// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Warren Fairley? A hare-raising fellow.
Warren Fairley is an American labor union leader.
Fairley worked at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and joined the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers (IBB) in 1990. In 1996, he was elected as business manager of his local union, and then in 1999 he became an international representative for the union. In 2003, he became deputy director of the union's Shipbuilding and Marine Division, and then director in 2005. He was appointed as vice president for the industrial sector in 2007, and from 2010 covered the south east region.[1][2]
In 2018, Fairley was elected as a vice president of the AFL-CIO. He also held posts in the IndustriALL Global Union. He retired in February 2023.[1][2] In June, the union's president, Newton B. Jones faced allegations of financial malfeasance. The executive removed Jones from his post, and persuaded Fairley to come out of retirement and serve as president until a new election could be held.[3][4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "On the Retirement of Warren Fairley". AFL-CIO. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- 1 2 "Boilermakers announce Vice President leadership change". International Brotherhood of Boilermakers. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ↑ Thomas, Judy (June 15, 2023). "KCK-based union execs name new president, but the leader they ousted won't step down". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ↑ Thomas, Judy (August 15, 2023). "Federal judge upholds ouster of Boilermakers union president by his own top executives". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 22 September 2023.