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Popular As | John Sweeney |
Occupation | Civil Rights Leader |
Age | 89 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Taurus |
Born | May 5, 1934 (New York) |
Birthday | May 5 |
Town/City | New York |
Nationality | New York |
John Sweeney’s zodiac sign is Taurus. According to astrologers, Taurus is practical and well-grounded, the sign harvests the fruits of labor. They feel the need to always be surrounded by love and beauty, turned to the material world, hedonism, and physical pleasures. People born with their Sun in Taurus are sensual and tactile, considering touch and taste the most important of all senses. Stable and conservative, this is one of the most reliable signs of the zodiac, ready to endure and stick to their choices until they reach the point of personal satisfaction.
John Sweeney was born in the Year of the Dog. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dog are loyal, faithful, honest, distrustful, often guilty of telling white lies, temperamental, prone to mood swings, dogmatic, and sensitive. Dogs excel in business but have trouble finding mates. Compatible with Tiger or Horse.
Labor leader who served as the President of the national trade union center known as AFL–CIO from 1995 to 2009. He was previously President of the national SEIU, where he pushed for improvements to laws regarding issues like health care reform and immigrant rights.
He worked as a clerk at IBM after graduating with a degree in Economics from Iona College.
He published the book America Needs a Raise: Fighting for Economic Security and Social Justice in 2000.
He married schoolteacher Maureen Power, with whom he has children named John and Patricia.
He and Cesar Chavez are both prominent labor leaders.