Labor on the Move: Solomon to Lead IAM’s Legislative Department
Tuesday, April 30, 2013(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
IAM Assistant Legislative and
Political Action Department
Director Hasan Solomon (photo) has been tapped to head the
legislative duties of the department, which
involves working to pass legislation on Capitol
Hill and in state governments that benefits
working families. “Hasan Solomon has years of
experience working in legislative halls across
the country on behalf of IAM members,” said
IAM president Tom Buffenbarger. “As Director,
he will be able to enhance the department’s
legislative and political roles to ensure what
we achieve at the bargaining table isn’t
undone by politicians in Washington, D.C., and
across the nation.” Regarded as one of the
top labor lobbyists on Capitol Hill, Solomon
last year was named “Labor Leader of the
Year” by the National Black State Legislators
Association. In 2004, the Washington Bar
Association made him their “Young Lawyer of
the Year.” Maryland Governor-elect Martin
O’Malley called on Solomon to chair his
Labor, Licensing and Regulations transition
team in 2004. He is a native Washingtonian; his
wife, Alya, is the Metro Washington Council’s
Assistant Legislative/Political
Coordinator.