Mulcahy retires with legacy of leadership

May 15, 2025

Kevin Mulcahy, a 42-year member of SMART Local 63 (Western Mass.) and longtime International staff member, retired on July 31, 2024, bringing an end to decades of leadership and activism on behalf of SMART members.

Mulcahy joined Local 63 in 1982, getting involved with his union as a trustee from 1991 to 1997, then running successfully for business manager/financial secretary-treasurer — positions he held from 1997 until 2007. During the same time, he served as president of the Western Massachusetts Building Trades and as first vice president of the Western Massachusetts AFL-CIO, both from 2000 until 2007. That was the year Mulcahy took the leap to International advocacy: From 2007 until 2024, he worked as an International organizer, assistant director of organizing and regional director of organizing, helping build the foundation for a period of astonishing growth for our organization.

Mulcahy’s decades of dedication to SMART are an inspiration to union activists across North America, and his impact will continue to be felt for years to come.

Mulcahy with his wife, Maribel