David Dubinsky
American labor leader (1892-1982) · United States · On the map · Died at 90
David Dubinsky was a Belarusian-born American labor leader and politician. He served as president of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) between 1932 and 1966, took part in the creation of the CIO, and was one of the founders of the American Labor Party and the Liberal Party of New York.
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1993Labor Hall of HonorAward1982Died17 September 19821969Presidential Medal of FreedomAward1966Freedom AwardAward1892Born22 February 1892
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Dubinsky as a young man in Lodz, Poland, c. 1900s
A young Dubinsky cutting fabric c. 1910s
Portrait of Dubinsky at his desk upon assuming the office of ILGWU president
Dubinsky and Benjamin Schlesinger shortly before the latter's death
Dubinsky with Franklin D. Roosevelt, March 3, 1938
Sidney Hillman, John L. Lewis, Dubinsky, and Baruch Charney Vladeck at an American Labor Party rally
Dubinsky with Harry S. TrumanAwards
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Lived 1892 to 1982 · aged 90