Michael Sacco
Born (1937-02-14) February 14, 1937
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedDecember 28, 2023
OccupationTrade union leader
SpouseSophie Sacco[1]
Children4

Michael Sacco (born February 14, 1937) was a retired 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]

Since 1988, Sacco had 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]

He 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]

Sacco passed on December 28, 2023. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "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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