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Mea·ny

 (mē′nē), George 1894-1980.
American labor leader who exerted great political influence as the first president of the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations (1955-1979).
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Mean•y

(ˈmi ni)

n.
George, 1894–1980, U.S. labor leader.
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Noun1.Meany - United States labor leader who was the first president of the AFL-CIO (1894-1980)Meany - United States labor leader who was the first president of the AFL-CIO (1894-1980)
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2.Meany - a person of mean dispositionmeany - a person of mean disposition  
meanie, unkind person
oppressor - a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures
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T&P publisher Ray L Huebner addressed readers with some concerns: "President George Meany of the AFL-CIO has termed automation a curse and he accuses industry of installing push-button machines without regard for their impact on society." Mr Huebner also noted that Chrysler President Lynn Townsend "thinks that his company has already over-automated in some ways and that this has a tendency to reduce the flexibility for meeting sales requirements." Thirty five years later, life without push-button production would be like trying to make holes with an ice pick.
January 1964

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