Nick Galipeau
Vice President | Hotel & Gaming Trades CouncilNick Galipeau is a 2004 graduate of Fordham University, who put himself through college by working nights as a public school custodian. In that employment, Galipeau was a member of SEIU Local 32BJ. After a brief tenure with SEIU, Nick joined the Local 153 staff in 2009, serving in multiple roles ranging from Business Representative to the union’s Director of Organizing. Richard Lanigan noted that in his 14 years at Local 153, Nick Galipeau has skillfully represented members employed at universities and hotels, as well as other shops. Galipeau completed Cornell University’s Union Leadership program and he sits on the New York City Central Labor Council’s Executive Board. In 2025, Nick became a Vice President of HTC.
