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Edwin D. "Ed" Hill (born August 11, 1937) is an electrical worker, labor union activist and labor leader in the United States. Since January 2001, he has been president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), AFL-CIO. ==Early life and local union career== Hill was born in Center Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Freedom High School in Freedom, Pennsylvania. He took courses at Penn State University and Indiana University of Pennsylvania, but did not matriculate.〔"Experienced Leader Takes the Reins." ''IBEW Journal.'' January/February 2001.〕 In 1956, Hill joined IBEW Local 712 in Beaver, Pennsylvania as a journeyman wireman, graduating from the apprenticeship program in 1960. Becoming active in his local union, Hill was elected to the union's political action committee in 1961. In 1964, Hill was elected vice president of the local, eventually becoming president. He was elected the local's business manager in 1970.〔〔McKay, "New IBEW Secretary," ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,'' April 6, 1997.〕 During this time, Hill married his wife, Rosemary, and they had three children. While serving as the union's business manager, Hill became active in larger labor movement issues. He was elected treasurer, then vice president and Committee on Political Education (COPE, the union's political action committee) chairman. He resigned in 1978. Hill was also elected president of the Beaver County Central Labor Council (CLC) in 1972, serving until 1977. In 1976, Hill was elected a vice president of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO. This position forced him to retire from his positions with the building trades council and CLC. He remained with the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO until 1997.〔 In 1982, IBEW president Charles Pillard appointed Hill to be an international representative with the national union. During his time with the international union, Hill completed a number of labor courses at Pennsylvania State University and at the National Labor College.〔 In 1992, Hill was appointed Third District Office International Representative. He served in that position until 1994, when he was named Third District Vice President, overseeing union activities in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Delaware.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edwin D. Hill」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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