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Category : Merchant mariners
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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NMU Pilot
Author:
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Category : Merchant mariners
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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Publisher:
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Category : Merchant mariners
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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Red Seas
Author: Gerald Horne
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814737404
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
During the heyday of the U.S. and international labor movements in the 1930s and 1940s, Ferdinand Smith, the Jamaican-born co-founder and second-in-command of the National Maritime Union (NMU), stands out as one of the most—if not the most—powerful black labor leaders in the United States. Smith’s active membership in the Communist Party, however, coupled with his bold labor radicalism and shaky immigration status, brought him under continual surveillance by U.S. authorities, especially during the Red Scare in the 1950s. Smith was eventually deported to his homeland of Jamaica, where he continued his radical labor and political organizing until his death in 1961. Gerald Horne draws on Smith’s life to make insightful connections between labor radicalism and the Civil Rights Movement—demonstrating that the gains of the latter were propelled by the former and undermined by anticommunism. Moreover, Red Seas uncovers the little-known experiences of black sailors and their contribution to the struggle for labor and civil rights, the history of the Communist Party and its black members, and the significant dimensions of Jamaican labor and political radicalism.
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814737404
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
During the heyday of the U.S. and international labor movements in the 1930s and 1940s, Ferdinand Smith, the Jamaican-born co-founder and second-in-command of the National Maritime Union (NMU), stands out as one of the most—if not the most—powerful black labor leaders in the United States. Smith’s active membership in the Communist Party, however, coupled with his bold labor radicalism and shaky immigration status, brought him under continual surveillance by U.S. authorities, especially during the Red Scare in the 1950s. Smith was eventually deported to his homeland of Jamaica, where he continued his radical labor and political organizing until his death in 1961. Gerald Horne draws on Smith’s life to make insightful connections between labor radicalism and the Civil Rights Movement—demonstrating that the gains of the latter were propelled by the former and undermined by anticommunism. Moreover, Red Seas uncovers the little-known experiences of black sailors and their contribution to the struggle for labor and civil rights, the history of the Communist Party and its black members, and the significant dimensions of Jamaican labor and political radicalism.
Major Collective Bargaining Agreements
Author: United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Category : Collective bargaining
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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Category : Collective bargaining
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education
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Languages : en
Pages : 2362
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Languages : en
Pages : 2362
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Court Decisions Relating to the National Labor Relations Act
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Category : Labor laws and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 1000
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Category : Labor laws and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 1000
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Autocracy and Insurgency in Organized Labor
Author: Burton Hall
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
ISBN: 9780878550043
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
During a period when serious writing on the American Labor movement was at an absolute premium, the contributors to New Politics magazine created a body of literature distinguished by its clear-eyed vision of the limits and prospects of the working class. Assuming neither an "end of ideology" nor the "destruction of the working class," these writings are characterized by a precision matching their high purpose. This collection of essays is unique in providing voice to insurgent members of such unions as the National Maritime Union, the Seafarers' International, the Brotherhood of Painters, the Federation of Teachers, the Miners' Union and others. Rank and filers describe their efforts to achieve membership participation and control of their unions. Progressive unions like Harry Bridge's West Coast longshoremen's union and the International Ladies Garment Workers Union are examined, as are some traditionally more conservative "business" unions. Officials of some of these unions comment and are answered by their critics. This volume will be particularly useful to those interested in problems of work and labor in American society, problems of social organization, problems of mass and elite behavior in American industry, and to those who have come to realize that the working class, whether in ethnic or Americanist guise, remains a potent force in the political, economic and social life of the United States in the seventies.
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
ISBN: 9780878550043
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
During a period when serious writing on the American Labor movement was at an absolute premium, the contributors to New Politics magazine created a body of literature distinguished by its clear-eyed vision of the limits and prospects of the working class. Assuming neither an "end of ideology" nor the "destruction of the working class," these writings are characterized by a precision matching their high purpose. This collection of essays is unique in providing voice to insurgent members of such unions as the National Maritime Union, the Seafarers' International, the Brotherhood of Painters, the Federation of Teachers, the Miners' Union and others. Rank and filers describe their efforts to achieve membership participation and control of their unions. Progressive unions like Harry Bridge's West Coast longshoremen's union and the International Ladies Garment Workers Union are examined, as are some traditionally more conservative "business" unions. Officials of some of these unions comment and are answered by their critics. This volume will be particularly useful to those interested in problems of work and labor in American society, problems of social organization, problems of mass and elite behavior in American industry, and to those who have come to realize that the working class, whether in ethnic or Americanist guise, remains a potent force in the political, economic and social life of the United States in the seventies.
Second String Red
Author: Albert Vetere Lannon
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 9780739100028
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
In this fascinating biography, Albert Lannon, son of Al Lannon, offers a scholarly look at his father's life and development as an American Communist. Beginning with Al Lannon's days as a teenage runaway and following his career in the Party, the author utilizes primary and secondary sources to document this extraordinary life in depth. Concluding the book with his own perspectives on his father's life, Lannon presents a unique and personal view of this important figure in American labor history. Second String Red will be of great interest to scholars of American trade unionism and communism.
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 9780739100028
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
In this fascinating biography, Albert Lannon, son of Al Lannon, offers a scholarly look at his father's life and development as an American Communist. Beginning with Al Lannon's days as a teenage runaway and following his career in the Party, the author utilizes primary and secondary sources to document this extraordinary life in depth. Concluding the book with his own perspectives on his father's life, Lannon presents a unique and personal view of this important figure in American labor history. Second String Red will be of great interest to scholars of American trade unionism and communism.
Maritime Torts
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Merchant Marine
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Category : Conflict of laws
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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Category : Conflict of laws
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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Major Collective Bargaining Agreements
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Category : Collective labor agreements
Languages : en
Pages : 758
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Category : Collective labor agreements
Languages : en
Pages : 758
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NMU Pilot
Author: National Maritime Union of America
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Category : Merchant mariners
Languages : en
Pages : 484
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Publisher:
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Category : Merchant mariners
Languages : en
Pages : 484
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