Martin Maddaloni

Martin J. Maddaloni (born June 1939) is a former American labor union leader.

Born in Philadelphia, Maddaloni completed an apprenticeship as a pipefitter, then was promoted to eventually run the mechanical department of Henkels & McCoy. He joined the United Association union, and served as business manager of his local union for many years. In 1988, he was elected as a vice president of the union, then became a full-time international representative, before in 1996 winning election as the union's general president.{{cite web |title=Vice President Martin Maddaloni |url=https://aflcio.org/about/leadership/statements/vice-president-martin-maddaloni |website=AFL-CIO |access-date=9 July 2023}}{{cite news |title=An Interview With Martin J. Maddaloni |url=https://www.pmmag.com/articles/84263-an-interview-with-martin-j-maddaloni |access-date=9 July 2023 |work=Plumbing & Mechanical |date=June 1, 2000}}{{cite book |title=Who's Who in America |date=2010 |publisher=Marquis Who's Who}}

As leader of the union, Maddaloni focused on organizing more members, and maintaining high quality training programs. Maddaloni also served as a vice-president of the AFL-CIO from 1995. In 2004, Maddaloni and the union's secretary-treasurer Thomas H. Patchel were accused of mismanaging the union's finances. In particular, their decision to invest pension funds in a Florida hotel was questioned. The United States Department of Labor required them and two other trustees to resign from the union's pension fund, and pay $11 million in penalties. The union then bought both Maddaloni and Patchel out of their contracts, with the two resigning their posts, and in 2005 resigning from the union entirely.{{cite news |title=Nation in brief |newspaper=Washington Post |date=December 1, 2014}}{{cite news |title=Maddaloni, Patchell Resign From UA |url=https://www.supplyht.com/articles/88030-maddaloni-patchell-resign-from-ua |work=Supply House Times |date=January 3, 2005}}