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

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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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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Utgivningsdatum2020-03-24
Mått152 x 229 x 11 mm
Vikt290 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor213
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9781476677729

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Table of ContentsPreface by Ted ReedIntroduction1. We Lived in Our Own Little World2. Getting an Education, Separate Not Equal3. Charleston the Slave Port4. A City Is Born: It Grows on the Backs of Slaves5. The War for Freedom Leaves Many Enslaved6. South Carolina Declares War on the United States7. Ex-Slaves Form a Labor Union and It Folds8. Charleston Rots and Then Rebounds9. George Washington German Brings the Union Back10. On the Waterfront11. Containers Take Over the World12. A Sixties Kid Takes Over Local 142213. A World Beyond Charleston14. The Charleston Five15. Lessons Learned from the Charleston Five16. A Charleston Guy Finds Allies in New York and San Francisco17. The Family Politics of Local 142218. For Labor, South Carolina Is Tough, but “The Union Is Anomalous”19. Riley Looks to RetirementChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

“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