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Bruce S. Raynor

American labor leader

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About Bruce S. Raynor

Bruce S. Raynor was an American trade unionist.

Bruce S. Raynor is an American labor union executive. He is the former Executive Vice President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), former President of Workers United, former General President of UNITE HERE, a founding member of the Leadership Council of the Change to Win Federation (CTW), and a member of the Cornell University Board of Trustees. He was Chairman of several union-affiliated national pension and insurance funds. He was Chairman of the Board of Amalgamated Life Insurance Company,

In 2009, Raynor resigned as president of UNITE HERE and became president of Workers United. Representing 150,000 workers, some of whom had voted to leave UNITE HERE, this new union included the majority of former UNITE members, some former members of HERE, and a number of workers who had been organized since the merger. Many of these members returned to UNITE HERE after a drawn out dispute with SEIU was settled. Workers United affiliated with SEIU and Raynor was elected to the additional position of executive vice president of SEIU. After two years of service, Raynor resigned from his positions at Workers United and its parent union, SEIU.

Family Raynor's father worked as a truck driver and laborer; he died of a heart attack at age 48.

Raynor's older brother, Harris Raynor, also graduated from Cornell (class of '69) and is the southern regional director of Workers United and an international vice president of SEIU.

Raynor is twice divorced

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Important facts

Born
United States
Occupation
Nationality
Education
Cornell University, Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations
Awards
Eugene V. Debs Award

Frequently asked questions

Who was Bruce S. Raynor?

American labor leader

When was Bruce S. Raynor born?

Bruce S. Raynor was born in United States.

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Bruce S. Raynor was a trade unionist.

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Bruce S. Raynor was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bruce S. Raynor

· Wikidata: Q4978249

· DBpedia: Bruce S. Raynor

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