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Sidney Hillman



Hillman, Sidney (1887–1946), U.S. labor leader. A Lithuanian immigrant, who came to the United States in 1907, Hillman became the first president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers (1914), a post he held until his death. He supported industrial unions, helped to found the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), and advised government on labor relations.



See also: Labor movement.

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