. Schnitzler.Safety and Occupational Health: Dave Beck. Social Security: Maurice A. Hutcheson. Veterans Affairs: William C. Doherty.

DirectorJ o h n W . L iv in g s t o n

Department of OrganizationExecutive Assistant H a r r y O ’R e il l y

Regional Directors

Assistant to the Director W il l ia m L . K ir c h e r

Region 1 (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut)Hugh Thompson 73 Tremont St.Boston 8, Mass.

Region 2 (New York, New Jersey)William Collins225 West 34th St., Room 820New York, N. Y.

Region 3 (Pennsylvania)George Craig Bankers Securities Bldg.Philadelphia 17, Pa.

Region 4 (Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, D istrict of Columbia)Joseph F. Heath 1216 East Baltimore St.Baltimore, Md.

Region 5 (North Carolina, South Carolina) Carey E. Haighler 1106-10 Independence Bldg. Charlotte, N. C.

Region 6

Region 7

Region 8

Region 9

Region 10

Region 11

(Alabama, Georgia, Florida) J. L. Rhodes 1026 Hurt Bldg.Atlanta 3, Ga.(Louisiana, Mississippi)E. H. Williams 1919 St. Claude Ave.New Orleans, La. (Tennessee, Kentucky)Paul R. Christopher 216 Flatiron Bldg.Knoxville 17, Tenn.(Ohio, West Virginia)Jesse Gallagher 405 Great Lakes Life Bldg. Cleveland 14, Ohio (Indiana)Hugh Gormley 626 Peoples Bank Bldg. Indianapolis, Ind. (Michigan)Herbert McCreedy 82 West Montcalm Ave. Detroit, Mich.

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Regional Directors— C o n t i n u e d

Region 12

Region 13

Region 14

Region 15

Region 16

Region 17

(Wisconsin)Charles Heymanns1012 North 3d St., Rm. 414Milwaukee 3, Wis.(Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota)Carl Winn 315 Hamm Bldg.St. Paul 2, Minn.(Illinois, Iowa)Eugene P. Moats666 North Lake Shore Dr.Chicago, 111.(Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska) Delmond Garst 215 Chemical Bldg.721 Olive St.St. Louis 1, Mo.(Oklahoma, Arkansas)W. G. Pendergrass 705 Enterprise Bldg.Tulsa 3, Okla.(Texas)Lester Graham 354 Majestic Bldg.1107 Commerce St.Fort Worth, Tex.

Region 18

Region 19

Region 20

Region 21

Region 22

(New Mexico, Arizona) Elmer P. Theiss 512 West Adams St. Phoenix, Ariz.

(Colorado, Wyoming, Utah)Fred Pieper309 Denham Bldg.Denver, Colo.

(Montana, Idaho)Charles R. Smith 101 Labor Temple 613 Idaho St.Boise, Idaho

(Washington, Oregon) Chester Dusten 404 Woodlark Bldg. Portland 5, Oreg.

(California, Nevada)Daniel Flanagan995 Market St., Rm. 910San Francisco, Calif.

Region 23 (Canada)Russel HarveyCommerce and Transportation Bldg. 159 Bay St., Rm. 929 Toronto 1, Ontario, Canada

StaffAccounting: Harold H. Jack, Director.Civil 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 Representative: George P. Delaney.

Latin American Representative: SerafinoRomualdi.

Legal: J. Albert Woll, General Counsel. Legislation: Robert L. Oliver and William Hush

ing, Codirectors.Library: Eloise Giles, Librarian.Political Education: Jack Kroll and James L.

McDevitt, Codirectors.

Publications: Henry C. Fleisher, Director. A F L -C IO News (weekly).

Managing Editor: Saul Miller.The American Federationist (monthly)

Editor: GeorgeMeany.Managing 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.

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DEPARTMENTS OF AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR AND CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS

BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADESlDEPARTMENT

AFL-CIO Bldg., 815 Sixteenth St., NW.Washington 6, D. C.

Phone: National 8-3870President Secretary-Treasurer

R ic h a r d J. G r a y F r a n k B o n a d ioA ffilia ted O rganizations

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 Brotherhood 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 Marble Setters Helpers & Terrazzo Helpers; International Association of.

Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America; Brotherhood of.

Plasterers’ and Cement Masons’ 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, Damp and Waterproof Workers Association; United Slate, Tile and Composition.

Sheet Metal Workers’ International Association. Stone Cutters’ Association of North America;

Journeymen.Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Help

ers of America; International 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 e s e a r c h D ir e c t o r :

W. J. Shickler.

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INDUSTRIAL UNION DEPARTMENT

AFL-CIO Bldg., 815 Sixteenth St., NW.Washington 6, D. C.

Phone: National 8-3870

President Secretary-Treasurer DirectorW a l t e r P. R e u t h e r J a m e s B. C a r e y A l b e r t W h it e h o u s e

A ffilia ted O rganizations

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 Brotherhood of.

Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drink & 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; National.

Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America; Industrial Union of.

Maritime Union of America; National.Meat 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 Masons’ 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 Metal Workers’ International Association.

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Affiliated Organizations— Continued

Shoe Workers of America; United.Stage Employes and Moving Picture Machine

Operators of the United States and Canada; International Alliance of Theatrical.

State, County and Municipal Employees; American 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 Doll and.Transport Service Employees; United.Transport Workers Union of America.

Upholsterers’ International Union of North America.

Utility Workers Union of America.Woodworkers of America; International.

C 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 Bulletin

(monthly).Editor: Oscar Jager.

