{"product_id":"kenny-riley-and-black-union-labor-power-in-the-port-of-charleston-9781476677729","title":"Kenny Riley and Black Union Labor Power in the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTed 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface by Ted Reed\t1\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\t3\u003cbr\u003e 1. We Lived in Our Own Little World\t9\u003cbr\u003e 2. Getting an Education, Separate Not Equal\t21\u003cbr\u003e 3. Charleston the Slave Port\t31\u003cbr\u003e 4. A City Is Born: It Grows on the Backs of Slaves\t38\u003cbr\u003e 5. The War for Freedom Leaves Many Enslaved\t48\u003cbr\u003e 6. South Carolina Declares War on the United States\t54\u003cbr\u003e 7. ­Ex-Slaves Form a Labor Union and It Folds\t65\u003cbr\u003e 8. Charleston Rots and Then Rebounds\t74\u003cbr\u003e 9. George Washington German Brings the Union Back\t82\u003cbr\u003e10. On the Waterfront\t93\u003cbr\u003e11. Containers Take Over the World\t103\u003cbr\u003e12. A Sixties Kid Takes Over Local 1422\t113\u003cbr\u003e13. A World Beyond Charleston\t120\u003cbr\u003e14. The Charleston Five\t130\u003cbr\u003e15. Lessons Learned from the Charleston Five\t139\u003cbr\u003e16. A Charleston Guy Finds Allies in New York and San Francisco\t150\u003cbr\u003e17. The Family Politics of Local 1422\t159\u003cbr\u003e18. For Labor, South Carolina Is Tough, but \"The Union Is Anomalous\"\t168\u003cbr\u003e19. Riley Looks to Retirement\t179\u003cbr\u003eChapter Notes\t187\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\t197\u003cbr\u003eIndex\t201","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040458735959,"sku":"9781476677729","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476677729.jpg?v=1750946820","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/kenny-riley-and-black-union-labor-power-in-the-port-of-charleston-9781476677729","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}