Working the Waterfront: The Ups and Downs of a Rebel LongshoremanUniversity of Texas Press, 1. 1. 1988 - Počet stran: 274 The author looks back on his forty-two year career as a Texas longshoreman, discusses the history of the union and shares his thoughts on union reform. |
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THE DOCKS OF CORPUS CHRISTI 1929 | 1 |
SI BORISON AND UNION POLITICS | 31 |
RISING MILITANCY | 60 |
THE GREAT LONGSHOREMENS STRIKE 1935 | 88 |
DISSENTERS ORGANIZE THE MARITIME FEDERATION OF THE GULF COAST | 114 |
TURMOIL AMONG THE SEAMEN | 150 |
ORGANIZING DAYS IN THE SOUTH AND WEST | 177 |
THE WAR YEARS AND UNION GROWTH | 209 |
LABOR ON THE DEFENSIVE | 229 |
AFTERWORD | 260 |
| 263 | |
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