Donahue, Thomas R. (Thomas Reilly Donahue) (dŏn`əhy
'), 1928–, American labor leader, b. New York City. A long-time member of the Service Employees International Union, he rose from a position as a local organizer to serve as its first vice president (1969–73). From 1967 to 1969, he was Assistant Secretary for Labor-Management Relations in the U.S. Dept. of Labor. Donahue was an executive assistant (1973–79) to American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), a federation of autonomous labor unions in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Panama, and U.S.
..... Click the link for more information. president George Meany Meany, George, 1894–1980, American labor leader, president of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO; 1955–79), b. New York City.
..... Click the link for more information. and from 1979 to 1995 was secretary-treasurer of the labor organization. He briefly succeeded Lane Kirkland Kirkland, Lane (Joseph Lane Kirkland) (kûr`klənd)
..... Click the link for more information. as interim president of the AFL-CIO in 1995 but lost an election for the position to John J. Sweeney Sweeney, John Joseph, 1934–, U.S. labor leader, b. New York City. An official of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) from 1960, he became president of the SEIU in 1980.
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'), 1928–, American labor leader, b. New York City. A long-time member of the Service Employees International Union, he rose from a position as a local organizer to serve as its first vice president (1969–73). From 1967 to 1969, he was Assistant Secretary for Labor-Management Relations in the U.S. Dept. of Labor. Donahue was an executive assistant (1973–79) to American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), a federation of autonomous labor unions in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Panama, and U.S...... Click the link for more information. president George Meany Meany, George, 1894–1980, American labor leader, president of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO; 1955–79), b. New York City.
..... Click the link for more information. and from 1979 to 1995 was secretary-treasurer of the labor organization. He briefly succeeded Lane Kirkland Kirkland, Lane (Joseph Lane Kirkland) (kûr`klənd)
..... Click the link for more information. as interim president of the AFL-CIO in 1995 but lost an election for the position to John J. Sweeney Sweeney, John Joseph, 1934–, U.S. labor leader, b. New York City. An official of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) from 1960, he became president of the SEIU in 1980.
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