ABOUT THE IRONWORKERS

A member of Local 392 (East St. Louis, Ill.), Tad has been an ironworker for 39 years.

 

Brother Kicielinski will serve as ninth general vice president, special assistant to General President Joseph Hunt and president of the District Council of St. Louis & Vicinity whose jurisdiction includes Local 396 and nine other locals in the Midwest.

 

He serves as Midwest regional director of IMPACT, as well as editor of the Ironworker Magazine.

 

At Local 392, Tad started out by serving as an executive board member, was elected vice president of the local and finally elected business manager.

 

He left the position of business manager to become the executive director of the Southwestern Illinois Building and Construction Trades Council where he worked diligently to make project labor agreements [PLA] an accepted practice through out the state of Illinois. 

 

In 2001, he was called to Washington to become executive assistant to the General President Joseph Hunt.

 

Over the years, he has served on numerous boards and commissions in both Missouri and Illinois; currently he serves as a commissioner for METRO [formerly Bi-State Development Agency] and on the Transportation for Illinois Coalition. He is also a member of the Metropolitan St. Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Association.

 

General President Joseph Hunt commented at General Vice President Kicielinski’s swearing in, “Tad has been an invaluable and trusted member of my staff for many years. As our newest general vice president, he will continue to serve and promote the labor movement. He has always, and will always, look out for the ironworker’s interest and help improve ironworkers’ and their families’ lives.”