Download or read book Workers on the Waterfront written by Bruce Nelson and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With working lives characterized by exploitation and rootlessness, merchant seamen were isolated from mainstream life. Yet their contacts with workers in port cities around the world imbued them with a sense of internationalism. These factors contributed to a subculture that encouraged militancy, spontaneous radicalism, and a syndicalist mood. Bruce Nelson's award-winning book examines the insurgent activity and consciousness of maritime workers during the 1930s. As he shows, merchant seamen and longshoremen on the Pacific Coast made major institutional gains, sustained a lengthy period of activity, and expanded their working-class consciousness. Nelson examines the two major strikes that convulsed the region and caused observers to state that day-to-day labor relations resembled guerilla warfare. He also looks at related activity, from increasing political activism to stoppages to defend laborers from penalties, refusals to load cargos for Mussolini's war in Ethiopia, and forced boardings of German vessels to tear down the swastika.

Download or read book The Longshoremen written by Jim Lynch and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2014-07-25 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These three, inter-related stories describe the lives of three generations of the McGowan family and their personal battles to make a living by working on the Boston waterfront. The common thread that runs through them is the challenges presented by the shape-up or pick-up system, a procedure that was archaic and rife with favoritism and was the sole determining factor whether you received a salary that day. At a young age, Jim McGowan goes to work as a longshoreman not knowing one end of a ship from the other. Fighting alcoholism, bad companions and family hardship, he strives to make a decent living for his family. Jim's uncle Owen is an immigrant from Ireland in 1920 who finds work on the docks, one of the few jobs available to him. Working alongside veteran longshoremen, he decides to become part of the political establishment in order to improve the working conditions on the docks. Owen's cousin Mike is a seasoned dock worker, content with his life but wanting something better for his children. The Longshoremen details the working conditions and challenges of working on the Boston waterfront and is based on the real-life experiences of longshoreman, author Jim Lynch.

Download or read book New York Longshoremen written by William J. Mello and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A superb history of labor on the East Coast waterfront that may be the best account we have, not only of the industry, but of any sector of labor relations. Mello combines a thoroughly researched discussion of the behavior of elites--employers, government, and union officials--with a story of the heroic resistance of rank-and-file dockers to the best laid plans of their adversaries.--Stanley Aronowitz, CUNY Graduate Center. There exists a hidden history of post-World War II New York and East Coast waterfront labor relations. During this era, dockworkers fought an ongoing battle against shipping companies, local police, federal and state political authorities, and their own corrupt union leadership. 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. He looks at power and collective action, as well as institutional and social movements, specifically analyzing the intersection of labor and its impact on political development. Interviews, meticulous examinations of newspaper accounts, official reports, rank-and-file newsletters, and oral histories establish the contours of Mello's work. This rich historical account illustrates how ordinary workers defied the combined powers of elites and sporadically imposed their will on labor relations.

Download or read book The Longshoremen written by Charles Brinton Barnes and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Longshoremen s and Harbor Workers Compensation Act written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Select Subcommittee on Labor and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Proceedings of the Annual Convention of the International Longshoremen Marine Transportworkers Association written by International Longshoremen's Association and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Longshoremen s and Harbor Workers Amendments written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Subcommittee on Labor and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers S. 2485, to amend Longshoremen's and Harbor Worker's Compensation Act to increase compensation payments and decrease compensation commencement period for workers injured on the job. Includes text of, but does not discuss, S. 1372, to increase compensation under War Hazards Compensation Act.

Download or read book Longshoremen s and Harbor Workers Amendments written by United States. Congress. Senate. Labor and Public Welfare and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Amendments to the Longshoremen s and Harbor Workers Compensation Act written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Longshoremen s and Harbor Workers Compensation Act written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Labor Standards and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Amending Longshoremen s and Harbor Workers Compensation Act written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers legislation to establish Federal occupational safety regulations for longshoremen and ship repair workers in U.S. harbors and ports.

Download or read book Longshoremen s and Harbor Workers Compensation written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Subcommittee on Labor and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers (84) S. 594, (84) S. 1307, (84) S. 1308, (84) S. 1646, (84) S. 2280.

Download or read book Oversight Hearings on the Longshoremen s and Harbor Workers Compensation Act written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Compensation, Health, and Safety and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 972 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Oversight on the Longshoremen s and Harbor Workers Compensation Act 1980 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Longshoremen s and Harbor Workers Compensation Act Amendments of 1981 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Subcommittee on Labor and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 1256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Amendments to the Longshoremen s and Harbor Workers Compensation Act written by United States. Congress. Senate. Labor and Public Welfare and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers S. 733 and H.R. 1258, to amend the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act to increase both temporary and permanent benefits in cases of disabling injuries.

Download or read book Proceedings of the Annual Convention of the International Longshoremen Marine and Transportworkers Association written by International Longshoremen, Marine, and Transportworkers' Association and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: