Communism and Early Trade Union Career
Gold's adherence to communism and trade unionism intertwined to shape much of his career as a labor leader. He was an occasional political candidate of the communist movement, running for U.S. Congress in the 23rd Congressional District of New York in 1928.
In 1924, Gold was suspended from the Furriers for engaging in dual unionism because of his activities on behalf of the Communist Party of America (with which the Communist Labor Party had merged in 1921). He was reinstated in 1925, and appointed manager of the New York Furriers' Joint Board.
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