Block, Harry, 1908-1988
Variant namesSecretary of the Pennsylvania state AFL-CIO.
From the description of Oral history interview with Harry Block, 1967 September 25. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 31484759
Harry Block was financial secretary of United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers (UE) local 18368 (1933-1936), vice-president of the UE (1936-1946), president of its successor, the International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers (IUE; 1949-1972), and secretary-treasurer of the Pennsylvania CIO Council (1946-1960). Having organized production workers of Philco Corporation into locals 101 and 102 of the IUE, Block headed a bitter strike of its 8,000 members (1954). Block later played a role in the contentious merger in Pennsylvania of the AFL and CIO (1960), the national organizations having merged five years previously. He then became secretary of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO (1960-1982).
From the description of Harry Block papers, 1908-1988. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 456288815
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| creatorOf | Block, Harry, 1908-1988,. Oral history interview with Harry Block, 1967 September 25. | Pennsylvania State University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Block, Harry, 1908-1988. Harry Block papers, 1908-1988. | Pennsylvania State University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers. President's Office. UE local and district files of Presidential Assistant Les Finnegan, 1938-1956. | Rutgers University | |
| creatorOf | Pennsylvania AFL-CIO. Pennsylvania AFL-CIO records, 1899-1988. | Pennsylvania State University Libraries |
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| associatedWith | Carey, James B. | person |
| associatedWith | Filippelli, Ronald L., | person |
| associatedWith | International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers. President's Office. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Pennsylvania AFL-CIO. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America | corporateBody |
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| Electric industry workers |
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Person
Birth 1908
Death 1988-11-27
