| All Together Different: Yiddish Socialists, Garment Workers, and the Labor Roots of Multiculturalism Subjects: Clothing trade -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Collective bargaining -- Clothing industry -- United States; Jewish labor unions -- United States -- History; Working class -- Political activity -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Jews; In the early 1930's, the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU) organized large numbers of Black and Hispanic workers through a broadly conceived program of education, culture, and community involvement. The ILGWU admitted these new members, the overwhelming majority of whom were women, into racially integrated local unions and created structures to celebrate ethnic differences. All Together Different revolves around this phenomenon of interracial union building and worker education during the Great Depression. Katz Daniel : Daniel Katz is Professor of History and Dean of Labor Studies at the National Labor College. A former union organizer, he is a member of the Board of Directors of Jews for Racial and Economic Justice in New York City. |