Ralph Helstein

Ralph Helstein (11 December 1908 - 14 February 1985) was an American labour union official.

Born in Duluth, Minnesota, he graduated from the University of Minnesota with a law degree in 1934. He practiced law from 1936, but became increasingly involved in labour union activities, culminating in his tenure as president of the United Packinghouse Workers of America from 1946 to 1968. He died in Chicago in 1985.