About John W. Wilhelm
John W. Wilhelm was a trade unionist.
John W. Wilhelm is an American trade unionist. He was elected president/hospitality industry of UNITE HERE at the union's founding convention on July 9, 2004. He was elected president on June 30, 2009, at the union's first constitutional convention.
Previously, Wilhelm became president of HERE on August 1, 1998, elected by the union's general executive board to fill a vacancy, and was elected to a full term at the union's 43rd general convention, July 17, 2001.
Wilhelm is a first cousin of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.
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