Industrialization - William Green, Labor Leader

Title

Industrialization - William Green, Labor Leader

Subject

Industrialization

Description

Marker Text: William Green, Labor Leader
A native of Coshocton County, William Green (1870-1932) began his working life as a coal miner at age 16 and rose rapidly in the leadership of the United Mine Workers of America. Twice elected to the Ohio Senate, Green served as president pro tempore during his second term. He was instrumental in enacting Ohio's first worker's compensation law in 1912, at a time when progressive-era ideals conflicted with an impersonal industrial system where workers enjoyed few rights and little security. Green, one of the outstanding American trade union leaders of the twentieth century, served as president of the American Federation of Labor from 1924 until his death in 1952.

Location: Corner of Front and Long Streets

Files

williamgreen.jpg

Citation

“Industrialization - William Green, Labor Leader,” Teaching Columbus Historic Places, accessed March 28, 2024, https://teachingcolumbus.omeka.net/items/show/112.