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John Nelson served as chief steward and president of United Electrical Workers Union Local 506 from 1942 to 1959. Accused of McCarthy-era Communist activity, he became the first union leader fired by General Electric in 1953. He defended workers’ civil liberties while UE represented him in court. He died prematurely at 42.
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