James T. Callahan

Board Member at Ullico Inc.

James T. Callahan was elected general president of the International Union of Operating Engineers in 2011. Callahan previously served as IUOE General Secretary-Treasurer and was elected International Vice President in 2008.

He also serves on the Executive Board of the New York City Central Labor Council and the New York State AFL-CIO. He is a member of the board of governors of the New York Building Foundation and sits on the Metropolitan Transit Authority’s Blue Ribbon Commission.

A member of Local 15 in New York City since 1979, Callahan was one of the many operating engineers who responded immediately to the September 11 tragedy and worked the entire recovery effort at Ground Zero.

Timeline

  • Board Member

    Current role