Building a Jewish Union and the ILGWU
By Ella Jordan-Smith Reference Services Librarian, Center for Jewish History Building a Jewish Union and the ILGWU In 1900, eleven delegates representing seven major local unions in the Northeast convened to form the International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union. All eleven of these delegates were Jewish men (the “ladies” in the organization’s name refers to the garments, not the constituency) who represented unions composed of primarily…
