Exoneration Petition Signatures

The following are signers of the exoneration petition, as of January 13, 1999. Affiliations are for identification purposes only.

* indicates former MP indicates Member of Parliament
+ indicates deceased after endorsing

        TRADE UNION LEADERS

International, Regional, State and District Officers

James Sisson, V.P., Birmingham Central Labor Council, Birmingham, Al.
Alan B. Hughes, Pres., Arkansas State AFL-CIO; Pres., United Paperworkers Int'l. Union (UPIU), Little Rock, Ar.
Tom Solnit, Arizona State Pres., Nat'l. Assn. of Letter Carriers (NALC), Phoenix, Az.
Andrew Johnson, Field Rep., AFL-CIO Region 2, Little Rock, Ar.*
Ed Bach, V.P., Stanislaus and Tuolumne Counties Central Labor Council, Ca.
Sumi Haru, V.P., National Council AFL-CIO, Los Angeles, Ca.
Ken Orsatti, Nat'l. Exec. Director, Screen Actors Guild, Los Angeles, Ca.
Susan C. Pisha, Int'l. V.P., Communication Workers of America (CWA), Littleton, Co.
Sidney L. Brooks, Dir., Human Relations, American Postal Workers Union (APWU); Trustee, CBTU, Washington, D.C.
Patricia E. Campos, Asst. to the Dir., Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA), Washington, D.C.
Lyuba Frenkel, AFL-CIO Solidarity Center, Washington, D.C.
Elmwood Hampton, Legis. Dir., ITPE (Industrial and Technical Division), AFL-CIO, Washington, D.C.
Richard Womack, Dir., Civil Rights and Human Rights Dept., AFL-CIO, Washington, D.C.; Nat'l. Bd. of Directors, NAACP
Harry Brown, Pres., Central Florida AFL-CIO, Orlando, Fl.*
Elizabeth Chambliss, Member, Nat'l. Bd. of Directors, Nat'l. Education Assn.; Pres., NEA Chapter, Decatur, Il.
Ron Thelin, Int'l. V.P., Plasterers and Cement Masons, Mt. Prospect, Il.
Patricia Walker, Member, AFL-CIO Council, Rockford, Il.
Jarvis Williams, Int'l. V.P., Service Employees Int'l. Union; Pres., SEIU Local 46, Chicago, Il.
Roy A. Mabrey, Pres., AFL-CIO, Evansville, In.*
Tommy G. Mayne, Chmn., Kentucky State Legis. Bd., Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Corbin, Ky.
T.R. McCoy, Gen'l. Chmn., Brotherhood of Maintenance Way Employees, Catlettsburg, Ky.
Carl Huber, Int'l. Exec. V.P., United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), Baltimore, Md.
Primo Padelliti, Sec.-Treas., Maryland/Washington, D.C. AFL-CIO
Robert R. Scharpf, Pres., Delmarva Cent. Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Salisbury, Md.
Bertha Louise Poe, Sec.-Treas., Mich. State AFL-CIO, Lansing, Mi.
Ron Humphreys, Miss. State Pres., United Auto Workers (UAW); Pres., East Miss. Central Labor Council, Meridian, Ms.
Brenda Scott, Pres., Miss. Alliance of State Employees (MASE)/Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 3570, Jackson, Ms.
Bill Chandler, Dir. of Organization, MASE/CWA Local 3570, Jackson, Ms.
Robert E. Mukes, Founding Pres., MASE/CWA Local 3570, Jackson, Ms.
John G. Shields, Miss. State Pres., NALC*; Pres., NALC Local 217, Richland, Ms.*
John Lenzen, Sec.-Treas., AFL-CIO Retirees Council, St. Louis, Mo.
Melvin Muhammad, Statewide Chmn., Nebraska Assn. of Public Employees/AFSCME, Omaha, Ne.
Olga Diaz, Int'l. V.P., Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees (UNITE!), New York, N.Y.
Gene LaFerlita, New York State Pres., Int'l. Assn. of Machinists (IAM), Brooklyn, N.Y.
Jim Riley, Pres. North Dakota Public Employees State Assn. (AFT local 4660), Grand Forks, N.D.
Clarence J. Monin, Int'l. Pres., Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLE), Avon Lake, Oh.
Thomas Short, Int'l. Pres., Int'l. Assn. of Theatrical and Stage Employees (IATSE), Cleveland, Oh.
Carlton Horner, Nat'l. Organizing Director, UAW, Ok.*
Evens Heurtelou, Dir., New York State UNITE!, N.Y.
Steve Zahurak, Member, Albany Labor Council, Albany, N.Y.
Nada Hanes, Pres., Belmont-Monroe Central Labor Council AFL-CIO, Jacobsburg, Oh.
Daniel F. Sciury, Pres., Greater Canton AFL-CIO, Canton, Oh.
Van Cooper, Pres., Philadelphia Chapter, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists; Pres., American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 427, Philadelphia, Pa.
Norman D. Hendrickson, State Legis. Chmn., Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Stroudsburg, Pa.
Henry Nicholas, Int'l. V.P., AFSCME; Pres., Nat'l. Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees, AFSCME; Pres., Dist. 1199C, Philadelphia, Pa.
Vincent E. Wisyanski, V.P., Washington Central Labor Council, Fayette City, Pa.
Richard Womack, Nat'l. AFL-CIO Field Rep./Civil Rights, Philadelphia, Pa.
Wendell Young III, Pres., United Food Commercial Workers Local 1776, Norristown, Pa.
Jose M. Torres, Pres., Puerto Rican Federation of Labor*; Reg'l. Director and Int'l. V.P., UNITE!, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Samuel Wragg, S.C. State Bd. Member, AFL-CIO; Pres., Steelworkers (USWA) Local 7898, Georgetown, S.C.
Pamela Richardson, Sec./Treas., State Council, APWU, Lynchburg, Va.
Stephen L. Whitehead, Pres., Portsmouth Cent. Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Va.
Brand S. Blore, Member, Olympic County Central Labor Council, Port Angeles, Wa.
Robert Zindell, Pres., Olympic County Central Labor Council, Port Angeles, Wa.

