▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁New ▁York ▁dress m akers ' ▁strike , ▁as ▁neither ▁the ▁F oster ▁or ▁Ruth enberg ▁fa ction ▁wanted ▁to ▁appear ▁to ▁sell ▁out ▁by ▁accepting ▁a ▁settlement ▁that ▁the ▁Party ' s ▁members ▁within ▁the ▁strike ▁leadership ▁had ▁recommended . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁Party , ▁which ▁had ▁once ▁held ▁leadership ▁positions ▁within ▁every ▁major ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁local ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Lad ies ' ▁Gar ment ▁Work ers ' ▁Union ▁other ▁than ▁the ▁cut ters ▁local ▁led ▁by ▁David ▁Dub in sky , ▁was ▁wh olly ▁rout ed . ▁ ▁The ▁F oster ▁and ▁Ruth enberg ▁fa ctions ▁like wise ▁bl amed ▁each ▁other ▁for ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁strike ▁of ▁text ile ▁workers ▁in ▁Pass a ic , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Ruth enberg ▁leadership ▁supported ▁an ▁over t ▁Party ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁strike ▁and ▁what ▁amount ed ▁to ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁dual ▁union . ▁When ▁it ▁appeared ▁that ▁the ▁leadership ' s ▁commun ist ▁lean ings ▁were ▁an ▁obst acle ▁to ▁negoti ations , ▁T UE L ▁handed ▁the ▁strike ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Text ile ▁Work ers , ▁which ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁make ▁any ▁more ▁progress ▁than ▁the ▁CP ▁leadership ▁had . ▁ ▁F oster ▁also ▁played ▁a ▁major ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁revol t ▁against ▁John ▁L . ▁Lewis ' ▁leadership ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Mine ▁Work ers ▁of ▁America . ▁John ▁Bro phy , ▁a ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁U M WA