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John V. Riffe, the Glossary

John Vernon Riffe (March 15, 1904 – January 7, 1958) was an American labor unionist.^[1]

12 relations: AFL-CIO, Allan Haywood, Cincinnati, Congress of Industrial Organizations, Jenkins, Kentucky, Moral Re-Armament, Steel Workers Organizing Committee, United Mine Workers of America, United Steelworkers, West Virginia, World War II, 1937 Memorial Day massacre.
Trade unionists from Kentucky
United Mine Workers of America people
Vice Presidents of the Congress of Industrial Organizations

AFL-CIO

The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) is a national trade union center that is the largest federation of unions in the United States.

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Allan Shaw Haywood (January 9, 1888 – February 21, 1953) was an English-born American labor union leader. John V. Riffe and Allan Haywood are United Mine Workers of America people and Vice Presidents of the Congress of Industrial Organizations.

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Cincinnati

Cincinnati (nicknamed Cincy) is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States.

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Congress of Industrial Organizations

The Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) was a federation of unions that organized workers in industrial unions in the United States and Canada from 1935 to 1955.

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Jenkins, Kentucky

Jenkins is a home rule-class city in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States.

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Moral Re-Armament

Moral Re-Armament (MRA) was an international moral and spiritual movement that, in 1938, developed from American minister Frank Buchman's Oxford Group.

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Steel Workers Organizing Committee

The Steel Workers Organizing Committee (SWOC) was one of two precursor labor organizations to the United Steelworkers.

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United Mine Workers of America

The United Mine Workers of America (UMW or UMWA) is a North American labor union best known for representing coal miners.

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United Steelworkers

The United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, commonly known as the United Steelworkers (USW), is a general trade union with members across North America.

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West Virginia

West Virginia is a landlocked state in the Southern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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1937 Memorial Day massacre

In the Memorial Day massacre of 1937, the Chicago Police Department shot and killed ten unarmed demonstrators in Chicago, on May 30, 1937.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_V._Riffe

Also known as John Riffe.

John V. Riffe, the Glossary

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