Joseph D. Keenan
American labor union leader
About Joseph D. Keenan
Lived 1896 – 1984 (aged 87–88). Joseph D. Keenan was a union member.
Joseph Daniel Keenan (November 5, 1896 – July 22, 1984) was an American labor union leader.
Born in Chicago, Keenan completed an apprenticeship as an electrician and joined the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW). In 1923, he was elected as an inspector for his local union, and then in 1926 as recording secretary. He was also elected as secretary of the Chicago Federation of Labor.
During World War II, Keenan served on the National Defense Council and with the Office of Production Management, and was appointed as associated director of the War Production Board. In 1945, he became manpower director of the Allied Commission in Germany. He then returned to the Chicago Federation of Labor as secretary. He retired in 1976.
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American labor union leader
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Joseph D. Keenan was born in 1896.
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Joseph D. Keenan died in 1984.
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