Richard Bloomingdale
Richard Wallace "Rick" Bloomingdale is a labor union activist who has served as President of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO since 2010.
Richard Wallace Bloomingdale | |
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 Bloomingdale speaking at a 2009 rally in support of the Employee Free Choice Act | |
| President of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO | |
| Assumed office June 1, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Bill George |
| Personal details | |
| Spouse(s) | Karen |
| Children | Nik and Linda |
| Residence | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater | University of Arizona |
| Occupation | Labor Leader |
He began his career with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees in 1977, where he worked as a Project Staff Representative of Local 449 and as Assistant Director and State Political/Legislative Director of AFSCME Council 13. In 1994, he was named Secretary-Treasurer of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO. In 2010, he was elected President of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO.
In 2002, he was named to the PoliticsPA "Sy Snyder's Power 50" list of politically influential Pennsylvanians.[1] He was also named to the PoliticsPA list of "Pennsylvania's Top Political Activists."[2]
He has lectured on the topic of "workforce development" at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.[3] He was named to the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Board of Review in 2003 and was appointed chairman in August 2005.[3]
References
- "Sy Snyder's Power 50". PoliticsPA. The Publius Group. 2002. Archived from the original on 2002-04-21.
- "Pennsylvania's Top Political Activists". PoliticsPA. The Publius Group. 2002. Archived from the original on 2002-11-13.
- "Richard W. Bloomingdale, Secretary-Treasurer". Officers of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO. May 2004. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008.
External links
- President Richard W. Bloomingdale official website
Media related to Richard Bloomingdale at Wikimedia Commons