▁and ▁he ▁serv iced ▁contract s ▁in ▁Rock land ▁and ▁three ▁nearby ▁count ies . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁assistant ▁to ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Car pent ers , ▁Maurice ▁H ut ches on , ▁and ▁elected ▁a ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁union . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁general ▁executive ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁District ▁of ▁the ▁Car pent ers ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁and ▁res igned ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁local ▁president ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁Campbell ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁vice ▁president ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁A FL - C IO ▁and ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Building ▁Tr ades ▁Council . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁second ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁international ▁union . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁first ▁vice ▁president ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁Car pent ers ▁president ▁William ▁K ony ha ▁res igned ▁unexpected ly ▁effective ▁October ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁Campbell ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁succeed ▁him . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁Campbell ▁initi ated ▁a ▁boy c ott ▁of ▁the ▁Louisiana - P ac ific ▁Corporation , ▁acc using ▁the ▁company ▁of ▁failing ▁to ▁pay ▁fair ▁w ages ▁to ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁l umber ▁workers ▁represented ▁by ▁the ▁union . ▁The ▁company ▁broke ▁from ▁an ▁industry - wide ▁b arg aining