Thomas L. Pitts | |
Office: | Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the California Labor Federation |
Term Start: | 1960 |
Term End: | 1970 |
Preceded: | C. J. Haggerty |
Succeeded: | John F. Henning |
Office1: | President of the California Labor Federation |
Term Start1: | 1950 |
Term End1: | 1960 |
Predecessor1: | John F. Shelley |
Successor1: | Albin J. Gruhn |
Birth Name: | Thomas Lloyd Pitts |
Birth Date: | 30 December 1914 |
Birth Place: | De Soto, Missouri, U.S. |
Death Place: | Kelseyville, California, U.S. |
Occupation: | Labor leader |
Spouse: | Gwen |
Children: | 4 |
Thomas Lloyd Pitts (December 30, 1914 - September 1, 1971) was an American labor union leader. He served as President of the California Labor Federation from 1950 to 1960, then as Executive Secretary-Treasurer from 1960 to 1970.[1]
Pitts started working as a truck driver at 17, and in 1936 became a business representative for the Los Angeles Freight Drivers' Union.[2]
As leader of the California Labor Federation, Pitts worked to unionize farmworkers and fought against the Bracero Program.[3]