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Joseph Kovner
Joseph Kovner (c. 1910–1994) was a 20th-century American lawyer and government official, best known as assistant general counsel to Lee Pressman for the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) in the 1930s and 1940s and then attorney with the United States Department of Justice, Justice Department. Background Joseph Kovner was born in Brockton, Massachusetts, circa 1910. He had at least one sister, Florence. In 1934, he graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Yale Law School, where he was editor of the Yale Law Review. Career From 1934 to 1936, Kovner worked in private practice in New York City. In 1936, he moved to Washington, DC, where he served as counsel on the U.S. Senate Committee on Railroad Finance. International Juridical Association In 1932, Kovner became editor of the International Juridical Association ''Bulletin'', who recruited Nathan Greene (lawyer), Nathan Greene to join him. In 1941, Kovner's name appeared in an "Investigation of Un-American Activities and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Pressman
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." Marion Dickerman and Ruth Taylor (eds.), ''Who's Who In Labor: The Authorized Biographies of the Men and Women Who Lead Labor in the United States and Canada and of Those Who Deal with Labor.'' New York: The Dryden Press, 1946; pg.286. Background Pressman was born Leon Pressman on July 1, 1906, on the Lower East Side of in New York City, f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
