Organizing the Shipyards: Union Strategy in Three Northeast Ports, 1933-1945 (ILR Press Books)
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (540 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0801427347 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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These shipbuilding complexes had tremendous strategic importance because of their locations: New York Shipbuilding was located in the port of Philadelphia, Bethlehem Fore River Shipyard in the port of Boston, and Federal Shipbuilding in the port of New York. Palmer's account covers the period from the Great Depression and the beginning of the New Deal to the end of World War II.. David Palmer documents the history of union organizing at three of America's largest private shipyards