The master of Seventh Avenue : David Dubinsky and the American labor movement / Robert D. Parmet.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parmet, Robert D., 1938-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dubinsky, David, 1892-1982.

Dubinsky, David.

Clothing workers--Labor unions--United States--History.

Clothing workers.

Labor unions--United States--Officials and employees--Biography.

Labor unions.

Labor leaders--United States--Biography.

Labor leaders.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (456 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Escape from Czarism; 2 East Side Socialist; 3 At War within the ILGWU; 4 Second in Command; 5 Acting President; 6 Dubinsky's Union; 7 A World of Conflict; 8 Fast Company; 9 Beyond the Blue Eagle; 10 Industrial Unionism and Labor Politics; 11 An Independent Spirit; 12 Allies and Adversaries; 13 Home at Last; 14 War on Two Fronts; 15 Cold War Liberal; 16 Labor Statesman; 17 Riding High at Home and Abroad; 18 Trouble on Seventh Avenue; 19 End of an Era; 20 Honorary President; Notes; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-404) and index.

ISBN:

9780814768082

0814768083

9780814768679

0814768679

9781429414739

1429414731

OCLC:

780425930