James Williams (labor leader)

James A. Williams is an American labor leader and President of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUP).[1] Williams is also the current Chairman of American Income Life Insurance Company's Labor Advisory Board.[2]

James A. Williams
Williams at a rally for Obama in 2008
OccupationPresident of IUPAT
Spouse(s)Gerrie
Children4 children

He graduated from Northeast Catholic High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1968. He served in the United States Army from 1969–1971 in the Vietnam War, where he was awarded two Bronze Stars, the Army Accommodation Medal, and an Air Medal.[1] Upon his return home, he became a "journeyman glazier."[1]

References

  1. "JAMES A. WILLIAMS - General President". IUPAT About US. IUPAT. Archived from the original on 2008-09-07.
  2. "Labor Advisory Board". American Income Life Insurance Company. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2011.


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