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William George Meany (August 16, 1894 – January 10, 1980) was an American labor union administrator for 57 years. He was important for the creation of the AFL–CIO and served as the AFL–CIO's first president, from 1955 to 1979.
George Meany. 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 and Pipe Fitters and in 1910, Meany joined the union as an apprentice at the ...
Ramon Vilaro. Washington - Jan 11, 1980 - 18:00 EST. Georges Meany, el símbolo del sindicalismo norteamericano de la posguerra, falleció en la noche del jueves víctima de un ataque cardiaco, a...
George Meany (born August 16, 1894, New York, New York, U.S.—died January 10, 1980, Washington, D.C.) was a U.S. labour leader, president of the American Federation of Labor–Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) from the time the two unions merged in 1955 until 1979, when he retired.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
As head of the American labor movement for a quarter of a century, George Meany was a towering figure of strength and integrity organized labor's most influential force on the national scene. A leader in the fight for labor unity, he became the first president of the merged American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations.
George Meany, the symbol as well as the leader of the American labor movement for much of the 20th century, died of cardiac arrest last night at George Washington University Hospital. He was...
Meany was a labor leader who began his career as an apprentice plumber in New York City at the age of 16. Later, he became a union representative in the Plumber’s Union. He steadily advanced through organized labor and in 1955 became president of the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO).
