Bio

Terry O’Sullivan General President Emeritus

Terry O’Sullivan served as General President of LIUNA for nearly 24 years. During his tenure, Mr. O’Sullivan restructured and refined the union’s goals, programs, and services by increasing its commitment to member activism, capital strategies, grassroots politics, labor management cooperation, apprenticeship, training and education. In doing so, he propelled LIUNA to become one of the fastest growing, most aggressive and progressive unions in North America. Prior to his election as General President, Mr. O’Sullivan served as LIUNA Vice President, Mid-Atlantic Regional Manager, and Assistant to the General President.

He was elected to the Trust’s Board in December 2019. He is a proud native of San Francisco, California, where he joined LIUNA in 1974, and is a long-time member of LIUNA Local Union 1353 in Charleston, West Virginia.