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The Master of Seventh Avenue is the definitive biography of David Dubinsky (1892-1982), one of the most controversial and influential labor leaders in 20th-century America. A "character" in the truest sense of the word, Dubinsky was both revered and reviled, but never dull, conformist, or bound by convention. A Jewish labor radical, Dubinsky fled czarist Poland in 1910 and began his career as a garment worker and union agitator in New York City. He quickly rose through the ranks of the International Ladies' Garment Workers'Union (ILGWU) and became its president in 1932. Dubinsky led the ILGWU
Clothing workers -- Labor unions -- United States -- History. --- Dubinsky, David, 1892-1982. --- Labor leaders -- United States -- Biography. --- Labor unions -- United States -- Officials and employees -- Biography. --- Clothing workers --- Labor unions --- Labor leaders --- Business & Economics --- Labor & Workers' Economics --- History --- Officials and employees --- History. --- Dubinsky, David, --- Clothing trade --- Garment workers --- Employees --- Dubnievski, David,
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Harry Van Arsdale (1905-1986) was a towering figure in the New York labor scene. After being initiated into the Local 3 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in 1925 and becoming its business manager in 1933, Van Arsdale turned the then corrupt and disorganized union into a force to be reckoned with. He became president of the New York City Central Labor Council in 1957, which put him in a position to become a greater influence for labor relations locally and nationally. As business manager and president of these organizations, Van Arsdale advocated and won shorter work days, in orde.
Labor movement -- United States -- History -- 20th century. --- Labor unions -- United States -- Officials and employees -- Biography. --- Van Arsdale, Harry, -- 1905-1986. --- Business & Economics --- Labor & Workers' Economics --- Labor unions --- Labor movement --- Officials and employees --- History --- Van Arsdale, Harry, --- Arsdale, Harry Van, --- E-books
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