All forms of government fall when it comes up to the question of bread—bread for the family, something to eat. Bread to a man with a family comes first—before his union, before his citizenship, before his church affiliation. Bread!
John L. Lewis Quotes
The workers of the nation were tired of waiting for corporate industry to right their economic wrongs, to alleviate their social agony and to grant them their political rights. Despairing of fair treatment, they resolved to do something for themselves.
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| Birth: | 12th February, 1880 |
| Death: | 11th June, 1969 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Union Leader |
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John Llewellyn Lewis was born in Lucas County, Iowa, USA. He was an American labor leader and miner who served as president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1920 to 1960. A major player in the history of coal mining, he was the driving force behind the founding of the Congress of Industrial Organizations, which established the United Steel Workers of America and helped organize millions of other industrial workers in the 1930s. He is the author of book, Heywood Broun as He Seemed to Us.
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