Arthur Coia

Arthur A. Coia (born March 21, 1943) is a former American labor union leader.

The younger Coia studied at La Salle Academy, Providence College, and Boston University School of Law and practiced as a lawyer.

[1] Coia also became business manager of the Rhode Island Laborers' District Council.

He was accused of ties to organized crime, but a three-year investigation cleared him of the charge.

In 2001, he founded the Arthur Coia Group, a management and labor relations consultancy.