Tim Driscoll (unionist)

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Timothy J. Driscoll is an American labor union leader.

Born in Massachusetts, Driscoll became a bricklayer, and joined the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers in 1985. In 1993, he moved to Washington, D.C., and continued his career there. He began working full-time for the union in 1995, initially in the government relations department, and then as assistant to the president. He became Director of Trade Jurisdiction in 1999, and then Executive Vice President in 2010. In 2016, he became secretary-treasurer of the union. [1] [2] [3]

Driscoll was elected as president of the union in 2020, also becoming a vice-president of the AFL-CIO. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Driscoll to be Named Secretary-Treasurer of Bricklayers Union as Kramer Announces Retirement". PR Newswire. December 7, 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. "President Driscoll's bio". NABTU. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Bricklayers Union Ushers In New Executive Leadership". PR Newswire. January 28, 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  4. "Timothy J. Driscoll". BAC. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
Trade union offices
Preceded by
Henry Kramer
Secretary-Treasurer of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers
20162020
Succeeded by
Robert Arnold
Preceded by President of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers
2020present
Succeeded by
Incumbent