Edward Kelly | |
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| Kelly in 2025 | |
| 10th General President of the International Association of Fire Fighters | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Harold A. Schaitberger |
Edward A. "Edzo" Kelly is an American firefighter and trade union leader. [1] Kelly joined the Boston Fire Department in 1997. [2] He has been General President of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) since 2021 when he defeated Mahlon Mitchell of Wisconsin. Labor Notes described Kelly as a reflection of "the insular “old school”culture of this public sector craft union." [2] Kelly replaced Harold A. Schaitberger,who did not seek re-election. Prior to being elected president,he had been president of both Boston's and Massachusetts' firefighters unions. [3]