george meany & walter reuther: labor united 1955
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George Meany & Walter Reuther: Labor United 1955
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Meany & Reuther AFL-CIO 1955
• George Meany & Water Reuther at the Merger Convention of the AFL-CIO
• William Schnitzler (left) of the Bakery and Confectionery Workers’ International and Sec.-Tres. of AFL-CIO
George Meany Memorial Archives, Subject Collection, Box 19, Folder 1, Neg. # 427
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George Meany Baseball Player• Born 1894
• Apprentice Plumber 1910-1915
• Journeyman
Plumber
1915-1922
George Meany Memorial Archives, Meany Collection, Box 8, Folder 10, Neg. # 235
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George Meany Business Agent
• Elected in 1922 business agent of New York Local 463, United Association of Plumbers and Steam Fitters of the US & Canada
George Meany Memorial Archives, Meany Collection, Box 8, Folder 10, Neg. # 227
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George Meany and Herbert Lehman, Governor New York, ca.
1930s
• Meany (left) elected in 1932 a vice-president of the New York State Federation of Labor and President 1934-1939
George Meany Memorial Archives, Meany Collection, Box 4, Folder 16, Neg. # 585
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George Meany & William Green, ca. 1944
• Elected Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL, 1939
• Elected President 1952
George Meany Memorial Archives, Meany Collection, Box 6, Folder 12
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George Meany & Walter Reuther, ca. 1960s
• Reuther served as head of the Industrial Union Department of AFL-CIO
• Often clashed with Meany
• Departed the AFL-CIO with United Auto Workers in 1968
George Meany Memorial Archives, Meany Collection, Box 6, Folder17