Phil Cohen

Phil Cohen left home at sixteen, managed a skid-row hotel and drove taxis in New York City before moving to North Carolina, where he became a union activist while working as a municipal bus driver. In 1988 he joined the staff of ACTWU (now known as Workers United/SEIU).

Phil Cohen is one of the labor movement's most celebrated field agents, responsible for landmark decisions by the National Labor Relations Board and OSHA.

An accomplished singer-songwriter, he has recorded four albums with vocalist Patricia Ford.