William Schnitzler
 William Schnitzler    (labor leader) | ||||||||||||
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 Left to right: James B. Carey, Albert Woll, William F. Schnitzler, Walter P. Reuther, and George Meany (sitting). | ||||||||||||
| Born | ca. 1904 | |||||||||||
| Died | June 1983 (Age 78) | |||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||
US single Bilderberger who was Secretary-Treasurer in the union AFL–CIO.
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William F. Schnitzler was Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL–CIO for 17 years, after George Meany appointed him in 1952.[1] He attended the 1956 Bilderberg meeting.
Career
Born in Newark, New Jersey, Schnitzler began working on a peddler's wagon, then during World War I worked in an ammunition factory. In the 1920s, he became a metal polisher, then an apprentice baker with the Peerless Baking Company. He joined the Bakery and Confectionery Workers' International Union, rising to become its business agent in 1943, and then its general secretary-treasurer in 1946.[1][2]
In 1950, Schnitzler became president of the union, but in 1952 he moved to become secretary-treasurer of the American Federation of Labor (AFL), in which role he played a leading role in negotiating its merger with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). When the AFL–CIO was formed, he remained in the same position, the second-most senior role in the federation.[1][2]
In 1961, Schnitzler chaired a committee investigating discrimination against minorities in the union movement, and declared his opposition to racism. He retired in 1969, moving to Lewes, Delaware, where he died in 1983.[1][2]
At the time of his death he was an adviser to the chairman of the Board of the Union Labor Life Insurance Company in New York City. [1]
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/1956 | 11 May 1956 | 13 May 1956 | Denmark Fredensborg | The 4th Bilderberg meeting, with 147 guests, in contrast to the generally smaller meetings of the 1950s. Has two Bilderberg meetings in the years before and after |
