In 1962, Griner was elected as president of the AFGE.[1] Under his leadership, the union's membership tripled to more than 300,000, becoming by far the largest union representing government employees. The union also voted to remove a no strike clause from its constitution, against Griner's wishes.[2] In 1969, he was also elected as a vice-president of the AFL-CIO,[2] and in 1971 he was the federation's delegate to the British Trades Union Congress.[1] He retired in 1972, and died two years later.[2]
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^ abcFink, Gary (1984). Biographical Dictionary of American Labor. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. ISBN0313228655.
^ abcd"John F. Griner, led federal employes". New York Times. April 23, 1974.
john, griner, august, 1907, april, 1974, american, labor, union, leader, born, camilla, georgia, griner, went, work, railroads, 1925, joined, both, order, railroad, telegraphers, american, train, dispatchers, association, alongside, this, studied, columbus, un. John F Griner August 7 1907 April 22 1974 was an American labor union leader Born in Camilla Georgia Griner went to work on the railroads in 1925 and joined both the Order of Railroad Telegraphers and the American Train Dispatchers Association Alongside this he studied law at Columbus University In 1936 he began working for the Railroad Retirement Board rising to become its labor relations officer and he joined the American Federation of Government Employees AFGE 1 He served on its executive council for 16 years 2 In 1962 Griner was elected as president of the AFGE 1 Under his leadership the union s membership tripled to more than 300 000 becoming by far the largest union representing government employees The union also voted to remove a no strike clause from its constitution against Griner s wishes 2 In 1969 he was also elected as a vice president of the AFL CIO 2 and in 1971 he was the federation s delegate to the British Trades Union Congress 1 He retired in 1972 and died two years later 2 References edit a b c Fink Gary 1984 Biographical Dictionary of American Labor Westport Connecticut Greenwood Press ISBN 0313228655 a b c d John F Griner led federal employes New York Times April 23 1974 Trade union officesPreceded byJames A Campbell President of the American Federation of Government Employees1962 1972 Succeeded byClyde M WebberPreceded byI W AbelTeddy Gleason AFL CIO delegate to the Trades Union Congress1971 With Paul Jennings Succeeded byFrederick O NealLouis Stulberg Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John F Griner amp oldid 1188568331, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
