William Green (U.S. labor leader)
William B. Green | |
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Green in 1928 | |
| 4th President of the American Federation of Labor | |
| In office December 11, 1924 – November 21, 1952 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Gompers |
| Succeeded by | George Meany |
| 6th Secretary-Treasurer of the United Mine Workers of America | |
| In office December 2, 1913 – December 11, 1924 | |
| Preceded by | Edwin Perry |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Kennedy |
| President pro tempore of the Ohio Senate | |
| In office January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915 | |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from the 18th-19th district | |
| In office January 2, 1911 – January 4, 1915 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 3, 1873 Coshocton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | November 21, 1952 (aged 79) Coshocton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Resting place | South Lawn Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Occupation | Labor leader, coal miner |
William B. Green (March 3, 1873 – November 21, 1952) was an American trade union leader. Green is best remembered as the president of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) from 1924 to 1952. He was a strong supporter for labor-management co-operation and was on the frontline for wage and benefit protections and industrial unionism legislation.
As president of the AFL, he continued the development of the federation away from the foundations of "pure and simple unionism" to a more politically active "social reform unionism."