lane kirkland

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born March 12, 1922, Camden, S.C., U.S. died Aug. 14, 1999, Washington, D.C. U.S. labour-union leader. He served as an officer in the U.S. merchant marine and joined the American Federation of Labor (AFL) as a staff researcher in 1948. He was elected secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO in 1969 and succeeded George Meany as president in 1979. During Kirkland's tenure (1979-95), the AFL-CIO's membership and political influence waned due to shrinking employment in the U.S. manufacturing sector
Joseph Lane Kirkland
born March 12, 1922, Camden, S.C., U.S. died Aug. 14, 1999, Washington, D.C. U.S. labour-union leader. He served as an officer in the U.S. merchant marine and joined the American Federation of Labor (AFL) as a staff researcher in 1948. He was elected secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO in 1969 and succeeded George Meany as president in 1979. During Kirkland's tenure (1979-95), the AFL-CIO's membership and political influence waned due to shrinking employment in the U.S. manufacturing sector
lane kirkland

    Hyphenation

    lane Kirk·land

    Turkish pronunciation

    leyn kırklınd

    Pronunciation

    /ˈlān ˈkərklənd/ /ˈleɪn ˈkɜrklənd/
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