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Kenneth W. Cooper (born February 1961[ citation needed ]) is an American labor union leader.

Cooper grew up in Mansfield, Ohio, where he completed an apprenticeship as an electrical wireman. He joined the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in 1985, and held various posts in his local union before being elected as its business manager in 1993. In 2002, he moved to Las Vegas, where he became assistant business manager of the local, and succeeded in organizing workers at the Nevada Power Company. [1] [2]

In 2006, Cooper was appointed as a full-time international representative for the union, covering its fourth district, and then in 2011 he was elected as a vice president, with responsibility for the district. In the role, he organized more than one thousand workers at Baltimore Gas and Electric. He was elected as secretary-treasurer of the union in 2017, and then as president in 2023. He was also elected as a vice-president of the AFL-CIO. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Kenneth W. Cooper". Ullico. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Mansfield man named CFO of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers". Richland Source. July 19, 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  3. "IBEW President Lonnie R. Stephenson Retires, Kenneth W. Cooper Named New President". Electrical Industry Newsletter. November 29, 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
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