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On this day in 1975 Emile Rieve passed away. In the early 1930s, Rieve organized textile workers in Pennsylvania and in 1937 led a successful sit-down strike of 50,000 textile workers. He served as president of the Textile Workers Union of America from 1939 to 1956, which was formed from a merger of the Textile Workers Organizing Committee and the United Textile Workers of America. See the photo below for more biographical information.

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Labor Organizer Spotlight, Emil Rieve

In the early 1930s, Rieve organized textile workers in Pennsylvania and in 1937 led a successful sit-down strike of 50,000 textile workers. He served as president of the Textile Workers Union of America from 1939 to 1956, which was formed from a merger of the Textile Workers Organizing Committee and the United Textile Workers of America.

See this image for more information. Information from Collection #5211 Labor Leader Biographies.

Each #LaborOrganizerSpotlight is designed to highlight historical figures who have participated significantly in the labor/labor organizing movement who are also featured in our collections. To learn more about Emil Rieve visit https://rare.library.cornell.edu/finding-aids-for-archival-and-manuscript-collections/ and search #5211 or "Emil Rieve".