Frank Hurt

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Frank Hurt (born January 2, 1939) is an American former labor union leader.

Born in Marfrance, West Virginia, Hurt joined the United Auto Workers in 1956, soon becoming a shop steward. In 1972, he began working for the Kroger Bakery in Columbus, Ohio, where he joined the Bakery and Confectionery Workers International Union of America. He became the union's business agent in 1975, and in 1979 began working full-time for the union.[1][2]

In 1982, Hurt was appointed as the union's director of organizing, then in 1990, he became its executive vice president. The following year, he was elected as secretary-treasurer, then in 1992, he took the top office, of the president. In 1993, he joined the executive council of the AFL-CIO. From 1997 to 2002, he additionally served as president of the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations. He retired from his union posts in 2013.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Who's Who in Finance and Business. Marquis. 2004.
  2. ^ a b "On the Retirement of Frank Hurt". AFL-CIO. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
Trade union offices
Preceded by
Graydon E. Tetrick
Secretary-Treasurer of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union
1991–1992
Succeeded by
Gene McDonald
Preceded by President of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union
1992–2013
Succeeded by
David B. Durkee
Preceded by
Willy Vijverman
President of the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations
1997–2002
Succeeded by
Paul Andela