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	George Meany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		Meany was a great believer in the cooperation of labor and capital.
		George Meany Memorial Archives at the National Labor College in Silver Spring, Maryland, an educational institution for labor officers, representatives, and staff of AFL-CIO affiliates.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_Meany (428 words)

	George Meany Biography / Biography of George Meany Biography
		George Meany (1894 -1980) was one of America's most powerful labor leaders during the 20th century.
		George Meany was born on Aug. 16, 1894, in New York City.
		George Meany died on January 10, 1980, at the age of 86.
	www.bookrags.com /biography-george-meany (562 words)

	George Meany
		George Meany was a molder of the modern labor movement, a citizen and fierce defender of his country.
		A plumber's son and a plumber himself by trade, George Meany joined the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and PipeFitting Industry of the United States and Canada in 1915, and at the age of 16 he became an apprentice plumber.
		George Meany died on January 10, 1980 at the age of 85 and is buried at Gate of Heavens in Silver Spring, Maryland.
	www.ualocal1.org /george_meany.htm (875 words)

	George Meaney
		Labor leader George Meany was born in New York City in 1894 and became a plumber at the age of 16.
		In 1952, Meany succeeded William Green as president of the AFL and was a major force in the merging of the AFL with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) in 1955.
		Meany was the first president of the AFL-CIO, and was reelected without opposition.
	www.multied.com /Bio/people/Meaney.html (152 words)

	ALSC - Samuel Gompers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Meany did this difficult task well, and his focus on protecting the union and its members remained with him for the rest of his life.
		Meany supported the Democratic Party through much of his career, but he did s~in the spirit of rewarding your friends and punishing your enemies that was the dominant approach in the old AFL.
		Meany accepted the position widely held in the old AFL that any attack on unions, even on a particular issue, weakened the labor movement and fueled the work of its enemies.
	www.labor-studies.org /bios/George_Meany.htm (805 words)

	George Meany :: The Encyclopedia of New York State :: Syracuse University Press
		His father was president of a plumbers' union in the Bronx, and Meany became a plumber's helper at age 16, attending trade school at night.
		Meany had close alliances with leading state Democrats such as Gov Herbert H. Lehman and Sen Robert F. Wagner Sr and worked to gain passage of several important labor laws.
		In 1952 Meany was elected AFL president and in 1955 helped end the rivalry between the AFL and the industrial unions that made up the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO).
	syracuseuniversitypress.syr.edu /encyclopedia/entries/george-meany.html (320 words)

	George Meany (1894 - 1980)
		His father, Michael Meany, was president of the Bronx local of the United Association of Plumbers and Pipe FittersCand in 1910, Meany joined the union as an apprentice at the age of 16, working as a plumber in New York for the next decade.
		Meany was elected unanimously as the first president of the merged labor federation.
		Meany viewed the labor movement as more than a "special interest" it was rather the only organization in American life that spoke for the common citizen.
	www.aflcio.org /aboutaflcio/history/history/meany.cfm (783 words)

	George Meany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		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.
		He is famous for having said toward the end of his tenure that he had "never walked a picket line in his life." He was succeded by Lane Kirkland.
		George Meany Memorial Archives (http://www.georgemeany.org/archives/) at the in Silver Spring, Maryland, an educational institution for labor officers, representatives, and staff of AFL-CIO affiliates.
	www.cypress.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/George_Meany (386 words)

	Meany, George. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		When the AFL and the CIO merged in 1955, Meany was elected head of the new federation and was reelected after that without opposition.
		Angered by reforms in the Democratic party in 1972, Meany was influential in leading the traditionally Democratic AFL-CIO into a neutral stance, supporting neither one of the major candidates in the presidential election.
		Meany later broke with Nixon, however, and became an early advocate of his resignation or impeachment.
	www2.bartleby.com /65/me/Meany-Ge.html (247 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - George Meany
		Meany, George (1894-1980), American labor leader, born in New York City.
		The downturn in the economy was one factor in the continuing woes of the Chrysler Corporation.
		An important development in the American labor movement in recent years has been the growth of unionism among public employees, who constitute the largest of several groups of so-called new union constituencies.
	encarta.msn.com /George_Meany.html (162 words)

	Meany, George on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		MEANY, GEORGE [Meany, George] 1894-1980, American labor leader, president of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO; 1955-79), b.
		George Meany lite.(Kathie Lee Gifford sends husband Frank and publicist to give bonuses to underpaid workers who produce an item in her clothing line)(Brief Article)
		The scandal of George Scalise: a case study in the rise of labor racketeering in the 1930s.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/M/Meany-G1e.asp (439 words)

	George Meany
		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 reunification with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955, after two decades of schism.
		Meany expressed solid support for the Vietnam War and, as a result, did not support George McGovern, the Democratic candidate for the presidency in 1972.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h1748.html (600 words)

	[Letter] 1955 March 11, Washington, D.C. [to] Congressman Walter / George Meany.
		At head of page is an embossed seal: American Federation of Labor and text: George Meany, American Ferderation of Labor, Washington, D.C. ; at the bottom of the page: The Honorable Francis Walter, House Office Building, Washington 25, D.C. ; triangular logo at bottom of page.
		Meany thanks Walter for sending a copy of the photograph of Meany's wife with Congresswoman Kelly and Mrs.
		At the time this letter was written, Meany had been president of the American Federation of Labor since 1952; the same year, the AFL merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), and Meany became president of this new AFL-CIO union, holding this office for twenty-four years.
	digital.lib.lehigh.edu /remain/1230 (212 words)

	Meany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		George Meany, an American labor leader, first president of the AFL-CIO.
		A Prayer for Owen Meany, a novel by American novelist John Irving.
		Bugs Meany, a recurring villain in the Encyclopedia Brown series of books.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Meany (108 words)

