John Costa

Biography

John A. Costa is an American labor union leader. Born in Newark, New Jersey, Costa began working for NJ Transit in 1981, and joined the Amalgamated Transit Union. He held various posts in his local union, before in 2001 winning election as its president. In 2008 he became chair of the union's New Jersey State Council, and then in 2010 he won election as an international vice-president of the union. He became known for his bargaining skills, negotiating contracts across the United States. Costa was appointed as president of the union in May 2019, and then won an election in September, to hold the post on an ongoing basis. He also serves as a vice-president of the AFL-CIO, and on the board of Jobs to Move America.

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Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

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  Africa - Witchcraft & Ritual Music

  1975

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  Let's Be Together Today

  1968

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  Won't You Be My Neighbor?

  1967

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  Singin' The Blues

  1957

Credited work

72 releases · 22 albums · active 1954–2023

• Performance · 54
• Other credits · 47

Studios: Audiomation · Audio Innovators, Pittsburgh, PA · Mix Masters, NYC · Downtown Sound Studio, New York

Frequent collaborators

• Mister Rogers
• Misterogers
• Johnny Costa
• B.B. King
• The Wright Brothers (6)
• Manny Albam And His Orchestra
• Various

Around the web

• Wikipedia