Michael Sacco | |
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| Born | February 14, 1937 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 28, 2023 (aged 86) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Occupation | Trade union leader |
| Spouse | Sophie Sacco[1] |
| Children | 4 |
Michael Sacco (February 14, 1937 – December 28, 2023) was an American labor leader from Brooklyn, New York.[1] He was appointed as the president of the Seafarers International Union of North America, AFL-CIO in June 1988 by the SIUNA Executive Board.[1]
From 1988, Sacco also served as president of The Maritime Trades Department AFL-CIO,[1] a post he was re-elected to in 2009.[1] In November, 1991, he was elected a vice-president of the AFL-CIO.[1]
Sacco served in the U.S. Air Force from 1954 to 1958.[1] In 1958, he joined SIU.[1] From 1968 to 1979 he was vice president of the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship,[1] the union's vocational training facility in Piney Point, Maryland.
From 1980 to 1988, Sacco was vice president of the SIUNA-affiliated Seafarers International Union; Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. He was also secretary-treasurer of the Greater St. Louis Area and Vicinity Port Council and an executive board member of the Missouri State AFL-CIO.
Sacco retired in February 2023.[2]
Sacco was married and had four children.[1] He died on December 28, 2023, at the age of 86.[3]
