Clark Ruppert, Jr., Business Representative, District =
Lodge
98 IAM&AW
Clark was born and raised in York, PA. A 1965 graduate of West
York Area
High School.=
Clark was initiated=
into IAM
Local Lodge 1400 in March 1966, after being hired as a Helper in the Hydrau=
lic
Laboratory by Allis-Chalmers, Inc. York, PA. (the
Current Voith Hydro Power Generation, Inc)
He became a Tool & Cutter Grinder and Non-Journeym=
an
Machinist in the Tool Room.
He began his union activities as a strike captain in 1=
968.
In 1969 was appointed chairman of the subcommittee to negotiate the Tool &a=
mp;
Cutter Grinders upgrade procedure.
He was elected as a Shop Steward in 1971 and Shop Comm=
ittee
in 1973. He was elected as co-chairman of the Shop Committee for LL 1400 in
1974.
He was elected as an alternate Delegate to District Lo=
dge 98
in 1973 and elected
a regular Delegate in 1974. He served on the Districts Executive Board for
several years prior to his appointment as District Lodge Organizer on Febru=
ary
1, 1979.
Clark was appointed
Organizer for District Lodge 98 in February 1979. In August 1982 he was laid
off as an Organizer and returned to work at Allis-Chalmers. He was reelecte=
d to
the Shop Committee in 1983.
In October 1983 Allis-Chalmers sold the Precision Comp=
onents
Division =
to
Precision Components Corporation (PCC). In 1984, Cla=
rk
was a charter member of the newly formed Local Lodge 1403 representing the
workers at PCC. He was elected as the Vice President of Local 1403 and Chai=
rman
of the Shop Committee.
Clark was elected as
Business Representative for District 98, effective January 1985. He was reelected to subsequent 4 ye=
ar
terms until he decided to retire.
He has continued to serve as a Delegate to District 98=
.
Clark has been a de=
legate
to the York Adams County Central Labor Council since 1974. He served on the
Executive Board of the York Adams Central Labor Council, (CLC) as a Trustee=
.
February 2007 - He was elected President of the Central
Labor Council, AFL-CIO.
In February 2009 he was reelected President of the
York-Adams County Central Labor Council for another two year term.
Clark serves on the=
Labor
Advisory Committee to the =
York
County United Way. He served on the United Way
Campaign Cabinet since 2007.
He serves on the York Area Labor-Management Council Bo=
ard of
Directors.
He was appointed to the York County 2000 Commission. <=
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Clark serves on the=
South
Central WorkForce Investment Board (WIB).
York County
Economic Development Corporati=
on Board
of Directors.
Clark is long time =
delegate
to the Pennsylvania State Council of Machinists and is a Section Vice Presi=
dent
of the Pennsylvania State Council of Machinists’ since 1985.
Clark is married to=
Lora
his wife of 42 years. They have two daughters; Tammy Rinehart and Wendy Stumpf.
Three grandchildren Christina Rine=
hart, Briana
Stumpf, and Cole Rinehart.