Building Trades

William King, Shop Steward, Plumbers and Pipefitters, Sheffield, Al.
Francis Bell III, Chmn., Int'l. Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 2023, Alexander, Ar.
Marco A. Aguilar, Metal Polishers and Platers Local 67, Los Angeles, Ca.
Albert Bruce, Bus. Mgr., Cement Masons Local 523, Carson, Ca.
Steve Chadwick, Bus. Mgr., Sheetmetal Workers Int'l. Assn. (SMWIA) Local 206, San Diego, Ca.
Elmo Duran, Bus. Mgr., Cement Masons Local 627, Los Angeles, Ca.
Willie Hicks, V.P./Bus. Rep., Laborers Int'l. Union of North America (LIUNA) Local 324, Martinez, Ca.
Jose Santana, Bus. Rep., Paint Makers Local 1053, Oakland, Ca.
James Shugrue, B.A., Plumbers Local 38, San Francisco, Ca.
Paul Cavanaugh, Bus. Agent, IBEW Local 969, Grand Junction, Co.
Glenn Jackson, Int'l. Rep., IBEW Local 26, Washington, D.C.
Robert L. Langley, V.P., LIUNA Local 74, Washington, D.C.
William Rickert, Bus. Mgr., Bricklayers Local 1, Orlando, Fl.
Wayne Adams, Pres., LIUNA Local 456, Clinton, Md.
Charles Black, Treas., IBEW, District Heights, Md.
Thelma Boyd, Rec. Sec., IBEW Local 1288, Chicago, Il.
Pearl Jackson, Fin. Sec., IBEW Local 1288, Chicago, Il.
Leonard Noble, Pres., Laborers Union, Rosemont, Il.
A.B. Moore, V.P., Aluminum, Brick and Glass Workers Local 104, Evansville, In.
Kevin Holzhauser, Bus. Rep., Int'l. Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 234, Agency, Ia.
Carlton Young, Pres., LIUNA Local 1290, Kansas City, Ks.
Donald Johnson, Exec. Bd., Electrical Workers (IUE) Local 808, Owensborough, Ky.
Robert P. Horst, Bus. Agent, Operating Engineers Local 77, Suitland, Md.
Edward C. Sullivan, Asst. Gen'l. Pres., Int'l. Union of Elevator Constructors, Boston, Ma.
Michael Middleton, Shop Steward, IBEW Local 733, Jackson, Ms.
William Shepherd, Ex. Sec., Construction and Gen'l. Laborers Local 319, Joplin, Mo.
Gayland Montgomery, Bus. Mgr., Heat & Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers Local 63, Springfield, Mo.
Pearl Chapman, Pres., Glassworkers Local 227, Linden, N.J.
Ron Richardson, Officer, United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC) Local 15, Paterson, N.J.
Robert Ferrari, Bus. Agent, SMWIA Local 28, New York, N.Y.
Clara Payden, Bus. Agent, Building Trades Local 503, Greensboro, N.C.
Linda Dickey, Pres., Glass Moulders and Pottery Workers Local 419, East Liverpool, Oh.
Leroy Ammon, Pres., Flint Glassworkers Local 544, Beaver, Pa.
Richard A. McCurdy, Jr., Bus. Mgr., LIUNA Local 57, Philadelphia, Pa.
Bill Schirra, Officer, UBC Local 142, Valencia, Pa.
Tom Sweeney, Bus. Agent, IUE Local 144, Pittsburgh, Pa.
J.D. Johnson, Treas., Glass, Molders and Plastics Local 15; Pres., A. Philip Randolph Institute (APRI), Anderson, S.C.*
James Shaw, Exec. Bd., IBEW Local 429, Nashville, Tn.
Robert C. Banks, Int'l. V.P., United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers, Houston, Tx.
Michael W. Cunningham, Bus. Mgr. and Fin. Sec., Heat & Frost Insulators & Asbestos Workers Local 22, Pasadena, Tx.
Phillip Ford, Bus. Mgr., United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 68, Houston, Tx.
Ben T. Harrison, Bus. Mgr., IUOE Local 347, Texas City, Tx.
Don Shipley, Bus. Mgr., IBEW Local 169, Forney, Tx.
Gary Daniel, Pres., Boilermakers (IBB) Local 684, Chesapeake, Va.
Daniel Montague, Field Rep., IBB Local 684, Norfolk, Va.
Michael Patterson, V.P., IBB Local 684, Chesapeake, Va.
Ronald Toran, Bus. Mgr., LIUNA Local 52, Norfolk, Va.
J.H. Underwood, Bus. Mgr., IBEW Local 666, Chesterfield, Va.
Paul Allen, Chmn., Pol. Action Ctte., Glazier and Glass Workers Local 188; Delegate, State Labor Council, Marysville, Wa.
Lonnie Moore, Bus. Rep., Painters Dist. Council 5, Seattle, Wa.
Lynn C. Norman, Bus. Agent, Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 598, Kennewick, Wa.
Mary Campbell, Member, IUE, Fairmont, W.V.
Patrick Columbo, Pres., UBC Local 1830, Weirton, W.V.

