| Top News Stories Of 1955 - AFOL - CIO Merger | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1612 |
| Catalog #: | 353816 | |
| Clip Number: | 353816-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 028-738-09 | |
| Timecode: | 00:53:46 - 00:54:17 | |
| Location: | New York, New York | |
| Year Shot: | 1955 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | LABOR UNIONS: American Federation of Labor–Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) LABOR UNIONS: Labor Rally LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New York, New York | |
| Description: | A.F.L.- C.I.O. Merger was achieved. With George Meany as President and Walter Reuther a vice-president, the new organization mustered 16 million workers under its banner. Twelve hundred Union delegates gathered in New York probability for the most historic meeting in the history of American Labor. Symbolic of the merger of the AFOL and CIO. George Meany and Walter Reuther joined together to bang the gavel to open the meeting. A meeting distend to bring together 16 million American workers. A mile-stone for labor. | |
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