Ben Gold
Benjamin Gold (1898–1985) was an American labor leader who was prosecuted for his communist political views under McCarthyism. He was president of the International Fur and Leather Workers Union from 1937 to 1955.
Read more about Ben Gold: Early Life, Communism and Early Trade Union Career, Antitrust Prosecution, Presidency, Merger With The Meat Cutters and Retirement, Political Career, In Literature, Works
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