Vincent J. Giblin (1945 – October 15, 2018) was an American labor union leader. Born in

East Orange, New Jersey East Orange is a City (New Jersey), city in Essex County, New Jersey, Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 69,612. The city was List of municipalities in ...

, he was the son of

John J. Giblin John J. Giblin (February 14, 1909 – December 20, 1975) was an American Democratic Party politician and labor leader. Early life Giblin was born in Ireland on February 14, 1909, and came to the United States at age 19. He worked in the power pl ...

. He became a stationery engineer in 1964, and joined the

International Union of Operating Engineers The International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) is a trade union within the United States-based AFL–CIO representing primarily construction workers who work as heavy equipment operators, mechanics, surveyors, and stationary engineers (also ...

. In 1975, he was elected as business manager of his local union. In 1989, he became an international vice-president of the union, and later won election as the union's secretary-treasurer. In 2005, he was elected as president of the union. As leader of the union, Giblin founded the National Training Fund, focused on recruiting new members in the southern United States, and set up the Operating Engineers Charity Fund. He was additionally elected as a vice-president of the AFL-CIO. He retired in 2012, following which he was named in a class action lawsuit alleging corruption in the union, but the case was dismissed.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Giblin, Vincent 1948 births 2018 deaths American trade union leaders People from East Orange, New Jersey Trade unionists from New Jersey Vice presidents of the AFL–CIO