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Sidney Hillman was a powerful national figure during the Great Depression, a key supporter of the New Deal, and a close ally of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
When the rumor spread that President Roosevelt ordered his party leaders to “clear it with Sidney” before announcing Harry S. Truman as his 1944 running mate, conservative critics turned on the phrase, trumpeting it as proof that the president was under the thumb of “Big Labor.”
Over the years, the phrase lost its sting and became a testament to Hillman's influence.
It's hard to imagine a labor leader wielding that kind clout today, but we like the idea—and we hope Sidney would give thumbs up to our blog.
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#Sidney's Picks: Mississippi ME, Mumbai Attacks & ISI, Egg Donation
- Your medical examiner might be a hack if...he records the weight of the victim's ovaries and the victim is a man. Radley Balko continues his probe of the dubious ME who oversaw up to 90% of all autopsies in Mississippi, possibly sending innocent people to jail and letting the guilty go free.
- Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate (ISI) played a major role in planning the Mumbai Massacre, according to an American sentenced to 35 years in prison for conducting reconnaissance for the attack.
- For some women, egg donation is a job. Kaye Cain-Nielsen takes a hard look at the personal, political, and economic aspects of that work from her perspective as an applicant.
- Josh Eidelson, a recent Sidney winner, reports on OSHA's allegations that 25 cleaners were routinely locked in Twin Cities Target stores overnight while they worked.
[Photo credit, Wander Mule, Creative Commons.]
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