New York Longshoremen : Class and Power on the Docks /

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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.
Subjects:
Working class.
Stevedores > Labor unions.
Stevedores.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Advocacy.
Travailleurs > New York (État) > New York.
Debardeurs > Syndicats > New York (État) > New York.
Debardeurs > New York (État) > New York.
Working class > New York (State) > New York.
Stevedores > Labor unions > New York (State) > New York.
Stevedores > New York (State) > New York.
New York (State) > New York.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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 political institutions on the labor movement in postwar America.
Physical Description:1 online resource (256 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780813040271

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