Paul J. Jennings (March 19, 1918 – September 7, 1987) was an American labor leader who served as president of the

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(IUE) from 1965 to 1976.How, Marvine (September 10, 1987)
Paul J. Jennings, Union Leader, Dies.
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Life and career

Jennings was born in

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. He attended James Madison High School, the

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and the

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. He was the successor to founding president

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.Staff report (September 10, 1987). Paul Jennings, Former Chief Of Union, Dies. ''

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'' Among his successes were formation of a 13-union committee created for

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with

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and Westinghouse. His attempts to stop Richard Nixon's re-election as president landed him on the

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. Jennings died in

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following a long illness. The IUE's Paul Jennings Scholarship is named in his honor.

References

External links

The IUE Labor Archives Project
via

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1918 births 1987 deaths People from West Hempstead, New York Activists from New York (state) James Madison High School (Brooklyn) alumni American trade union leaders Vice presidents of the AFL-CIO {{US-activist-stub