Arthur "Artie" Moore (May 14, 1933 — May 24, 2013) was president of the Sheet Metal Workers International Association (SMWIA) from July 1993 to 1999. In July 1993, SMWIA president Edward J. Carlough resigned after union members strongly criticized his lavish lifestyle and excessive spending. Carlough had a year left in his term. Moore, a vice president of the union, was elected to succeed Carlough. Moore won election as president outright in August 1994, and was active in the coalition which unseated AFL-CIO president

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in 1995 and elected John Sweeney. Moore was elected a vice president of the AFL-CIO in 1995. He also was a vice president of the

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and a member of the executive board of the

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and the

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. Moore retired after one term, and Michael J. Sullivan was elected president of the union. Moore was a director of the ACMAT Corporation, a building contractor located in

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. Arthur Moore died of undisclosed causes at the age of 80 while living in

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. He was survived by his wife, Madeleine, and his children Arthur, Kenneth, Christopher, Jeanine, and Corinne. He was interred at St. Charles Cemetery in Farmingdale, New York."Arthur F. Moore." ''

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.'' May 26, 2013.

References

*Crowe, Kenneth C. "5 More Union Heads Side Against AFL-CIO Prez." ''Newsday.'' May 18, 1995. *Dine, Philip. "Local Leader Takes on Chief of Union, Wins." ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch.'' December 31, 1993. *"Sullivan Assumes Presidency of Sheet Metal Workers' Union." ''Engineering News-Record.'' March 8, 1999. *Sullivan, Ronald. "Edward Carlough, 62, Ex-Chief of Sheet Metal Workers Union." ''New York Times.'' July 1, 1994. *Swoboda, Frank. "Sheet Metal Union Head Steps Down." ''Washington Post.'' July 15, 1993.

External links

Sheet Metal Workers International Association Web siteACMAT Corp. Web site
AFL–CIO people American trade union leaders People from Washington, D.C. 1933 births 2013 deaths People from Lake Success, New York Vice presidents of the AFL–CIO {{worker-activist-stub