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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. | 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== | ==Further reading== | ||
| − | * [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,936590,00.html "Labor: head of the House," ''Time'' Mar. 21, 1955] | + | * [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,936590,00.html "Labor: head of the House," ''Time'' Mar. 21, 1955] |
see also [[American labor unions]] | see also [[American labor unions]] | ||
Revision as of 21:29, October 7, 2009
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
see also American labor unions