Harry Van Arsdale, Jr. : labor's champion /
Harry Van Arsdale (1905-1986) was a towering figure in the New York labor scene. After being initiated into the Local 3 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in 1925 and becoming its business manager in 1933, Van Arsdale turned the then corrupt and disorganized union into a force to be rec...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Routledge,
2015.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Harry Van Arsdale (1905-1986) was a towering figure in the New York labor scene. After being initiated into the Local 3 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in 1925 and becoming its business manager in 1933, Van Arsdale turned the then corrupt and disorganized union into a force to be reckoned with. He became president of the New York City Central Labor Council in 1957, which put him in a position to become a greater influence for labor relations locally and nationally. As business manager and president of these organizations, Van Arsdale advocated and won shorter work days, in orde. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (304 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781317468912 1317468910 9781315703794 1315703793 9781317468905 1317468902 0765610442 9780765610447 |