Louis Stulberg emigrated with his parents from Poland to Canada in 1904. In 1915, he became a cutter and joined Local 83 of the ILGWU. He graduated from the Harbord Collegiate Institute in Toronto in 1918, and the next year, he moved to the United States.
Stulberg first moved to Chicago, where he attended school, worked as a cutter, and joined ILGWU Local 81. Stulberg moved around the country, working as a cutter and union organizer in Toledo, Ohio, and Chicago (1924–1927). He also played minor league baseball for the Memphis Chicks, a charter member team of the Southern Association.
Work with the ILGWUedit
It was in New York that he finally settled, first working as business agent and assistant manager of Local 10 (1929–1945), then as manager of Local 62 (1947–1956). Stulberg began service at the international level as Assistant General Secretary (1945), followed by the positions of Vice President (1947), Executive Vice President (1956), and General Secretary Treasurer (1959). He was elected president of the union in 1966, succeeding David Dubinsky, and served until his retirement in 1975.
As president of the ILGWU, Stulberg became involved in national and international labor organization. In the United States, Stulberg was elected as a vice president and executive council member of the AFL-CIO. Internationally, he served on a United States delegation to the United Nations (1968), an AFL-CIO delegation to the British Trades Union Congress (1972).
Still, Stulberg's term was an inward-looking time, after the long tenure of David Dubinsky. A demographic shift in ILGWU membership, from largely Jewish and Italian workers to more Hispanic and African-American workers, had begun under Dubinsky, but accelerated rapidly during Stulberg's term. During this period, the ILGWU focused more heavily on organizing, and membership reached an all-time high in 1968. But by 1970, it had begun to fall dramatically, as more clothing manufacturers moved their operations abroad. The union also shed many of its political connections under Stulberg's leadership. In 1968 he led the union out of the Liberal Party of New York State, which it had helped to found, and he severed the ILGWU's ties to the Americans for Democratic Action.
Sourcesedit
Biography of Louis Stulberg
External linksedit
Guide to the International Ladies Garment Workers Union. Louis Stulberg, President. Correspondence, 1945-1977 [bulk 1966-1975]. #5780/004. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
louis, stulberg, 1901, 1977, president, international, ladies, garment, workers, union, from, 1966, 1975, contents, biography, early, life, work, with, ilgwu, sources, external, linksbiography, editearly, life, edit, emigrated, with, parents, from, poland, can. Louis Stulberg 1901 1977 was president of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union from 1966 to 1975 Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Work with the ILGWU 2 Sources 3 External linksBiography editEarly life edit Louis Stulberg emigrated with his parents from Poland to Canada in 1904 In 1915 he became a cutter and joined Local 83 of the ILGWU He graduated from the Harbord Collegiate Institute in Toronto in 1918 and the next year he moved to the United States Stulberg first moved to Chicago where he attended school worked as a cutter and joined ILGWU Local 81 Stulberg moved around the country working as a cutter and union organizer in Toledo Ohio and Chicago 1924 1927 He also played minor league baseball for the Memphis Chicks a charter member team of the Southern Association Work with the ILGWU edit It was in New York that he finally settled first working as business agent and assistant manager of Local 10 1929 1945 then as manager of Local 62 1947 1956 Stulberg began service at the international level as Assistant General Secretary 1945 followed by the positions of Vice President 1947 Executive Vice President 1956 and General Secretary Treasurer 1959 He was elected president of the union in 1966 succeeding David Dubinsky and served until his retirement in 1975 As president of the ILGWU Stulberg became involved in national and international labor organization In the United States Stulberg was elected as a vice president and executive council member of the AFL CIO Internationally he served on a United States delegation to the United Nations 1968 an AFL CIO delegation to the British Trades Union Congress 1972 Still Stulberg s term was an inward looking time after the long tenure of David Dubinsky A demographic shift in ILGWU membership from largely Jewish and Italian workers to more Hispanic and African American workers had begun under Dubinsky but accelerated rapidly during Stulberg s term During this period the ILGWU focused more heavily on organizing and membership reached an all time high in 1968 But by 1970 it had begun to fall dramatically as more clothing manufacturers moved their operations abroad The union also shed many of its political connections under Stulberg s leadership In 1968 he led the union out of the Liberal Party of New York State which it had helped to found and he severed the ILGWU s ties to the Americans for Democratic Action Sources editBiography of Louis StulbergExternal links editGuide to the International Ladies Garment Workers Union Louis Stulberg President Correspondence 1945 1977 bulk 1966 1975 5780 004 Kheel Center for Labor Management Documentation and Archives Cornell University Library Trade union officesPreceded byDavid Dubinsky Secretary Treasurer of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union1959 1973 Succeeded bySol ChaikinPreceded byDavid Dubinsky President of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union1966 1975 Succeeded bySol ChaikinPreceded byPaul JenningsJohn Griner AFL CIO delegate to the Trades Union Congress1972 With Frederick O Neal Succeeded byPeter BommaritoMartin Ward Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Louis Stulberg amp oldid 1159201260, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
