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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Audio/Video Archives Collection, Photograph No. A4523-18
I. W. Abel
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Audio/Video Archives Collection…
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Audio/Video Archives Collection, Photograph No. A4523-18

I. W. Abel

American, 1908 - 1987
President of United Steelworkers of America (1965-1977)
I.W. Abel was an American labor activist who fought to expand protections and benefits for union workers. In 1968, Abel was elected president of the United Steelworkers of America and served in office for 13 consecutive years.
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