Paul Jennings (union worker)
Paul J. Jennings (March 19, 1918 – September 7, 1987) was an American labor leader who served as president of the International Union of Electrical Workers (IUE) from 1965 to 1976.[1]
Life and career[]
Jennings was born in Brooklyn, New York. He attended James Madison High School, the and the .
He was the successor to founding president James B. Carey.[2] Among his successes were formation of a 13-union committee created for collective bargaining with General Electric and Westinghouse. His attempts to stop Richard Nixon's re-election as president landed him on the master list of Nixon political opponents.
Jennings died in West Hempstead, New York following a long illness. The IUE's Paul Jennings Scholarship is named in his honor.
References[]
- ^ How, Marvine (September 10, 1987). Paul J. Jennings, Union Leader, Dies. The New York Times
- ^ Staff report (September 10, 1987). Paul Jennings, Former Chief Of Union, Dies. The Washington Post
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