V. M. Speakman, Jr.
was appointed Labor Member of the Board by President Bush
in 1992 upon the recommendation of the  Railway
Labor Executives' Association (RLEA). He was reappointed
to a second term of office by President Clinton in 1995,
and then to a third term in May 2000.
Prior to his appointment to the Board, Mr. Speakman was
President of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (1987-1992).
In this position he also served as Vice Chairman of the
RLEA, Chairman of the RLEA's Committee on Railroad Retirement,
and Secretary-Treasurer of the Transportation Trades Department
of the AFL-CIO. He also served the Brotherhood of
Railroad Signalmen as Vice President (1985-87), Director
of Research (1984-85), Grand Lodge Representative (1979-84),
and Local Lodge Chairman (1977-79).
Mr. Speakman began his railroad
career as a signalman and foreman on the Penn Central Railroad.
A veteran, he served with the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam.
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