Sol Stetin
Polish American labor leader
About Sol Stetin
Lived 1910 – 2005 (aged 95). Sol Stetin was an American and Polish labor leader.
Sol Stetin (April 2, 1910 – May 21, 2005) was a Polish-born American labor union leader.
Born in Pabianice, now in Poland, when Stetin was 10, he and his family emigrated to Paterson, New Jersey. He left school in the ninth grade, becoming an amateur boxer, and a semi-professional basketball player, despite being only 5 feet 4 inches tall.
In 1930, Stetin began working as a dyer, soon joining a union, and taking part in the major textile strike of 1934. By the end of the decade, he was active in the Textile Workers Union of America, serving as a shop steward, then as an organizer, and eventually the full-time director of the union's mid-Atlantic district.
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Who was Sol Stetin?
Polish American labor leader (1910–2005)
When was Sol Stetin born?
Sol Stetin was born on 2 April 1910 in Pabianice.
When did Sol Stetin die?
Sol Stetin died on 21 May 2005 in St. Louis.
What was Sol Stetin's occupation?
Sol Stetin was a labor leader.
What nationality was Sol Stetin?
Sol Stetin was American and Polish.
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