1914
Bronx
New York
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (ACWA) came out of an internal revolt within United Garment Workers as a new form of ‘social union.’ It was led by labor leader Sidney Hillman for thirty years until his death in 1946, and later merged with the Textile Workers Union of America in 1976. In addition to labor organizing, the ACWA offered low-cost cooperative housing and unemployment insurance to its members, and founded the Amalgamated Bank to serve the union’s interest.