Jack Kroll (labor leader)

Jack Kroll
Born(1885-06-10)June 10, 1885
London, England, U.K
DiedMay 26, 1971(1971-05-26) (aged 85)
OccupationLabor leader

Jack Kroll (June 10, 1885 – May 26, 1971) was a 20th-century London-born American labor leader. He served as vice president (1928–1966) of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (ACW) under Sidney Hillman, affiliated throughout with either the AFL or CIO or merged AFL–CIO. He also was head of the CIO-PAC (1946–1955), and was close to U.S. Presidents Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman.[1]

  1. ^ "Jack Kroll, Led C.I.O, in Politics". New York Times. 28 May 1971. Retrieved 5 September 2017.