How Did Sidney Hillman Influence The Economy

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Sidney Hillman was known for being one of the greatest labor leaders in U.S. History. In the first strike he led in America, he became known to many for his efforts for workers and the conditions they worked in. This was just the start for him, for he became well known and extremely wanted by many, even Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He was passionate in fighting for the rights of workers and this was a hard task since striking was frowned upon, occasionally leading to arrests. For someone who started off wanting to study religion, he made a huge influence on many when he found his interest in economics. Hillman did not always live in America and he was not always interested in economics. Hillman was born in Zagare, Lithuania on March 22, …show more content…

He had strong support for Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal and this led him to earn a place on the Labor Advisory Board of the National Recovery Administration in 1933 as well as on the National Industrial Recovery Board of 1934 (Sidney Hillman (1887-1946)). With the appointments he received, he began to learn more about what the AFL was doing. Hillman decided to join the AFL rebels in order to force a vote to have AFL membership include workers involved in mass production of goods; however, this vote failed (Sidney Hillman (1887-1946)). The vote failing did not stop him from fighting for what was right. Hillman continued to fight by joining with John L. Lewis to organize the Congress of Industrial Organizations of 1935, that he was quickly elected vice president of (Sidney Hillman (1887-1946)). He did not just stop after this organization either because of his support for Franklin Roosevelt. Hillman aided in the establishment of Labor’s Non-Partisan League and the American Labor Party, which helped support FDR’s 1936 campaign (Sidney Hillman (1887-1946)). This strategy seems to have helped for FDR was re-elected in the 1936 election. As a result of this FDR appointed Hillman labor representative of the National Defense Advisory Commission as well as associate director general of the Office of Production Management (Sidney Hillman (1887-1946)). Everything seemed to be going well with everyone wanting him to support them and to aid them in labor movements, however the situation was about to

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