"Assholes and elbows" : Local 4 dispatcher, 1980-1993 -- "Country boy with pencil" : coast committeeman, 1993-1999 -- "Going to shake hands" : international vice-president, 2-2006 -- "I got a plan:" international president, 2007-2009 -- "Seeing where people are going" : international president,...

'Unions in America' provides a concise and current introduction to what America's labour unions do and why they do it. Chaison portrays America's unions as complex, self-governing organisations that are struggling to regain their lost membership, bargaining power, and political influence

"The iconic leader of one of America's most powerful unions, Harry Bridges put an indelible stamp on the twentieth century labor movement. Robert Cherny's monumental biography tells the life story of the figure who built the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) into a labor...

The dilemma of the narrow door -- Millions go knocking -- Employers close the door -- Signing up in the shipyard -- Out of the Southern frying pan, into the global fire -- Resistance in retail: organizing Woodward & Lothrop -- 9 to 5: framing a new doorway