Philip M. Gayeski collection, circa 1936-1954

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Philip M. Gayeski collection, circa 1936-1954

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Materials relating to Oregon labor leaderPhilip M. Gayeski, mainly relating the Sailors' Union of the Pacific and the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union.

1 folder.

eng,

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6373908

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Gayeski, Philip M.

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International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union

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In the years following World War II, rank-and-file members of the International Longshoremen's Association became increasingly restive as a result of dissatisfaction with union contracts. Finally, in the fall of 1951, a series of unauthorized strikes was climaxed by a twenty-one day wildcat strike in the Port of New York. The strikers included several high-ranking ILA officials and a future president, Thomas Gleason. The strike ended when a board of inquiry to investigate the strike...

Sailors' Union of the Pacific

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