AFL–CIO election, 2009
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
- Liz Shuler
- Gregory Junemann
- 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:
- Patrick D. Finley, Plasterers and Cement Masons (OP&CMIA)
- Mike Futhey, United Transportation Union (UTU)
- Newton Jones, Boilermakers (IBB)
- D. Michael Langford, Utility Workers (UWUA)
- Robert McEllrath, International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU)
- Roberta Reardon, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA)
- John Ryan, Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Works (GMP)
- DeMaurice Smith, Professional Athletes
- Baldemar Velasquez, Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC)
- James Andrews, NC State AFL-CIO
- Mark Ayers, Building and Construction Trades Department
- James Boland, Bricklayers
- R. Thomas Buffenbarger, Machinists
- Larry Cohen, Communications Workers of America
- Rose Ann DeMoro, National Nurses United
- Maria Elena Durazo, LA County AFL-CIO
- Roy Flores, AFGE
- John Gage, AFGE
- Leo W. Gerard, United Steelworkers
- Vincent Giblin, Operating Engineers
- Michael Goodwin, Office and Professional Employees
- Edwin D. Hill, Electrical Workers
- William Hite, Plumbers and Pipe Fitters
- General Holiefield, AW
- Ken Howard, Screen Actors
- Richard Hughes, Longshoremen
- Frank Hurt, Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers
- Lorretta Johnson, AFT
- Gregory Junemann, International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers
- Bob King, UAW
- James Little, Transport Workers
- Matthew Loeb, Theatrical Stage Employees
- William Lucy, Postal Workers
- Gerald W. McEntee, AFSCME
- Capt. Lee Moak, Air Line Pilots
- Joseph J. Nigro, Sheet Metal Workers
- Terry O'Sullivan, LIUNA
- Fred Redmond, United Steelworkers
- Clyde Rivers, California School Employees Association
- Cecil Roberts, Mine Workers
- Fredric Rolando, Letter Carriers
- Michael Sacco, Seafarers
- Lee Saunders, AFSCME
- Robert A. Scardelletti, 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!
- James Williams, Painters and Allied Trades
- Walter Wise, Ironworkers
- Nancy Wohlforth, OPEIU
- Diann Woodard, School Administrators