Murray, Philip

Murray, Philip
born , May 25, 1886, Blantyre, Lanark, Scot.
died Nov. 9, 1952, San Francisco, Calif., U.S.

Scottish-born U.S. labour leader.

After immigrating to the U.S. in 1902, he became a coal miner in Pennsylvania. He joined the United Mine Workers of America and rose through the ranks to serve as vice president (1920–42) under John L. Lewis. When Lewis became president of the newly formed Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) in 1936, he delegated Murray to create an industry-wide steelworkers' union (see United Steelworkers of America). Murray succeeded Lewis as CIO president in 1940 and held the post until his death. See also AFL-CIO.

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▪ American labour leader
born , May 25, 1886, Blantyre, Lanark, Scot.
died Nov. 9, 1952, San Francisco
 American labour leader who organized the United Steelworkers of America (United Steelworkers) (USWA) from 1936 and played a prominent part in the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) through its early years, serving as its president from 1940 until his death.

      Emigrating to the United States from his native Scotland in 1902, Murray became a coal miner in Pennsylvania and joined the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA). A member of the union's international board from 1912, he served as vice president from 1920 to 1942. In 1936, when John L. Lewis, UMW president, became the first president of the newly formed CIO, he gave Murray the responsibility for creating an industry-wide steelworkers' union. Murray was chairman of the Steelworkers Organizing Committee until 1942, when he became president of its successor, the USWA, which in his lifetime grew to include 2,500 local unions. Earlier, on Nov. 22, 1940, he had replaced Lewis as CIO president.

      Although Murray otherwise supported the U.S. effort in World War II, he opposed President Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan (proposed in 1944 but never put into effect) for compulsory civilian labour in war industries. In 1949–50 he forced the expulsion of several Communist-dominated unions from the CIO.

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