Edward J. Carlough (April 10, 1932 – June 29, 1994) was an American labor leader and president of the Sheet Metal Workers International Association from 1970 to 1993.
He completed his schooling in Washington, D.C. after his father was elected to national office in the Sheet Metal Workers.
Carlough apprenticed as a sheet metal worker with Local Union 28 in New York City in 1949.
In 1957, Carlough was appointed director of research for the Sheet Metal Workers International Association.
In 1993, Edward J. Carlough resigned as president of the Sheet Metal Workers after union members strongly criticized his lavish lifestyle and excessive spending.