Wobblies on the waterfront : interracial unionism in progressive-era Philadelphia /

Cole, Peter, 1969-

Wobblies on the waterfront : interracial unionism in progressive-era Philadelphia / Peter Cole. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, (c)2007. - 1 online resource. - The working class in American history .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction : in search of Local 8 -- Philadelphia : "the workship of the world" -- Wobblies take the docks -- There is power in a union -- War on the waterfront -- Onward one big union? -- Riding the wave of postwar militancy : the 1920 strike -- The Philadelphia controversy -- Quakertown blues : the lockout of 1922 -- Conclusion : towards radical egalitarianism.



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Industrial Workers of the World--History.


Stevedores--Labor unions--History.--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Labor unions--Social aspects--History.--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia


Electronic Books.

HD8055 / .W633 2007