Anthony Chlopek
American labor union leader
About Anthony Chlopek
Lived 1880 – 1937 (aged 56–57).
Anthony John Chlopek (June 10, 1880 – November 16, 1937) was an American labor union leader.
Born in Toledo, Ohio, Chlopek became a longshoreman when he was fifteen, and four years later, he joined the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA). He undertook a wide variety of work, but remained a union member. In 1909, he was elected as vice-president of the ILA, then in 1921, he became the union's president.
In 1927, Chlopek stood down as union president, to become the ILA's legislative representative, serving until 1931. He died six years later.
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American labor union leader (1880–1937)
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Anthony Chlopek died in 1937.
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