Michael Sacco (February 14, 1937 – December 28, 2023) was an American labor leader from Brooklyn, New York.[1] He was appointed as the president of the Seafarers International Union of North America, AFL-CIO in June 1988 by the SIUNA Executive Board.[1]

Michael Sacco
Born(1937-02-14)February 14, 1937
DiedDecember 28, 2023(2023-12-28) (aged 86)
OccupationTrade union leader
SpouseSophie Sacco[1]
Children4

From 1988, Sacco also served as president of The Maritime Trades Department AFL-CIO,[1] a post he was re-elected to in 2009.[1] In November, 1991, he was elected a vice-president of the AFL-CIO.[1]

Sacco served in the U.S. Air Force from 1954 to 1958.[1] In 1958, he joined SIU.[1] From 1968 to 1979 he was vice president of the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship,[1] the union's vocational training facility in Piney Point, Maryland.

From 1980 to 1988, Sacco was vice president of the SIUNA-affiliated Seafarers International Union; Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. He was also secretary-treasurer of the Greater St. Louis Area and Vicinity Port Council and an executive board member of the Missouri State AFL-CIO.

Sacco retired in February 2023.[2]

Sacco was married and had four children.[1] He died on December 28, 2023, at the age of 86.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Michael Sacco, President". Seafarers International Union. Archived from the original on August 3, 2021. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "SIU President Sacco Retires". Seafarers' International Union. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  3. ^ "President Emeritus Sacco Passes Away". Seafarers' International Union. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
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Trade union offices
Preceded by President of the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO
1988–2023
Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the Seafarers International Union of North America
1988–2023
Succeeded by