I. U. D. Digest (quarterly).Editor: Oscar Jager.

R e s e a r c h a n d E d u c a t io n D ir e c t o r :Jack Barbash.

MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO Bldg., 815 Sixteenth St., NW.

Washington 6, D. C.Phone: National 8-3870

PresidentH a r r y L u n d e b e r g

Secretary- Treasurer E. L. S l a u g h t e r


Engineers; International Union of Operating. Firemen and Oilers; International Brotherhood of. Grain Millers; American Federation of. Longshoremen; International Brotherhood of. Masters, Mates and Pilots of America; Interna

tional Organization.Seafarers’ International Union of North America. State, County and Municipal 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 immediately before the convention of the A F L -C IO .

R e s e a r c h a n d E d u c a t io n D ir e c t o r :Herb Brand.

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METAL TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO Bldg., 815 Sixteenth St., NW.

Washington 6, D. C.Phone: National 8-3870

PresidentJ a m e s A. B r o w n l o w Secretary-Treasurer(.President emeritus) B . A. G r it t a

J o h n P . F r e y

A ffilia ted O rgan izations


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.Hod Carriers’, Building and Common Laborers’

Union of America; International.Iron Workers; International Association of Bridge,

Structural and Ornamental.Machinists; International Association of.Metal 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.

Pattern Makers’ League of North America. Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the U. S.

and Canada; United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the.

Sheet Metal Workers’ International Association. Stove Mounters International Union of North

America.Upholsterers’ International Union of North

America.

C o n v e n t io n :Held biennially in the same city and immediately before the convention of the A F L -C IO .

P u b l ic a t io n :Bulletin of the Metal Trades Department of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (monthly).

Editor: B. A. Gritta.

R e s e a r c h D ir e c t o r :Paul Hutchings.

RAILWAY EMPLOYES' DEPARTMENT 220 South State St.

Chicago 4, 111.Phone: Harrison 7-9546

President M ic h a e l F o x

Secretary- Treasurer J o h n K o l a n d a



Electrical Workers; International Brotherhood of. Firemen and Oilers; International Brotherhood of. Machinists; International Association of.Railway Carmen of America; Brotherhood.

Sheet Metal Workers’ International Association.

C o n v e n t io n :Held every 4 years. A convention was held in Chicago in March 1956.

R e s e a r c h D i r e c t o r :George Cucich.

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UNION LABEL AND SERVICE TRADES D EPARTM EN T

AFL-CIO Bldg., 815 Sixteenth St., NW. Washington 6, D. C.

Phone: National 8-3870

P resid en t M a t t h e w W o l l

C o n v e n t io n :H e ld b ie n n ia lly in th e sam e c ity an d im m e d ia te ly b e fo re th e co n v e n t io n o f th e A F L - C I O .

S ecretary - T reasurer (V a ca n c y )

P u b l ic a t io n :U n io n L a b e l N e w sle tte r (m o n th ly ) .

GOVERNM ENT EM PLOYES COUNCIL

100 Indiana Ave., NW. Washington 1, D. C.

Phone: Executive 3-2820

C hairm an L e o E . G e o r g e

S ecretary - T reasurer O r r in A . B u r r o w s

O perations D irector T h o m a s G . W a l t e r s

B o o k b in d e rs ; In te rn a tio n a l B r o th e rh o o d o f. E le c tr ic a l W o r k e rs ; In te rn a tio n a l B r o th e rh o o d o f. E n g in e e rs ; In te rn a tio n a l U n io n o f O p era tin g . E n g in e e rs ; A m e rica n F e d e ra t io n o f T e ch n ica l. F ire F ig h te rs ; In te rn a tio n a l A s so c ia t io n o f. G o v e rn m e n t E m p lo y e e s ; A m e rica n F e d e ra t io n o f. I r o n W o rk e rs ; In te rn a tio n a l A s so c ia t io n o f B r id g e ,

S tru ctu ra l an d O rn am en ta l.L e tte r C a rriers ; N a tio n a l A s so c ia t io n o f. M a ch in is ts ; In te rn a tio n a l A s so c ia t io n o f. M essen g ers ; T h e N a tio n a l A s so c ia t io n o f S p ecia l

D e liv e ry .O ffice E m p lo y e s ’ In te rn a tio n a l U n io n .P a n a m a C a n a l Z o n e ; M e ta l T r a d e s C o u n c il an d

C en tra l L a b o r U n io n o f th e.

P h o to -E n g ra v e r s ’ U n io n o f N o r th A m e r ica ; In te r n a tion a l.

P la te P rin ters , D ie S ta m p ers an d E n g ra v e rs ’ U n io n o f N o r th A m e r ica ; In te rn a tio n a l.

P o s t O ffice C le rk s ; N a tio n a l F e d e ra t io n o f.P o s t O ffice an d P o s ta l T ra n sp o r ta t io n S e rv ice M a il

H a n d lers , W a tc h m e n a n d M e sse n g e rs ; N a tio n a l A s so c ia t io n o f.

P o sta l T r a n sp o r t A s s o c ia t io n ; N a tio n a l.P r in t in g P ressm en a n d A ss is ta n ts ’ U n io n o f N o r th

A m e r ica ; In te rn a tio n a l.S ta te , C o u n ty an d M u n ic ip a l E m p lo y e e s ; A m e ri

ca n F e d e ra t io n o f.T e a c h e r s ; A m e rica n F e d e ra t io n o f.T y p o g r a p h ic a l U n io n ; In te rn a tio n a l.

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