On the Global Waterfront: The Fight to Free the Charleston 5

by Suzan Erem and E. Paul Durrenberger

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Longshoremen stand at the nexus of the global economy, handling nearly every cargo container that enters or leaves any country. Even in the face of cargo "containerization" in the 70s and 80s, a development that decimated longshore unions, they have managed to win contracts that provide health benefits and high wages.
On the Global Waterfront tells the story of how longshoremen in South Carolina confronted attempts...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1583671633
• ISBN13: 9781583671634
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Monthly Review Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.0"