Christopher M. Shelton is a former American labor union leader.
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Shelton grew up in the Bronx. He began working for New York Telephone in 1968, as an outside technician. He joined the Communication Workers of America (CWA) union, and became a shop steward. He held numerous positions in his local union, then in 1988 began working full-time for the national union. He became vice-president of the union's district 1 in 2005, and then in 2015 won election as the union's president. In 2016, he led a strike involving 40,000 workers at Verizon. He also served as a vice-president of the AFL-CIO. He retired in 2023.[1][2][3]
References
edit- ^ "On the Retirement of Christopher Shelton". AFL-CIO. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Economic Policy Institute. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "The Labor Power 50". City & State. September 4, 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2023.