Richard Bloomingdale

Richard Wallace "Rick" Bloomingdale is a labor union activist served as President of the Pennsylvania AFL–CIO from 2010 to 2022.

Richard Wallace Bloomingdale
Bloomingdale speaking at a 2009 rally in support of the Employee Free Choice Act
President of the Pennsylvania AFL–CIO
In office
June 1, 2010 (2010-06-01) – May 31, 2022 (2022-05-31)
Preceded byBill George
Succeeded byAngela Ferritto
Personal details
SpouseKaren
ChildrenNik and Linda
ResidenceHarrisburg, Pennsylvania
Alma materUniversity of Arizona
OccupationLabor Leader

He began his career with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees in 1977, where he worked as a Project Staff Representative of Local 449 and as Assistant Director and State Political/Legislative Director of AFSCME Council 13. In 1994, he was named Secretary-Treasurer of the Pennsylvania AFL–CIO. In 2010, he was elected President of the Pennsylvania AFL–CIO, a position he held until his retirement in 2022.[1]

In 2002, he was named to the PoliticsPA "Sy Snyder's Power 50" list of politically influential Pennsylvanians.[2] He was also named to the PoliticsPA list of "Pennsylvania's Top Political Activists."[3]

He has lectured on the topic of "workforce development" at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.[4] He was named to the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Board of Review in 2003 and was appointed chairman in August 2005.[4]

In 2020, Bloomingdale was elected to be a member of the Democratic National Committee.[5]

References
  1. "Pennsylvania AFL-CIO President Richard W. Bloomingdale to Retire". PR Newswire. March 4, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  2. "Sy Snyder's Power 50". PoliticsPA. 2002. Archived from the original on April 21, 2002.
  3. "Pennsylvania's Top Political Activists". PoliticsPA. 2002. Archived from the original on November 13, 2002.
  4. "Richard W. Bloomingdale, Secretary-Treasurer". Officers of the Pennsylvania AFL–CIO. May 2004. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008.
  5. Garrison, Joey (July 5, 2020). "Democrats, haunted by 2016, not taking strong Biden poll numbers for granted". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved May 7, 2021.

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