George meany (34 risultati)
Editore: School of Commerce, New York University. 1967
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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 8vo, hardcover. Vg+ condition in vg dj, contents bright, crisp & clean, dj faintly edge-browned. xix, 82 p.
Editore: Congress of Industrial Organizations, Washington 1944
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Pamphlet. 104p., stapled wraps, 6x9 inches, wraps lightly worn else very good condition. Cover title: Cost of living.
Editore: Grosset & Dunlap 1951
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Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Repirnt. Some wear. In a Good jacket. Very serviceable copy.
Editore: Grosset & Dunlap
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Condizione: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket (baseball, babe ruth) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.
Editore: Grosset & Dunlap
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Condizione: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. (baseball, juvenile) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Editore: AFL-CIO 1972
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Pamphlet. Condizione: Very Good. Former owner's name on front cover. Light shelf wear. Otherwise clean and tight. Staple bound.
Altre immaginiEditore: AFL-CIO, Washington 1951
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Four-panel brochure, paper toned else very good condition, 5.5x8.5 inches.
Altre immaginiEditore: National Association of Manufacturers, New York 1956
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Pamphlet. 18p., stapled wraps, 5.5x8.5 inches, touch of rust to staples else very good condition.
Altre immaginiEditore: American Federation of Labor, Washington 1952
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Pamphlet. 11p., stapled wraps, 4x8.5 inches, very good condition. On the history & role of the AFL.
Altre immaginiEditore: Jewish Labor Committee, New York 1955
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Pamphlet. [8p.], stapled wraps, 5.5x8.5 inches, very good condition. Address on the merger of the AFL & CIO, integration, civil rights and anti-communism.
Editore: Industrial Union Department, AFL-CIO, Washington 1957
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Pamphlet. 28p., stapled wraps, 4x9 inches, wraps lightly soiled else very good condition.
Editore: Washington, DC: AFL-CIO 1971
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Soft cover. Condizione: Good. Good staple-bound softcover. Lightly scuffed covers; horizontal fold at midmagazine; slightly faded at fold; address label at front cover lower inner corner; faint marrker letters at front cover top for corner; 'received' stamp at frotn cover near fore corner; tightly bound; clean interior. All arti…cles about blacks and other minorities incomes and employment, job training, work availability, etc. Writers include: Bayard Rustin, Ray Marshall, Rex Hardesty, Velma Hill. 4to.
Editore: EP Dutton Co, New York 1957
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Stated 1st Edition. First president of the AFL famous autobiography in a new edition. Nice bright clean copy of HB 1st with jacket. 5-3/4 x 8-1/2, 334 pp, index. VeryGood w owner signature inside else unmarked, bright gilt, light edgewear; in Fair.Good unclipped jacket w taped tears, stains. Hardcover in gray cloth boards w gilt… spine titling; in red/whie jacket.
Editore: AFL-CIO, Washington 1971
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19p., staplebound pamphlet, 3.75x8.5 inches, very good condition.
WHERE THEY STAND: President Johnson, Senator Goldwater. COPE Publication 146C
AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education, Washington, George Meany, Chairman
Editore: AFL-CIO, Washington, D.C. 1964
Da: Peter L. Masi - books, MONTAGUE, MA, U.S.A.Peter L. Masi - books
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Leaflet. Condizione: Used - Very Good. September 1, 1964. (4) pages. Portraits, stars, stripes. 12 x 8.75", folded sheet. Peace, Extremism, Unions, Jobs, Taxes, Health Care, Social Security, Poor, Education, Human Rights. 'election of Lyndon B. Johnson and Hubert H. Humphrey is of vital concern to labor'. Creased, VG.
Altre immaginiEditore: American Federation of Labor, Washington, D.C. 1953
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Wraps. 8.5 x 5.75 in. 15 [1] pp. Stapled paper wraps printed in black. Very faint wear to wraps, interior lightly toned but clean. Address delivered by President George Meany at the opening of the Seventy-second Convention of the American Federation of Labor, St. Louis, Mo., September 21, 1953.
