Louis Hollander (1893–1980) was a labor union leader who co-founded the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America union (ACW), the US portion of the World ORT, and the American Labor Party (ALP); served as state president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), and held several executive roles on the AFL–CIO political action committee; in 1948 he joined the CIO mainstream to oppose the candidacy of Henry A. Wallace in favor of incumbent Harry S.

[1][2] At age thirteen, Hollander entered the clothing trade as a fitter and pants cutter.

[1][2] In 1946, he said of Joseph Catalanotti, fellow member of the New York State CIO board, that he had "earned the respect and gratitude of all workers for his ceaseless efforts on behalf of a better America and a better world.

[1][2] In July 1948, he publicly opposed Lee Pressman,[5][6][7] who was the ALP candidate for U.S. Congress in the 14th District of New York (Brooklyn) against Abraham J.

[13] To mark the occasion, he gave an overview of "labor's evolution": "It was an industrial jungle," Mr. Hollander recalls, "with no semblance of civilization.

The 1913 strike was a nightmare," in which the workers were reduced to baking potatoes in the stove at their union hall and depending on charity.

The strike settlement provided for a basic work week for fifty-four hours and a $1 wage increase, but many employers ignored its terms.

The New York workers demanded a reform in their parent union, which they held responsible for many of their difficulties.

[13]In 1955, when the CIO merged back into the AFL to form the AFL–CIO, Hollander became New York State president of the AFL–CIO.

[1] Hollander supported formation of Israel in 1948 and asked that Marshall Plan include the new state in 1949.