Full Name
Edward Ott
Speaker Bio
BIO:
Ed Ott is the former Executive Director of the NYC Central Labor Council. Ott was Distinguished Lecturer in Labor Studies at the Murphy Institute - now the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies. He has over 40 years of experience in the labor movement, most recently as Executive Director of the NYCCLC, which represents 1.3 million trade unionists from over 400 affiliated organizations. Prior to assuming leadership of the Central Labor Council, he served as its Director of Public Policy. In that capacity he played a pivotal role in several legislative initiatives, including passage of the Living Wage bill, the Health Care Security Act, pension and social security protection, worker safety legislation, and campaign finance reform. Ott began his career in the labor movement as a union organizer, served as a local union officer, and later as the political director for several large labor organizations.
Ed Ott is the former Executive Director of the NYC Central Labor Council. Ott was Distinguished Lecturer in Labor Studies at the Murphy Institute - now the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies. He has over 40 years of experience in the labor movement, most recently as Executive Director of the NYCCLC, which represents 1.3 million trade unionists from over 400 affiliated organizations. Prior to assuming leadership of the Central Labor Council, he served as its Director of Public Policy. In that capacity he played a pivotal role in several legislative initiatives, including passage of the Living Wage bill, the Health Care Security Act, pension and social security protection, worker safety legislation, and campaign finance reform. Ott began his career in the labor movement as a union organizer, served as a local union officer, and later as the political director for several large labor organizations.
