Edward D. Vandeleur
American labor union leader
About Edward D. Vandeleur
Lived 1886 – 1943 (aged 57). Edward D. Vandeleur was an American.
Edward Dexter "Van" Vandeleur (July 13, 1886 – October 5, 1943) was an American labor union leader. He served as President of the California Labor Federation from 1934 to 1936, then as Executive Secretary-Treasurer from 1936 to 1943.
Vandeleur first came to San Francisco in 1915, where he found work as a carman for the Municipal Railway. The next year he was elected president of the Carmen's Union, a position he held on and off again until 1936.
In 1933, Vandeleur was elected president of the San Francisco Labor Council. The next year, he was Chairman of the General Strike Committee during the 1934 West Coast waterfront strike, which he negotiated an end to.
During his career, Vandeleur belonged to the "conservative" wing of organized labor, and was a firm anti-communist.
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Who was Edward D. Vandeleur?
American labor union leader
When was Edward D. Vandeleur born?
Edward D. Vandeleur was born on 13 July 1886.
When did Edward D. Vandeleur die?
Edward D. Vandeleur died on 5 October 1943.
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Edward D. Vandeleur was American.
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