Sigurd Lucassen
American labor leader (1927-2001)
Sigurd Lucassen (July 11, 1927 – March 23, 2001) was a carpenter and an American labor leader. He was president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America from February 1988 to 1995.
Early life
Lucassen was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Erling and Clara Lucassen in 1927. His parents were both Norwegian immigrants. His father was a unionized carpenter, and his mother a unionized garment worker. Lucassen was rarely called by his full first name, and most people referred to him as "Sig" or "Siggy."
When the Great Depression began in 1929, the Lucassens moved about 40 miles (64 km) south to Long Branch, New Jersey, a small beach town on the Jersey Shore. Although his father often was out of work, his mother (a member of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union) continued to hold a full-time job and support Sigurd, his father and his brothers.
Lucassen went to work stacking fish in an ice house when he was nine years old. Despite having to work, he continued to attend school. He played football at Long Branch High School, where he received good grades and graduated in 1946.
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