	George Meany - Britannica Concise
		Meany wielded considerable influence in the Democratic Party through the 1970s.
		George III - King of Great Britain and Ireland (1760–1820); also elector (1760–1814) and king (1814–20) of Hanover.
		Meany, George - 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.
	concise.britannica.com /ebc/article-9371698 (496 words)

	Roofers Meany Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Meany Center, located in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., is labor's college, providing labor education for all union activists.
		The International Union, in conjunction with the George Meany Center, offers certain approved labor studies institutes during the academic year to elected full-time officers and full-time business representatives and organizers.
		The George Meany Memorial Archives collects, preserves and makes available for research the official records of the AFL-CIO and its constitutional bodies, affiliated institutes and selected personal papers of officers and staff.
	www.unionroofers.com /EducationTraining/Educ.Meany.html (239 words)

	George meany at MetaFoxx
		Meany Modern Leader of the American Federation of Labor by B. Finke.
		Meany We heard from the abortionists and we heard from the people who looked like Jacks,...
		Meany was born in New York City in 1894 and became a plumber at the age of 16.
	metafoxx.com /george+meany (237 words)

	George Meany -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		A social and political environment in the 1950s that was less favorable to unions, the passing of leaders who had led the struggle between the AFL and CIO, and other factors led to the unification of the two federations in 1955.
		AFL President George Meany and Walter Reuther, president of both the CIO and the United Automobile Workers (UAW), took the initiative.
		In a dramatization, George Washington recalls crossing the Delaware, spending the winter at Valley Forge and defeating the British at the Battle of Yorktown.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9051687?tocId=9051687&query=afl-cio (829 words)

	George Meany
		Meany was active in the United Association of Plumbers and Steam Fitters and in 1932 was elected as vice president of the New York State Federation of Labor and two years later was elected president (1934-39).
		Meany was also secretary-treasurer of the American Federation of Labour (AFL) and on the death of William Green in 1954, became president.
		A dogmatic leader, he expelled Jimmy Hoffa and the Teamsters Union in 1957, and ten years later, a dispute with Walter Reuther led to the United Auto Workers leaving the organisation.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /USAmeany.htm (161 words)

	U.S. Scouting Service Project: Knots - George Meany Award
		The George Meany Award is a national recognition approved by the AFL-CIO Executive Council.
		By the way, each of the professionals at your Council Office should have a three ring binder entitled, "Foundations for Growth: A Resource for Unit Development." The application form is in that binder.
		NOTE: There were several thousand George Meany Award knots made incorrectly.
	usscouts.org /awards/meany.html (580 words)

	October 30, 2002
		In conjunction with the George Meany Center for Labor Studies (GMCLS) we have scheduled four 4-day Hazardous Waste/Chemical Emergency Response Training Programs to be held during 2003 at the George Meany Center for Labor Studies in Silver Spring, Maryland.
		Participants successfully completing the four-day training program will be eligible to receive college credit for the course through the National Labor College of the George Meany Center.
		Completed application forms should be mailed or faxed directly to the George Meany Center as indicated on the enclosed application form (on-line registration is also available).
	www.bmwe.org /Programs/2003HAZMAT.htm (475 words)

	George Meany Center offers free hazmat training (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		George Meany Center hosts four free training seminars
		CLEVELAND, Feb. 10 -- The George Meany Center for Labor Studies will conduct four four-day hazardous waste/chemical emergency response training programs at the Center's campus in Silver Spring, Md., BLE President Clarence Monin announced today.
		"Each year, the Meany Center is required to justify their funding by training a minimum number of participants," Monin said.
	www.ble.org /pr/archive/hazmats.html (238 words)

	The George Meany Award
		In recognition of their contributions to America's future, the AFL-CIO Executive Council established the George Meany Award.
		George Meany Awards may be presented annually by each AFL-CIO central labor council and by each AFL-CIO state federation.
		The state federation may also have a George* Meany Award program; their application process is the same, but their program and selection is separate from that of the central labor council.
	www.scouting.org /relationships/86-011 (585 words)

	Rail Labor Hazmat Training At George Meany Center
		The George Meany Center’s Rail Workers Hazardous Materials Training Program has successfully completed a pilot project, funded by the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), to develop web-based, on-line hazmat training for rail workers.
		The George Meany Center initially received funding for hazmat training in 1991.
		Therefore, to increase access to hazardous materials training for rail workers, the George Meany Center’s rail program is providing a web-based, on-line hazmat course.
	www.ttd.org /pressrel/pr012401aa.htm (295 words)

	Edward Fire Scholarship To George Meany Center Available (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Edward Fire Continuing Education Scholarship is available to any IUE-CWA member enrolling in continuing union education classes at the George Meany Center for Labor Studies – National Labor College.
		For more than 40 years, working men and women from AFL-CIO unions have come to The George Meany Center – National Labor College, the nation's premier labor educational facility, to gain tools, education and insight – knowledge that benefits both the student and the labor movement.
		Selections will be made by the George Meany Center – National Labor College Scholarship Committee.
	www.iue-cwa.org /news/page.jsp?itemID=27173150 (197 words)

	George Meany Center for Labor Studies/National Labor College Guild Unit -- Intro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Center provides rank-and-file union leaders with specialized training in issues such as union organizing and the law, contract bargaining, using the Internet to research employers, grievance handling, and the arbitration process.
		The NLC, an accredited institution of higher education, offers a flexible, for-credit academic course of study leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree and, in cooperation with the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and the University of Baltimore, a master's degree programs.
		The Center also houses the George Meany Memorial Archives and the George Meany Memorial Archives Library.
	www.wbng.org /gmc/gmcintro.htm (205 words)

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