Who is Ken Broadbent?

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Ken Broadbent

Vice Preside · Pennsylvania State Building and Construction Trades Council Home

Vice Preside at Pennsylvania State Building and Construction Trades Council Home. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 3 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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The filed facts are verified from the IRS filings. The biography is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

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Reported as Vice Preside of Pennsylvania State Building and Construction Trades Council Home, based in Harrisburg, PA.

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Also listed as Vice Preside of Pennsylvania State Afl-CIO, uncompensated.

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Also listed as Labor Director of Pittsburgh Works Together INC, 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

Books, articles, and writing this person has authored — a strong signal when vetting a leader's expertise and voice.

"Kenneth Broadbent: Pittsburgh must work together for success" (TribLIVE, October 16, 2021)

"Kenneth J. Broadbent: Rebuilding: New jobs don't have to be techy glamorous" (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 22, 2021)

"Ken Broadbent and Mike Butler: One way the government hurts workers and our communities" (Pittsburgh Works Together, September 11, 2025)

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

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

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