Everything about William Green Labor Leader totally explained
William Green (
March 3,
1873 –
November 21,
1952) was president of the
American Federation of Labor from
1924 to
1952.
The son of
Welsh immigrant
coal miners from
Coshocton, Ohio, he was elected secretary of the
United Mine Workers of America in
1891. In
1910, he was elected to the
Ohio Senate, where he served as both Senate president
pro tempore and
Democratic floor leader. He was named to the
AFL Executive Council in
1914, and became Secretary-Treasurer in
1916. In 1924 he became president of the AFL following the death of
Samuel Gompers, a position he held until his death. He is best remembered for having presided over the split in the AFL which led to the founding of the
Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO).
He was regarded, both by his contemporaries and historically, as a very mild mannered leader who deferred on nearly all matters to aides such as
Matthew Woll and his more distinguished successor
George Meany.
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