Paul L. Phillips (August 10, 1904 – February 6, 1975) was an American labor union leader.
He qualified in business administration, but left in 1930, short of money, and worked various short-term jobs before becoming a paper maker.
He joined the International Brotherhood of Paper Makers (IBPM) in 1932, while working for the International Paper Company, and became the founding president of a new local.
From 1937, he worked full-time for the international union, then was elected as one of its vice-presidents in 1942.
He led it into a merger with the United Paperworkers of America in 1957, which formed the United Papermakers and Paperworkers, becoming founding president of the new union.