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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.
The [[Congress of Industrial Organizations]] (CIO) depended on Communist organizers for its rapid growth. Hillman knew Michael Quill, Joseph Curran, Harry Bridges, Richard Frankensteen, [[Walter Reuther]], Ben Gold, Abram Flasner and numerous other leaders who had moved into the CIO were Communists or fellow travelers (that is a person who supported Communist policies but did not join the Party). Hillman understood Communists in labor unions are not interested in the welfare of the members but in the use of the union apparatus for pro-Soviet activities; he supported Roosevelt's use of Army troops to break up a strike at North American aviation in June 1941.
The [[Congress of Industrial Organizations]] (CIO) depended on Communist organizers for its rapid growth. Hillman knew Michael Quill, Joseph Curran, [[Harry Bridges]], Richard Frankensteen, [[Walter Reuther]], Ben Gold, Abram Flasner and numerous other leaders who had moved into the CIO were Communists or fellow travelers (that is a person who supported Communist policies but did not join the Party). Hillman understood Communists in labor unions are not interested in the welfare of the members but in the use of the union apparatus for pro-Soviet activities; he supported Roosevelt's use of Army troops to break up a strike at North American aviation in June 1941.
Hillman was one of many labor leaders to use the goon as part of his enforcement machinery.
Hillman was one of many labor leaders to use the goon as part of his enforcement machinery.