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Dubinsky arrived in the United States in 1911, and within two weeks he took out citizenship papers, joined the Socialist Party, and enrolled in night school. He became a citizen in 1911 and set out to learn the cloak-cutting trade and joined Local 10 of the ILGWU. Soon Dubinsky became a master of the cloak-cutting craft and one of the best in New York City. His strong interest in unionism and the Socialist Party propelled him to union leadership in Local 10. The branch chapter became like a home for Dubinsky. He was named to Local 10's executive board in 1918 and by 1922 had become the chapter's president and general manager. In that same year he also began his rise in the national organization, being named a vice president and a member of the ILGWU executive board. Dubinsky was elected secretary-treasurer in 1929, and his meteoric rise was capped by being...
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