William Green
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William Green was a prominent American labor leader who served as president of the American Federation of Labor from 1924 to 1952, guiding the organization through the Great Depression and World War II.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
ⓘ
labor leader ⓘ person ⓘ trade unionist ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
collective bargaining
ⓘ
old-age pensions ⓘ social legislation ⓘ unemployment insurance ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
labour movement
ⓘ
surface form:
American labor movement
|
| birthDate | 1873-03-03 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Coshocton, Ohio, United States ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1952-11-21 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Coshocton, Ohio, United States ⓘ |
| employer | American Federation of Labor ⓘ |
| endTime | 1952 ⓘ |
| era | early 20th-century American labor history ⓘ |
| guidedOrganizationThrough |
Great Depression
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| helpedExpand | membership of the American Federation of Labor ⓘ |
| helpedShape | New Deal labor policy ⓘ |
| ideology | business unionism ⓘ |
| knownFor | president of the American Federation of Labor ⓘ |
| leadershipStyle | moderate ⓘ |
| legacy | key figure in U.S. labor history ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Federation of Labor
ⓘ
Ohio Senate ⓘ
surface form:
Ohio State Senate
|
| name | William Green self-link ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| occupation |
labor leader
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| officeHeld | President of the American Federation of Labor ⓘ |
| party |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
|
| positionHeld | member of the Ohio State Senate ⓘ |
| precededBy | Samuel Gompers ⓘ |
| promoted |
collective bargaining agreements
ⓘ
peaceful industrial relations ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| residence |
Ohio
ⓘ
surface form:
Ohio, United States
|
| spokeOn |
social justice
ⓘ
workers' rights ⓘ |
| startTime | 1924 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | George Meany ⓘ |
| supported |
anti-communist policies in labor unions
ⓘ
cooperation between labor and government ⓘ |
| wasInOfficeDuring |
Franklin D. Roosevelt presidency
ⓘ
Harry S. Truman presidency ⓘ |
| workedAs | coal miner ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
American Federation of Labor