Mark Ayers
American labor union leader
About Mark Ayers
Lived 1949 – 2012 (aged 62–63). Mark Ayers was an American.
Mark H. Ayers (January 22, 1949 – April 8, 2012) was an American labor leader who was president of the AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Department from 2007 until his death in 2012. He was described as "the second most powerful man in the labor movement" in this period.
Biography Mark Ayers was born in Canton, Illinois, in 1949. His father was a coal miner.
Having settled in Peoria, Illinois, in 1973 he started his career an apprentice with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 34, working his way up to become business manager of the local. A street in Peoria was named in his honor in 2015.
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Who was Mark Ayers?
American labor union leader
When was Mark Ayers born?
Mark Ayers was born in 1949.
When did Mark Ayers die?
Mark Ayers died on 3 September 2012.
What nationality was Mark Ayers?
Mark Ayers was American.
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