Charles S. Zimmerman
Charles S. Zimmerman | |
|---|---|
Zimmerman c. 1950s | |
| President of the Jewish Labor Committee | |
| In office May 14, 1969 – c. April 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Adolph Held |
| Succeeded by | Jack Sheinkman |
| Vice President of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union | |
| In office June 9, 1934 – 1972 | |
| President | David Dubinsky Louis Stulberg |
| Preceded by | Multi-member position |
| Succeeded by | Multi-member position |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 27, 1897 Talne, Podolia Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | June 3, 1983 (aged 86) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Political party | Socialist (1917–1919) Communist (1919–1929) Communist (Lovestoneites) (1929–1936) American Labor (1936–1944) Liberal (1944–1972) Social Democrats, USA (after 1972) |
| Other political affiliations | Workers (1921–1929) |
| Spouse | Rose Prepstein |
| Children | Paul |
| Occupation | Labor leader |
| Nickname | "Sasha" |
Charles S. "Sasha" Zimmerman (November 27, 1897 – June 3, 1983) was a Ukrainian-American socialist activist and trade union leader, who was an associate of Jay Lovestone. Zimmerman had a career spanning five decades as an official of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union. During the early 1970s, Zimmerman and Bayard Rustin were national Co-Chairmen the Socialist Party of America and the Social Democrats USA.