IATSE Dan Cook elected President of Nevada State AFL-CIO

IATSE LOCAL 720’S DAN’L COOK

ELECTED AS NEVADA STATE AFL-CIO

PRESIDENT

Thursday, October 10, 2013

LAS VEGAS, NV – IATSE Local 720 President Dan’l Cook was elected as President of the Nevada State AFL-CIO.

“Dan’l Cook has fought hard for the working people of IATSE Local 720, and he will be a great addition to the Executive Board of the NV State AFL-CIO,” said Danny Thompson, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the NV State AFL-CIO. “I look forward to working with Dan’l to expand economic opportunities and protect the rights of workers for all Nevadans.”

Cook was voted unanimously and without opposition to the position, which consists of a four-year term.

“I am proud to have been elected President of the Nevada State AFL-CIO,” said Dan’l Cook, President of IATSE Local 720. “I look forward to working with all the affiliates as we move forward in solidarity.”

The Nevada State AFL-CIO is the state federation of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations and represents over 200,000 workers in Nevada.