Ranking Vice Presidents

The Ranking Vice Presidents (see Congressional VPs)

Calvin Griffin, USW, First Ranking VP

Calvin Griffin, USW, 1st Ranking VP
President, Eastern Piedmont Central Labor Council. Member NC AFL-CIO Finance Committee. Member Carolinas Labor Management Conference Board. International Representative for USW for 11 years servicing 2800 members in North Carolina and Virginia. Worked in paper industry 42 years. Past Financial Secretary and Past President of PACE Local 2-0425 before becoming International Representative.
Barbara McKoy, UNITE HERE, 17th Ranking VP

Barbara McKoy, Workers United, 2nd Ranking VP
Business Agent and Political Liaison for Unite Here. Member of the North Carolina AFL-CIO Executive Board since 1991. She held the position chair of the Organizing Committee and is currently serving on the finance committee. Member of the North Carolina State A. Philip Randolph Institute, a member of Coalition of Labor Union Women, a community activist, member of the Board of Directors of North Carolina Community Development Council – representing Labor – appointed by Governor Easley, and a member of North Carolina Democratic Executive Committee.
David Cox, Sr., AFGE, 3rd Ranking VP

David Cox, Sr., AFGE, 3rd Ranking VP
Registered Nurse at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salisbury, NC since 1984. Worked in healthcare since 1970. A member of AFGE Local 1738, J. David is now the elected Secretary-Treasurer of his national union, AFGE.
Richard O'Brien, IAFF, 4th Ranking VP

Richard O’Brien, IAFF, 4th Ranking VP
Have served on the NC AFL-CIO Executive Board from 1993-present. Secretary-Treasurer of the Professional Fire Fighters and Paramedics of North Carolina (State affiliate of the IAFF) from 1991-present. Served as a District Vice President of PFFPNC from 1989-1991. President of IAFF Local 947 Greensboro from 1995-present. Vice President of IAFF Local 947 Greensboro from 1988-1993. AAS in Fire Science Technology from Guilford Technical Community College. Registered Lobbyist for the PFFPNC lobbying on issues for fire fighters and paramedics as well as other labor related issues from 1991-present. Delegate to 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, MA.
Randy Fulk, BCTGM, 5th Ranking VP

Randy Fulk, BCTGM, 5th Ranking VP
International Staff Representative for BCTGM. Former president of Lorillard Tobacco workers union, BCTGM Local 317-T for four terms. Formerly a shop steward and negotiations committee member. Also serves on general executive board of the International BCTGM.
Henry Loftis, IUOE, 6th Ranking VP

Henry Loftis, IUOE, 6th Ranking VP
Business Manager of IUOE Local 465 in Durham. Member of Boilermakers Local 30 from 1980 to 1984. Joined the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 465 in 1984. Brought on staff with IUOE 465 in 1988 and promoted to current position in 1991.
Cliff Eddie Davidson , NALC, 7th Ranking VP
President of the NC State Association of Letter Carriers since 2007.
Robert Riggins, UAW, 8th Ranking VP
Member of UAW Local 5285 and worker at Freightliner in Mt. Holly, NC.
Tony McKinnon, Sr, APWU, 9th Ranking VP

Tony McKinnon, Sr, APWU, 9th Ranking VP
Member and steward of APWU since 1982. President of Fayetteville area local union 984 since 1985. Executive VP of APWU NC Council from 1990 to 1997 and 2006 to present as well as President from 1997 to 2002. National Arbitration Advocate for his union since 1988 as well as chairman of National President’s Conference. Also certified as Mediation Counselor for NC Superior Court. Currently serves as President of the Greater Sandhills Central Labor Council.
Dianne Jackson, AFT, 10th Ranking VP

Dianne Jackson, AFT, 10th Ranking VP
President of American Federation of Teachers / North Carolina since 1997. President of Chapel Hill-Carrboro Federation of Teachers since 1994. Graduate of Bennett College and has master’s in Library Science from UNC-CH. Affiliations include: A. Philip Randolph Institute, the North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards Commission, Governor Easely’s Teacher Advisory Committee, and Coalition of Labor Union Women.
Theodore McNeal, Jr, IAMAW, 11th Ranking VP

Theodore McNeal, Jr, IAMAW, 11th Ranking VP
Union member since 1980. Served three terms as Local 2297 Lodge President and three terms as District Lodge 110 President in Havelock, NC. Currently serving as 1st Vice President of the NC State Council of Machinists and is Secretary-Ttreasurer for the Eastern North Carolina Central Labor Council.
Scott Thrower, IBEW, 12th Ranking VP

Scott Thrower, IBEW, 12th Ranking VP
Joined the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in 1986, completed the apprentice program in 1990. Started teaching the fifth year of the IBEW apprentice program in 2001, and in 2004 graduated from NTI (National Training Institute). Presently on IBEW 379′s building and grounds committee, political action committee, and as the union’s webmaster.
Richard Westbrook, UTU, 20th Ranking VP

Richard Westbrook, UTU, 13th Ranking VP
Member of the UTU and legislative director for the UTU in North Carolina.
Vernon Gammon, IBT 391, 14th Ranking VP
Jason Rosin, Central Labor Councils, 15th Ranking VP
Member and full-time staff person for IATSE Local 491 based out of Wilmington, NC.
Betty Zimmerman, Constituency Groups, 16th Ranking VP

Betty Zimmerman, Constituency Groups, 14th Ranking VP
Belonged to the Amalgamated Meat Cutters Union, BCTGM, and finally, AFGWU (now USW) since 1974. Served a shop steward, Treasurer, and Vice-President of USW 1028 before retiring in 2001. Also President of the Triangle At-Large Labor Union Retiree Club. Served as President of the North Carolina A. Philip Randolph Institute from 1992 to 2003 and President of the Raleigh APRI Chapter from 1990 to 2004.
Larry Murray, USW, 17th Ranking VP

Larry Murray, USW, 16th Ranking VP
Local Union Vice President at USW 850, Continental Tire for four terms. Served as Local Union President for two terms. In 2001, received Martin Luther King Award, Charlotte, NC. United Steelworkers International staff representative for three years and has served on USW International Civil Rights Committee for five years. Brother Murray has served on our board as a Vice President of the NC AFL-CIO for three years.
Sharon Machovina, AFGE, 18th Ranking VP
Carl Green, UFCW, 19th Ranking VP