Richard Lanigan

Name: Hotel and Gaming Trades Council
Address: 707 8th Avenue (between 44th & 45th Streets), New York, New York, 10036, US
Telephone: (212) 245-8100
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Executive Vice President | Hotel & Gaming Trades Council

Richard Lanigan was elected President of the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) in 2016 and Business Manager of Local 153 in 2018. Lanigan joined Local 153 as an organizer in 1980 and was soon promoted to Business Representative. He enrolled in law school as an evening student in 1987, and upon admission to the bar he served as assistant to the OPEIU General Counsel. In 1994, he was elected Secretary-Treasurer of Local 153. Elected OPEIU Vice President the same year, Mr. Lanigan has worked with local unions filing unfair labor practice charges and assisting with strikes, contract campaigns and grievances. He has won many decisions representing OPEIU local unions in matters under the AFL-CIO’s Article XX. He was named to the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council’s Executive Board as a Vice President in October, 2018.