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Patrick Gilday
Patrick Gilday (March 25, 1862 – September 14, 1917) was a United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) President of District Number 2, representing the Central Pennsylvania district, from 1902-1915, most famous for helping to settle the Danbury Hatters Case. Early life Gilday was born Patrick Augusta Kilday on March 25, 1862 in Paisley, Scotland, to parents from Ireland. In 1881 he immigrated to the United States, settling in central Pennsylvania, where he met and married Mary McLaughlin, also an immigrant from Scotland, and would go on to have seven kids with her. Shortly after he also changed the spelling of his last name from "Kilday" to "Gilday". Career with UMWA Gilday started work as a coal miner, but quickly advanced in positions as a labor leader. From 1902-1915 he served as President of District Number 2, Central Pennsylvania UMWA, which included the counties of Blair, Cambria, Cameron, Centre, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Fulton, Huntingdon, Jefferson, L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Mine Workers Of America
The United Mine Workers of America (UMW or UMWA) is a North American Labor history of the United States, labor union best known for representing coal miners. Today, the Union also represents health care workers, truck drivers, manufacturing workers and public employees in the United States and Canada. Although its main focus has always been on workers and their rights, the UMW of today also advocates for better roads, schools, and universal health care. By 2014, coal mining had largely shifted to open pit mines in Wyoming, and there were only 60,000 active coal miners. The UMW was left with 35,000 members, of whom 20,000 were coal miners, chiefly in underground mines in Kentucky and West Virginia. However it was responsible for pensions and medical benefits for 40,000 retired miners, and for 50,000 spouses and dependents. The UMW was founded in Columbus, Ohio, on January 25, 1890, with the merger of two old labor groups, the Knights of Labor Trade Assembly No. 135 and the National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
