About Raymond McKay
Lived 1925 – 1993 (aged 67). Raymond McKay was a trade unionist.
Raymond T. McKay (November 15, 1925 – August 9, 1993)
After World War II, McKay sailed as a second engineer on a Sinclair Oil tanker. and in 1953, McKay was chosen to direct the union's Department of Welfare and Special Services. In this position, he helped the union gain jurisdiction over the east coast tugboat industry.
In 1954, McKay was elected as one of the union's vice presidents. The newly formed entity was known as MEBA's Great Lakes District Local 101.
McKay's other son, former AMO National Secretary-Treasurer Robert McKay was convicted of two counts of mail fraud, embezzlement, and two recordkeeping offenses.
Memorials The AMO's training facility in Dania Beach, Florida is named The Raymond T. McKay Simulation, Training, Assessment and Research Center, as was its former facility in Toledo, Ohio.
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Who was Raymond McKay?
American labor leader (1925–1993)
When was Raymond McKay born?
Raymond McKay was born on 15 November 1925.
When did Raymond McKay die?
Raymond McKay died on 9 August 1993.
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Raymond McKay was a trade unionist.
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