Labor Institute of Public Affairs

Labor Institute of Public Affairs (LIPA) was created by Lane Kirkland at the AFL-CIO in 1982 "to get the union message out to the public through the mass media." One of LIPA's first campaigns was the famous “Union Yes” campaign."

Former Workers

 * Larry Kirkman was a founding director of LIPA. Prior to joining the Benton Foundation, Kirkman was executive director of the AFL-CIO’s Labor Institute of Public Affairs.
 * Rich Foster "served as deputy director and later director of the Labor Institute of Public Affairs."
 * Nick DeMartino "held a number of positions in advertising and marketing. He held a number of positions at the AFL-CIO Labor Institute of Public Affairs, including Director of Marketing and Distribution and Acting Director."
 * David Weiner was "the original director of production for the AFL-CIO's Labor Institute of Public Affairs."
 * In 1985 Carol Keegan was a Research Director for LIPA.
 * Charles H. Pillard - Former Board member