Edward John Volz (August 22, 1879 – fl.1964) was an American labor union leader.
Born in Cincinnati, Volz joined the International Photo-Engravers Union of North America. [1] He moved to New York City, and in 1916 was elected as president of the New York Photo-Engravers Union, and also first vice-president of the international union. [2] In 1929, he won election as president of the union, serving until 1954. [3] As leader of the union, he backed the American Federation of Labor and strongly criticized the Congress of Industrial Organizations split. [4]
In 1964, the Photo-Engravers merged into the new Lithographers and Photoengravers International Union. At its founding conference, Volz gave a short speech in support of the merger, reviewing previous unsuccessful attempts to bring the unions together. [5]