Communication Workers of America (CWA)

Barry Bowens, Shop Steward, CWA Local 5222, Washington, D.C.
Walter Andrews, Exec. V.P., CWA Local 3204, Atlanta, Ga.
Eddie Ingram, Exec. V.P., CWA; Member, SCLC, Buford, Ga.
Freddie Green, V.P., CWA, New Orleans, La.
Diane M. Kerr, Mng. Editor, CWA Local 2108 News, Laurel, Md.
Aaron McFadden, Chief Steward, CWA Local 2108, Hillcrest Heights, Md.
Lula Odom, Pres., CWA Local 400, Detroit, Mi.
Merita Chandler, Treas., CWA Local 1087, Asbury Park, N.J.
Rallie M. Farris, Shop Steward, CWA Local 1087, Neptune, N.J.
J. Diego Feehan, Investigator, CWA Local 1082, Piscataway, N.J.
William James, V.P., CWA Local 1039, Newark, N.J.
Pat Lopez, Negotiator, CWA Local 1080, Elizabeth, N.J.
Dawn Maglione, Exec. V.P., CWA Local 1001, Edison, N.J.
Joan Tapia, Sec. and Bd. Member, CWA Local 1080, Elizabeth, N.J.
Lourdes Delgado, Organizer, CWA Local 1105, Bronx, N.Y.
Thomas Emmanuel, Queens Delegate-at-Large, CWA Local 1182, Queens, N.Y.
P. LaScala, Chief Steward, CWA Local 1101, Bronx, N.Y.
Dennis J. Leahy, Chief Steward, CWA Local 1101, Wappinger Falls, N.Y.
Doris Searcy, Editor, CWA Communique, New York, N.Y.
D. Trainor, Organizer, CWA Local 1101, Bronx, N.Y.
Jack R. Henderson, Chief Steward, CWA Local 6012; V.P., APRI, Tulsa, Ok.
Walter Bober, Pres., CWA Local 111, Johnstown, Pa.
Calvin W. Early, Member, Leg. Ctte.; Chmn., Negotiating Team, CWA Local 13550, Braddock, Pa.
Curtis Randolph, Treas., CWA Local 3719; Pres., APRI, Orangeburg, S.C.
Toney Yarbough, Exec. V.P., CWA Local 6150, Dallas, Tx.
Cal Noyce, Legis. Ctte. Chair, CWA Local 7704, Salt Lake City, Ut.
Lana T. Smith, Chmn., Community Services, CWA, Richmond, Va.
Rhoda O. Hailey, Pres., CWA Local 7855, Seattle, Wa.

