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Harvey Schwartz - Solidarity Stories: An Oral History of the ILWU - 9780295988849 - V9780295988849
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Solidarity Stories: An Oral History of the ILWU

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Description for Solidarity Stories: An Oral History of the ILWU paperback. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union has been known from the start for its strong commitment to democracy, solidarity, and social justice. This title presents a collection of narratives that talk about the lives at work, on the picket line, and in the union of union leaders and rank-and-file workers. Num Pages: 352 pages, 50 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTD; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union, born out of the 1934 West Coast maritime and San Francisco general strikes under the charismatic leadership of Harry Bridges, has been known from the start for its strong commitment to democracy, solidarity, and social justice. In this collection of firsthand narratives, union leaders and rank-and-file workers - from the docks of Pacific Coast ports to the fields of Hawaii to bookstores in Portland, Oregon - talk about their lives at work, on the picket line, and in the union.

Workers recall the back-breaking, humiliating conditions on the waterfront before they organized, the ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9780295988849
SKU
V9780295988849
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-32

About Harvey Schwartz
Harvey Schwartz is an oral historian at the Labor Archives and Research Center, San Francisco State University, and curator of the Oral History Collection, ILWU Library.

Reviews for Solidarity Stories: An Oral History of the ILWU
"The book is accessible and would be excellent for classroom use. The rich narratives of waterfront work, democratic unionism, and interracial organization in Solidarity Stories will make the book interesting to a wide range of readers."
Jess Rigelhaupt
Oral History Review
"An accessible and engaging account of one of the most progressive and democratic unions in the ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Solidarity Stories: An Oral History of the ILWU


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