Lane Kirkland - Wikipedia
Joseph Lane Kirkland (March 12, 1922 – August 14, 1999) was an American labor union leader who served as President of the AFL–CIO from 1979 to 1995.
Lane Kirkland - AFL-CIO
President of the AFL-CIO from 1979 to 1995, Lane Kirkland inherited a labor movement under heavy assault. Moving quickly to stem labor's decline, Kirkland initiated significant institutional innovations and secured the re-affiliation of almost all the large national unions that remained outside the AFL-CIO.
Lane Kirkland | American Labour Union Leader & Cold War …
Lane Kirkland was an American labour union leader who was president of the American Federation of Labor–Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) from 1979 to 1995. Kirkland graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy in 1942 and then served as an officer on American merchant
Lane Kirkland, Who Led Labor In Difficult Times, Is Dead at 77
1999年8月15日 · Lane Kirkland, who was president of the A.F.L.-C.I.O. from 1979 to 1995, a troubled period for American workers, and who resigned after an angry revolt of union presidents, died yesterday morning...
Lane Kirkland - AFL-CIO
1997年7月30日 · For more than 50 years, from his first day as a member of the Masters, Mates and Pilots through his distinguished stewardship as president of the AFL-CIO, Lane Kirkland served the cause of justice, dignity, freedom and union for every working man and women.
Hall of Honor Inductee: Lane Kirkland - U.S. Department of Labor
For half a century Joseph Lane Kirkland was a master builder of the American labor movement. Beginning as a researcher for the American Federation of Labor in 1948, he rose through the leadership ranks to be elected secretary-treasurer in 1969 …
Lane Kirkland - The Economist
1999年8月26日 · Lane Kirkland, aristocratic American labour leader, died on August 14th, aged 77
President Emeritus Lane Kirkland - AFL-CIO
1999年10月9日 · For more than a half-century, Lane Kirkland fought for economic justice and freedom for working people around the world. Early in his tenure as president of the AFL-CIO, the federation created the George Meany Human Rights Award—an award that not only reflected the contributions to human rights of Kirkland's mentor George Meany, but also ...
Lane Kirkland | Encyclopedia.com
2018年5月23日 · Joseph Lane Kirkland (born 1922) served as a leader in the American labor union movement for his entire career. He was also a political activist supporting civil rights, equal opportunities for women, and a strong defense.
Kirkland, Joseph Lane - South Carolina Encyclopedia
2016年6月8日 · Lane Kirkland was born on March 12, 1922, in Camden, to the cotton buyer Randolph Withers Kirkland and Louise Richardson. The family had deep roots in the state. Kirkland’s great-great grandfather Thomas Jefferson Withers was a signer of the Ordinance of Secession and the uncle and legal guardian of Mary Boykin Chesnut, author of Diary from ...