New York longshoremen : class and power on the docks / [electronic resource]
Mello, William J.
Gainesville, Fla. : University Press of Florida,
c2010.
This title reveals how labour 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 labour movement in postwar America.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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?
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
This title reveals how labour 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 labour movement in postwar America.
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