Arlene Holt Baker

Arlene Holt Baker
Arlene Holt Baker after speaking at the AFL-CIO Quadrennial Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on September 16, 2009.
Born1951
Fort Worth, Texas
Occupation(s)Union organizer, Labor activist
Known forExecutive Vice President, AFL-CIO

Arlene Holt Baker (born 1951) is an American trade union activist and labor leader. A staff assistant with the AFL-CIO since 1995, she was appointed executive vice-president of the labor federation by the AFL-CIO Executive Council in 2007 and won re-election in 2009.[1] She became the first African American in the federation's history to serve as an officer.[2]

  1. ^ Mapes, "Oregon Labor Leader Moves Into No. 2 Spot at AFL-CIO," The Oregonian, September 17, 2009.
  2. ^ Holland, "AFL-CIO to Spend $200 Million on 2008," Associated Press, September 21, 2007.