Joseph Anthony Franklin (October 31, 1868 – February 18, 1948) was an American labor union leader.
Born in Sedalia, Missouri, Franklin became a boilermaker in 1892.
He joined the Brotherhood of Boiler Makers and Iron Ship Builders of America in Pittsburg, Kansas.
In 1906, he was elected as vice-president of the union, then in 1908 as its president.
[1] Franklin additionally worked as an organizer for the American Federation of Labor in 1912, and served on the committee of the Conference for Progressive Political Action from 1922 to 1925.