I.L.G.W.U.
Americanabbreviation
Example Sentences
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My father, as the president of the I.L.G.W.U., could insist that presidential spouses wear “Made in the U.S.A.” labels — and they’d listen.
From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2012
The standard I.L.G.W.U. work-week is 35 hours, the average wage $70.
From Time Magazine Archive
David Dubinsky of the I.L.G.W.U. and Jacob Potofsky of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers deplored the situation as "bad and ridiculous."
From Time Magazine Archive
A man who enjoys such simple proletarian pleasures is former Garment-Cutter David Dubinsky, president of I.L.G.W.U.
From Time Magazine Archive
For all its success, David Dubinsky's I.L.G.W.U. cannot serve as a model for all labor.
From Time Magazine Archive
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