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John L. Lewis
Definition
- As president of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) for 40 years, John Llewelyn Lewis boosted union membership and the labor movement's outreach to industrial workers. He also gained—and lost—influence at the highest levels of government. [Source: Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice; Lewis, John L. (1880–1969)]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/John_L._Lewis
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