Government and Health Care Workers

Felton Hardy, Steward, American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 2206, Birmingham, Al.
Robert Thomas, Pres., AFGE Local 131, Newport, Al.
Anthony Young, AFGE Local 2206, Bessemer, Al.
Benjamin Nutell, Pres., AFGE Local 1949, Delta Junction, Ak.
Ricky Calhoun, Steward, AFGE Local 2054, Little Rock, Ar.
C. Michael Flumm, 1st V.P., AFGE Local 953, Pine Bluff, Ar.
Dan Scott, Pres, Local 2201, Springdale, Ar.
Lawrence Barney, Pres., AFGE Local 1881, Ca.
Elmer Brewster, AFGE Local 1122, Vallejo, Ca.
Lee Bright, Pres., AFGE Local 2025, Marysville, Ca.
Rick Hoffman, Pres., AFGE Local 1805, Susanville, Ca.
Portia M. Marks, Professional Employees (OPEIU) Negotiator, Kaiser Hospital, Oakland, Ca.
Gloria J. Hewett, Pres., AFGE Local 242, Hawthorne, Ca.
Thomas B. Jenkins, Steward/Past Pres., AFGE Local 2554, El Centro, Ca.
William Lemus, Chief Steward, AFGE Local 1546, Stockton, Ca.
Reggie Miller, Pres., AFGE Local 408, Los Angeles, Ca.
Frank Payan, Pres., AFGE Local 1546, Stockton Ca.
James Price, Pres., AFGE Local 3854, Marb, Ca.
Zeb Sligh, Steward, AFGE Local 1764, Fairfield, Ca.
Barbara Smith, AFGE Local 51, San Francisco Ca.
Johnie Stewart, Pres., AFGE Local 1157, Oakland, Ca.
Thomas Stover, V.P., AFGE Local 1406, California City, Ca.
Cliff Thomas, V.P., AFGE Local 1546, Stockton, Ca.
Mel Ingram, AFGE Local 2241, Denver, Co.
Ron Williamson, Alt. Delegate, AFGE Local 2430, Ft. Lyon, Co.
R. L. Drayfon, Steward, AFGE Local, Seaford, De.
Chris Attillip, Steward, AFGE Local 1975, Washington, D.C.
Darrell Banks, AFGE Local 1867, Washington, D.C.
Otis Davis, Chief Steward, AFGE Local 1975, Washington, D.C.
Deborah Edge, AFGE Local 2578, Washington, D.C.
Claude Kinard, Pres., AFGE Local 2667, Washington, D.C.
Dennis McCraw, Pres., AFSCME Local 3925, Washington, D.C.
Ann Miller, AFGE 14th Dist., Washington, D.C.
Scoggins Raymond, Exec. V.P., AFGE Local 2463, Washington D.C.
Bernice Rink, Chief Steward, AFGE Local 1975, Washington, D.C.
James Seawright, Pres., AFGE Local 1000, Washington D.C.
Link Shields, AFGE Local 12, Washington D.C.
Joseph Smith, Exec. V.P., AFGE Local 631, Washington, D.C.
Randy Anderson, V.P., AFGE Local 2010, Jax, Fl.
Carl Benedick, V.P., AFGE Local 2010, Jacksonville Fl.
Yancy L. Dorn, V.P., AFGE Local 547, St. Petersburg, Fl.
Peggy Dukes, Pres., AFGE Local 1976, Lake City, Fl.
Ira Napier, V.P., AFGE Local 547, Brooksville, Fl.
Patcy A Wesley, Pres., AFGE Local 3953, West Palm Beach, Fl.
Patricia Yoder, Pres., AFGE Local 696, Jacksonville, Fl.
Bob Young, AFGE Local 2010, Jax, Fl.
Gregory Buckhalter, V.P., AFGE Local 2317, Albany, Ga.
Robert A. Dickesson, AFGE Local 2317, Albany, Ga.
Ben Martin, Pres., AFGE Local 2317, Albany, Ga.
Horace Treadwell, Pres., AFGE Local 3599, Atlanta, Ga.
Jerry Wilson, Chief Steward, AFGE Local 1722, Sau, Ga.
Joana Blas, AFGE Local 1689, Guam
Matilde Limtiaco, AFGE Local 1689, Guam
P.S. Pangelinan, AFGE Local 1689, Guam
Biff Parks, Sgt. at Arms, AFGE Local 3006, Boise, Id.
Lorraine Patterson, Unit V.P., Great Lakes Naval Hospital AFGE Local 2107, North Chicago, Il.
Arthur Smith, AFGE Local 648, Forest Park, Il.
Rapurta J. Taylor, Sec.-Treas., AFGE Local 2483, Ozark, Il.
William Tyler, Jr., Pres., AFGE Local 2192, Venice, Il.
Doug Armes, AFGE Local 1744, Indianapolis, In.
Dennis Gillam, V.P., AFGE Local 2324, Ft. Riley, Ka.
John Mathes, Steward, AFGE Local 2324, Junction City, Ks.
Patrick S. Owen, Exec. V.P., AFGE Local 2324, Ft. Riley, Ks.
Arthur Griffin, Chief Steward, AFGE Local 1133, Louisville, Ky.
Larris L. Galman, Pres., AFSCME Local 1991, New Orleans, La.
Earl Monroe, Pres., AFGE Local 3157, Baton Rouge, La.
Samuel E. Penn, Jr., V.P., Hospital Workers Local 767, Hyannis, Ma.
Mary F. Borawski, AFGE Local 3407, Frederick, Md.
Walter Hagins, AFGE Local 361, Laurel, Md.
Evelyn Holt, Nat'l. Human Rights Ctte., AFGE Local 1923, Indian Head, Md.
Daniel W. Howie, Pres., AFGE Local 1622, Ellicott City, Md.
John James, V.P., AFGE Local 1923, Baltimore, Md.
W.W. McKraus, AFGE Local 383, Suitland, Md.
Matt Riley, Pres., AFSCME Local 3167, Md.
Carolyn Washington, Sec.-Treas., AFSCME Local 112, Silver Springs, Md.
Benjamin Balkum, Pres., AFGE Local 2280, Iron Mountain, Mi.
Kelly Howard, Pres., AFGE Local 1629, Battle Creek, Mi.
Leonard Bentz, Pres., AFGE Local 3968, Biloxi, Ms.*
Lachary Franklin, V.P., AFGE Local 1827, St. Louis, Mo.
Eugene Martin, AFGE Local 3354, St. Louis, Mo.
Ray Wilkens, Pres., AFGE Local 900, St Louis, Mo.
Kenneth Gruidel, Exec. V.P., AFGE Local 2270, Omaha, Ne.
Leroy A. Joseph, Chief Steward, AFGE Local 2297, Las Vegas, Nv.
Victor E. Garcia, Pres., Health Care and Hospital Workers, Dist. 1199, Newark, N.J.
Rebecca Moore, Pres., AFSCME Local, Camden County, N.J.
J. Gilberto Soto, Admin. Organizer, Hospital Workers Local 1199J, Guttenberg, N.J.
Pledge Webb, Shop Steward, AFGE Local 2041, Pemberton, N.J.
Frank Womack, Prin. Rep, AFGE Local 2041, Burlington, N.J.
Joseph Chavez, Pres., AFSCME D.C. 18, Albuquerque, N.M.
Fidel R. Garza, Pres., AFGE Local 2063, Albuquerque, N.M.
Joe Kiefer, AFSCME Field Staff, Sante Fe, N.M.
Charlie Lopez, Rep., AFGE Local 2208, Espanola, N.M.
John Bright, Shop Steward, Division 213, Public Employees Federation, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.
Leona Dillion, Bus. Mgr., Professional Employees Federal Local 10 (PEF), Brooklyn, N.Y.
Margaret McCreary, Claims Rep., AFGE Local 3342, Rochester, N.Y.
Deborah Tonssant, Exec V.P., AFGE Local 1667, New York, N.Y.
Catherine Walker, Pres., AFGE Local 718, Bronx, N.Y.
J. David Cox, Sr., Pres. & Natl. V.P., V.A. (Veterans Adm.) AFGE Local 1778, Kannapolis, N.C.
King Brookixis, AFGE Local 797, Columbus, Oh.
Thomas A. Chuck, Pol. Coord., AFGE Local 31, Cleveland, Oh.
Emanuel Graham, Pres., AFGE Local 2031, Cincinatti, Oh.
Willie Haywood, V.P., AFGE Local 31, Cleveland, Oh.
Lowella Jeter, OCSEA, AFSCME, Columbus, Oh.
Debra King, OCSEA, AFSCME, Columbus, Oh.
John Kirk, Steward, AFGE Local 1148, Columbus, Oh.
Juan McCall, AFGE Local 013, Bedford Heights, Oh.
William H. Mertz, AFGE Local 1952, Williamsfield, Oh.
Joyce Pannel, OCSEA, AFSCME, Columbus, Oh.
Don Striebing, Chief Steward, AFGE Local 2182, Grafton, Oh.
Donna Creech, AFGE Local 916, Oklahoma City, Ok.
Paula Hessel, Women's Coordinator, AFGE Local 916, Oklahoma City, Ok.
Don Boyer, AFGE Local 2986, Or.
Richard Achey, Chief Steward, AFGE Local 2023, Annville, Pa.
Ricardo Bostic, V.P., AFSCME Local 1723, Yeadon, Pa.; Exec. Bd., AFSCME D.C. 47
Matt Davis, Pol. Dir., AFSCME Local 33, Philadelphia, Pa.
Ronald J. Demicheli, Pres., AFGE Local 1916, Bethel Park, Pa.
Robert Lucas, Legislative Liaison, AFSCME D.C. 33, Philadelphia, Pa.
Pete Matthews, Pres., AFSCME D.C. 33, Philadelphia, Pa.
Ronald Mauldin, Sec.-Treas., AFSCME D.C. 33, Philadelphia, Pa.
Al Novak, Chief Steward, AFGE Local 1156, Mech, Pa.
Lanny Nuharcin, Leg. Coord., AFGE Local 2023, York, Pa.
Stephen Sheetz, Pres., AFGE Local 1156, Mech, Pa.*
Robert T. Sheperd, Chief Steward, AFGE Local 2028, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Andrea Tyree, Chmn., Political Action Ctte., AFT HPEA (health and pharmaceutical) Local 510, Philadelphia, Pa.
Johnny Allen, Legis. Chmn., AFGE Local 1915, Gaston S.C.
Chuck Covell, Chief Steward, AFGE Local 2248, Charleston, S.C.
Orville K. Hayes, Pres., AFGE Local 2298, Charleston, S.C.*
Raymond Mitchell, Bus. Agent, AFGE Local 1915, Columbia, S.C.
David Mollett, AFGE Local 1915, Columbia, S.C.
Steve Abrahams, Pres., AFGE Local 3035, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Donald Burelle, V.P. AFGE Local 2437, Dallas, Tx.
Mary Dixon, AFGE Local 1920, Killeen, Tx.
Johnny Friday, Pres., AFGE Local 1920, Killeen, Tx.
Joe A. Gonzalez, Pres., AFGE Local 2142, Corpus Christi, Tx.
Kevi M. Morrow, Sec.-Treas., AFGE Local 216, Dallas, Tx.
Barbara Rountree, AFGE Local 1920, Killeen, Tx.
Scott Blanch, AFGE Local 1592, Ogden, Ut.
Troy Tingey, Pres., AFGE Local 1542, Clinton, Ut.
Larry H. Doggette, AFGE Local 53, Hampton, Va.
Terry Groves, Exec. V.P., AFGE, Richmond, Va.
Ivan Hargrove, Exec V.P., AFGE Local 1992, Richmond, Va.
W. Pitts, Sr., V.P., AFGE Local 22, Norfolk, Va.
Terry Reddick, Steward, AFGE Local 2145, Richmond, Va.
Sylvia Martinez, Shop Steward, Oregon Fed. of Nurses, Vancouver, Wa.
Roy White, Chief Steward, AFGE Local 498, Tacoma, Wa.
Howard K. Tressler, V.P., AFGE Local 2187, Buckhannon, W.V.
Mark Gibson, Pres., AFGE Local 1882, Tomah, Wi.

