Sidney Hillman

Sidney Hillman (born March 23, 1887, Žagarė, Lithuania—died July 10, 1946, Point Lookout, N.Y., U.S.) was a U.S. labor leader, from 1914 president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, and in 1935–38 one of the founders of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). He was noted for his aggressive organization of industrial workers and for his extension of union functions to include social services and political action. After receiving a rabbinical education, Hillman worked...