Executive Council Statement
Edward T. Hanley
… business manager of HERE Local 278 in Chicago, his skills as an organizer and negotiator on behalf of his members led to his election to key leadership posts in the union’s local and regional structure, and he later became a vice president of … for working people everywhere. Whenever any union has been on the frontlines of a struggle for a fair contract or for the right to organize, Ed Hanley has been the first to step up and pledge the support of HERE to the fight. He has championed the … and human rights, in strengthening the communities where workers live and raise their children and in guaranteeing the right to organize to every worker who wants to join a union. On behalf of the men and women of the unions of the AFL-CIO, the …