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class="blue_line"></div> <p align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <b><font size="5">Mr. John D. Baker </font></b></p> <p align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <b><i><font size="5">Assistant General Organizer</font></i></b></p> <p align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <b><font size="5">International Longshoremen's Association, AFL-CIO</font></b></p> <table cols=3> <tr><td> <p><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;John D. Baker </b> was unanimously elected Assistant General Organizer for the International Longshoremen s Association, AFL-CIO, at the union s quadrennial convention in July 2007. &nbsp; Baker previously served on the ILA s Executive Council for 18 years as Vice President representing the Great Lakes region.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; He currently also holds, since 1982, the elected position of President of the Great Lakes District Council, Atlantic Coast District, ILA.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Baker s ILA career spans nearly a half century where he rose from longshoreman in the Port of Cleveland to one of organized labor s most respected leaders.&nbsp; In his home port of Cleveland and ILA Local 1317, Baker has served as Secretary-Treasurer since 1965.&nbsp; He also is completing his 23rd year as President of the Cleveland Maritime Port Council, AFL-CIO. &nbsp; Baker is the chief negotiator for ILA contracts covering some 8,000 members at U.S. and Canadian Great Lakes ports.</p> </td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td> <img src="img/profilephotos/johnbakerSm.jpg" align="top"/> </td> </tr> </table> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Baker also serves as President of the Great Lakes Maritime Task Force, working with other maritime and political leaders in bringing additional cargo into the Great Lakes region. &nbsp; He currently is serving an appointment on the International Association of Great Lakes Ports and was named by the Ohio governor to serve on the Governor s Labor Advisory Committee.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; He has been part of 25 International Trade missions promoting the Great Lakes ports to shippers from around the world.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Baker served for many years as Assistant Legislative Director, representing Great Lakes Ports and also is on the ILA s Political Fund committee.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Baker has been honored by numerous organizations throughout his career.&nbsp; He has received the ILA s Owen Cavanaugh Distinguished ILA Member Award, he has been awarded the State of Israel Labor Medal for Distinguished Labor Leadership and the Irish Good Fellowship Club Award 2001.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The local labor leadership in Cleveland honored Baker with its Leadership Cleveland Class of 1989 Award for work with trade unions in Ohio.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Baker and his wife, Louise, reside in Willoughby, Ohio and are the parents of three children and four grandchildren.</p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <b>John D. Baker</b></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <b>Assistant General Organizer</b></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <b>101 Erieside Ave </b></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <b>Cleveland, OH 44114</b></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <b>&nbsp;</b></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <b>216-781-7816</b></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <a href="mailto:jbaker@ilaunion.org"><b>jbaker@ilaunion.org</b></a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> <div class="footer_left">&copy; All Rights Reserved.&nbsp;&nbsp;2010 International Longshoremen's Association</div> <div class="footer_right"><a href="index.html">Home</a> | <a href="about.html">About</a> | <a href="contact.html">Contact</a></div> </div> </div> </body> </html>