George Meany

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American human labor leader trade unionist

George Meany was a prominent American labor leader who served as the longtime president of the AFL-CIO and became one of the most influential figures in 20th-century U.S. trade unionism.

Aliases (1)

George Meany Jr. ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American → human → labor leader → trade unionist →
awardReceived	Presidential Medal of Freedom →
causeOfDeath	cardiac arrest →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1894-08-16 →
dateOfDeath	1980-01-10 →
educatedAt	public schools in New York City →
employer	AFL-CIO →
ethnicGroup	Irish American →
familyName	Meany →
fieldOfWork	labor movement → trade unionism →
givenName	George →
hasFather	Michael Meany →
hasSpouse	Eugenia McMahon →
knownFor	influence on U.S. labor policy → leading the merger of the AFL and CIO → serving as the first president of the AFL-CIO → support for collective bargaining → support for the Democratic Party →
memberOf	AFL-CIO → American Federation of Labor →
notableWork	formation of the AFL-CIO → leadership of the U.S. labor movement in the mid-20th century →
numberOfChildren	3 →
occupation	labor leader → plumber → trade unionist →
placeOfBirth	New York → New York City → United States of America →
placeOfDeath	United States of America → Washington, D.C. →
politicalAlignment	anti-communism →
positionHeld	President of the AFL-CIO → President of the American Federation of Labor → President of the New York State Federation of Labor → Secretary-Treasurer of the American Federation of Labor → Vice President of the American Federation of Labor →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
residence	Bronx → Washington, D.C. →
sexOrGender	male →
workLocation	New York City → Washington, D.C. →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Parklawn Memorial Park ("George Meany Jr.") →	hasNotableBurial
American Federation of Labor →	keyPerson
American Federation of Labor →	notablePresident
William Green →	succeededBy