Editore: [AFL], [Washington] 1940
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Two page press release, 8.5x14 inches, stapled once at upper left, mimeographed on one side only, folded horizontally, very good condition.
Editore: American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, Washington DC 1955
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Pamphlet. 11p., 6x9 inches; in very good condition. Publication No. 79.
Editore: New York: Building Service Emplo 1955
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paperback. Condizione: Good.
George Meany and Nelson A. Rockefeller (photograph)
(Meany, George and Nelson Rockefeller). Woods (photographer)
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Photograph. Photograph, 10 x 8 inches. B/W photograph with Rockefeller's arm on Meany's shoulder as Meany, carrying bundle of newspapers, prepares to get into auto. In 1952 Meany became president of the AFL and, in 1955, he merged the AFL with the CIO. Rockefeller in 1952 was working in government under Truman and, then, Eisenho…wer. Very good copy. On rear of photograph in ink, lower right corner: 'Woods 2000.086.1685'.
Editore: American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations: Washington, D.C. 1965
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. One page printed on recto only, 8.25 x 11? on American Federation of Labor letterhead. One diagonal crease at bottom left corner, light wrinkling to top and edges, minor pencil writing on back else good condition with no soiling or tears. Letter is short, cordially replying to a Mr. Johnson who…was requesting Meany?s autograph. He says he is ?more than happy? to send an autographed picture, unfortunately picture is not present. George Meany was the first president of the AFL, serving from 1955 to 1979.
Altre immaginiWatergate: An Unfinished Story of Money and Politics
[AFL-CIO special committee: John H. Lyons Jr., Peter Bommarito, Louis Stulberg, Alfred Chesser, James Housewright / George Meany]
Editore: American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations [AFL-CIO] 1973
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Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Staple-bound in card wrapper. Shows light handling and some uneven toning to covers. Interior is unmarked and generally clean. vi + 164 pages. Uncommon. A special report to the 10th Convention of the AFL-CIO (held October 18-23, 1973) on the Watergate scandal, chronicling the corruption of the…Nixon administration, authored by a committee made up of five prominent labor leaders. The report provides commentary on the tapes, public statements, corporate and political funds, legal settlements, the subversion of democracy and its impact on labor, and the views and rulings of the courts. It also includes a day-by-day chronology (Jul 23, 1970 to Nov 26, 1973), Nixon's enemies list, and a list of his 'fat cat' contributors.
Altre immaginiWatergate: An Unfinished Story of Money and Politics - Wherein any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or to actual events is, sadly, not coincidental but irrefutable true and tragic. (AFL-CIO Publication 150)
Special Committee Appointed by the Executive Committee of the AFL-CIO; Introduction-George Meany
Editore: AFL-CIO 1973
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Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Uncommon book on Watergate. Very Good. No marks. Pages and cover lightly age tanned. Covers known events through December 1973. vi, 164 pages; 22 cm. (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, Publication 150) . . . . . . . FROM THE INTRODUCTION BY GEOR…GE MEANY.This is why Watergate is important to us. We are not referring merely to the break-in at the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee. We are referring to what was clearly a systematic, determined effort, involving some of the most powerful people in this country, to undermine the two-party system and thereby to damage critically the rights of the people. That this effort did not succeed is a tribute more to the incompetence of the Watergate burglars than to the vigilance of our political leadership. The nation is indebted to the bungling of the burglars-as it is to the quick thinking of Frank Wills, the young Watergate security guard-but these are not sufficiently strong foundations on which to rest our democratic institutions, We must not only punish those who are proven guilty, we must once and for all drastically curtail the power of money in politics. On August 29, 1972, the President said of Watergate: *This kind of activity, as I have often indicated, has no place whatever in our political process. We want the air cleared. We want it cleared as soon as possible.* So do we. That's the reason for this report. We do not want to wallow in the dirty past. We want to make a cleaner future.
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LeatherBound. Condizione: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 116. A perfect gif…t for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1944 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 116.