International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
(IAM)

Chuck Deppert, Bus. Agent, IAM Region 3, Indianapolis, In.
Richard Durgin, Pres., IAM Local 703, Riverdale, N.J.
Robert Motisi, Bus. Agent, IAM Lodge 447, Clifton, N.J .
Andrew Winter, Jr., Pres., Union Retirees Club, IAM Dist. 15, Seaford, N.Y.
John Bailey, Shop Steward, IAM Local 2574, Hampton, Va.
Terry Brown, Organizer, IAM, Kingston, Tn.
Arthur Anderson, Shop Steward, IAM Local 2574, Hampton, Va.
Ed Bohl, Directing Bus. Rep., IAM Dist. 74, Norfolk, Va.
Otis Jones, Shop Steward, IAM Local 2571, Hampton, Va.
Larry Young, Pres., IAM Dist. 74, Virginia Beach, Va.*

International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT)

Warren G. Evens, Shop Steward, IBT Local 70, Oakland, Ca.
Dylan Gottfried, Shop Steward, IBT Local 315, Concord, Ca.
Bob Kahn, Shop Steward, IBT Local 278, San Mateo, Ca.
Frank Reynoso, Bus. Rep., IBT Local 890, Salinas, Ca.
Louis D. Riga, Pres., Retired Teamsters Assn., IBT Local 576, San Jose, Ca.
Gloria Smith, Bus. Rep., IBT Local 957, Orange, Ca.
Dennis Watson, Bus. Rep., IBT Local 952 Orange County, Ca.
Clarence White, Jr., Shop Steward, IBT Local 70, Oakland, CA.
Kris Williams, Shop Steward, IBT Local 386, Modesto, Ca.
Sandra D. Brown, IBT Local 639, Washington, D.C.
Darryl Jenkins, IBT Local 639, Washington, D.C.
Danny L. Barton, Pres., IBT Local 135, Indianapolis, In.
Ralph C. Arnold, Pres., IBT Local 453, Cumberland, Md.
Howard Myers, Sec.-Treas., IBT Local 557, Westminster, Md.*
Maurice Webb, Shop Steward, IBT Local 3, Baltimore, Md.
Mike Bain, Pres., IBT Local 614, Pontiac, Mi.
Billie Davenport, Bus. Agent, IBT Local 2000, Ann Arbor, Mi.
Ernest Mason, Shop Steward, IBT Local 237, New York, N.Y.
Irma Rivera, Pres., IBT Local 840, New York, N.Y.*
Fred Smit, Pres., IBT Local 445, Walden N.Y.
Brian Gillespie, Shop Steward, IBT (America West mechanics), Columbus, Oh.
Larry Gusan, Pres., IBT Local 636, Pittsburgh, Pa.
James Calhoun, IBT Local 822, Franklin, Va.
Kevin Burnette, IBT Local 639, Sterling, Va.
Amy L. Franks, IBT Local 639, Falls Church, Va.
Scott Henderson, IBT Local 639, Woodbridge, Va.
Ray D. Skinner, IBT Local 639, Manassas, Va.
John Flansaas, Negotiating Ctte., IBT Local 117, Seattle Wa.
Brian Barber, Trustee, IBT Local 344, Milwaukee, Wi.

