[DOC] [TLE] George Meany - Wikipedia [PAR] William George Meany (August 16, 1894  January 10, 1980) was an American 
labor union .... Upon taking leadership of the AFL, Meany put forward a proposal 
to merge ... in December 1955 with a joint convention in New York City that 
merged the two ... In 1953, under Meany's leadership, the International 
Longshoremen's... [DOC] [TLE] Important U.S. Labor Leaders: George Meany - Cross Currents [PAR] George Meany began his career in union leadership in 1920, when he became 
the ... The two federations merged in 1955, forming the AFL-CIO. ... Under his 
leadership the federation actively pushed Congress to pass major civil rights 
laws. [DOC] [TLE] February 10, 1955 - SIGN DETAILED MERGER PACT FOR AFL ... [PAR] AFL President George Meany (left) and CIO President Walter Reuther in ... would 
come under one banner by the end of this year, leaders of the two big union ... 
CIO unions have signed these pacts, scheduled to expire at the end of this year. 
... city central bodies would be merged on a gradual basis over a two year period. [DOC] [TLE] American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial ... - Cosmeo [PAR] In 1935, under the leadership of John L. Lewis, the Committee for Industrial 
Organization ... These events brought the two organizations closer to a merger. 
Early in 1955 a Joint Unity Committee was formed, and a new constitution was 
drafted. ... George Meany, who had succeeded Green as head of the AFL, was 
elected... [DOC] [TLE] George Meany (1894-1980) - AFL-CIO [PAR] George Meany was the builder of the modern AFL-CIO. ... of the local union's 
executive board and two years later became a full-time business agent. ... Meany 
was elected unanimously as the first president of the merged labor federation. ... 
Under his leadership, the American labor movement won unprecedented gains 
for... [DOC] [TLE] Tom Kerry, AFL-CIO merger (1955) [PAR] Feb 19, 2005 ... Now, after 20 years of division, the leading bodies of the AFL and CIO have ... not 
be found in the stated aims of the union leaders who agreed to the merger. ... The 
CIO entered the negotiations under unfavorable conditions. .... while George 
Meany also helped the new party through the AFL's state body. [DOC] [TLE] Stanley Weir: The Forces Behind the Reuther-Meany Split (Summer ... [PAR] May 6, 2010 ... The major accomplishment of the 1955 AFL merger with the CIO ... of them, 
research is seldom conducted below the top leadership level. ... The eruptions in 
these unions inaugurated what the Strike Fever .... His struggle with George 
Meany, has, among other things, armed him with the needed diversion. [DOC] [TLE] American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial ... [PAR] Late in 1935, under the leadership of John L. Lewis of the UMW and Sidney 
Hillman of ... By the time of the 1955 merger, the AFL enrolled about 8 million 
workers, 3 million ... AFL president George Meany, whose union roots lay in the 
New York ... labor bodies, including the Geneva-based International Labor 
Organization. [DOC] [TLE] American Federation of Labor - AutoCWW2 [PAR] The organization was formed in December 1955 by the merger of the American ... 
Under the AFL-CIO constitution, the AFL-CIO, as the parent body, can require that 
... Within these limits, individual unions have full autonomythat is, the AFL-CIO 
... George Meany, who had succeeded Green as head of the AFL, was elected... [DOC] [TLE] Conflicts in Organized Labor: CQR [PAR] It was asserted six years ago that the merger had brought under one ... union to 
appeal to John W. Livingston, the federation's chief organizer, or to George 
Meany, its president. ... to challenge Meany for leadership today than he was in 
1955 is doubtful. ... In a period of declining union membership, labor leaders 
guard these... [DOC] [TLE] Brief History of American Labor -- Mirror Site of UnionWeb History ... [PAR] Through these decades, the

Question: Under the leadership of George Meany, these 2 bodies merged in 1955
Answer: the AFL & CIO