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[[Image:Hillman.jpg|thumb|175px|right|Sidney Hillman]]

[[Image:Hillman.jpg|thumb|175px|right|Sidney Hillman]]

'''Sidney Hillman''' was born in Zargare, [[Lithuania]] in 1887. He arrived in the [[United States]] in 1907. Hillman never worked as a laborer of any kind and was referred to as the only outstanding labor leader who never was a worker. He began his career as one of the organizers of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and at 27 became its first president. He held that post to the day of his death and during that time was the unquestioned czar of this union.  

'''Sidney Hillman''' (1887-1946), was a major labor union leader of the New Deal era, and a leading liberal. He began his career as one of the organizers of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and at 27 became its first president. He held that post to the day of his death and during that time was the unquestioned czar of this union. He was one of the founders of the [[CIO]] in the late 1930s, launching a major rival to the more conservative [[AFL]]. He directed CIO political operations on behalf of liberal Democrats and the [[New Deal Coalition]], making a special effort to reelect his close ally, President [[Franbklin D. Roosevelt]] in 1940 and 1944.

 

==Communism==

==Communism==

Hillman was never a [[Communist Party]] member. He understood the Communist Party and its methods and would not permit his union to be controlled by the Party. The membership of his union was overwhelmingly [[Socialist]] who lived within the capitalist system.  

Hillman was never a [[Communist Party]] member. He understood the Communist Party and its methods and would not permit his union to be controlled by the Party. The membership of his union was overwhelmingly [[Socialist]] who lived within the capitalist system.