Boris Shishkin

Boris Basil Shishkin (October 28, 1906 – June 12, 1984) served many different roles in his 38 years at American Federation of Labor, including as the head of the AFL-CIO Department of Civil Rights following the merger of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.

This article is about the AFL-CIO official. For the Russian botanist, see Boris Schischkin.

Boris Shishkin
Born1908
Odessa, Russia
Died1984 age 77
Washington, DC
NationalityAmerican
Known forAFL-CIO Department of Civil Rights

Biography

Shishkin was born in Odessa, Russia.[1][2] In 1919, his family relocated to Turkey before the family immigrated to the United States.[2]

Living in New York City, New York, Shishkin worked a truck driver for the American News Company.[2] He began school at Columbia University in 1927, and he gradated with a Bachelor of Arts in economics in 1930 and his master's degree in 1931.[1][2][3] Shishkin moved to Washington D.C. for a fellowship at the Brookings Institute in 1932.[1][2][3]

In 1933, Shishkin joined the AFL as a researcher of economic data.[1][2][3] He also drafted articles and speeches for William Green, president of the AFL.[2] From 1939 until 1955, Shishkin was the secretary of the AFL Housing Committee.[1][2][3] The AFL and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merged in 1955 to form the AFL-CIO; Shishkin became the secretary of the AFL-CIO Housing Committee.[1][2]

During his time with the AFL also held several positions, including as secretary on the social security committee (1951-1953),[1] as one of the 15 members of the President's Committee on Civil Rights (1946–1947),[2][3] as Special Assistant to Marshall Plan head Averell Harriman at the European Headquarters in Paris (1948-1952),[1] and as a board member of the League for Industrial Democracy.[1]

He was the vice president of the National Bureau of Economic Research.[3][4]

Shishkin married Julia L. Kitendaugh on April 24, 1931; they divorced in 1949.[2] Shishkin remarried to Hildegard M. Blanken on October 18, 1955.[1][2] Shishkin died with Alzheimer's disease at age 77.[1]

Written works
  • Shishkin, Boris (September 8, 2016). "Organized Labor and the Veteran:". The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. doi:10.1177/000271624523800120.
  • Shishkin, Boris (April 1, 1947). "The Settlement of Contract Negotiation Disputes: A Labor Viewpoint". Law and Contemporary Problems. 12 (2): 357–366. ISSN 0023-9186.
  • Shishkin, Boris (April 1, 1944). "Problems Affecting Labor". Law and Contemporary Problems. 10(4): 613–632. ISSN 0023-9186.

References
  1. Boris Shishkin Dies. Obituary, The Washington Post, June 14, 1984,
  2. "Collection: AFL and AFL-CIO Research Department, Boris Shishkin papers | Archival Collections". archives.lib.umd.edu. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  3. Shishkin, Boris (April 1, 1947). "The Settlement of Contract Negotiation Disputes: A Labor Viewpoint". Law and Contemporary Problems. 12 (2): 357–366. ISSN 0023-9186.
  4. Shishkin, Boris (April 1, 1944). "Problems Affecting Labor". Law and Contemporary Problems. 10 (4): 613–632. ISSN 0023-9186.
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