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Albert Fitzgerald

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Albert J. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald in 1949
Born(1906-09-21)September 21, 1906
DiedMay 1, 1982(1982-05-01) (aged 75)
OccupationTrade Unionist
Known forPresident of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) (1941-78)

Albert Joseph Fitzgerald (September 21, 1906 - May 1, 1982) was an American trade unionist from Lynn, Massachusetts.

Life and career

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The son of Michael Fitzgerald and his wife Maia Kirby, Albert Joseph Fitzgerald was born Fitzgerald was born on September 21, 1906 in Newburyport, Massachusetts.[2][3] He was educated in schools in his native to town.[1]

A leader in the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) and Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). He was President of UE starting in 1941 after defeating James B. Carey[4] until his retirement in 1978. During his time as UE President, the organization was expelled from the CIO for alleged communist domination. The union continued organizing as an independent union thereafter and survived raiding and rebuke from other unions.[5][6]

Fitzgerald died at University Hospital, Boston (merged into Boston Medical Center in 1996) on May 1, 1982 at the age of 75.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Burke, Marie (May 3, 1982). "Albert Fitzgerald, 75, Led UE for 37 Years". The Boston Globe. p. 34.
  2. ^ Albert Joseph Fitzgerald in Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915, 1906, Newburyport, Massachusetts, certificate number 182, page 617
  3. ^ Albert Fitzgerald in the U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
  4. ^ Olson, James Stuart (1999). Historical Dictionary of the 1960s. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 166. ISBN 978-0-313-29271-2. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  5. ^ Filippelli, Ronald L.; McColloch, Mark D. (1995). Cold War in the Working Class: The Rise and Decline of the United Electrical Workers. SUNY Press. p. 182. ISBN 978-0-7914-2182-6.
  6. ^ a b Waggoner, Walter H. (4 May 1982). "Albert Fitzgerald, 75, Former Union Leader". New York Times. p. D34. Retrieved 10 June 2020.