Charles Perry Howard (September 14, 1879 – July 21, 1938) was an American labor union leader.

Born in Harvel, Illinois, Howard worked on the railroads and in mining before becoming a printer. In 1907, while living in Tacoma, Washington, he joined the International Typographical Union (ITU).^[1] He became president of the union's Portland, Oregon local in 1914, then served as president of the Portland Central Labor Council from 1916. In 1918, he became a Commissioner of Conciliation of the United States Department of Labor.^[2]

From 1919 until 1922, Howard edited the Maintenance of Way Journal.^[3] In 1922, Howard was elected as the ITU's vice president, and president in 1923,^[1] serving continuously in the post from 1926.^[2]

Howard supported John L. Lewis' Committee for Industrial Organization, becoming its secretary, although the ITU never formally affiliated to the new federation.^[1] He was defeated for re-election as president of the ITU in 1938,^[4] but he died of a heart attack before handing over the post.^[2]