Background
McNeil, Paul Joseph was born on October 11, 1941 in Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Paul Joseph Senior and Helen Margaret (Carr) McNeil.
Employment security interviewer
McNeil, Paul Joseph was born on October 11, 1941 in Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Paul Joseph Senior and Helen Margaret (Carr) McNeil.
Certified in insurance, U. Rhode Island, 1965; certified in travel agents, Travel School of America, 1968; certified, Labor School of Boston, 1976; certified, Labor Studies Institute, 1989.
Field investigator, Rhode Island Food Stamp Unit, Providence, 1965-1968;
community relations Coordinator, Ecology Action for Rhode Island, 1970-1971;
secretary and research assistant, Rhode Island Worker Association, 1973-1974;
enumerator, Rhode Island Polk & Company, Providence, 1970-1983;
senior employment security interviewer, Rhode Island Department Employment Training, Providence, 1984-1996;
senior employment & training interviewer, Rhode Island Department Labor & Training, Providence, since 1996. Recording secretary Local 189 New England chapter, Boston, 1973-1976, treasurer, since 1989. Member board directors of Rhode Island Workers Association, 1973-1974, 75-76, census enumerator United States Census Bureau, Providence, 1990.
Mail handler United States Post Office, Providence, 1980. Claims interviewer Rhode Island Department Employment Security, Providence, 1979-1984. Recording secretary Rhode Island Employment Security Alliance, Providence, 1980-1990.
Vice president Community Economics Education Center, Providence, 1988-1991.
Member Executive Committee Community Labor Organizing Committee, Providence, 1983-1989, Sane Freeze, Washington, 1989-1990. Shop steward Local 401 SEIU, Providence, 1990-1992, 1st vice president, 1992-1996. Recording secretary Rhode Island Sane Freeze, Providence, 1988-1994.
Member National Committee Peace Action, since 1993. Vice president Peace Action Rhode Island, 1994-1995, president, since 1995. Coordinator Rhode Island Nation Readers Group, since 1995.
State committeeman Amvets Department Rhode Island, 1965-1969, 96-, adjunct posts, 1965-1968, trustee post 6, 1995-1996. Vice president Labor Party Rhode Island, 1994-1997, treasurer, 1997-1998, chair, 1999. Executive Board Rhode Island Coalition for Consumer Justice, since 1997.
Board directors Injured Workers Rhode Island, since 1996. Founder East Greenwich Democratic Youth Club, 1959. Delegate Rhode Island Democratic State Convention, 1976, 78.
Member Rhode Island Democratic State Committee, 1980-1986, board directors, 1985-1987. Member Democratic Study Group Rhode Island, 1986-1988. Board directors Warwick Cmty.
Action, 1967-1969; board dirs.R.I. Legal Superior vena cava syndrome, 1968-1970. With United States Army, 1960-1963, European Theatre of Operations. Member Rhode Island American Civil Liberties Union (board directors 1974-1980, secretary 1975-1977, Executive Board 1979-1980), Union of Peace Professionals (Executive Board 1988-1990), National Writers Union, Rhode Island Center American Network, Catholic Peace Fellowship, Pax ChristiAncient Order, Order of Hibernians (recording secretary Providence chapter 1990-1991, 1997-1998, vice president, since 1998, president 1991-1992, state secretary 1993-1996, president since 1996), K. of C., Sierra Club, Newport Museum Irish History, American Irish History Society, Rhode Island History Society, Rhode Island Labor History Society, Gaspee Days Committee, Americans for Democratic Action, Debs Foundation, Edward Bellamy Memorial Association, Rhode Island Irish FamineMeml.
Committee, American Legion, Industrial Rels. Research Association, Association Canada-American, American French Genealogical Society, Irish National Caucus, American Irish Political Education Committee.