George Addes
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| 2nd Secretary-Treasurer of the United Auto Workers | |
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| President | Homer Martin R. J. Thomas Walter Reuther |
| Preceded by | Ed Hall |
| Succeeded by | Emil Mazey |
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| Occupation | Politician, activist, trade unionist |
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George F. Addes (August 26, 1911 – June 19, 1990) was a founder of the United Automobile Workers of America (UAW) union and its secretary-treasurer from 1936 until 1947.[1][2][3][4] Along with R. J. Thomas and Richard Frankensteen, he was a leader of the pro-Communist left-wing faction of the UAW.
Background
George F. Addes was born on August 26, 1911, in La Crosse, Wisconsin, came from Lebanese ancestry, and grew up in Toledo, Ohio.[1][5]
Career
At age 17, Addes went to work at the Willys Overland plant in Toledo.[1]
Addes and Richard Frankensteen led a major faction of the UAW, supporting piecework and incentive pay in auto plants. The other faction, led by Walter Reuther, accused them both of being communists. Addes participated in the Battle of the Overpass.[6] In 1947, he lost his executive position to Emil Mazey.[1]
After leaving the UAW, Addes joined Ford Motor Company, from which he retired in 1975.[1]
Personal life and death
Addes married Gloria Saba; they had three children.[1]
George F. Addes died age 79 on June 19, 1990, at the Bon Secours Hospital in Grosse Pointe, Michigan.[1]
See also
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References
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- ^ a b c d e f g Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.New York Times website (1990-06-21). "Obituary for George Addes". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.detnews.com website (1997-06-23). "The most important strike in American labor history". Retrieved 2008-03-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.time.com website (1951-08-18). "The importance of United Automobile Workers". Time. Archived from the original on August 29, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Who's George For?". Time. March 18, 1946. Archived from the original on February 19, 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Political Graveyard: Arabic ancestry Politicians".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Richard Frankensteen, the UAW's 'other guy'". Retrieved 2008-03-28.
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Further reading
- Barnard, John, American Vanguard: A History of the United Auto Workers, 1935–1970 (2004) .
- Fink, Gary M. Biographical Dictionary of American Labor Leaders(Greenwood Press, 1974). pp. 4–5.
- Halpern, Martin. "The 1939 UAW convention: Turning point for communist power in the auto union?" Labor History 33.2 (1992): 190-216.
- Kraus, Henry. Heroes of Unwritten Story: The UAW, 1934–1939 (University of Illinois Press, 1993).
External links
- UAW War Policy Collection
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Labor's Communists Come Under Fire". Life. Vol. 22, no. 12. 24 March 1947.
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