Keith Johnson (trade unionist)

Keith Johnson (July 20, 1930 – May 28, 2012) was a Canadian-American trade union leader. He served as president of the International Woodworkers of America (IWA), an international union operating in the US and Canada, from 1973 to 1987.[1] As of 1980, he was the only Canadian president of an international union. He made approximately US$36,000 in 1980 while working out of the union's Portland, Oregon, office.[2]

  1. ^ "Keith Johnson, 1930-2012". Northwest Labor Press. 12 June 2012.
  2. ^ Comparelli, Peter (20 August 1980). "A Big-Money Brotherhood". Vancouver Sun.