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Trade Review

"A meticulous contribution to the oral history of an important sector of the US working class centered around the accounts of Big Bob and influential activists within the ILWU during a crucial period for organized labor."

* New York Labor History Association *

"In Labor Under Siege, historians Harvey Schwartz and his colleague, the late Ron Magden, have crafted an extraordinary volume of labor history and biography through skilled and meticulous use of oral history interviews...While [the book] is clearly about "Big Bob" McEllrath and why he matters in the constellation of the Union, it also serves as a useful guide to the contours of the history of the ILWU since the 1990's and how its legacy has endured."

* The Dispatcher - ILWU *

"The strength of Labor under Siege lies in what the author calls an oral history-based “view of how decisions were taken and policy carried out to ensure the ILWU’s sustainability during a challenging time for all of labor.”"

* Beyond Chron *

Labor under Siege

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    A Hardback by Harvey Schwartz, Ronald E. Magden

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      Publisher University of Washington Press
      Published 18 October 2022
      ISBN-13 9780295750323
      978-0295750323
      ISBN-10 0295750324
      Also in:
      Industrial relations, occupational health

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review

      "A meticulous contribution to the oral history of an important sector of the US working class centered around the accounts of Big Bob and influential activists within the ILWU during a crucial period for organized labor."

      * New York Labor History Association *

      "In Labor Under Siege, historians Harvey Schwartz and his colleague, the late Ron Magden, have crafted an extraordinary volume of labor history and biography through skilled and meticulous use of oral history interviews...While [the book] is clearly about "Big Bob" McEllrath and why he matters in the constellation of the Union, it also serves as a useful guide to the contours of the history of the ILWU since the 1990's and how its legacy has endured."

      * The Dispatcher - ILWU *

      "The strength of Labor under Siege lies in what the author calls an oral history-based “view of how decisions were taken and policy carried out to ensure the ILWU’s sustainability during a challenging time for all of labor.”"

      * Beyond Chron *

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