George Meany (August 16, 1894 - January 10, 1980) was an American labor leader, who served as President of the American Federation of Labor from 1952 to 1955, and then, following its merger with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in the latter year, as president of the united AFL-CIO from 1955 to 1979. Wikipedia
They were introduced by David Dubinsky, president of the International Ladies Garment Workers in October 1941, shortly after Meany became secretary-treasurer of the American Federation of Labor (AFL). www.laboreducator.org/darkpast1.htm
The George Meany Memorial Archives holds the records of the AFL-CIO, including administrative and staff departments, constitutional trade departments, and some federation-sponsored programs www.georgemeany.org/archives/
The definitive Wikipedia entry for George Meany. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Meany
George Meany , the son of a plumber, was born in New York City on 16th August, 1894. After a brief schooling he became a plumber. Meany was active in the United Association of Plumbers and Steam Fitters and in 1932 was elected as vice president of the N www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAmeany.htm
Of the many types of organizations and leaders who have participated in the American labor movement, George Meany represented the most basic -- the pragmatic craft unionism of the old American Federation of Labor (AFL). Born on August 16, 1894, his long www.labor-studies.org/meany.php
George Meany was a molder of the modern labor movement, a citizen and fierce defender of our country. Born in New York City on August 16, 1894, Meany was a union plumber by trade, and proud of it. During his lifetime, this union plumber became one of th www.ualocal1.org/george_meany.htm
George Meany was the builder of the modern AFL-CIO. He was born into an Irish Catholic family in New York City and spent most of his boyhood in the Bronx. His father, Michael Meany , was president of the Bronx local of the United Association of Plumbers www.aflcio.org/aboutus/history/history/meany.cfm
George Meany was one of the guiding lights of the American labor movement in the middle of the 20th century. A plumber by trade, Meany rose through his own union to eventually head the American Federation of Labor and was instrumental in its reunificatio www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1748.html
