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.