Elias Lieberman (1888–1969) was a Russian-born, 20th-century American labor lawyer who spent his career in the service of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU)[1][2][3] and became known as the "Dean of American Labor Lawyers."[4]
Elias Lieberman | |
|---|---|
| Born | Elias Hillel Liberman November 10, 1888 |
| Died | October 1969 |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Occupation | labor lawyer |
| Years active | 1912-1969 |
| Employer | International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) |
| Known for | attorney for Juliet Stuart Poyntz |
| Political party | Socialist Party of America |
| Website | rmc |
Background
editElias Lieberman was born Elias Hillel Liberman on November 10, 1888,[1] in Bobr, then Russian Empire, now Belarus, where he attended the Minsk yeshiva and high school.[2] In 1909,[3] he arrived in the US and worked various jobs while studying law.[1][2] In 1920, he received an LLB in law from New York University.[3]
Career
editIn 1913, Lieberman became deputy clerk of ILGWU Local 25.[1] In 1915 or 1917, he became he became chairman of the ILGWU Local 25's Educational Committee,[1] while Juliet Stuart Poyntz became education director of the Worker's University .[5][6] In 1916, he became chief clerk.[1] In 1918, he worked with the publication department.[1]
In 1920, Lieberman became an attorney and counsel for the ILGWU (through the 1960s). In 1922, he was admitted to the New York Bar[3] and Federal Bar. He also served as counsel for United Hatters, Cap and Millinery Workers International Union, the International Jewelry Workers' Union Local 1, United Furniture Workers of America, and International Ladies' Handbag, Pocketbook and Novelty Workers' Union among others.[1]
Lieberman also joined The Workmen's Circle (now The Workers Circle), where he served as national executive (1931–1935) an vice president (1933–1935).[2]
Lieberman was also a member of the International Juridical Association, which he told the Federal Bureau of Investigation.[7]
Death
editLieberman died in October 1969.[1]
Legacy
editIn 1973, the National Center Library at Baruch University started with an initial grant from the Elias Lieberman Foundation.[3]
Also in 1973, Hebrew University's Faculty of Law on Mount Scopus launched an Elias Lieberman Chair in Labor Law. Professor Itzhak Zamir was first to hold the chair.[4] Frances Raday also held that chair.
Lieberman's work remains cited by others, e.g., Labor Relations and the Law (1996).[8]
Works
editThe review of Unions Before the Bar noted that "Mr. Lieberman writes for the layman and not for the lawyer... a difficult task because it is almost impossible to translate the legal cant." The book presents 27 labor cases and an analysis of the Taft-Hartley Act.[9]
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Lieberman, Elias. Manuscripts. #6036/001". Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d Elias (Hillel) Liberman (Lieberman). Biblyografishe yorbikher fun yivo. 1928. p. 35. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "The National Center Library Funding History". Baruch College Newsletter. Baruch College: 80. 1973. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Chair in Law Established". B'nai B'rith Messenger. B'nai B'rith: 23. 23 December 1973. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "A Lady Vanishes: The Disappearance of Juliet Stuart Poyntz". Kheel Center, ILR School, Cornell University. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ Levine, Louis (1924). The Women's Garment Workers: A History of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. B. W. Huebsch. pp. 487 (ILGWU).
- ^ Lynn, Denise M. (2021). Where Is Juliet Stuart Poyntz?: Gender, Spycraft, and Anti-Stalinism in the Early Cold War. University of Massachusetts Press. p. 91. ISBN 9781625345486.
- ^ Raza, M.A.; Anderson, A. Janell (1996). Labor Relations and the Law. Prentice Hall. pp. 34, 68, 439. LCCN 39027866. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ Kaufman, Nathan B. (1950). "Book Reviews: Unions Before the Law" (PDF). Washington University Law Review. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ Lieberman, Elias (1939). The Collective Labor Agreement: How to Negotiate and Draft the Contract. Harper & Brothers. LCCN 39027866. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ Lieberman, Elias (1950). Unions Before the Bar: Historic Trials Showing the Evolution of Labor Rights in the United States. Harper. LCCN 50007184. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ Lieberman, Elias (1960). Unions Before the Bar: Historic Trials Showing the Evolution of Labor Rights in the United States. Oxford Book Co. LCCN 60051540. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
External links
edit- Cornell University Library - Lieberman, Elias. Manuscripts. #6036/001. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives
- Cornell University Library - The Disappearance of Juliet Stuart Poyntz