Labor on the Move: Amalgamated Bank Names Reardon VP

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)Alison Reardon has been named Amalgamated Bank's First Vice President and Director of the Washington, D.C. region to lead the bank’s expansion of its portfolio of D.C.-based labor unions, progressive organizations, non-profits and businesses. A veteran of both national and regional labor unions, Reardon joins Amalgamated from the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), where she most recently served as Legislative Consultant. “Alison’s broad expertise, deep network and passion for furthering progressive causes will make her a tremendous asset to our expanding operations in the nation’s capital,” said Amalgamated Bank CEO Gabriel Caprio. “Our commercial clients expect a bank that understands their organization, can provide value-added services and shares their values. Alison will help us deliver on all counts.” Reardon succeeds Keith Mestrich, who has been appointed Chief of Staff and Executive Vice President at Amalgamated.