Raymond McKay

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name = Raymond T. McKay


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birth_date = birth date|1925|11|15|mf=y
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death_date = death date and age|1993|8|9|1925|11|15|mf=y
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occupation = Trade union leader
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spouse = Dolly McKaycite web
title = AMO Celebrates 50th Anniversary
url = http://www.amo-union.org/Newspaper/Morgue/11-1999/Sections/News/anniversary.htm
work = American Maritime Officer
accessdate=March 23 | accessyear=2007]
website = http://www.amo-union.org
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Raymond T. McKay (November 15, 1925 – August 9,1993) was an American labor leader. He was president of American Maritime Officers (AMO) from 1957 until his death in 1993.cite web | title = The Beginning | url = http://www.amo-union.org/AboutAMO/Past.htm | work = AMO Past and Present | accessdate=March 17 | accessyear=2007]

After World War II, McKay sailed as a second engineer on a Sinclair Oil tanker. He was active in organizing the fleet of the Isthmian Steamship Company for the Brotherhood of Maritime Engineers, which would later be renamed to American Maritime Officers. The labor agreement with Isthmian was secured in August 1951,cite web
title = Organizing Victories Mark Early Years For Brotherhood Of Marine Engineers
url = http://www.amo-union.org/History/H-chapter2.htm
work = AMO History
accessdate=March 23 | accessyear=2007] and in 1953, McKay was chosen to direct the union's Department of Welfare and Special Services.cite web
title =1953: Union Defies Skeptics With Democratic Procedures, Organizing, Contracts
url = http://www.amo-union.org/History/H-chapter4.htm
work = AMO History
accessdate=March 23 | accessyear=2007] In this position, he helped the union gain jurisdiction over the east coast tugboat industry.cite web
title =The Early Years: New Union Elects First Administration
url = http://www.amo-union.org/History/H-chapter6.htm
work = AMO History
accessdate=March 23 | accessyear=2007]

In 1954, McKay was elected as one of the union's vice presidents.cite web
title =The Early Years: New Union Elects First Administration
url = http://www.amo-union.org/History/H-chapter6.htm
work = AMO History
accessdate=March 23 | accessyear=2007] Three years later, Wilbur Dickey resigned the presidency and McKay took the position on January 17, 1957. Later that year, on October 29, 1957, McKay and then-president of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association H.L. Daggett signed an accord leading BME to merge with several MEBA locals.cite web
title ='57: BME, MEBA Agree On Merger
url = http://www.amo-union.org/History/H-chapter12.htm
work = AMO History
accessdate=March 23 | accessyear=2007] The newly formed entity was known as MEBA's "Great Lakes District Local 101." In 1960, after an internal reorganization of MEBA, this entity was now known as "District 2 MEBA."

McKay served as the union's president until his death on August 9,1993. He was succeeded as president by his son, Michael McKay. The younger McKay later resigned the office after he was convicted of "three counts of mail fraud and two recordkeeping offenses. He was found not guilty of embezzling from an employee benefit plan."cite web
title = Jury finds two union officials guilty
url = http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-cunion06jan06,0,1576614.story
work = Sun-Sentinel.com
accessdate=March 17 | accessyear=2007] .

McKay's other son, former AMO National Secretary-Treasurer Robert McKay was convicted of two counts of mail fraud, embezzlement, and two recordkeeping offenses.

Memorials

* The AMO's two training facilities in Toledo, Ohio and Dania Beach, Florida are named "The Raymond T. McKay Simulation, Training, Assessment and Research Center."

ee also

* American Maritime Officers
* Michael Sacco
* Harry Lundeberg
* Paul Hall (labor leader)
* Seafarers International Union

References

External links

* [http://www.star-center.com/Toledo.Home.htm Raymond T. McKay Star Center, Toledo]
* [http://www.star-center.com/Dania.Home.htm Raymond T. McKay Star Center, Dania]