Ed Sullivan (unionist)
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Ed Sullivan | |
|---|---|
| 14th President of the Building and Construction Trades Department | |
| In office 2000–2007 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Georgine |
| Succeeded by | Mark Ayers |
| 13th President of the International Union of Elevator Constructors | |
| In office 1998–2000 | |
| Preceded by | John N. Russell |
| Succeeded by | Dana Brigham |
Edward C. Sullivan is a former American labor union leader, who served as the 14th President of the Building and Construction Trade Department and the 13th President of the International Union of Elevator Constructors.
Born in Boston, Sullivan became an assistant elevator mechanic in 1964, and joined the International Union of Elevator Constructors. In 1981, he was elected as business manager of his union local, campaigning on democratic reforms. By 1996, he was appointed as assistant to the union's president, and then in 1998 he won election as president of the union.[1]
