{"product_id":"labor-under-siege-9780295750323","title":"Labor under Siege","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * New York Labor History Association *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eLabor Under Siege\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * The Dispatcher - ILWU *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.”\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Beyond Chron *","brand":"University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400900485463,"sku":"9780295750323","price":110.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780295750323.jpg?v=1730471892","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/labor-under-siege-9780295750323","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}