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{{short description|American labor leader}}
{{Short description|American labor leader (1886–1943)}}
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| name = Edward D. Vandeleur
| name = Edward D. Vandeleur
| image = Edward D. Vandeleur Edit.jpg
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| caption = Vandeleur {{circa}} 1935
| caption = Vandeleur {{circa}} 1935
| office = Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the<br />California [[AFL-CIO|Labor Federation]]
| office = Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the<br />California [[American Federation of Labor|Labor Federation]]
| term_start = 1936
| term_start = 1936
| term_end = 1943
| term_end = 1943
| preceded = Paul Scharrenberg
| preceded = [[Paul Scharrenberg]]
| succeeded = [[C. J. Haggerty]]
| succeeded = [[C. J. Haggerty]]
| office1 = President of the<br />California [[American Federation of Labor|Labor Federation]]
| office1 = President of the<br />California [[American Federation of Labor|Labor Federation]]
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'''Edward Dexter "Van" Vandeleur''' (July 13, 1886 &ndash; October 5, 1943) was an American labor union leader. He served as President of the California [[AFL-CIO|Labor Federation]] from 1934 to 1936, then as Executive Secretary-Treasurer from 1936 to 1943.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=8 October 1943 |title=California State Federation Of Labor Secretary Dies |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=EBLJ19431008-01.2.18&srpos=11&e=01-10-1943-31-10-1943-194-en--20--1--txt-txIN-%22edward+d+vandeleur%22----1943--- |work=East Bay Labor Journal |location=Oakland |access-date=14 September 2024}}</ref>
'''Edward Dexter "Van" Vandeleur''' (July 13, 1886 &ndash; October 5, 1943) was an American labor union leader. He served as President of the California [[American Federation of Labor|Labor Federation]] from 1934 to 1936, then as Executive Secretary-Treasurer from 1936 to 1943.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=8 October 1943 |title=California State Federation Of Labor Secretary Dies |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=EBLJ19431008-01.2.18&srpos=11&e=01-10-1943-31-10-1943-194-en--20--1--txt-txIN-%22edward+d+vandeleur%22----1943--- |work=East Bay Labor Journal |location=Oakland |access-date=14 September 2024}}</ref>


Vandeleur first came to [[San Francisco]] in 1915, where he found work as a carman for the [[San Francisco Municipal Railway|Municipal Railway]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=6 October 1943 |title=California Labor Leader Succumbs |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=IVP19431006.2.6&srpos=12&e=------194-en--20--1--txt-txIN-%22edward+d+vandeleur%22----1943--- |work=[[Imperial Valley Press]] |location=El Centro |access-date=14 September 2024}}</ref> The next year he was elected president of the Carmen's Union, a position he held on and off again until 1936.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=8 October 1943 |title=Final Summons Comes for Noted State Labor Official |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=LACL19431008-01.2.2&srpos=12&e=01-10-1943-31-10-1943-194-en--20--1--txt-txIN-%22edward+d+vandeleur%22----1943--- |work=Labor Clarion |location=San Francisco |access-date=14 September 2024}}</ref>
Vandeleur first came to [[San Francisco]] in 1915, where he found work as a carman for the [[San Francisco Municipal Railway|Municipal Railway]].<ref name=Imperial>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=6 October 1943 |title=California Labor Leader Succumbs |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=IVP19431006.2.6&srpos=12&e=------194-en--20--1--txt-txIN-%22edward+d+vandeleur%22----1943--- |work=[[Imperial Valley Press]] |location=El Centro |access-date=14 September 2024}}</ref> The next year he was elected president of the Carmen's Union, a position he held on and off again until 1936.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=8 October 1943 |title=Final Summons Comes for Noted State Labor Official |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=LACL19431008-01.2.2&srpos=12&e=01-10-1943-31-10-1943-194-en--20--1--txt-txIN-%22edward+d+vandeleur%22----1943--- |work=Labor Clarion |location=San Francisco |access-date=14 September 2024}}</ref>

In 1933, Vandeleur was elected president of the San Francisco Labor Council.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=10 February 1933 |title=President Vandeleur Inducted Into Office In Colorful Ceremony |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=LACL19330210-01&e=------193-en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-vandeleur+president+council----1933--- |work=Labor Clarion |location=San Francisco |access-date=14 September 2024}}</ref> The next year, he was Chairman of the General Strike Committee during the [[1934 West Coast waterfront strike]], which he negotiated an end to.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EAWUlxO9zSEC|title=The Big Strike|last=Quin|first=Mike|date=1979|publisher=International Publishers Co|isbn=9780717805044|page=177|language=en}}</ref>

During his career, Vandeleur belonged to the "conservative" wing of organized labor, and was a firm anti-communist.<ref name=Imperial></ref>


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Latest revision as of 03:32, 20 September 2024

Edward D. Vandeleur
Vandeleur c. 1935
Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the
California Labor Federation
In office
1936–1943
Preceded byPaul Scharrenberg
Succeeded byC. J. Haggerty
President of the
California Labor Federation
In office
1934–1936
Preceded byA. W. Hoch
Succeeded byJames Edward Hopkins
Personal details
Born
Edward Dexter Vandeleur

(1886-07-13)July 13, 1886
Yountville, California, U.S.
DiedOctober 5, 1943(1943-10-05) (aged 57)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Spouse(s)
Carol Collins
​
(divorced)​

Gladys Sullivan
​
(m. 1941)​
Children2
OccupationLabor leader
Known forChairman of the General Strike Committee during the 1934 West Coast waterfront strike

Edward Dexter "Van" Vandeleur (July 13, 1886 – October 5, 1943) was an American labor union leader. He served as President of the California Labor Federation from 1934 to 1936, then as Executive Secretary-Treasurer from 1936 to 1943.[1]

Vandeleur first came to San Francisco in 1915, where he found work as a carman for the Municipal Railway.[2] The next year he was elected president of the Carmen's Union, a position he held on and off again until 1936.[3]

In 1933, Vandeleur was elected president of the San Francisco Labor Council.[4] The next year, he was Chairman of the General Strike Committee during the 1934 West Coast waterfront strike, which he negotiated an end to.[5]

During his career, Vandeleur belonged to the "conservative" wing of organized labor, and was a firm anti-communist.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "California State Federation Of Labor Secretary Dies". East Bay Labor Journal. Oakland. 8 October 1943. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b "California Labor Leader Succumbs". Imperial Valley Press. El Centro. 6 October 1943. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Final Summons Comes for Noted State Labor Official". Labor Clarion. San Francisco. 8 October 1943. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  4. ^ "President Vandeleur Inducted Into Office In Colorful Ceremony". Labor Clarion. San Francisco. 10 February 1933. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  5. ^ Quin, Mike (1979). The Big Strike. International Publishers Co. p. 177. ISBN 9780717805044.
Trade union offices
Preceded by
A. W. Hoch
 President of the California Labor Federation
1934–1936 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Secretary-Treasurer of the California Labor Federation
1936–1943 		Succeeded by
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