Leo Krzycki

Leo Krzycki
Pronunciationk-ZHIT-ski
Born
Leo C. Krzycki

(1881-08-10)August 10, 1881
Milwaukee, WI, USA
DiedJanuary 22, 1966(1966-01-22) (aged 84)
Milwaukee, WI, USA
NationalityAmerican
Other namesLeon Krzycki (Polish)
CitizenshipAmerican
Occupation(s)Union leader, Socialist leader, activist
Years active1895–1950
EmployerAmalgamated Clothing Workers of America (ACWA)
Organization(s)Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), American Slav Congress (ASC), American-Polish Labor Council (APLC)
SuccessorBessie Abramowitz Hillman (ACWA), John Marsalka (ASC)
Political partySocialist
MovementSocialism
Opponents
SpouseAnna Kadau
ChildrenLeona Krzycki, Eugene John Krzycki, Victor Leo Krzycki
Parent(s)Martin Krzycki, Katherine Wobszal
AwardsOrder 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]

  1. ^ Binkowski, Don (2002). "Leo Krzycki: no one like this Milwaukee Polish leader". Wisconsin Labor History Society Newsletter. Wisconsin Labor History Society: 3–4.
  2. ^ Binkowski, Don (2001). Poles Together: Leo Krzycki and Polish Americans in the American Labor Movement. XLibris. p. 554.
  3. ^ Binkowski, Don (2001). Leo Krzycki and the Detroit Left. XLibris. pp. 159 (Restituta).