Richard I. Kilroy
American labor union leader
About Richard I. Kilroy
Lived 1927 – 2007 (aged 79–80).
Richard Ignatius Kilroy (July 31, 1927 – February 10, 2007) was an American labor union leader.
Kilroy served in the United States Army from 1945 to 1949, then became a block operator on the Pennsylvania Railroad. He joined the Order of Railroad Telegraphers, and rose to become the union's general chairman. In 1969, the union merged into the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks (BRAC), with Kilroy becoming a divisional vice president. He was later elected as international vice president, and then in 1981 was unanimously elected as president.
Kilroy also served as a vice-president of the AFL-CIO, and as president of the Railway Labor Executives' Association. However, he was defeated for re-election as president of BRAC in 1991, and as a result, he resigned from his other union posts.
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Who was Richard I. Kilroy?
American labor union leader
When was Richard I. Kilroy born?
Richard I. Kilroy was born in 1927.
When did Richard I. Kilroy die?
Richard I. Kilroy died in 2007.
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