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Editore: Washington, DC, U.S.A. 1972
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No Binding. Condizione: Fine. Signed "George Meany in black ink and is dated December 6, 1972. Typed letter measures 6.5" X 8", has normal mailing folds and is in fine condition. George Meany was born on Aug. 16, 1894, in New York City. He inherited his dedication to the trade union movement from his father, who was president of… a local plumbers' union. When George had to leave high school because of difficult family circumstances, he chose his father's trade. After a 5-year apprenticeship, he received his journeyman plumber's certificate in 1915. In 1922 Meany was elected business agent of his union local. Although unionism did not thrive during the 1920s, Meany steadily broadened his activities within the building trades. President of the New York State Federation of Labor (1934-1939), he took advantage of the progressive mood of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal by helping enact more pro-labor bills and social reform measures than had previously been passed in the entire history of the New York Legislature. In 1939 Meany was elected secretary treasurer of the American Federation of Labor (AFL). During World War II Meany served on the War Labor Board and represented the AFL on Roosevelt's committee to draw up wartime labor policy. He also served on a special committee that the president regularly consulted on labor-management problems. After the war Meany helped establish the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, which contributed to the success of the Marshall Plan for the rehabilitation of war-torn Europe. In November 1952 Meany was chosen president of the AFL. Three years later he was unanimously elected president of the newly combined AFL-CIO at its first convention. He was consistently reelected without opposition. Throughout his career Meany was interested in reform, both within the labor movement and society at large. He initiated the first major attacks on corruption in the unions and was responsible for establishing a code of ethical practices for all union affiliates. He also took important steps toward eliminating racial discrimination in the labor movement. Under Meany's leadership, the AFL-CIO vigorously supported the Occupational Safety and Health Act, designed to protect employees from dangerous work conditions. The act became law in 1970. Meany put the full political force of the labor movement behind efforts to enact civil rights legislation. Without the trade union movement's support, none of the civil rights bills passed during the 1960s would have gone through Congress. The results of these bills testify to the persisting relevance of the labor movement and to Meany's social vision. President Dwight D. Eisenhower twice appointed Meany a U.S. delegate to the United Nations General Assembly, and Meany received numerous awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1963). George Meany died on January 10, 1980, at the age of 86. Signed by Author(s).
Signed letter from George Meany of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, to Herb Yellin of the Lord John Press.
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations/George Meany.
Editore: Washington, DC: George Meany. 1971
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Condizione: Good. Single page autographed, typed note on 8.5 x 11 letterhead. Very Good. Dated 12/3/1971.From the estate of Herb Yellin (1935 - 2014), the publisher of the Lord John Press.
The Saturday Evening Post, May 9, 1942 - Fifteen Lies Hitler Wants You To Believe / The Plight of the West Coast Japanese Volume 214, Number 45
Faulkner, William; Marmur, Jacland; Jameson, Colin G.; Lamson, David; Treat, Ida; Brandt, Karl;William D.; MacInnes, Helen; Short, Luke; Meany, Tom; Lawton, Dr. George; Zolotow, Maurice; Taylor, Frank J.; Bayles
Editore: The Curtis Publishing Company, Philadelphia 1942
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Single Issue Magazine. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. Features: William Faulkner's short story "The Bear"; Hunger Won't Beat the Axis - Karl Brandt describes Germany's design for eating; Tenth Man on a Ball Club - Al Schacht of the New York Yankees tells you what a third-base coach does and why; What Hitler Wants You to T…hink - do you believe the 15 lies Hitler wants you to believe? - "the most interesting and penetrating word picture ever written on how Hitler is waging psychological war on the American people"; Not Quite Heaven - Providing real homes for the aged; Headaches of a Headwaiter - How Albert, Headwaiter of the Hurricane, the largest night club on Broadway, separates the drips from the drunks, the cheats from the chumps, etc.; The People Nobody Wants - An on-the-spot observer tells what happened in the lives of more than 100,000 Japanese when they were ordered out of the Pacific Coast Combat Zone; War Slang. Short Stories: The Skipper's Flag; A Plague upon You, Mrs. B.; A Girl Can Remember; Escape from Djibouti; Assignment in Brittany (part 2 of 8); Ride the Man Down (part 6 of 7). One-page Philco ad with illustration by Herbert Johnson shows Uncle Sam slamming Hitler with an upper cut. Half-page color-photo Canada Dry ad features Binnie Barnes, Frances Langford, Edward Norris and Lee Bennett. Artistic color Chesterfield cigarette ad inside back cover features reflection of Rita Hayworth in cigarette case mirror. Complete, clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Chip from lower corner of back cover. A quality vintage copy of this fascinating WWII-era issue.; Cover Photo; Folio. Illustrated by Calvert, W.W.; Reid, Robert O. (illustratore).