International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and
International Longshore Workers Union (ILWU)

Oscar A. Jackson, Pres., ILA Local 410, Mobile, Al.
Roberto Flotte, Jr., Bus. Agent, ILWU Local 6, Oakland, Ca.
Lovester Montgomery, Trustee, ILA Local 1416, Miami, Fl.
Chester A. Dunham, Chmn., ILA Local 1414, Savannah, Ga.
Kenneth Riley, Pres., ILA Local 1422, Charleston, S.C.
Arthur Smith, Trustee, ILA Local 1422, Charleston, S.C.
Martin R. Delgado, Pres., ILA Local 2023, Houston, Tx.
C.C. O'Neal, 2nd V.P., ILA Local 20, Galveston, Tx.
Robert A. Smith, V.P. and Rec. Sec., ILA, Norfolk, Va.
Arthur R. Almer, Exec. Bd., ILWU Local 19, Seattle, Wa.

Service Employees International Union (SEIU)

Joan Aurigema, Field Rep., SEIU Local 250, San Jose, Ca.
Bill Childs, Rep., SEIU Local 22, Yuba City, Ca.
Gunnar Lundberg, Bus. Mgr., SEIU, San Francisco, Ca.
Michelle Forrester, Research Asst., SEIU Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Kenneth Gilmore, Shop Steward, SEIU Transportation Local 100, Chicago, Il.
Francis O. Awosefaju, Shop Steward, SEIU Local 285, Roxbury, Ma.
Hugh Field, Shop Steward, SEIU Local 5000, Norwood, Ma.
Clarence E. Brogdon, Sec.-Treas., SEIU Local 31-M, Detroit, Mi.
Willie Hampton, Sec.-Treas., SEIU Local 79, Detroit, Mi.
Daryl Moore, Exec. Bd., SEIU Local 526M, Ypsilanti, Mi.
Jody Ogden, Shop Steward, SEIU Local 113, Minneapolis, Mn.
John Johnson, Pres., SEIU Local 617, Newark, N.J.
Rahman Muhammad, Bus. Agent, SEIU Local 617, Newark, N.J.
Eunice Rozier, Sec.-Treas., SEIU Local 175, Trenton, N.J.
Reginald Swinney, Exec. Bd., SEIU Local 617, Newark, N.J.
Rose Clarke, Delegate, SEIU Local 144, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Carol Clemetson, Delegate, Local 144, SEIU, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Felicity Dalaba, Delegate, SEIU Local 144, Corona, N.Y.
Tommie Daniels, Delegate, SEIU Local 144, Cambria Hts., N.Y.
Kenneth L. DeCambra, Delegate, SEIU Local 144, St. Albans, N.Y.
Yvonne Parry, Delegate, SEIU Local 144, Rochdale Village, N.Y.
Carol Thompson, Delegate, SEIU Local 144, New York, N.Y.
Barry White, Bus. Agent., SEIU, Long Island City, N.Y.
Mike Murphy, Pres., SEIU Local 47, Cleveland, Oh.
Cathy Brady, Organizer, SEIU Local 1199B, Philadelphia, Pa.
Bob Sheppard, Advisory Bd., SEIU Local 668, Philadelphia, Pa.
Chuck Leone, COPE Ctte., SEIU Local 6, Seattle, Wa.

Teachers

Vera Brown, Treas., Birmingham Area AFT Local 2115, Al.
Joyce M. Willis, Exec. V.P., City Union of Baltimore AFT, Md.
Rosemary Bittings, State Ctte., N.J. Education Assn., Maplewood, N.J.
Leola Smith, Officer, UFT, Brooklyn, N.Y.
David Gray, V.P., AFT, Oklahoma City, Ok.

Transportation

Norman Stover, Pres., ATU Local 725; Pres., APRI, Birmingham, Al.
William J. Crawford, Pres., UTU Local 1564, Los Angeles, Ca.*
John J. Fetterly, Chmn., UTU Local 1770, Los Angeles, Ca.
Robert C. Clay, Exec. Bd., ATU Local 241, Chicago, Il.
Leon London, Exec. Bd., ATU Local 241, Chicago, Il.
Lawrence Turner, Exec. Bd., ATU Local 241, Chicago, Il.
Edgar Buckels, Jr., V.P., ATU Local 788, St. Louis, Mo.
Fred McCleod, Officer, TWU Local 100, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Francis X. O'Brien, Organizer, TWU Local 100, New York, N.Y.
Steve Brookens, Pres., TWU Local 234, Philadelphia, Pa.

Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees
(UNITE!)

Silant Chung, Organizer, UNITE, San Francisco, Ca.
Isaura Lucero, Organizer, UNITE Immigration Project, Western States Region, Los Angeles, Ca.
Cedric Davis, V.P., UNITE Local 1907, Atlanta, Ga.
Willie Braswell, Pres., UNITE Local 56A, St. Louis, Mo.
Kenneth Johnson, Civil Rights Chmn., UNITE, Union City, N.J.
William W. Jones, Officer, UNITE Local 23-25, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Henry Moore, Organizer, UNITE Local 23-25, N.Y., N.Y.
Joseph Weber, Officer, UNITE Local 153, Brooklyn, N.Y.

United Auto Workers (UAW)

