George F. Addes (August 26, 1911 – June 19, 1990) was a founder of the United Automobile Workers of America (UAW) union and its secretary-treasurer from 1936 until 1947.
George F. Addes was born on August 26, 1911, in La Crosse, Wisconsin, came from Lebanese ancestry, and grew up in Toledo, Ohio.
[1] Addes and Richard Frankensteen led a major faction of the UAW, supporting piecework and incentive pay in auto plants.
[1] After leaving the UAW, Addes joined Ford Motor Company, from which he retired in 1975.
[1] George F. Addes died age 79 on June 19, 1990, at the Bon Secours Hospital in Grosse Pointe, Michigan.