Kenny Riley and Black Union Labor Power in the Port of Charleston

by Ted Reed, John J Yurechko, John J. Yurechko

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.

Riley combines commitment to the civil rights movement with the practicality to ensure that Charleston remains...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476677727
• ISBN13: 9781476677729
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 213 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher