New York longshoremen : class and power on the docks / / William J. Mello ; foreword by Richard Greenwald and Timothy J. Minchin

• Autore: Mello William J
• Pubblicazione: Gainesville, : University Press of Florida, c2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (256 p.)
• Disciplina: 322/.2097471
• Soggetto topico: Stevedores - New York (State) - New York; Stevedores - Labor unions - New York (State) - New York; Working class - New York (State) - New York
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cvr""; ""Table of Contents vii""; ""List of Illustrations ix""; ""Foreword xi""; ""Acknowledgments xiii""; ""Introduction 1""; ""1 History as Class Politics on the Docks 6""; ""2 Who Controls the Waterfront? 27""; ""3 Who Speaks for New Yorkâ€?s Dockworkers? 68""; ""4 Port Automation and Control of the Dock Labor Process 121""; ""5 “The Health and Safety of the Nationâ€? 153""; ""Conclusion: Class and Power 197""; ""Notes 203""; ""Bibliography 227""; ""Index 233""
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: New York Longshoremen
• ISBN: 0-8130-4027-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910811776403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Working in the Americas.