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Michigan State AFL-CIO President Mark T. Gaffney represents more than 600,000 Michigan union members as president of the state federation.
Gaffney was born October 18, 1955 in Jackson. His first introduction to organized labor came in 1975 when he worked on car ferries crossing Lake Michigan between Ludington and Wisconsin. From 1977 to 1981 he worked on Great Lakes freighters and was a member of two unions, the National Maritime Union and the United Steelworkers of America.
When he could, Gaffney took classes at Michigan State University, majoring in philosophy with a minor in economics. He received his B.A. in philosophy in 1982. In 1984, he received a master's degree from MSU in labor relations. | 