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John Joseph Sweeney (May 5, 1934 – February 1, 2021) was an American labor leader who served as president of the AFL–CIO from 1995 to 2009. [1] [2] Early years. Born in The Bronx, New York, Sweeney was the son of James, a city bus driver, and Agnes, a domestic worker, both Irish immigrants.
Feb 2, 2021 · John J. Sweeney, Crusading Labor Leader, Is Dead at 86. As head of the A.F.L.-C.I.O., he embraced immigrants, women, minority groups and low-wage workers in an effort to reverse organized...
May 1, 2024 · John Sweeney, American labor leader who served as president of the AFL-CIO from 1995 to 2009. He sought to increase labor’s visibility and political clout, though under his leadership several unions left the federation. Learn more about Sweeney’s life and career.
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Feb 13, 2021 · John Sweeney was probably the single most important US labor reformer of our time. Leading the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), he advanced an internal reform and modernization process that had begun under George Hardy, resulting in the dramatic growth of the union.
Feb 18, 2021 · 02.18.2021. United States. Unions. History. John Sweeney: The Man Who Wanted to Be a “Big Labor” Leader. By. Rich Yeselson. Despite the best efforts of former AFL-CIO leader John Sweeney, organized labor has continued its decline. Not only have we been politically defeated, but our very historical memory of struggle is under assault.
Feb 2, 2021 · WASHINGTON (AP) — John Sweeney, who spent 14 years steering the AFL-CIO through a time of declining union membership and rising internal dissent, has died. He was 86. He died on Monday at his home in Bethesda, Maryland, AFL-CIO communications deputy director Carolyn Bobb said. The cause of his death wasn’t immediately disclosed.
Feb 3, 2021 · John J. Sweeney, a labor official who led the AFL-CIO for 14 years, expanding the union federation’s national reach in politics while presiding over a steady decline in union membership,...
