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  • Joseph Yablonski
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  • Joseph Albert "Jock" Yablonski (March 3, 1910 – December 31, 1969) was an American labor leader in the United Mine Workers in the 1950s and 1960s. He was murdered in 1969 by killers hired by a union political opponent, Mine Workers president W. A. Boyle. His death led to significant reforms in the union.
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Timeline
Spouse
  • Margaret
Name
  • Joseph Yablonski
Cause of Death
  • Shot to death
Children
  • Charlotte
Occupation
  • labor leader
Death
  • 1969-12-31
Birth
  • 1910-03-03
Nationality
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  • Joseph Albert "Jock" Yablonski (March 3, 1910 – December 31, 1969) was an American labor leader in the United Mine Workers in the 1950s and 1960s. He was murdered in 1969 by killers hired by a union political opponent, Mine Workers president W. A. Boyle. His death led to significant reforms in the union.