Charles Gomrick was a member of the Car and Foundry Workers' Union; Steelworkers Organizing Committee; Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel, and Tin Workers of North America, Lodge 194; United Steelworkers of America; American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees; and charter member of International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers Local 463. Gomrick was a turn foreman at open hearth furnace No.5 at the Homestead Steel Works. He also ran unsuccessfully for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1982 and 1984, State Senate in 1962 and 1980, and Pittsburgh City Council in 1979. Patrick T. Fagan began as a mine worker at age 12. At a young age he became friends with Philip Murray and from 1922 to 1943 followed in his footsteps serving as president of United Mine Workers District 5. During the 1930s, Fagan pushed to keep state police out of labor differences. His work led to a 1931 assassination attempt in which he used his attacker's gun to defend himself, killing the would-be assassin. In 1936, Fagan was one of twelve men who created the Steelworkers Organizing Committee. He served on several war labor boards and was president of the Pittsburgh Central Labor Union. He was also a Pittsburgh city councilman, serving as council president his last six years in office. He died in 1973.
From the description of Charles G. Gomrick and Patrick T. Fagan collection, 1934-1990. (University of Pittsburgh). WorldCat record id: 586097878