Larry Fortenberry, Pres., UAW Local 1155, Birmingham, Al.
John Allard, Fin. Sec., UAW Chrysler Retirees, Los Angeles, Ca.
Frank Fisher, Exec. Bd. (ret.), UAW Local 78, Hayward, Ca.
George Demsey, Civil Rights Director, UAW Local 1542, Wilmington, De.
Clarence White, Sgt. at Arms, UAW Local 1542, Wilmington, De.
R. Shields, Civil Rights Chmn., UAW Local 882, Atlanta, Ga.
Zinna Calgue, Exec. Bd., UAW Local 774, Buffalo, N.Y.
Jim West, Pres., UAW Local 6, Stone Park, Il.
Larry A. Owens, Int'l. Staff, UAW, Elkhart, In.
Donnell Jackson, V.P., UAW Local 31, Kansas City, Ks.
Nellie Butler, Pres., UAW Local 738, Baltimore, Md.
Roddy Bell, UAW Civil Rights Ctte., Flint, Mi.
Bernice Berry, Shop Steward, UAW Local 699, Saginaw, Mi.
Darryl B. Blistal, UAW Civil Rights Ctte. Bargaining Unit, Detroit, Mi.
Clarence E. Brown, Standing Ctte., UAW Local 699, Saginaw, Mi.
Carl Caldwell, Treas., UAW Local 7, Detroit, Mi.
Fred C. Calhoun, Ctteman, UAW Local 581, Flint, Mi.*
Russ Cummins, Chmn. of Trustees, UAW Local 1292, Grand Blanc, Mi.
Oscar Gonzalez, Civil Rights Co-Chmn., UAW, Saginaw, Mi.
Mike Grant, Exec. Bd., UAW Local 1264, Oak Park, Mi.
Nate Gray, Health and Safety, UAW Local 15888, Detroit, Mi.
Tony Green, Treas., UAW Local 2280, Detroit, Mi.
General Holiefield, Int'l. Rep., UAW, Eastpoint, Mi.
Sidney Hunter, UAW Health and Safety Rep., Detroit, Mi.
William H. Journey, V.P., UAW Local 1292, Flint, Mi.
Linda Little, Member, UAW 699, Saginaw, Mi.
Richard Majors, Civil Rights Chmn., UAW Local 2151, Grand Rapids, Mi.
Frank Massey, Pres., UAW local, Detroit, Mi.
Perry Miles, Sgt. at Arms, UAW Local 7, Detroit, Mi.
Ward Pettaway, CAP Ctte., UAW, Monrow, Mi.
Constance Russow, Civil Rights Chmn., UAW Local 2031, Adrian, Mi.
Kenneth Simmons, Sgt. at Arms, UAW Local 651, Flint, Mi.
Steven G. Staples, 2nd V.P., UAW Local 735, Canton, Mi.
Ida Lee Tyler, Union Labor Trade Council, UAW Local 699, Saginaw, Mi.
Sherman Wallace, Dist. Ctteman, UAW Local 651, Flint, Mi.
Al Williams, Ctteman, UAW Local 695, Flint, Mi.
Charles E. Williams, Civil Rights Chmn., UAW Local 659, Flint, Mi.
Willie Byers, Trustee and Civil Rights Ctte., UAW Local 249, Kansas City, Mo.
Clement Cobbs, V.P., UAW Local 2250, St. Louis, Mo.
Fox McCann, Civil Rights Chmn., UAW Local 2250, St. Louis, Mo.
Joe Burt, Trustee, UAW Local 12, Toledo, Oh.
Katie Dabaye, Shop Steward, UAW, Columbus, Oh.
Linda Dent, Shop Steward, UAW Local 12, Toledo, Oh.
James Hudson-Bey, Civil Rights Ctte., UAW Local 1250, Cleveland, Oh.
James E. Seates, Civil Rights Chmn., UAW Local 1714, Warren, Oh.
Flora Smith, Shop Steward, UAW Local 12, Toledo, Oh.
Ken Smith, Shop Steward, UAW Local 12, Toledo, Oh.
Amelia Williams, Civil Rights Sec., UAW Local 533, Findlay, Oh.
Shirley Lester, UAW Women's Ctte., Oklahoma City, Ok.
Clement Cobbs, UAW Civil Rights Ctte., St. Louis, Mo.
James Johnson, Civil Rights Chmn., UAW Local 1069, Aston, Pa.
Margaret Beusey, Pres., UAW Local 2157, Wichita Falls, Tx.
Lorenzo Barnes, Civil Rights Dir., UAW Local 1329, Madison, Wi.

United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW)

Lewis Seidenfaden, Bus. Agt., UFCW, Birmingham, Al.
Charles Lee, Bus. Rep., UFCW Local 2008, Little Rock, Ar.
Brian P. Triuni, Organizer, UFCW Local 371, Westport, Ct.
Frank Deriso, Pres., Dist. 2, UFCW, Kansas City, Mo.
Robert Manegold, Safety Coord., UFCW Local 464A, Little Falls, N.J.
John Niccollai, III, Contract Admin., UFCW Local 464A, Little Falls, N.J.
William Wong, Organizer, UFCW Local 174, New York, N.Y.
Tonya Whitt, Bus. Rep. UFCW Local 1099, Middletown, Oh.

United Steelworkers of America (USWA)

James Fuller, Exec. Bd., USWA Local 753L R/PIC, Opelika, Al.
Harry Hayman, Exec. Bd., USWA, Little Rock, Ar.
Michael Pope, Shop Steward, USWA Local 8031, Westminster, Co.
James Slay, Ctteman., USWA Local 8031, Denver, Co.
Johnnie Barbee, Chmn., Pol. Action and Education, USWA Local 1011, Gary, In.
Hazel Harvey, Civil Rights Vice-Chmn., USWA Local 299, Detroit, Mi.
Ellis L. Mackleroy, Civil Rights Vice-Chmn., USWA Local 299, Detroit, Mi.
Ken McCanham, Chmn., USWA Negotiating Ctte., Pigeou, Mi.
Mary Friday, Shop Steward and News Editor, USWA Local 302, Smithville, Oh.
Larry Simpson, Civil Rights Chmn., USWA Local 1375, Warren, Oh.
Danny Bunt, Fin. Sec., USWA Local 4802, Lavergne, Tn.
Frank Ferreira, Shop Steward, USWA Local 8147, Goldendale, Wa.

