Frederick D. Redmond is an American labor union official. Born in

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

, Redmond began working at the Reynolds Metal Company in 1973. He soon joined the

United Steelworkers The United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, commonly known as the United Steelworkers (USW), is a general trade union with members across North America. Headquar ...

(USW), becoming president of its Local 3911. In 1998, he began working for the union, then in 2006, he was elected as its international vice president for human affairs, with responsibilities including representing healthcare workers. In 2007, Redmond was additionally elected as chair of the board of directors of the A. Philip Randolph Institute, and in 2021, he became president of the

Trade Union Confederation of the Americas The Trade Union Confederation of the Americas (TUCA-CSA) is the regional organization of the International Trade Union Confederation for the Americas. History The confederation was formed in March 2008 when the ICFTU Inter American Regional Organis ...

. In 2022, he stood down from his USW post, to become secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO, this second-highest post in the organisation. This made him the highest-ranking Black officer ever in the labor movement in the United States.

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