Michael Sacco

Michael Sacco
Born	February 14, 1937 (1937-02-14) (age 74) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Trade union leader
Spouse	Sophie Sacco[1]

Michael Sacco (born February 14, 1937) is an American labor leader from Brooklyn, New York.^[1] He was appointed as the president of the Seafarers International Union of North America, AFL-CIO in June 1988 by the SIUNA Executive Board.^[1]

Since 1988, Sacco has also served as president of The Maritime Trades Department AFL-CIO,^[1] a post he was re-elected to in 2009.^[1] In November, 1991, he was elected a vice-president of the AFL-CIO.^[1]

He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1954 to 1958.^[1] In 1958, he joined SIU^[1] and served aboard the dredge MV Zanzibar. From 1968 to 1979 he was vice president of the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship,^[1] the union's vocational training facility in Piney Point, Maryland.

From 1980 to 1988, Sacco was vice president of the SIUNA-affiliated Seafarers International Union; Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. He was also secretary-treasurer of the Greater St. Louis Area and Vicinity Port Council and an executive board member of the Missouri State AFL-CIO.

Sacco is married and has five children.^[1]

See also

Nautical portal

• Paul Hall (labor leader)
• Harry Lundeberg
• Seafarers International Union of North America

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} "SIU Executive Board". seafarers.org. http://www.seafarers.org/aboutthesiu/executiveboard.asp. Retrieved March 13, 2007. 

External links

• Seafarers International Union - Official website

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Name	Sacco, Michael
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Date of birth	February 14, 1937
Place of birth	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
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