Alfred Harold Chesser (February 26, 1914 – September 25, 2016) was an American labor union leader.
He became a traveling salesman for American Disinfecting, and after a year as a clerk, moved to Wichita, Kansas to become a grocery store manager.
In 1941, he became a brakeman on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, and he soon moved to Amarillo, Texas.
[1][2] As leader of the UTU, Chesser championed safety legislation, and the formation of Conrail.
He retired in 1979, becoming president emeritus of the union, and advising on workplace safety and legislative representation.