The Master of Seventh Avenue : David Dubinsky and the American Labor Movement / Robert D. Parmet.
2005
HD6509.D8 P37 2005eb
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The Master of Seventh Avenue : David Dubinsky and the American Labor Movement / Robert D. Parmet.
Author
Parmet, Robert D., author.
ISBN
9780814768679
Published
New York, NY : : New York University Press, [2005]
Copyright
©2005
Language
English
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In English.
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10.18574/nyu/9780814768679.001.0001 doi
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HD6509.D8 P37 2005eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
331.88/187/092 B
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 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.Robert D. Parmet also chronicles Dubinsky's influential role in local, national, and international politics. An extraordinary personality whose life and times present a fascinating lens into the American labor movement, Dubinsky leaps off the pages of this meticulously researched and vividly detailed biography.
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Table of Contents
Frontmatter
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
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