The IAM
Executive Council
The nine members of the IAM's Executive Council ―
the International President, General Secretary-Treasurer and seven
General Vice Presidents ― direct IAM affairs between conventions.
The Executive Council is
elected every four years in a secret ballot, nationwide referendum. The IAM Constitution requires that officers have worked in the shop as
members in good-standing for at least five years.
R. Thomas
Buffenbarger
International President
Warren Mart
General Secretary-Treasurer
Lee Pearson
General Vice President
Western Territory
Dave Ritchie
General Vice President
Canada
Robert V. Thayer
General Vice President
Headquarters
Robert Roach, Jr.
General Vice President
Transportation
Lynn Tucker
General Vice President
Eastern Territory
Robert Martinez
General Vice President
Southern Territory
James E. Brown
General Vice President
Midwest Territory
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 Robert
Roach, Jr.
General Vice President―Transportation
Robert Roach, Jr. joined the IAM as a ramp serviceman for TWA and a
member of Local Lodge 1056 in New York. He was elected shop steward in
1976 and served as Grievance Committee Chairman from 1979-1992. He was
elected District 142 General Chairman in 1992. Roach was appointed as a
Transportation Department Special Representative and a Grand Lodge
Representative 1994-96; IAM Vice President of Transportation June 1,
1999. Roach earned a BS degree in Labor and Management Relations at the
Empire State Labor College and graduated from Cornell School of Labor.. |
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