George Meany & Walter Reuther: Labor United 1955

Meany & Reuther AFL-CIO 1955

• George Meany & Water Reuther at the Merger Convention of the AFL-CIO

• William Schnitzler (left) of the Bakery and Confectionery Workers’ International and Sec.-Tres. of AFL-CIO

George Meany Memorial Archives, Subject Collection, Box 19, Folder 1, Neg. # 427

George Meany Baseball Player• Born 1894

• Apprentice Plumber 1910-1915

• Journeyman

Plumber

1915-1922

George Meany Memorial Archives, Meany Collection, Box 8, Folder 10, Neg. # 235

George Meany Business Agent

• Elected in 1922 business agent of New York Local 463, United Association of Plumbers and Steam Fitters of the US & Canada

George Meany Memorial Archives, Meany Collection, Box 8, Folder 10, Neg. # 227

George Meany and Herbert Lehman, Governor New York, ca.

1930s

• Meany (left) elected in 1932 a vice-president of the New York State Federation of Labor and President 1934-1939

George Meany Memorial Archives, Meany Collection, Box 4, Folder 16, Neg. # 585

George Meany & William Green, ca. 1944

• Elected Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL, 1939

• Elected President 1952

George Meany Memorial Archives, Meany Collection, Box 6, Folder 12

George Meany & Walter Reuther, ca. 1960s

• Reuther served as head of the Industrial Union Department of AFL-CIO

• Often clashed with Meany

• Departed the AFL-CIO with United Auto Workers in 1968

George Meany Memorial Archives, Meany Collection, Box 6, Folder17