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Terre Haute in Vigo County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Michael J. Quill

 
 
Michael J. Quill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 12, 2012
1. Michael J. Quill Marker
Inscription.

1905 - - - - - 1966

Co-Founder and First International President of
Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO
(1934–1966)


1934 - - - Elected President of Transport Workers.
Organizing Subway, Bus and other Transit
workers from Coast to Coast.

1942 - - - Organized Airline Maintenance and Flight
Classification Workers of most
American and International Airlines

1954 - - - CIO Railroad Workers affiliated with TWU.

Member New York City Council (1937–1949)
Chairman New York City Council (1949–1959)
Member Executive Board International Confederation
of Free Trade Unions (1954–1955)
Vice-President of Eugene V. Debs Foundation (1962–1966)

In Memoriam
Michael J. Quill spent his life in the cause of Industrial Unionism. He died as he lived. Fighting for the human dignity of workers everywhere - - - against poverty without regard to race, creed, color or National origin. Toward these ends he devoted his life to the building of the Transport Workers Union of America. It is great legacy. As his life is our great inspiration to continue his work.

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Labor Unions. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.
 
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39° 28.314′ N, 87° 24.314′ W. Marker is in Terre Haute, Indiana, in Vigo County. Marker can be reached from North 8th Street south of Spruce Street. Located in back-yard of Eugene Debs home (museum). Can be reached by a back access drive from Sycamore Street - west of North 9th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: (back yard of) 451 North 8th Street, Terre Haute IN 47801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Samuel Gompers (here, next to this marker); Walter Philip Reuther (here, next to this marker); Philip Murray (here, next to this marker); William H. Sylvis (here, next to this marker); Jerry Wurf (here, next to this marker); Patrick E. Gorman (here, next to this marker); Joseph A. Beirne (here, next to this marker); Patrick J. Quinlan (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Terre Haute.
 
Also see . . .  Mike Quill. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on January 11, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
Eugene Debs Home (Museum) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Al Wolf, July 6, 2008
2. Eugene Debs Home (Museum)
Michael J. Quill Marker - - (First from Left) image. Click for more information.
Photographed By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 12, 2012
3. Michael J. Quill Marker - - (First from Left)
Leaders of Industrial Unionism
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Mike Quill image. Click for full size.
via Wikipedia, 1948
4. Mike Quill
Head of the Transport Workers Union of America; In office c. 1936 – January 28, 1966
Michael J. Quill Depot patch image. Click for full size.
via Google, unknown
5. Michael J. Quill Depot patch
Despite leading the 1966 Transit Strike that paralyzed New York City, the MTA named a Manhattan bus depot for him.
Michael J. Quill Bus Depot image. Click for full size.
via New York Times, unknown
6. Michael J. Quill Bus Depot
at West 41st Street & 11th Avenue
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2012, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 769 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on August 20, 2012, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana.   4, 5, 6. submitted on January 11, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.

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