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[[File:Meany1955.jpg|thumb|250px|George Meany in ''Time'' March 21, 1955]]
'''George Meany''' (1894-1980) served as the powerful head of the merged AFL-CIO (1955-79). Previously he was the dominant leader of the New York State Federation of Labor, part of the [[American Federation of Labor]] (AFL). In 1940 he added the role of national Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL.
An Irish Catholic, he grew up in The Bronx (New York City), became a plumber, and was elected to full-time union office in 1922.
==Further reading==
* [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,936590,00.html "Labor: head of the House," ''Time'' Mar. 21, 1955]</ref>
see also [[American labor unions]]
[[category:New Deal]]
[[Category:Labor Unions]]
[[Category:Liberals]]
'''George Meany''' (1894-1980) served as the powerful head of the merged AFL-CIO (1955-79). Previously he was the dominant leader of the New York State Federation of Labor, part of the [[American Federation of Labor]] (AFL). In 1940 he added the role of national Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL.
An Irish Catholic, he grew up in The Bronx (New York City), became a plumber, and was elected to full-time union office in 1922.
==Further reading==
* [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,936590,00.html "Labor: head of the House," ''Time'' Mar. 21, 1955]</ref>
see also [[American labor unions]]
[[category:New Deal]]
[[Category:Labor Unions]]
[[Category:Liberals]]