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George Hardy (labor leader)
George Hardy (December 15, 1911 – September 13, 1990) was a Canadian-American labor leader who was president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) from 1971 to 1980. At the time of his death, SEIU had grown to become the fifth-largest affiliate of the AFL-CIO.〔Cook, "(George Hardy, 79, Pioneer Leader of Service Worker Union, Is Dead )," ''New York Times,'' September 18, 1990.〕 Hardy was a vice president of the AFL-CIO from 1972 to 1980, and a member of its executive council.〔 He was a former member of the Democratic National Committee〔Lydon, "Democrats Give Labor Key Posts," ''New York Times,'' March 23, 1973.〕 and the California Democratic State Central Committee.〔
==Early life and union career==
Hardy was born to Charles and Bertha (Fitchett) Hardy on December 15, 1911, in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.〔〔''Who Was Who in America,'' 1991.〕〔Simon, "George Hardy: Champion of the Low-Wage Worker," ''Union,'' Fall 1990.〕 The Hardys moved to San Francisco, California, in the 1920s.〔"George Hardy," ''San Francisco Chronicle,'' September 15, 1990.〕 Hardy and his family came to San Francisco from Canada working their way as migrant fruit pickers. George grew up on Linden Street in the working class Hayes Valley district of San Francisco.〔 living next door to the Cheney Family. George married Norma Mitchell in San Francisco and had two children, Joan Marie Hardy and Robert Thomas Hardy. Robert was killed in a car accident in 1955 at the age of 18, returning from a high school graduation trip to Arizona. George credited Norma, the Mitchell Sisters (Rene Cheney d.1975, Lottie Andre d.1975 and Edna Peralta d.1988), best friend Ellis Cheney and so many "anonymous" janitors for the support and collaboration which fueled his great success and the growth of BSEIU (later SEIU) on the West Coast and throughout North America.
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