Victor Bussie
| Victor Bussie | |
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| Born |
January 27, 1919 Montrose community Louisiana, US |
| Died | September 4, 2011 (aged 92) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Cause of death | Stomach cancer |
| Resting place | Resthaven Gardens of Memory Cemetery in Baton Rouge |
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| Political party | Democratic |
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| Children |
Brother: Relius Bussie Sr. Nephew: Relius Bussie Jr. Great Nephew: John Paul Bussie |
| Parent(s) | Christopher Bussie and the former Fannie LaCaze |
Brother: Relius Bussie Sr. Nephew: Relius Bussie Jr.
Victor V. Bussie (/ˈbjuːsiː/ BEW-see; January 27, 1919 – September 4, 2011) was until his retirement in 1997 the 41-year unopposed president of the Louisiana AFL-CIO, having first assumed the mantle of union leadership in 1956. Journalists often described him as the most significant non-elected "official" in his state's politics. Bussie's influence with governors and state legislators became so great in the 1970s that the business lobbying group Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) was established as a counterbalance to the AFL-CIO. LABI won a huge victory in 1976 with the passage of the state's so-called "right-to-work legislation".
Bussie recalled having been born in poverty in the community of Montrose in to Christopher "Chris" Bussie and the former Fannie LaCaze. The senior Bussie was a unionized employee of the Texas Pacific Railroad. Bussie had a brother and five sisters, one of whom, Authree B. Gorrell of Austin, Texas, was still living as of 2011. At some point, the Bussies headed south to Rapides Parish because another sister, Fannie Mae Bussie Heard (1924–2009) of Shreveport, was born in Boyce. Fannie Heard was one of the first female Certified Public Accountants in northwestern Louisiana, having also been licensed to practice in California and Nevada. Bussie, who was half Choctaw Indian, commented on his background, as follows:
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