Metal Trades Department, AFL–CIO

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MTD
Metal Trades Department of the AFL–CIO

Abbreviation	MTD
Founded	June 15, 1908; 116 years ago (1908-06-15)
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
Location	United States
Members	5 million
President	James Hart
General Representative	Dale M. Troll
Parent organization	AFL–CIO
Website	www.metaltrades.org

Metal Trades Department of the AFL-CIO is a trade department of the AFL–CIO. It was founded June 15, 1908.

Presidents

1951: James A. Brownlow

1962: B. A. Gritta

1969: Maywood Boggs

1971: Paul Burnsky

1994: John Meese

2002: Ronald Ault

2016: James Hart

2024: Edward Jones

Governance

Presidents	George Meany (1955–1979) Lane Kirkland (1979–1995) Thomas R. Donahue (1995) John J. Sweeney (1995–2009) Richard Trumka (2009–2021) Liz Shuler (2021–present)
Departments	Building Trades Maritime Trades Metal Trades Professional Employees Transportation Trades Union Label
Constituency groups	A. Philip Randolph Institute Alliance for Retired Americans Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance Coalition of Black Trade Unionists Coalition of Labor Union Women Labor Council for Latin American Advancement Pride at Work Union Veterans Council
Allied organizations	International Labor Communications Association Solidarity Center Working for America Institute
Allied groups	American Rights at Work International Rescue Committee Jewish Labor Committee Labor and Working-Class History Association Working America
Programs	AFL–CIO Employees Federal Credit Union National Labor College

State federations and
central labor councils