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Ken Broadbent

Vice Preside · Pennsylvania State Afl-Cio

Vice Preside at Pennsylvania State Afl-Cio. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 3 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Organizations
3
Roles reported
3

Who this is

Profile

Everything on the left is verified from the IRS filings. The biography on the right is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
Reported as Vice Preside of Pennsylvania State Afl-Cio, based in Harrisburg, PA.
Also listed as Labor Director of Pittsburgh Works Together INC, uncompensated.
Also listed as Vice Preside of Pennsylvania State Building and Construction Trades Council Home, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Ken Broadbent is a prominent labor leader in Pittsburgh, serving as the Business Manager for Steamfitters Local Union 449 and as a Labor Director for Pittsburgh Works Together Inc. He advocates for a diversified economy that integrates traditional manufacturing with emerging technologies to foster economic and job growth across Pennsylvania.

Broadbent's career in the labor movement spans over three decades, beginning with an apprenticeship and progressing through various leadership roles within his union and broader labor organizations.

Compiled from public web sources (6 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
Pittsburgh Works Together Inc: 2020; Steamfitters Local Union 449: 1999 (Business Manager)
Earlier career
  • Business Manager, Steamfitters Local Union 449 (since 1999)
  • Vice President for District 2, United Association (since 2007)
  • Labor Director/Board Director, Pittsburgh Works Together Inc. (since 2020)
  • Board of Directors, SSB Bank
  • President, Local 449 (elected 1992)
  • Business Agent, Local 449 (elected 1996)
  • Welding Instructor (1981-1989)
  • Vice President, Pennsylvania Building Trades
Education
  • Steamfitters Local 449 training program · Apprenticeship
  • UA Instructor Training Program
  • American Welding Society Qualification as a CWI (Certified Welding Inspector)
  • CCAC (three years) · HVACR classes
  • Classes for Non-Destructive Testing

Body of work

Publications

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Standing

Recognition & press

Vice President for District 2, United Association (since 2007)Business Manager for Steamfitters Local Union 449 for over 20 yearsFeatured as 'The Ultimate 'Fitter Feature'' by Steamfitters UA449 (October 2023)

Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

Pennsylvania State Afl-Cio Vice Preside · $2.3M revenue · Harrisburg, PATO FURTHER THE PROGRAMS AND POLICIES OF THE NATIONAL AFL-CIO BY AIDING WORKERS IN SECURING IMPROVED WAGES, HOURS & WORKING CONDITIONS THROUGH THE…Filed FY2025, FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
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Pittsburgh Works Together INC Labor Director · $606K revenue · Pittsburgh, PAEDUCATE AND ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF THE CONSTRUCTION, ENERGY, AND MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES AND THE RESULTING ECONOMIC AND JOB GROWTH IN PENNSYLVANIA.Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Pennsylvania State Building and Construction Trades Council Home Vice Preside · $16K revenue · Harrisburg, PAFiled FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Network

Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

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Sec/Treas Th · FY2022
$252K
A
President · FY2025
$196K
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Secretary -T · FY2025
$181K
J
President · FY2024
$152K
K
Research/Public Policy Director · FY2024
$137K
R
President Th · FY2022
$81K
G
Sec/Treas Th · FY2024
$66K
D
Vice Preside · FY2025
K
Vice Preside · FY2025
R
Vice Preside · FY2025
W
Vice Preside · FY2025
R
Vice Preside · FY2025

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org