Background
Shea, Walter James was born on November 30, 1929 in Brooklyn. Son of Walter Edmund and Madlyn (Baker) Shea.
Shea, Walter James was born on November 30, 1929 in Brooklyn. Son of Walter Edmund and Madlyn (Baker) Shea.
Bachelor of Arts in Education, University of Southern California, 1953.
Claims adjuster, examiner, Government Employees Insurance Company, Washington, 1956-1957; research department assistant to director, Eastern Conference Teamsters, Washington, 1957-1967; executive assistant to general president, vice president, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, 1967-1992; chairman Eastern Conference Teamsters, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, since 1991; member, Teamsters National Freight Industry Negotiating Committee, 1964-1992; co-chairman, National Automobile Negotiation Committee, 1967-1989; member exec.coun., American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, 1990-1994; secretary/treasurer Department Transportation Trades, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, 1990-1994; retired, 1994.
Member Presidential Commission for Drunk Driving, since 1982. Member National Coal Council, Department Energy. Member Quadular Forum, Georgetown University Center Strategic Studies.
Member Panama Canal Commission Served to captain United States Air Force, 1954-1956. Member Kappa Sigma.
Married Mary Ann Carr, August 2, 1952. Children: Michael, Kathleen, Sheila, Margaret, Patrick, Mary.