George Meany
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Date of birth | August 16,1894 |
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Zodiac sign | Leo |
Born | Harlem |
New York | |
United States | |
Date of died | January 10,1980 |
Died | Washington |
D. C. | |
United States | |
Spouse | Eugenia Meany |
Books | Government Wage-price Guideposts in the American Economy |
Founded | AFL–CIO |
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ID | 880707 |
About George Meany
William George Meany was an American labor union leader for 57 years. He was the key figure in the creation of the AFL-CIO and served as the AFL-CIO's first president, from 1955 to 1979. Meany, the son of a union plumber, became a plumber himself at a young age, as well.