John J. Sweeney
President Emeritus
AFL-CIO
John J. Sweeney, who retired as President of the AFL-CIO at the federation's convention in September 2009, was first elected to that position in 1995 on a platform of revitalizing the national labor federation. At the time of his election, Mr. Sweeney was serving his fourth four-year term as president of the Service Employees International Union, which grew from 625,000 to 1.1 million members under his leadership. He serves as a member of the Executive Committee of the BIT Advisory Board.
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