About: Lee Pressman

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Lee Pressman (July 1, 1906 – November 20, 1969) was a labor attorney and earlier a US government functionary, publicly alleged in 1948 to have been a spy for Soviet intelligence during the mid-1930s (as a member of the Ware Group), following his recent departure from Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) as a result of its purge of Communist Party members and fellow travelers. From 1936 to 1948, he represented the CIO and member unions in landmark collective bargaining deals with major corporations including General Motors and U.S. Steel. According to journalist Murray Kempton, anti-communists referred to him as "Comrade Big."

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  • Lee Pressman (July 1, 1906 – November 20, 1969) was a labor attorney and earlier a US government functionary, publicly alleged in 1948 to have been a spy for Soviet intelligence during the mid-1930s (as a member of the Ware Group), following his recent departure from Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) as a result of its purge of Communist Party members and fellow travelers. From 1936 to 1948, he represented the CIO and member unions in landmark collective bargaining deals with major corporations including General Motors and U.S. Steel. According to journalist Murray Kempton, anti-communists referred to him as "Comrade Big." (en)
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  • "Vig" (VENONA), "Comrade Big" (anti-communists) (en)
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  • 1906-07-01 (xsd:date)
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  • Leon Pressman (en)
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  • 1906-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 1969-11-20 (xsd:date)
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  • 1969-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 1906-07-01 (xsd:date)
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  • Leon Pressman (en)
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  • New York City, U.S. (en)
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  • Anne Pressman, Susan Pressman, Marcia Pressman (en)
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  • 1969-11-20 (xsd:date)
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  • Mount Vernon, New York, U.S. (en)
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  • membership in Ware Group, IJA, NLG (en)
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  • Lee Pressman (en)
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  • American (en)
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  • CIO union collective bargaining (en)
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  • "Vig" , "Comrade Big" (en)
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  • Harry Pressman, Clara Pressman (en)
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  • Irving Pressman (en)
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  • Sophia Platnik (en)
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  • Lee Pressman (July 1, 1906 – November 20, 1969) was a labor attorney and earlier a US government functionary, publicly alleged in 1948 to have been a spy for Soviet intelligence during the mid-1930s (as a member of the Ware Group), following his recent departure from Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) as a result of its purge of Communist Party members and fellow travelers. From 1936 to 1948, he represented the CIO and member unions in landmark collective bargaining deals with major corporations including General Motors and U.S. Steel. According to journalist Murray Kempton, anti-communists referred to him as "Comrade Big." (en)
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