Reprinted from The American Jewish Year Book, Vol. 49, 1947-48.
Sidney Hillman [1887-1946] was an American labor leader. He was the head of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and was a key figure in the founding of the Congress of Industrial Organizations and in marshaling labor's support for Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the Democratic Party. Very good .
Keywords: LABOR; AMERICAN LABOR LEADER; AMALGAMATED CLOTHING WORKERS OF AMERICA; CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS; DEMOCATIC PARTY SUPPORTER; SIDNEY HILLMAN 1887- 1946; A. H. RASKIN; THE AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK; THE JEWISH PUBLICATION SOCIETY.