Joseph Sellers Jr.

Joseph Sellers Jr. is a former American labor union leader.
Sellers grew up in Philadelphia, and followed his father in becoming a sheet metal worker. In 1980, he joined the Sheet [Metal Workers International Association]. He was elected to the executive of his local union in 1994, and as its president and business manager in 2002.
In 2009, Sellers was elected as a vice-president of the union. In 2011, the union merged into the new International Association of [Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers], and Sellers became its general secretary-treasurer. In 2015, he was elected as president of the union. He also became a vice-president of the AFL-CIO.
As leader of the union, Sellers founded the Belonging and Excellence for All initiative, introduced campaigns on mental health and substance abuse in workplaces, and moved the union's pension fund to a strong position. He retired in 2023.