Press Release
AFL-CIO Names Paul Lemmon Chief of Staff and Executive Assistant to the President
… and administrator. He will take over from Jon Hiatt, who is retiring after serving 21 years in various capacities at the labor federation. “Paul’s years of experience, work and commitment toward empowering America’s working people will be an … at the AFL-CIO,” said Lemmon. “In all my years as a miner and as a labor organizer, I saw how working people can make a difference when they stand together. It is only with resilience and fortitude that together we can move forward, even in the … for workers’ rights.” Lemmon served in numerous offices with the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), including as local union president. In 1994, during his tenure as deputy director of organizing for the UMWA region I, he led the largest …