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Kenny Riley and Black Union Labor Power in the Port of Charleston by John J. Yurechko and Ted Reed (2020, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-101476677727
ISBN-139781476677729
eBay Product ID (ePID)3038388637
Product Key Features
Number of Pages213 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameKenny Riley and Black Union Labor Power in the Port of Charleston
SubjectLabor & Industrial Relations, Economics / General, African American
Publication Year2020
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Business & Economics, History
AuthorJohn J. Yurechko, Ted Reed
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight10.3 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2020-008516
Reviews"Ted Reed's eagerness to cover stories untold and keen eye for detail create an amazing understanding of the intrinsic role labor unions play in making transportation industries work. I can't think of anyone better to tackle the legacy of Kenny Riley's transformative leadership as a powerful black labor leader in the heart of the anti-union South."--Sara Nelson, international president, Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO, "Ted Reed's eagerness to cover stories untold and keen eye for detail create an amazing understanding of the intrinsic role labor unions play in making transportation industries work. I can't think of anyone better to tackle the legacy of Kenny Riley's transformative leadership as a powerful black labor leader in the heart of the anti-union South."--Sara Nelson, international president, Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO; "Few writers understand the labor movement like Ted Reed does. He recognizes that any company's most important asset is its people. Kenny Riley is one of the greatest labor leaders the Machinists Union has had the pleasure to work with over the years. His fights in Charleston on behalf of his members have benefitted all working families throughout the region."--Sito Pantoja, International Association of Machinists., "Few writers understand the labor movement like Ted Reed does. He recognizes that any company's most important asset is its people. Kenny Riley is one of the greatest labor leaders the Machinists Union has had the pleasure to work with over the years. His fights in Charleston on behalf of his members have benefitted all working families throughout the region."--Sito Pantoja, International Association of Machinists.
Dewey Edition23
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal331.8811387164092
Table Of ContentTable of Contents Preface by Ted Reed Introduction 1. We Lived in Our Own Little World 2. Getting an Education, Separate Not Equal 3. Charleston the Slave Port 4. A City Is Born: It Grows on the Backs of Slaves 5. The War for Freedom Leaves Many Enslaved 6. South Carolina Declares War on the United States 7. Ex-Slaves Form a Labor Union and It Folds 8. Charleston Rots and Then Rebounds 9. George Washington German Brings the Union Back 10. On the Waterfront 11. Containers Take Over the World 12. A Sixties Kid Takes Over Local 1422 13. A World Beyond Charleston 14. The Charleston Five 15. Lessons Learned from the Charleston Five 16. A Charleston Guy Finds Allies in New York and San Francisco 17. The Family Politics of Local 1422 18. For Labor, South Carolina Is Tough, but "The Union Is Anomalous" 19. Riley Looks to Retirement Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
SynopsisKenny 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. This is Riley's story as well as a behind-the-scenes look at organised black labour in a Deep South port., 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., Their ancestors may have been cargo in the slave ships that arrived in the Port of 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, when he rallied union members around the world to the defense of "The Charleston Five," longshoremen who were 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.
LC Classification NumberHD6509.R55R44 2020
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