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Council on American Politics Robert McGlotten Robert McGlotten is a partner in the legislative affairs consulting firm of McGlotten & Jarvis. After his retirement from the AFL-CIO in March 1995, Bob joined with long time friend and fellow lobbyist John Jarvis to create their partnership. His clients include the Seafarers International Union, the Office of Professional Employees International Union, Edison Electric Institute, CSX Corporation and Philip Morris USA. During his twenty-eight-year tenure at the American Federation of Labor, Mr. McGlotten served the 14 million-member organization in several capacities, most recently as it Legislative Director. He was appointed to that position in February 1986 by AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland and from that time until his recent retirement, McGlotten headed an eight-member staff of professional legislative representatives who presented the views of American Labor to the United States Congress. Bob McGlotten first joined the Federation's Department of Civil Rights in 1967 and remained there until 1970. From June 1970 until March 1972, he was Executive Director of the Human Resources Development Institute. AFL-CIO. In that position he directed a field staff of employment and training specialists in 50 cities and 30 states seeking to increase union involvement in these programs. McGlotten's other AFL-CIO titles include Legislative Department Associate Director from 1980 to 1986 and Legislative Representative from 1974 to 1980. In 1973, he was assigned to serve in the US Department of Labor as Special Assistant to then-Secretary Peter J. Brennan. He also represented the National AFL-CIO at the National Alliance of Businessman serving as the Vice President for Labor Relations. Mr. McGlotten's tenure in the labor movement also included assignments with the American Federation of Teachers and the United Steelworkers of America. In addition, he is a former staff representative of the Transport Workers Union. McGlotten has received rewards from the National Alliance of Businessman and the National Urban League Recruitment and Training Program. He is the recipient of the Congressional Black Caucus 1981 William L Dawson Award, the Opportunities Industrialization Center of America's 1989 Award of Honor for A. Philip Randolph, and the 1987 Philip A. Randolph Institute Achievement Award. In addition, Mr. McGlotten was the Embassy of Israel's Dr. Martin Luther King Commemoration 1990 Civil Rights recipient. He is presently Vice Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and a former member of the Board of Trustees of Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and St. Joseph's College
for Industrial and Labor Management, Bob McGlotten also served two
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