Leo Krzycki | |
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| Pronunciation | k-ZHIT-ski |
| Born | Leo C. Krzycki August 10, 1881 Milwaukee, WI, USA |
| Died | January 22, 1966 (aged 84) Milwaukee, WI, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Leon Krzycki (Polish) |
| Citizenship | American |
| Occupation(s) | Union leader, Socialist leader, activist |
| Years active | 1895–1950 |
| Employer | Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (ACWA) |
| Organization(s) | Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), American Slav Congress (ASC), American-Polish Labor Council (APLC) |
| Successor | Bessie Abramowitz Hillman (ACWA), John Marsalka (ASC) |
| Political party | Socialist |
| Movement | Socialism |
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| Spouse | Anna Kadau |
| Children | Leona Krzycki, Eugene John Krzycki, Victor Leo Krzycki |
| Parent(s) | Martin Krzycki, Katherine Wobszal |
| Awards | Order of Polonia Restituta (1946) |
Leo Krzycki (1881–1966) was a chairman of the Socialist Party of America and vice president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America.[1][2][3]
- ^ Binkowski, Don (2002). "Leo Krzycki: no one like this Milwaukee Polish leader". Wisconsin Labor History Society Newsletter. Wisconsin Labor History Society: 3–4.
- ^ Binkowski, Don (2001). Poles Together: Leo Krzycki and Polish Americans in the American Labor Movement. XLibris. p. 554.
- ^ Binkowski, Don (2001). Leo Krzycki and the Detroit Left. XLibris. pp. 159 (Restituta).
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