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• International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union — The International Ladies Garment Workers Union was once one of the largest labor unions in the United States, one of the first U.S. unions to have a primarily female membership, and a key player in the labor history of the 1920s and 1930s. The… …   Wikipedia

• INTERNATIONAL LADIES GARMENT WORKERS UNION — (ILGWU), U.S. trade union that represented hundreds of thousands of apparel industry workers over the course of the 20th century. Founded by 11 male Jewish tailors on June 3, 1900, the ILGWU relied on a largely female rank and file membership for …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers — The National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers (NUTGW) was a trade union in the United Kingdom. The union was founded as the Tailors and Garment Workers Union in 1920 with the merger of the Scottish Operative Tailors and Tailoresses… …   Wikipedia

• International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union —       former industrial union in the United States and Canada that represented workers in the women s clothing industry. When the ILGWU was formed in 1900, most of its members were Jewish immigrants employed in sweatshops i.e., small… …   Universalium

• International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union — (ILGWU)    A trade union that was formed in the United States in 1900 due to appalling working conditions in garment factories known as sweatshops. It was chartered by the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and started with approximately 2,000… …   Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry

• International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU) — Former industrial union in the U.S. and Canada that represented workers in the women s clothing industry. When it was formed in 1900, most of its members were Jewish immigrants working in sweatshops. Successful ILGWU strikes in New York in… …   Universalium

• workers — (as used in expressions) foreign workers Industrial Workers of the World International Ladies Garment Workers Union Kurdistan Workers Party Russian Social Democratic Workers Party Transport and General Workers Union United Mine Workers of America …   Universalium

• garment — 01. The King was dressed in [garments] of the finest materials, and a golden crown was upon his head. 02. Hazel has a job fitting [garments] for actors in a local theater production. 03. When testing a patient s blood pressure, [garments] worn… …   Grammatical examples in English

• garment */*/ — UK [ˈɡɑː(r)mənt] / US [ˈɡɑrmənt] noun [countable] Word forms garment : singular garment plural garments formal a piece of clothing. This word is used especially when talking about the production and sale of clothes waterproof outer garments The… …   English dictionary

• garment — gar|ment [ garmənt ] noun count FORMAL ** a piece of clothing. This word is used especially when talking about the production and sale of clothes: waterproof outer garments The garment workers were being paid very low wages. the fashion garment… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America — The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America was a United States labor union known for its support for social unionism and progressive political causes. Led by Sidney Hillman for its first thirty years, it helped found the Congress of Industrial… …   Wikipedia