Jack Gold was a 20th-century American union labor leader and political activist who served as manager of the manager of the Coatmakers Trade Board of Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (ACWA) and was a founding board member of the Amalgamated Bank of New York.[1][2][3][4]
For Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (ACWA) (of which Amalgamated Bank co-founder Sidney Hillman was president), Gold served as the manager of the Coatmakers Trade Board,[5] manager of the New York Joint Board of the ACWA,[6] chairman of the ACWA committee for the United Labor party,[6]
Fellow co-founders of the Amalgamated Bank included Sidney Hillman and Max Lowenthal.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b The Evolution of Banking: A Story of the Transition from the Feudal Moneylender to the Labor Bank. Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. 1926. p. 1. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "Clothing Workers Meet: Celebrate May Day the Exercises at Lexington Theatre". New York Times. 2 May 1922. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "Organize Amalgamated Bank of New York". Jewish Telegraph Agency. 13 February 1926. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "Amalgamated, First Jewish Labor Bank, Shows Great Progress in Two Years Existence". Jewish Telegraph Agency. 25 January 1926. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "Trade Union Spokesmen Join War on White Paper". Detroit Jewish News. 14 April 1944. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ a b "When Out of Town". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 23 March 1944. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
External sources edit
- Getty Images: Jack Gold shakes hands with Simon Ackerman (June 1, 1948)
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