Edward A. "Edzo" Kelly is an American firefighter and trade union leader. Kelly joined the

Boston Fire Department The Boston Fire Department provides fire services and first responder emergency medical services to the city of Boston, Massachusetts. It also responds to such incidents as motor vehicle accidents, dangerous goods, hazardous material spills, util ...

in 1997. He has been General President of the

International Association of Fire Fighters The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) is a labor union representing paid full-time firefighters and emergency medical services personnel in the United States and Canada. The IAFF was formed in 1918 and is affiliated with the AFL� ...

(IAFF) since 2021 when he defeated Mahlon Mitchell of Wisconsin.

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described Kelly as a reflection of "the insular “old school” culture of this public sector craft union." Kelly replaced Harold A. Schaitberger, who did not seek re-election. Prior to being elected president, he had been president of both

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's and

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' firefighters unions.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kelly, Edward Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Trade unionists from Massachusetts International Association of Fire Fighters people 20th-century American firefighters 21st-century American firefighters Activists from Boston Vice presidents of the AFL-CIO