born Feb. 22, 1892, Brest-Litovsk, Russian Empire
died Sept. 17, 1982, New York, N.Y., U.S.
U.S. labour leader.
The son of a baker in Russian Poland, he was sent to Siberia in 1908 for his union activities. In 1911 he escaped and immigrated to the U.S., where he renewed his union work. In 1932 he became president of the AFL-CIO ) in 1955.