Raymond McKay, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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American labor leader
Date of Birth: 15-Nov-1925
Date of Death: 09-Aug-1993
Profession: trade unionist
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Raymond McKay
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- McKay (November 15, 1925 – August 9, 1993) was an American labor leader.
- He was president of American Maritime Officers (AMO) from 1957 until his death in 1993.After World War II, McKay sailed as a second engineer on a Sinclair Oil tanker.
- He was active in organizing the fleet of the Isthmian Steamship Company for the Brotherhood of Maritime Engineers, which would later be renamed to American Maritime Officers.
- The labor agreement with Isthmian was secured in August 1951, and in 1953, McKay was chosen to direct the union's Department of Welfare and Special Services.
- In this position, he helped the union gain jurisdiction over the east coast tugboat industry.In 1954, McKay was elected as one of the union's vice presidents.
- Three years later, Wilbur Dickey resigned the presidency and McKay took the position on January 17, 1957.
- Later that year, on October 29, 1957, McKay and then-president of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association H.L.
- Daggett signed an accord leading BME to merge with several MEBA locals.
- The newly formed entity was known as MEBA's Great Lakes District Local 101.
- In 1960, after an internal reorganization of MEBA, this entity was now known as "District 2 MEBA."McKay served as the union's president until his death on August 9, 1993.
- He was succeeded as president by his son, Michael McKay.
- The younger McKay later resigned the office after he was convicted of "three counts of mail fraud and two recordkeeping offenses.
- He was found not guilty of embezzling from an employee benefit plan.".McKay's other son, former AMO National Secretary-Treasurer Robert McKay was convicted of two counts of mail fraud, embezzlement, and two recordkeeping offenses.
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