James J. Matles (February 24, 1909-September 15, 1975) was an American trade union leader. Matles was a top official in the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) from 1937 until his retirement just days before his sudden death following the 1975 UE convention in California.[1][2] According to Life magazine, he was a communist sympathizer "conceded even by his right-wing enemies to be a brilliant leader."[3]
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Matles was born in Soroca, Romania (now Moldova) to Jewish parents.[4]
Works
edit- The Members Run This Union! New York: UE, 1947.
References
edit- ↑ Whitman, Alden (17 September 1975). "James J. Matles, a Top Official Of Electrical Workers, 66, Dies". The New York Times.
- ↑ "James J. Matles, UE Union Founder". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 17, 1975. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Labor's Communists Come Under Fire". Life. Vol. 22, no. 12. 24 March 1947. p. 35. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- ↑ "Remembering Jim Matles and the Legacy He Left UE". UE. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
External links
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Media related to James J. Matles at Wikimedia Commons- Subversives: Stories from the Red Scare. Lesson by Ursula Wolfe-Rocca (James Matles is featured in this lesson).
- "Labor's Communists Come Under Fire". Life. Vol. 22, no. 12. 24 March 1947.
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