Henry Spira: National Maritime Union Rank and File Activism Collection 1960s-1970s, undated
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National Maritime Union
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The National Maritime Union (NMU) was an American labor union founded in May 1937 representing workers in the merchant marine. It affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) in July 1937. After a failed merger with a different maritime group in 1988, the union merged with the Seafarers International Union of North America in 2001....
Spira, Henry, 1927-
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Henry Spira (born Henri Spira, June 19, 1927–September 12, 1998), was a left-wing activist in the National Maritime Union from 1945-1952, when he was blacklisted, with many others, by the U.S. government from the merchant marine for his political views. From the guide to the Henry Spira: National Maritime Union Rank and File Activism Collection, 1960s-1970s, undated, (Tamiment Library / Wagner Archives) Animal rights advocate and political activist. From the desc...
