Board & Staff

Officers elected in 2012

President	Larry Spivack Regional Director, AFSCME Council 31
Vice President	Tom Suhrbur Retired Organizer, Illinois Education Association
Vice President	Mike Matejka Legislative Affairs Director, Great Plains Laborers District Council
Recording Secretary	Debby Pope Staff, Chicago Teachers Union
Treasurer	Edward Burke Staff Attorney, Teamsters Local 705
President Emeritus	Leslie Orear Retired Staff, Amalgamated Meat Cutters International
Secretary Emeritus	Mollie L. West Retired member, Chicago Typographical Union Local 16

Trustees

James Conness
Mike Elliott
Bucky Halker
Angela Harkless
Katie Jordam
Amy Nixon
Ken Munz
Lisa Oppenheim
Liesl Orenic
William Pelz
Robert Reiter
Penelope Rosemont
Rich Rowe
Judy Simpson
James Thindwa
Alma Washington
Eileen Willenborg
Moises Zavala

Ex Officio Members

Michael T. Carrigan - President Illinois AFL-CIO
Jorge Ramirez - President Chicago Federation of Labor

"And I long to see the day when Labor will have the destiny of the nation in her own hands and she will stand as a united force and show the world what the workers can do." --- Mary Harris "Mother" Jones, 1830-1930

Officers elected in 2012

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