Kenny Riley and Black Union Labor Power in the Port of Charleston - Couverture souple

Reed, Ted; Yurechko, John J.

 
9781476677729: Kenny Riley and Black Union Labor Power in the Port of Charleston
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1476677727 ISBN 13 : 9781476677729
Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2020

Synopsis

Their ancestors may have been cargo in the slave ships that arrived in Charleston, S.C. Today, the scale has been rebalanced: black longshoremen run the port's cargo operation. They are members of the International Longshoremen's Association, a powerful labor union, and Kenny Riley is the charismatic leader of the Charleston local.

Riley combines commitment to the civil rights movement with the practicality to ensure that Charleston remains a principal East Coast port. He emerged on the international stage in 2000, rallying union members worldwide to the defense of "The Charleston Five," longshoremen arrested after a confrontation with police turned violent. This is Riley's story as well as a behind-the-scenes look at organized black labor in a Deep South port.

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À propos des auteurs

Former Miami Herald reporter, Ted Reed is a business and labor writer. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.

John Yurechko is a retired senior government military analyst. He lives in Locust Grove, Virginia.

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Éditeur
McFarland & Co Inc
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1476677727
ISBN 13 
9781476677729
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
213
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Personne responsable
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