Lane Kirkland


 
 

Joseph Lane Kirkland (March 12, 1922 – August 14, 1999) was a US labor union leader who served as President of the AFL-CIO for over sixteen years.

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Kirkland was born in Camden, South Carolina and rose over his career to head the 16 million-member American labor movement.

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In 1941, Kirkland entered the United States Merchant Marine Academy, graduated 1942, and became an officer on U.S. merchant ships during World War II. After the war, he worked in the Research Department of the AFL. He received a B.S. degree from the prestigious Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.


 

March 12: March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap years). There are 294 days remaining....

1922: 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar)....

August 14: August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining....


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