Sentences with phrase «ladies garment worker»

For example, I bought a great suit, made in Roanoke, Virginia by the ladies garment worker union, at my local thrift shop a few weeks ago.

My grandmother, Helen, was a member of the International Ladies Garment Workers... and she always told me that a woman's place is in her union.

The International Ladies Garment Workers» Union was one of the first United States unions to have a primarily female membership!

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Among the many different unions, ILGWU, the International Ladies» Garment Workers» Union, was one of the most prevalent and powerful, and the first major union to have mostly women members.

Inspired by historical labor struggles — notably those waged by the International Ladies» Garment Workers» Union — New Demands?

This is Vinebaum's newest work in an ongoing series featuring the language of labor movements past and present, and in particular the language of the International Ladies» Garment Workers» Union.