Fredric V. Rolando (born March 28, 1953) is an American former labor union leader. Rolando attended

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, and graduated in psychology and criminology. He became a letter carrier with the

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, and joined the

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in 1978. In 1988, he was elected as president of his union local, in

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. He became director of education for the Florida State Association of Letter Carriers, and held various short-term posts before, in 2002, becoming the union's national director of city delivery. In the role, he focused on preparing workers for increased automation. In 2006, Rolando was elected as executive vice president of the union, and then in 2009 as its president. As leader of the union, he focused on opposing privatization and cuts to the postal service, on promoting

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, and on navigating through the

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pandemic. He also served as a vice-president of the

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. He retired from the union in 2022, and from the AFL-CIO in 2023.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Renfroe, Brian 1953 births Living people American trade union leaders Trade unionists from Florida Vice presidents of the AFL-CIO