A. Philip Randolph Institute (APRI)

Jimmy Polite, APRI Bd. Member, Pulaski County, Little Rock, Ar.; USWA Local 6904
James Elarms, APRI Treas., San Jose, Ca.
L. Calvin Moore, APRI Nat'l. Bd. Member; V.P., Oil Chemical & Atomic Workers (OCAW), Denver, Co.
Marietta (Peaches) Whalen, APRI Delaware State Pres., Wilmington, De.
Nathaniel Greene, APRI Trustee, Savannah, Ga.; ILA Local 1414
R.H. Layne, APRI Chmn., Youth Educ. Ctte, Evansville, In.
William Matlock, APRI Bd. Pres., Central Iowa; Member, OPEIU Local 37, Des Moines, Ia.
Minnie Millard, APRI Pres., Des Moines, Ia.
James Bartlett, APRI Exec. Bd., Louisville, Ky.; Shop Steward, IUE Local 761
Linda Itson, APRI Pres., Flint, Mi.
Lena S. Tyler, APRI Miss. State Pres., Jackson, Ms.
Earnestine Hawkins, APRI Pres., Springhill, N.C.
John McCoy, APRI Pres., Sencland, N.C.*; Member, ILA Local 1426
Ron Brown, APRI Pres., Trubull County, Warren, Oh.
Neze B. Tate, APRI V.P., Cincinnati, Oh.
M.E. Moore, APRI Nat'l. Bd. Member; Member, USWA Local Civil Rights Ctte., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Derek Alexander, APRI Pres., Charleston, S.C.
Brenda Y. Williams, APRI Sec., Anderson, S.C.
Adlai Coffee, APRI Exec. Bd., Nashville, Tn.; Exec. Bd., IAM Local 735
A.J. Starling, APRI Tenn. State Pres.; AFL-CIO Technical Assistance/Special Project, Nashville, Tn.
James A. Taylor, APRI Pres., Nashville, Tn.; USWA Local 1055
Dionne Taylor-Placide, APRI Member, Nashville, Tn.
Deyossie Harris, APRI Pres., Galveston County, Lamarque, Tx.
Joseph Parish, Member, APRI Frontlash Group, Midland, Tx.

Other Trade Union Leaders

James L. Barnett, Pres., Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, Northwest Alabama, Florence, Al.
Lenell Harris, Div. Chmn., United Rubber Workers (URW) Local 752, Opa Locka, Al.
James Sellers, Div. Chmn., URW Local 752, Opa Locka, Al.
Thurman Underwood, Rec. Sec., United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Local 5986, Fairfield, Al.
William L. Hope, Int'l. Rep., Int'l. Union of Petroleum and Industrial Workers (IUPIW), Paramount, Ca.
Cecil A. McIntyre, Branch Agent, Dist. 1 Marine Engineers (MEBA), San Pedro, Ca.
Stanley Smith, Bus. Mgr., Sprinkler Fitters and Apprentices Local 483, Redwood City, Ca.
Frank Bolden, Pres., Council of School Officers Local 4, AFL-CIO, Washington, D.C.
Kim Monterrey, Chief Shop Steward, OCAW Local 3-984, Tampa, Fl.
Bonita Shine, Sec.-Treas., OCAW Local 3-984, Tampa, Fl.
Richard Porter, Pres., Bakery, Confectionary and Tobacco Workers (BCTW) Local 362-T, Macon, Ga.
Marrin Smith, Fin. Sec./Treas., BCTW Local 362-T, Macon, Ga.
Carlos Villapando, Bus. Rep., Operating Engineers Local 150, Countryside, Il.
Mike Oates, Pres., APWU Local 1151, Burdett, Ky.
Ronald Brockington, Pres., APWU Local 181, Baltimore, Md.
Chuck Einloth, Dir., HIV/AIDS Workplace Education Project, Silver spring, Md.
J.L. Shanahan, Rec. Sec., Operating Engineers Local 37, Baltimore, Md.
Wendell Terry, Exec. Bd., Int'l. Fed. of Workers Educational Assn., Cambridge, Ma.
Frank James, Pres., United Packers Union Local 197, Detroit, Mi.*
Maribel Henandez, Org. Ctte., Culinary Workers Local 226, Las Vegas, Nv.
Narvaes X, Org. Ctte., Culinary Workers Local 226, Las Vegas, Nv.
Berley Hanna, Rec. Sec., OCAW Local 8-575, Rahway, N.J.
Edward Hanna, Unit Pres., Crafts, Prof. and Tech. Engineers (IFPTE) Local 195, Jackson, N.J.
John Pecelli, Sec., Operating Engineers Local 86, Irvington, N.J.
Joseph M. Welesz, Pres., OCAW Local 8397, Carteret, N.J.
William Zenga, Bus. Mgr., Operating Engineers Local 25, Short Hills, N.J.
Harry Gonzales, Pres., Unit 865, CSEA Local 1000, Jamaica, N.Y.
Ronald Stanley, Org. Ctte., UMWA Local 717, Ilion, N.Y.
George Freeman, Dir., Community Action, Int'l. Chemical Workers Union (ICWU), Akron, Oh.
Christopher Horn, Shop Steward, Firefighters Local 176, Tulsa, Ok.
Thomas Christ, Sec. Treas., BCTW Local 12, Pittsburgh, Pa.
G.K. Jones, Trustee, BCTW Local 12, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Joe King, Pres., Firefighters Local 1, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Bernie Martin, Shop Steward, Hotel and Restaurant Employees (HERE) Local 57, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Kevin M. Savidge, Int'l. Organizer/Rep., UPIU, Philadelphia, Pa.
Rangel Melendez, Pres., HERE Local 610, San Juan, Puerto Rico (Commonwealth)
I. Bennett, Pres., Retail, Wholesale, Dept. Store Union (RWDSU) Local 15*; Pres., APRI, Charleston, S.C.*
Ron Myslowka, Pres., Textile Workers (CUTWA) Memphis Tn.
Wesley Carter, Chmn., Workman's Ctte., OCAW Local 4-227, Houston, Tx.
Ernie Knod, Pres., OCAW Local 4-228, Port Neches, Tx.
Jim Moore, Pres., UPIU Local 1068, Harris County, Tx.*
Fred A. Bright, Treas., IFPTE Local 1, Chesapeake, Va.
Jack Crouse, Pres., Virginians to Improve Workers Rights, Keysville, Va.
Clinton R. Jennings, Pres., Int'l. Br. of DuPont Workers, Martinsville, Va.
Joyce Osborn, Shop Steward, Lumber Workers Local 2633, Onalaska, Wa.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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