Altre immaginiEditore: American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations 1956-1977, Washington DC 1956
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First printings. Thirteen 12mo volumes. Staple-bound, illustrated wrappers; pagination varies. Uniformly clean, tight and unmarked; Very Good or better. A nearly consecutive run of AFL-CIO Legislative Reports, beginning with the 84th Congress (1956) and ending with the 94th (1977), lacking only the report for 1972. An invaluable… labor history reference, with commentary on all aspects of labor and civil rights legislation introduced during the period. Main titles and dates of issue vary. Comprises: Labor Looks at the 84th Congress (Sept. 1956); Labor Looks at the 85th Congress (Oct. 1958); Labor Looks at the 86th Congress (Oct. 1960); Labor Looks at Congress 1961 (Oct. 1961); Labor Looks at the 87th Congress (Oct. 1962); Labor Looks at Congress 1963 (Jan. 1964); Labor Looks at the 89th Congress (Nov. 1966); Labor Looks at Congress 1967 (Jan 1967); Labor Looks at the 90th Congress (Dec. 1968); Labor Looks at Congress 1969 (Jan 1970); Labor Looks at the 91st Congress (Jan. 1971); Labor Looks at Congress 1973 (Jan. 1974); Labor Looks at the 93rd Congress (Feb. 1975); Labor Looks at the 94th Congress (Jan. 1977).
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No Binding. Condizione: Fine. Signed "George Meany" in black ink.This photograph measures 8" X 10" and is in FINE condition. George Meany, (born August 16, 1894, New York, New York, U.S.—died January 10, 1980, Washington, D.C.), U.S. labour leader, president of the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organization…s (AFL-CIO) from the time the two unions merged in 1955 until 1979, when he retired. A plumber's son and a plumber himself by trade, Meany joined the United Association of Plumbers and Steam Fitters of the United States and Canada in 1915 and was elected business agent of a Plumbers and Steam Fitters local in 1922. In 1932 he was elected a vice president of the New York State Federation of Labor, and he served as its president from 1934 to 1939. His work moved to the national level with his 1939 election as secretary-treasurer of the American Federation of Labor (AFL). Upon the death of William Green in 1952, Meany became the AFL's president. One of Meany's greatest accomplishments was the merger of two competitive and dissimilar labour organizations: the AFL, which was organized by craft, and the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), which was organized by industry. His long tenure as president of the combined AFL-CIO made him the leading spokesman for American labour interests, and he used his power vigorously. He transformed the nature of the U.S. labour movement from radical to conservative, preferring to achieve goals through lobbying and dispute arbitration rather than through strikes and marches. In 1957 he expelled the Teamsters Union, led by Jimmy Hoffa, from the AFL-CIO, and he lost the United Auto Workers after disputes with its president, Walter Reuther, in 1968. Though Meany was considered tardy in supporting equal job opportunities, the program that he eventually approved became the cornerstone of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In 1963 Meany was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 1977 he helped to lead the United States out of the International Labour Organisation when it refused to criticize repressive communist policies. Labour historians note that during Meany's term as AFL-CIO president, union membership as a percentage of the nonagricultural U.S. workforce declined from 33 percent in 1955 to 23 percent in 1979. Signed by Author(s).
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