[DOC] [TLE] John Sweeney (labor leader) - Wikipedia [PAR] John Joseph Sweeney (born May 5, 1934) was the president of the AFL-CIO from 
1995 to 2009. Born in The Bronx, New York, Sweeney is the son of James (a city 
bus ... In 1972, Sweeney became assistant to the president of Local 32B in 
addition to his existing duties as contract director. He was elected to the 
executive... [DOC] [TLE] Thomas R. Donahue - Wikipedia [PAR] Thomas Reilly Donahue (born September 4, 1928), who has served as Secretary
-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO from 1979 to 1995, President in 1995, and President 
Emeritus since 1996, is one of the most influential leaders of ... He became 
executive assistant to the president of the AFL-CIO, George Meany, in 1973. [DOC] [TLE] Labor Leader Is Stepping Down Both Proud and Frustrated - The ... [PAR] Sep 12, 2009 ... John J. Sweeney will step down as president of the A.F.L.-C.I.O. this ... Mr. 
Sweeney, however, the Bronx-born son of a bus driver and a ... Based on the 
optimism that supporters of the labor movement felt in 1995 when he was elected
, ... the environment shifted dramatically, and it became very difficult for... [DOC] [TLE] John J. Sweeney - AFL-CIO [PAR] John J. Sweeney became president emeritus of the AFL-CIO at the federation's ... 
He was first elected president in 1995 on a platform of revitalizing the federation, 
which currently ... which grew from 625,000 to 1.1 million members during the 15 
years of his leadership. ... John J. Sweeney was born May 5, 1934, in the Bronx. [DOC] [TLE] This Week in Labor History | NYSUT.org [PAR] Feb 22, 2016 ... Eugene V. Debs, labor leader and socialist, sentenced to 10 years for opposing 
World ... Richard Trumka is elected president of the AFL-CIO at the ... A. Philip 
Randolph became the union's first organizer  1925 ..... to 1995, then president 
of the AFL-CIO from 1995 to 2009, born in the Bronx, N.Y.  1934 [DOC] [TLE] Labor Chief Sees Strength In Numbers - philly-archives [PAR] Oct 29, 1995 ... John J. Sweeney, the Bronx-born son of a bus driver and a domestic worker, won 
the presidency of the AFL-CIO last week and began the daunting task of ... a few 
other unhappy labor leaders quietly began planning to force the ... I have come 
up through the ranks, eventually becoming a union president,... [DOC] [TLE] Profiles in Strength: Meet some of the most influential labor leaders ... [PAR] Jun 3, 2016 ... We're featuring some of history's most influential labor leaders every ... This week
, MAPE will profile the former president of the AFL-CIO, John J. Sweeney. Early 
Life. John Joseph Sweeney was born on May 5, 1934 in The Bronx, New ... in 
that role until he was elected as the president of AFL-CIO in 1995. [DOC] [TLE] Unions Place Hope in Mass Immigration | Human Events [PAR] May 16, 2006 ... Labor's strategy is ultimately self-defeating. ... At various points in the 
proceedings, federation leaders such as President John Sweeney, and marquee 
... But the AFL-CIO leadership, not to mention the roughly 800 .... The Bronx-born 
John Sweeney became head of New York City's SEIU Local 32B in 1976. [DOC] [TLE] Print This Window - myuswlocal.org [PAR] Today in Labor History for the Week of May 5th ... They vote to form a union, 
which later became the Int'l Association of Machinists - 1888 ... from 1980 to 1995
, then president of the AFL-CIO from 1995 to 2009, born in the Bronx, N.Y. - 1934 
... SAG leaders reportedly were bluffing when they told Mayer that 99 percent of 
all... [DOC] [TLE] Another Hail Mary Pass From Labor's Latest Quarterback - Working ... [PAR] Sep 11, 2009 ... When the national AFL-CIO meets next week in Pittsburgh to choose new ... saw 
shades of Lewis in mild-mannered, Bronx-born John Sweeney. In 1995,

Question: In 1995 this Bronx-born labor leader became president of the AFL-CIO
Answer: John J. Sweeney