George Meany

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.

External links

Archives

• 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.
• International Affairs Department documents at the George Meany Memorial Archives.

Articles

• George Meany Biograpy on the AFL-CIO website http://www.afl-cio.org.
• Meany Hired a Former Top Communist To Run AFL-CIO?s International Affairs by Harvey Kelber. Labor Educator. Accessed April 2, 2005.

Books

• George Meany Modern Leader of the American Federation of Labor by B. Finke. Publisher: Samhar Pr (June 1, 1972) ISBN 0871575485.
• Taking Care of Business: Samuel Gompers, George Meany, Lane Kirkland, and the Tragedy of American Labor by Paul Buhle. 224 pages Publisher: Monthly Review Press (August 1, 1999). ISBN 1583670033.