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INSTALL Local 1823 President Honored for Labor Leadership

5/30/2006

John T. McGrath, Jr. is the 2006 Irish American Labor Leader of the Year, an honor awarded to him by the local Ancient Order of Hibernians Division #40.

McGrath, a two-decade flooring veteran, is business agent and president of INSTALL Local 1823, and serves as the vice president to the Metropolitan Regional Council of Carpenters. John is also on the Political Action Committee and the labor liaison to Pennsylvania Senator Michael Stack.

In his service to INSTALL Local 1823, John has helped to build a growing membership base and add key contractors as union signatories. He also is actively involved as a board member and marketing committee chairman of the International Labor-Management Committee for the Floor Covering Industry, which steers INSTALL's efforts on an international level.

McGrath was honored at the AOH #40 annual awards dinner in May, attended by well over 200 people.