George Addes
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George F. Addes was a founder of the United Automobile Workers union and its secretary-treasurer from 1936 until 1947.
Addes and Richard Frankensteen
led a major faction of the Union, supporting piecework and incentive pay in auto plants. The other faction, led by Walter Reuther
, accused them both of being communists. Born in La Crosse, Wisconsin
, Addes was of Lebanese
ancestry.
Addes and Richard Frankensteen
Richard Frankensteen
Richard "Dick" Frankensteen was the first president of the Automotive Industrial Workers Association....
led a major faction of the Union, supporting piecework and incentive pay in auto plants. The other faction, led by Walter Reuther
Walter Reuther
Walter Philip Reuther was an American labor union leader, who made the United Automobile Workers a major force not only in the auto industry but also in the Democratic Party in the mid 20th century...
, accused them both of being communists. Born in La Crosse, Wisconsin
La Crosse, Wisconsin
La Crosse is a city in and the county seat of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States. The city lies alongside the Mississippi River.The 2011 Census Bureau estimates the city had a population of 52,485...
, Addes was of Lebanese
Lebanese people
The Lebanese people are a nation and ethnic group of Levantine people originating in what is today the country of Lebanon, including those who had inhabited Mount Lebanon prior to the creation of the modern Lebanese state....
ancestry.
See also
- Battle of the Overpass
- Communists in the U.S. Labor Movement (1919-1937)Communists in the U.S. Labor Movement (1919-1937)The Communist Party and its allies played an important role in the United States labor movement, particularly in the 1930s and 1940s, but never succeeded, with rare exceptions, either in bringing the labor movement around to its agenda or in converting their influence in any particular union into...