Anthony John Chlopek (June 10, 1880 – November 16, 1937) was an American labor union leader.
Born in Toledo, Ohio, Chlopek became a longshoreman when he was fifteen, and four years later, he joined the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA). He undertook a wide variety of work, but remained a union member. In 1909, he was elected as vice-president of the ILA, then in 1921, he became the union's president.[1][2]
In 1927, Chlopek stood down as union president, to become the ILA's legislative representative, serving until 1931. He died six years later.[3]
References edit
- ^ The Samuel Gompers Papers. University of Illinois Press. 1986. ISBN 9780252033896.
- ^ The American Labor Who's Who. Hanford Press. 1925.
- ^ "A. J. Chlopek, ex-official of Longshoremen, is dead". Chicago Tribune. November 17, 1937.