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The Master of Seventh Avenue: David Dubinsky and the American Labor Movement

The Master of Seventh Avenue: David Dubinsky and the American Labor Movement

Parmet, Robert D.

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ISBN10: 0814770363
ISBN13: 9780814770368
Publisher: New York Univ Pr
Published: Sep 1 2012
Pages: 436
Weight: 1.30
Height: 1.10 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

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 for thirty-four years, where he championed social unionism, which offered workers benefits ranging from health care to housing. Moving beyond the realm of the ILGWU, Dubinsky also played a leading role in the American Federation of Labor (AFL), particularly during World War II. A staunch anti-communist, Dubinsky worked tirelessly to rid the American labor movement of communists and fellow-travelers.

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