[DOC] [TLE] George Meany - Wikipedia [PAR] William George Meany (August 16, 1894  January 10, 1980) was an American 
labor union leader for 57 years. He was the key figure in the creation of the AFL-
CIO and served as the AFL-CIO's first president, from 1955 to 1979. Meany, the 
son of a union plumber, became a plumber at a young age, ... He proposed its 
merger with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)... [DOC] [TLE] George Meany | American labour leader | Britannica.com [PAR] U.S. labour leader, president of the American Federation of LaborCongress of 
Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) from the time the two unions merged in 1955 
until 1979, ... Upon the death of William Green in 1952, Meany became the AFL's 
president. ... Only George Meany, president of the combined AFLCIO, was more
... [DOC] [TLE] "We Back America" - U.S. History in Context - Gale [PAR] About the Author: George Meany (18941980) was born and raised in New York 
City, ... of Industrial Organizations (CIO) in 1955, Meany served as the first 
president of the ... After defeating its great rival, the Knights of Labor, for the 
allegiance of ... response to the Cold War, became a prime weapon of the AFL in 
its efforts to... [DOC] [TLE] 1955 The AFL and CIO Merge | Massachusetts AFL-CIO [PAR] President George Meany at the First Constitutional Convention of the AFL-CIO ... 
and quickly became the largest and most influential labor organization in the ... 
and became known as the AFL-CIO, the same organization which continues their
... [DOC] [TLE] Trade Unions in the United States - Cosmeo [PAR] The various labor organizations in the U. ... Craft guilds, first formed in the 12th 
century, included in their membership all those who were ... A number of trade 
unions combined in 1881 to form the Federation of Organized Trades and ..... The 
head of the AFL, George Meany, became the first president of the new 
organization. [DOC] [TLE] Check and uncheck as needed to select sections to print. Then ... [PAR] Workers, or laborers, are paid for their labor in the form of salaries and wages, ... 
Before labor unions existed, employers had a great deal of power. .... At the end 
of World War II, the government lifted the wage and price controls that had ... in 
1955, and George Meany became the first president of the combined AFL-CIO. [DOC] [TLE] George Meany | Open Access articles | Open Access journals ... [PAR] William George Meany (August 16, 1894  January 10, 1980) was an American 
... Organizations, and served as the AFL-CIO's first president from 19551979. 
Meany's father was union plumber, and like his father, he became a plumber at a 
... he represented the AFL on the National War Labor Board during World War II. [DOC] [TLE] American Federation of LaborCongress of Industrial Organizations [PAR] Although the CIO was a more dynamic and in its first decade a more ... and 
organizational alignment of the two federations that began with World War II. ... 
AFL president George Meany, whose union roots lay in the New York ... as 
president of the CIO (19521955), became head of the AFL-CIO Industrial Union 
Department. [DOC] [TLE] AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR - CONGRESS OF ... [PAR] The American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations ... of 
Labor (AFL) combined with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). ... 
From 1955 to 1995, the AFL-CIO struggled for labor unity not only domestically, 
but globally. When George Meany (1894-1980) became president of the 
American... [DOC] [TLE] OCR Document - Wisconsin Labor History Society [PAR] in combining ethnic heritage, religion, and militant unionism to achieve union 
recognition ... Page 2 ... Gompers became the AFL's first president and served in 
that capacity ... labor movement Organized labor, or its programs and policies. ... 
George Meany The first president of the newly created AFL-CIO in 1955; held 
office

Question: In 1955 2 labor organizations combined to form this; George Meany became its first president
Answer: the AFL-CIO