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New York Longshoremen : Class and Power on the Docks /

New York Longshoremen reveals how labor relations on the docks were driven from below by radical and reform rank-and-file movements led by communists, Catholics, and local union leaders. William Mello uncovers this little-known history that depicts the impact of state and local politics and politica...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mello, William J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • History as class politics on the docks
  • Who controls the waterfront?
  • Who speaks for New York's dockworkers?
  • Port automation and control of the dock labor process
  • The health and safety of the nation?
  • Conclusion: class and power: a view from the docks.