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Harry Bridges (28 July 1901 – 30 March 1990) was an Australian -born American union leader, first with the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA). In 1937, he led several chapters in forming a new union, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), expanding members to workers in warehouses, and led it for the ...
Harry Bridges (born July 28, 1901, Kensington, near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia—died March 30, 1990, San Francisco, California, U.S.) was an Australian-born American labour leader, president of the San Francisco-based International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union (ILWU) from 1937 to 1977. Bridges left home to become a maritime ...
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Harry Bridges was one of the most influential labor leaders in US history. Frequently at odds with conservative elements in the labor movement, and often vilified by employers and government officials, Bridges made the International Longshore and Warehouse Union into a progressive pillar of US trade unionism.
1 de nov. de 2023 · Radical labor leader Harry Bridges helped create one of the US's most powerful unions, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. Its founding principles were anti-racism and worker autonomy, which he learned from rank-and-file dockworkers and seamen.
21 de mai. de 2018 · Harry Bridges (1901-1990) was a prominent and controversial trade unionist who led the ILWU, the CIO, and the waterfront workers on the Pacific Coast. He faced repeated attempts to deport him for his alleged communist ties and won many victories for his members despite employer resistance.
Along with John L. Lewis and others, he rose to prominence as a defender of working people. Aided by President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal, organized labor’s membership skyrocketed and union confrontation with management reached new levels. Never far from controversy, Bridges, an unabashed radical, stood out.
Bridges was an extraordinary labor leader and social visionary whose life and work encompassed all of the important issues and events of his day, including immigration, depression-era policies,...
